Buy-Of-The-Week in Gilroy

Looking over shrinking inventory in Gilroy, we've picked out a really good buy for just the right purchaser. This is a beautiful home that is available right away, and priced VERY attractively at $399,000. Contact Team Patereau to schedule a viewing - and do it today - at this price, and in this condition, this one is going to be gone before the week-end is here.

Here's the specifics on the home:













And here's a picture of the cute and clean kitchen:


But wait - here's the back yard:

No kidding - call or email TODAY!

Contest Entry

Team Patereau would really like to be better bloggers. We think our real estate business could benefit. We also think that you, the people we do business with and who read this already benefit from our blog, but there could be greater benefits.

One way to get better is to get educated. Hence this post. We’d like to win 2 tickets for the Social Media Success Summit 2009. Here’s what blogger Chris Garrett has to say about the summit:

All around the world people are very excited about Social Media Success Summit 2009 — the first major online event dedicated to helping you successfully market your business with sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. More than 500 people have already registered.

Chris goes on to explain:

This event does not require any travel (no hotel, rental car or wasted time). You simply attend sessions online and meet the experts and network with peers from the comfort of your home or office. Pretty cool, eh?

We say, “Well, Yes! Pretty Cool.”

We’re following the contest entry rules: Post a blog about why we want to attend Social Media Success Summit 2009. Here it is:

We want to attend so that we can be better bloggers, and our readers can benefit from what we learn.

It just doesn’t get any simpler than that! Wish us luck!

Today there are lots of great deals in the real estate market in Gilroy, and the surrounding area. Prices are lower than they have been in many years. It's a really good time to buy!

The other side of the coin is that when you buy, you will probably need a loan. There is money to lend! It's very hard to get. Borrowers have to have sterling credit AND assured income for repayment. There's a great article about how lenders evaluate a buyer's credit, by David Compton & George Smith. Check it out.

Sign on the Dotted Line...Please

We're talking to several soon-to-be Sellers, and have found that the hardest step in selling a home is the first step.

Homeowners have a hard time disconnecting their emotional attachments to their current home. Even though people are looking forward to a new and different home, even though they have outgrown their old one, even though better things are ahead, it’s still hard to let go.

We’ve been through listing appointments that are highly emotionally charged, some with tears, some with indignation and anger. Then, when all the details are finally ironed out and we’re down to signing the listing agreement the owners sign, and, Whew! – a sense of relief comes over them. They have signed, they have released, they are ready to move on. The simple action of signing allows everyone to look forward, and stop holding on to the past.

Have a Great Lawn That's Good to the Earth

Caring for the environment means caring for a full, green lawn. Properly maintaining your lawn will produce strong grass and can help protect and conserve water resources at the same time.

To enjoy a great lawn and protect fresh water resources for generations to come, follow these lawn care tips from the experts at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company:

• Strong, dense lawns can help reduce run off and erosion, and filter rainwater to recharge groundwater supplies. The foundation of a good lawn is rich soil, so use a mulching mower to return grass clippings to the soil where the clippings break down and recycle nutrients back into the grass.


• Generally, only new lawns require additional phosphorus for root growth. For mature lawns, choose a fertilizer that is low-phosphorus or phosphorus-free, unless a soil test shows a need for more.


• The best time to fertilize is in the spring and fall. Never fertilize when the ground is frozen.


• Use a drop spreader or rotary spreader with a side guard to keep fertilizer on the lawn.


• Sweep any grass clippings and fertilizer that land on driveways and sidewalks back on to the lawn to help keep nutrients out of waterways.


• Set your mower to its highest setting to build strong, deep grass roots that can find water and nutrients. Longer grass can also better withstand periods of heat and drought.


• If your lawn is dry, the best time to water it is in the morning. Water easily evaporates in the afternoon and watering at night can cause fungus and disease.


• When lawn problems arise, select the right product for the task. For small problems, use a spot treatment. For numerous problems throughout the yard, use a broadcast application.


• Use native plants in your landscape and garden. These plants are adapted to your area and better able to tolerate adverse conditions and resist disease.


• Avoid application when rain is in the forecast, as heavy rainfall can overwhelm soils and cause fertilizers to be washed into waterways.


• Storm sewers often lead directly into streams and lakes. Never dispose of clippings or pet waste in or around sewers or water resources, such as rivers, lakes and streams. Make it a habit to sweep up any fertilizer, grass clippings and leaves.
  

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A Little Good News

From CNBC reporter Diana Olick, an article that says there are going to be more foreclosrues. When you read it you'll know why we say, "It could be worse -- we could live in Merced."

A funny little poem

Marelli’s Fruit and Real Estate
by Raymond A. Foss

That is what the bright neon sign read
this bit of fun, this whimsy
this place Leno would love
to lampoon
poke fun

A shop, a store, with a little of this
and that selling fruit
its true
and other things too
Mickey’s Big Mouth
on the bottom rack
almost out of view
beyond the Night Train
the Red White and Blue
the Mock Turtle soup
a funny place to find this or that
behind the counter, the glass
the old dark store
I never askedabout the real estate

Buyers Welcome!

Real estate transactions are happening in Gilroy. Inventory is moving downward and neighborhoods are filling up. As an example, the last two homes in our immediate neighborhood have gone into contract.

With sales comes financing - and there is money to loan for residential purchases. The caveat is that it's not easy to qualify for it.

There's a lot of info out there about what it takes to get a residential real estate loan today, with the significant and first thing being that a buyer has to have money - a down payment. After that, buyers have to prove that they can make the payments, and that's the part that's taking a great deal of time. Very few escrows close in 30 days anymore.

Here's an article on what lenders look for nowadays.

Team Patereau has had success in guiding buyers through transactions this year. We have good lenders to refer our buyers to, and we help them every step of the way. Contact us as the first step in your journey to purchase a new home.

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