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Carl Medford

"Helping you write the next chapter in your life.™"
Experience:
Owner for The Next Stage January 2004—present
Fully Certified Home Staging Company, ASP, IAHSP. The Next Stage provides comprehensive…
Realtor for Windermere Properties of the East Bay June 2006—present
Full service Realtor whose purpose statement is, "Helping You Write The Next Chapter In…
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Specialties:
In addition to his skills as a Realtor, Carl is a licensed general contractor and uses this expertise in innovative ways: helping sellers maximize their ... show more
Certifications
& Awards:
* Appointed Trulia MAYOR
* #1 HomeGain.com Realtor in the San Francisco East Bay for 2007 and 2008
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Interests:
Reading, writing, gourmet cooking, traveling, building custom furniture
About:
With the motto of, “Helping You Write The Next Chapter In Your Life,”™ Carl is passionate about providing the absolute best in customer service! ... show more
Testimonials:
"We would love to thank you for your tremendous service in selling our home in Newark, Ca ., in August “2007". You and your team; Michelle Daniels, ... show more
Carl Medford answered:
With all due respect to appraisers, it is VERY uncommon in the residential market to get an appraisal PRIOR to establishing price and terms. No one is going to pay $400.00 up front every time they think they want to place an offer on a house. In our extremely hot market, I have buyers who would be paying thousands of dollars a week if they followed this practice.

Realtors have value, and a properly trained Realtor can usually establish a very good value on a normal residential property without the help of an appraiser.

Something very important has been lost in the current market: the primary value of an object is what someone is willing to pay for that object – NOT what a third party states the value to be through whatever means. Appraisers have never driven market values, yet I am seeing dialogue from across the country supporting the idea that some appraiser feel they should be the ones doing just that.

That is driving the bus backwards. - A few hours ago
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