Hey David , I got the perfect house for you !!! 628 Macarthur Drive , in Broadmoor area. 3 bedrooms , 2 bathrooms, gleaming hardwood floors, new carpet, granite counter top, reccessed lightings, crown mouldings, designer's paint and the best part is : it's a REGUAR SALE ,, so no waiting !! Buyers are tired on short sales because approvals takes forever .

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Thez Santos, Broker /Owner
TS Global Realty

There should be some homes like the others have said in Daly City, South San Francisco, and some parts of San Mateo also.

Hi David Woo,

With your price range, there are homes that fit your criteria. Don't be surprised when you find a home in this price range that you may have to make a bid for the home that is over the asking price. There are also homes available in this price range in So. San Francisco and San Bruno. Please let me know if you would like more info.

I am working with a realtor for selling my condo and I would consider a fixer as cosemetic problems. I'd like the "bones" to be good, solid foundation, roof, no pests/mold, etc. but can be older kitchen/bathrooms that I would just have gutted and redone. Thanks!

What do you consider a fixer upper? Just that people have different opinions on that and what one might consider ok, another person might think it's too much to fix for them.

need to connect to a referred real estate agent in the d.c. area..i know several that i can refer to you...rlamb@rockcliff.com

I haven't been pre-approved but talked to a lender a few days ago, gave him my numbers and he gave me 2 senarios based off of our incomes ($100k/year combined), credit scores (both 800+), down payment (up to $120k) and debt (monthly obligations of $400 which can be completely paid off if need be): 1st senario is 500k purchase price with 20% if I buy before I sell my condo (and pay off my debts) and 2nd senario is 600k purchase price with 20% down if I sell my condo before buying (no need to pay off debts). I haven't gotten pre-approved yet because I think we will go with senario 2 which means I can't start the buying until I've sold. I don't want to run credit twice or submit multiple sets of financial papers if I don't need to.

The other possibility we were thinking of is maybe a fixer-upper 3/2 1500 square foot home and rennovating? How likely is that at around $450k-480k range? Thanks for the help! David

Have you been preapproved yet?

Hi David,

You can check out Westlake & Serramonte areas for a little more fixed-up homes. There are probably the same number of foreclosures in Original Daly City, St. Francis and the Skyline areas which are cheaper but they are of course in need of care. Right now, there has been a lot of activity in our market and in Daly City specifically, houses are selling just slightly below asking price unlike in the past months where it was selling 10-20% below asking. Each property is different, the move-in ready ones are now getting multiple offers.

Are you working with a realtor? If not, I can send you listings targeted to your specific areas and also provide you with a Comparative Market Analysis for each property you're interested in. Feel free to email me at fiona@fionasantosrealty.com or call/text (415) 513-8876.

Best regards,
Fiona Santos