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I've been selling Real Estate in the Portland Metro area since July 1998 and am currently working with Commonwealth Real Estate. I'm always on the lookout for ways to add to or improve the service that I offer - so in the spring of 2007, I completed my education and passed my exams to also be a licensed Mortgage Broker and hang that license with DeMark Financial Services. Both companies are under one roof, centrally located in Oregon City at the Historic Hackett House. Being able to handle all facets of a home sale, purchase or loan gives me the ability to offer you a "One-Stop Shopping" experience that can not only give you the peace of mind of only having to work with one person who can stay on top of the whole transaction and keep you informed - but it also allows me the opportunity to be able to more fully customize my services to your individual needs and hopefully save you some time and money along the way.
As an added benefit for 2008 - I'm making the commitment to donate $200 from each transaction to the church or charity of YOUR choice in YOUR name. That means you are getting to help support a needy/worthy cause with no money out of your pocket and you get the tax credit for the donation. But it gets better! If you use me for more than one service (such as both buying and financing your new home) you get the $200 donation for EACH service. AND - if you use me to handle the sale of your current home, purchase of your replacement home and the financing on your new home - not only will you receive a $600 charitable contribution, but I'll even throw in a FREE appraisal on the new home (valued at $450). That gives you a combined benefit of over $1000! NOTE: if you don't have a preferred charitable organization - please allow me to recommend the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. One of my children has Cystic Fibrosis so this is an organization that is near and dear to my heart and always a good choice if you'd like to help towards finding a cure!
Thanks in advance for your consideration on all your home sale, purchase and financing needs.
Kelly Gebler, Real Estate/Mortgage Broker
Commonwealth Real Estate and DeMark Financial Services
Located at the Historic Hackett House
415 17th Street, Suites 5-7
Oregon City, OR 97045
PH: 503-516-1637
Real Estate Website: www.CommonwealthRealEstate.net
Mortgage Website: www.LetUsGuideYouHome.com
Email: LetUsGuideYouHome@comcast.net
MEMBERSHIPS: National Association of Realtors, Oregon Association of Realtors, Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors, RMLS, Christian Real Estate Network, North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce, Richmond Community Church
"Thank you for all your help selling my Mom's home after she passed away. Living in another State could have made this whole process much harder but you went above and beyond in all your help and made this very easy and gave me peace of mind in this sad time."
Winnie Sun Mar 4, 2001
"I am so thrilled with the work Kelly is doing that I'm going to tell her boss she deserves a raise!"
Martha Wed Jun 4
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Hi - I am with Commonwealth Real Estate here in Oregon and our office handles commercial and residential sales, leases, property management, and financing for both residential & commercial - including hard money loans. I haven't personally handled the lease side, but have a couple of options for you - for residential leases, you can contact my partner, Diana Ferguson, at 503-756-4738 or via email at : dfergusonteam@yahoo.com and I'm sure she would be happy to help. If it's a commercial lease, then contact the owner of our company, Sandra McLeod. She is our commercial expert. Her number is 503-722-9587, or via email she can be reached at McLeodSandra@aol.com.
Hope that helps!
Kelly Gebler
Real Estate Broker & Loan Officer
Commonwealth Real Estate & Demark Financial Services - Thu Jul 17 2008, 11:05
Hi - Zillow will allow you (as the home owner) to go in a make modifications and adjustments to the description, condition and ameneties of the home and then they will make some adjustments to what they consider the value. You can also play around with the map and set the location better. Most of the satellite photos are not very recent, though, so it may have the correct location but just not the current view.
I'm not familiar with the North Bend area to give you any guess as to the market there - but hopefully that helps a little where Zillow is concerned. - Sun Jul 13 2008, 21:27
Hi Jayne - there are a number of reasons why a pending sale dies, but buyer's financing failing seems to be one that I'm seeing more and more. I have a couple of different buyers that I'm working with where we just cancelled pending sales this past week......one was because we couldn't reach an agreement regarding some repairs that came up in the home inspection, and the other sale was cancelled when we learned that the property was in a high risk flood zone. Those are 2 less likely scenarios to kill a pending sale though. I also had another buyer I was working with and thought we had found the perfect home - only to learn that 3 offers had already come in. The seller accepted one in 1st position and one in 2nd position. After about 45 days of having a sale pending - that home popped up back on the market. In both instances of the prior pending sales, buyer's financing would not go through. We were the first in the door when it became available again and first to get on offer on the table with another offer quickly following ours. Our offer was accepted in first position and the other in 2nd position. Because we were fully approved for our loan prior to starting the house hunting process - we had no glitches come up and I gave them their keys to their new home on Thursday.
If you have a home that you really like but it has a sale pending - definitely have your Realtor keep an eye on the hotsheets for it to pop back up as well as have him/her keep in close communication with the listing agent. Your Realtor should have access to the info on this home faster than pretty much anything a consumer would have access to.....and then you need to be ready to jump and act quickly if it becomes available again. And - if you haven't already done so...definitely get your loan approval process started so that you can be sure not to get beat out again.
Best of Luck!
Kelly Gebler
Real Estate Broker & Loan Officer
Commonwealth Real Estate & DeMark Financial Services
415 17th Street, Suites 5-7
Located at the Historic Hackett House
Oregon City, OR 97045
503-516-1637 - Sun Jul 13 2008, 21:23
Hi - in looking at an aerial map, there appears to be only one corner with any type of residence at this location and that's the southwest corner. The northwest corner looks like it's a commercial building and then the east side of 15th at Franklin there is no corner. So - based on that, the property address would be 3309 SE 15th. That address brings up a duplex that was in good shape when it sold in 2004 so I'm guessing this is not the property you're talking about. So I'm with Crickett - looks like the address is going to be needed for further investigation.
Kelly Gebler
Real Estate Broker/Loan Officer
Commonwealth Real Estate & DeMark Financial Services
503-516-1637 - Wed Jul 9 2008, 12:32
Tom's answer was a good one! I would just like to add that a big part of scenario has to do with the sellers reasons for wanting to sell. We've got so many homes that are either bank foreclosed or are in a pre-forclosure state.....those sellers don't have many options and have to sell so are more likely to be agressive with their list price when they can. I'm working with a buyer and we just got an offer accepted on a home for her - when we started looking we had over 100 homes to look through matching her basic criteria. I did alot of work checking histories on these homes and we weeded out the ones that didn't seem to be too motivated to sell and didn't even go look at them. We eventually narrowed our seach down to 2 homes - both priced around $30,000 higher than we felt they should sell for. We made an offer on our first choice and that seller wouldn't budge even though we provided an extensive marketing report to justify our offer - we weren't just trying to lowball him, but offer a fair market price. We walked away and that home is still for sale with no price changes. The 2nd home, however, we approached in the same manner using strong comps to justify our price. Between the listing agent and the seller being willing to take the emotional side out of the situation and look at the price merely from a standpoint of fair market value - we were able to reach an agreement on a price that works for all - about $30,000 under their original list price. Not all sellers are at the point of being understanding and willing to be agressive, but it's worth the effort to look until you find one because you will then get a fair deal for all.
Best of luck in finding the right home - It's an exciting time for a buyer right now who has the time and willingness (and a good Realtor!) to be diligent about doing their research to get the best deal. With a little work - you will find it!
Kelly Gebler
Real Estate Broker & Loan Officer
Commonwealth Real Estate & DeMark Financial Services - Mon Jun 30 2008, 13:19
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Mortgage Loan Officer for
Demark Financial Services
Since Commonwealth Real Estate recently moved to a new location (The Historic Hackett House in Oregon City), it made sense for me to move my Mortgage Loan Officer license to the Mortgage company that's also located in the Hackett House so I could continue to have both companies I work for under one roof. I moved my license in May 2008 and I've very glad I did. Demark is an excellent company, they've been serving the Portland metro area for years and I am really loving being there!
May 2008—present
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Real Estate Broker for
Commonwealth Real Estate Companies
10 years experience selling Real Estate all over the Portland Metro area. I got my start with Century 21 in July of 1998, have worked with Oregon Realty, Compass Realty, and am currently with Commonwealth Real Estate Companies and this is where I plan to stay.
July 1998—present
Previous:
Mortgage Loan Officer for
Willamette Mortgage Services
Willamette Mortgage Services has been helping people with their financial goals in the Portland Metro Area for 10+ years. I joined the team in May of 2007.
May 2007—April 2008
When I'm not helping people buy, sell or finance homes - I love to travel to warm places and my favorite location so far has been Hawaii. I've been to 3 different islands and love them all! I also enjoy visiting family in Houston, Texas and I spend alot of time being involved at my church (Richmond Community Church). Pretty much any Sunday you might visit there - I can be found playing the piano and singing, co-directing the choir, attending the Board of Trustees or Advisory Council meetings, or helping out with the youth programs. Music has always played a huge role in my life and I've played the piano for almost 45 years now.