Gilda Anderson

Nathaniel your reference to the "Hollywood Hills" lump these two very different areas together. As the adage goes "location location" and this represents a perfect example of the dilfference location makes. The difference of a few streets can make a location more desireable and therefore more expensive. Using an experienced realtor familiar with the area is a smart move since their market knowledge will help guide you when you finally decide to invest in real estate. In the meantime, as you can see, this site allows you to interact with some pretty knowledgeable real estate professionals who can also help guide you. Good luck in your search! - Sun Aug 3 2008, 07:34

Hello Gilfferqoo. Yes, foreigners can buy real estate in California. - Sat Aug 2 2008, 21:52

Hello Carla. The appliances are generally personal property that the seller can take with them. The overhead lighting you refer to is not considered personal property if it is attached to a wall or ceiling, which I assume it is, and is considered part of the real property. The exception is if the overhead lightling is listed as an exclusion in the Residential Income Propertly Purchase Agreement under paragraph 13. Check your contract and you may want to consult with your realtor and possibly an attorney. Best of luck with this difficult situation. - Sat Aug 2 2008, 21:50

Sky, I hope your read yesterdays LA Times Real Estate section's rating of the 12 major real estate search sites-Trulia came out on top in terms of content and ease of navigation!!! - Mon Jul 21 2008, 16:25

Sky I think it's so awesome because we get to do what we do best, connect with the public and each other and on some level, keep learning as we're doing it. It is also an extremely user friendly site with a wealth of information pertinent to us, as realtors, and the buying and selling public that is almost unlimited in scope and quality. - Fri Jul 18 2008, 22:23

Hello Beau! The time it takes to hear back from the bank varies widely. My experience has been that once I've established contact with the assigned loss mitigator at the bank, the time from submitting an offer to approval from the bank was greatly shortened. The loss mitigator has to get an okay from the powers that be on any offer which can take weeks There are a lot of steps in a short sale. The seller has to fill out a packet of information from the bank which can take the bank a few weeks to a couple months to review. Once the bank has the seller approved for a short sale, the seller's agent should immediately find out who is the assigned and make contact with the loss mitigator. Some banks do not assign a loss mitigator or approve a short sale until an offer is received which means the entire process is done at once. Beau short sales are a test of patience-good luck with yours! - Mon Jul 21 2008, 16:17