Brent Johnson

I'm a:	Real Estate Professional
Company:	Chase International South Tahoe Realty
Location:	South Lake Tahoe
Web sites:	www.JohnsonsTahoeRealEstate.com
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Phone:	(530) 416-2625

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Brent and Jill Johnson are true Lake Tahoe "Locals." Jill and I were both born in South Lake Tahoe. After realizing how much we both loved Tahoe, we decided to stay here and raise our two daughters Haley and Ashley.
After building custom homes for a while, I decided to become a general contractor. In 1999 I started a development company and began building "Spec Houses". After about five years of amazing success in the development business, Jill and I decided to shift gears and become Real Estate Professionals. Starting out in the development industry has been one of the keys to our success as Real Estate Agents. We not only understand the building process, but the inns and outs of dealing with the different local regulatory agencies. Specializing in New Construction, Land, Existing Home Sales, Fixer Uppers, and View Properties, we are very well rounded Real Estate Agents.
We believe in providing million dollar service for all price ranges.
Jill and I enjoy working with our buyers and sellers, we have not only been able to meet lots of new people, we have made some great freinds along the way!

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What is the best method of selecting a Relator so that I will sell my home and net the most profit?

Asked Mon Jun 23 2008, 11:46 by Julie Tracy - South Lake Tahoe - Home Selling - 13 answers

Brent Johnson answered:

Julie,
I hope that this answer is not too late.
As you know, South Lake Tahoe is a small tight knit community. Word of mouth here in Tahoe goes a long way. Ask a friend or a neighbor if they have had a good experiance with an agent. I would interview three agents. Ask them about their track record and what they will do to sell your home. The agent that tells you the highest price may not be the one who will net you the most profit. New listings priced well get the most action. If you start too high, you will end up having to reduce. If the market continues to drop, you will have to further reduce, loosing even more money! In a market like this it is important to be realistic, and to have a realistic and, honest Realtor! - Wed Jul 16 2008, 08:43

Hi Everyone, We just recently submit an offer, about three weeks ago. It s a short sale deal, we offered

Asked Sat Apr 19 2008, 10:41 by Aj - California - Home Buying - 6 answers

Brent Johnson answered:

Lenders are often hard to get a response from regarding a short sale. The listing agent should keep trying to contact the lenders, but sometimes the more times that the agent calls the lender, the longer the lender will take to get back to the agent! Short sales are very hard to get together. If the property goes into foreclosure you still have a chance at a short sale, and you may be able to buy the home after it has been foreclosed upon. - Sun May 4 2008, 10:33

what is short sale thank you?

Asked Sat Apr 5 2008, 13:57 by Ron - All locations - Foreclosure - 5 answers

Brent Johnson answered:

Ron,
In order to do a short sale, most lenders will want you to prove that you are in financial trouble. You will need to be behind on your payments before your lender will consider this option. - Sat Apr 5 2008, 16:30

South Lake Tahoe

Asked Fri Oct 19 2007, 13:51 by Wing - South Lake Tahoe - Market Conditions - 8 answers

Brent Johnson answered:

Jason,
I'm glad that you are thinkig about a vacation home in South Lake Tahoe, Great Choice! Our market has remained stronger than most, due to the fact that most houses in South Lake Tahoe are second homes. The second home market is a stronger and more stable market. Currently we have 427 single family homes on the market in South Lake Tahoe, 48 of those (11.2%) are currently in escrow. Our inventory should rise this spring as it usually does, because many people wait to list there homes until the snow melts and there yards show better. Regarding transaction activities, 2007 saw a 14% decline from 446 units sold in 2006 to 385 units sold in 2007. So far in 2008 there have been 25 single family units sold. The average price of sold homes went up 3% in 2007 from $562,693 in 2006 to $578,627 in 2007. The increase in price was mainly due to the fact that home sales over $1,000,000 are still strong.
Now It is a great time to buy in South Lake Tahoe. There are some good oppertunities from motivated sellers and REOs. I would love to help you find the perfect vacation home in South Lake Tahoe! - Tue Feb 19 2008, 12:26

How come I see Single Family Homes in San Jose sold for $25,000. Is this real?

Asked Thu Feb 14 2008, 15:39 by Mjey - San Jose - Home Buying - 8 answers

Brent Johnson answered:

Have you seen houses that have sold for $25,000 on local assessors records, or have you just heard roomers of these sales? $25,000 may be the starting bid price at an auction. - Thu Feb 14 2008, 16:17

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