Linda Bull

Hi C,

To add to what Susan stated regarding short sales, the best thing you can do is contact your lender if you have fallen behind. See if thy are open to a short sale for your home should you bring them an acceptable offer. Then contact me, a short sale Realtor that works in Santa Maria. I've recently gotten two short sales approved within the last 2 weeks to help out the borrowers and the lender. I also got an offer for both of those homes within the forst week they went on the market because they were marketed very well. Call me directly if you decide to do a short sale on your home. - Mon Jul 21 2008, 16:53

Diego,

It is very unfortunate right now that over half the homes for sale in Santa Maria are being sold as a short sale. Your landlord however should have cleared it with you that they will be placing the home for sale now and although you do not own the home, most times sellers will give some sort of showing incentive to tenants during this time such as a reduced rent. You can try and work this out with the sellers and tell them that if they want you to be cooparative, to reduce the monthly rent. Let them know that you'll need at least 24 hours notice for any and all showings. This is not unreasonable. The fact of the matter is, the homeowners have stopped making thier mortgage payments...your still paying rent. This could be a bit of a conflict for some tenants and it may be time to begin looking for a new place to live. The realtors who show the home should'nt let any of their clients browse through your things but instead merely walk the interior of the property. Obviously, should you decide to stay, you want to just secure any valuable that you have. As fas as many valuable in your home, think more along the lines of items that people could pocket in the rare event that they would with out their agent knowing. Worry less about the 65'' flat screen and the 6' long antique coffee table.

FYI- Since there are so many vacant short sale homes in santa maria, it may be very rare that you actually receive many showings at all given that the home is still occupied and somewhat difficult to show on short notice. - Mon Jun 30 2008, 13:33

Um, I think I'd agree with the VISA card so he can use it where ever he wants. - Fri May 9 2008, 20:53

I've said it before and I'll just keep saying it I guess...this site is for real estate related questions...transactions, pricing, etc...if your looking for specific demographics there is an entire site dedicated to just that...and...they even have a forum! - A no holds barred forum to boot! Click on the link below to go to the Sacramento Forum.


Sheesh...I'm starting to feel like I'm their spokesperson or something. - Fri May 9 2008, 20:32

You would be better to ask this question at the city data forum as we Realtors are not able to disclose "safe" and "unsafe" areas. It is called "steering". Try the link below for help. - Fri May 9 2008, 20:24