Thai Nguyen Real Estate Podcast

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<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5JamNAFC9kA?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-1249e659-27fc-fe59-20fb-d7b6cc54abb4"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Happy New Year and thank you for your support!</i></span></span></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thenguyenteam.com/listings-search/#/398466887">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thenguyenteam.com/contact/">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just wanted to take a minute to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">thank you for your support this year. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-1249e659-27fd-5082-22c3-bcd4c5caa617" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks to you, I’ve been able to grow my team. We are able to provide great service while giving back to the community. In 2017, we are going to do so much more, and we would love for you to be a part of it. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For now, have a great New Year and enjoy the holiday season. We are going to rock 2017! </span><br /> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></i></i> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="background

<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fVsJtW6yFog?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-994299c8-d15c-f977-3976-00ac874815dd"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Why are sewer inspections so important for your house? I've brought in a professional inspector to explain why the $200 inspections could save you tens of thousands of dollars.</i></span></span></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thenguyenteam.com/listings-search/#/398466887">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thenguyenteam.com/contact/">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></i> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today I wanted to take a moment to tell you about why it's important to do a sewer scope or inspection on a property. I've brought in an expert in Todd Vecchio of Sound Sewer Inspection to help me explain the process.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A sewer inspection is an important part of the house you're buying that you can't see, Todd says, and can have a value from $50,000 to $75,000. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's the one part of the house that has a very substantial value that you can't see.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: solid 1px #c9c9c9; display: block; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px 10px; width: 80%;"> <span style="color: #0985f7; display: block; float: left; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 100px; line-height: 50px; position: absolute;">“</span><br /> <div style="color: black; font-weight: bold; margin-top: -20px; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A sewer inspector will put a camera into <br />the system's pipes, like a colonoscopy <br />fo

<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wh36KHAZ5kI?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-babf3b31-3fac-4885-7749-172f0cf584b9"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Buying a condo can be a big purchase, and it’s important that you do your research before you make an offer. Today I’ll go over five things you need to know before buying a condo.</i></span></span></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thenguyenteam.com/listings-search/#/398466887">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thenguyenteam.com/contact/">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today I want to go over five things you need to know before you purchase a condo:</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. What are the HOA dues? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What do the HOA dues cover? Sometimes they cover lawn maintenance and swimming pool upkeep while others cover water utilities and trash collection. The condo in the video is technically a townhome, so the HOA dues, in this case, are much lower. You would only have to pay $120 a month, but that’s because the HOA only covers landscaping maintenance in the common areas. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. What is the rental cap? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make sure that each condo association you are interested in does not allow a lot of renters. When rental rates are high, the next person who purchases a condo in that complex will have a hard time getting financing, which could mean that you will have trouble when it comes time for you to sell the property in the future. </span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparen

<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V_yzIym_eLE?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/jls/index.asp?p=findahome.asp&mode=N">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/?p=homeworth">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i><br /> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></i> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Buying a bank-owned property can seem overwhelming, but it can be amazing to see the potential in the property come to life. Here are a few tips for purchasing bank-owned properties. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-26dd925c-2c0d-8707-cb36-fc72d53fedd1" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When your offer gets accepted on a bank-owned property, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you absolutely must do a full inspection. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In order to know everything that is going on with the property, you need to call the utility company to turn the utilities on. Usually, the bank will shut off the water and electricity to prevent leaks and other issues while the home is vacant. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The utility company will turn everything on for 24 hours. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s when your inspector can go in, run the water, check the heating system, and make sure everything is working. It costs about $200 to turn the utilities back on for the day, and the inspection will cost about $450 or $500, depending on the size of the property. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> &lt

<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uXkEfrg5cjk?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/jls/index.asp?p=findahome.asp&mode=N">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/?p=homeworth">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i><br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kevin Hummel is with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://mcferranlaw.com/index.php" style="text-decoration: none;">McFerran Law</a></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> here in Seattle, and he is a certified exchange specialist. Kevin helped me with my 1031 exchange, and he’s here to answer some common questions. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-d7fcadd6-de14-2c59-a06c-13d449087955" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First off, why would you do a 1031 exchange? </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In short, we do this to avoid capital gains. The 1031 exchange can save you tens of thousands of dollars. It’s a simple process that happens during the normal closing process. Then, Kevin steps in and works directly with your escrow company.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="background-color: white; border: solid 1px #c9c9c9; display: block; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px 10px; width: 80%;"> <span style="color: #0985f7; display: block; floa

<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oNufONJg3ME?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/jls/index.asp?p=findahome.asp&mode=N">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/?p=homeworth">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i><br /> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A lot of my clients in Seattle have been asking me how it’s possible to increase their Zestimate on Zillow. The Zestimate is created by an algorithm, and there is no ability for humans to manually alter the Zestimate for a specific property. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Zillow can't take features or upgrades on your property and compare them to other recently closed homes in your area, even though doing so gives you a more updated value on your property. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tax values and data from appraisals are used to place a value on your home, which really has nothing to do with its real market value. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, you can go into Zillow and claim your home, which allows you to change the data on the website.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Zestimates are notorious for being inaccurate, and this is one way to combat this problem. Simply follow the instructions in the video and update the features of your home. You can even add square footage from your basement and new pictures of your home. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Within 24-48 hours your home value will change on the website. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFuf7i4_ODOHvuK8zNfwdNgC7KphRIpNGxEip8Pk3v8afe3S_wQs3RqICGyHy-zTRdKmUGrH9JFF-CX8X6ahRNl8Rzx_Hbk_AzfexN-_bwT1Iw5AR7DsjVd1xHPh43jbp7Q3r8CPeRvU/s1600/Thai_Nguyen_PullQuote4.22.16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFuf7i4_ODOHvuK8zNfwdNgC7KphRIpNGxEip8Pk3v8afe3S_wQs3RqICGyHy-zTRdKmUGrH9JFF-CX8X6ahRNl8Rzx_Hbk_Azfex

<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cvIBQpUNJAU?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/jls/index.asp?p=findahome.asp&mode=N">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/?p=homeworth">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i><br /> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></i> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today we are excited to discuss the three types of bank-owned properties you can buy here in Seattle.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Each one is a little different, and could be a great option for you depending on your situation. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapu4y9oF1T0iYwVeSHZ6KjT1UciCtr-SeGH3kT3hNQti48Q09c0JahqJNYE3iiemEjluc3Vhtt-lpx5ShoyoL5wGlfRpFlnIZ0foyNB20yi34qC2jXKv6bi8t-LrlhkO8PXZBdlt11Bo/s1600/Thai_Nguyen_PullQuote4.4.16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapu4y9oF1T0iYwVeSHZ6KjT1UciCtr-SeGH3kT3hNQti48Q09c0JahqJNYE3iiemEjluc3Vhtt-lpx5ShoyoL5wGlfRpFlnIZ0foyNB20yi34qC2jXKv6bi8t-LrlhkO8PXZBdlt11Bo/s400/Thai_Nguyen_PullQuote4.4.16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-33ae6fa2-e20b-d180-0d1e-11fb86b11d5e" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1. Short sale</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the owner of a home can no longer pay their mortgage, one option they have is a short sale. At this point, their home is worth a lot less than the home’s actual value. When you submit an offer on a short sale, the owner will sign off on it and it will then be submitted to the lien holder. The lien holder will then send someone out to make sure the home is priced at market value. One downside about short sales is that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">they often

<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4JazxPhdQK4?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/jls/index.asp?p=findahome.asp&mode=N">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/?p=homeworth">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i><br /> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></i> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Homes are flying off the market. This leads many sellers going the For Sale By Owner route. Today, we’ll go over </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the pros and cons of listing your property as FSBO. </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-dd84ca4f-76ab-e40b-1da6-09522415fd24" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For instance, if you sell on your own, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you know you have a set number. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you get that price, you can walk away from the transaction without having to pay a 6% commission to the agent. </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, what you don’t know is that there are </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">multiple buyers out there willing to pay more for your property. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Since the market is

<style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } </style> <br /> <div class="embed-container"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <!--insert embed code here--> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F0TLztsLGUg?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> <!--end--> </div> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Buying a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/jls/index.asp?p=findahome.asp&mode=N">Click here to perform a full home search</a></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Selling a home? <b><a href="http://www.thain.johnlscott.com/?p=homeworth">Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation</a></b></i><br /> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></i> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A lot of my clients are asking me about the current condition of the market. Today, I answer the five most common questions I’m hearing.</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-e83f02d9-2ee9-35dd-92f4-fdf9933f6bd6" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></i></div> <ol style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is it a buyer’s or seller’s market? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right now, the Seattle market definitely leans in favor of sellers. We’re seeing homes come on the market and sellers are receiving multiple offers. In fact, one home I listed received between 25-50 offers in only seven days! </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOhpUXqAXyIfpl9JWDb8hjE51EcMjsTH6EeW5U-yPvDGlYHC1rJXNtHIsTLvl_YnMWOY00Imb6vy5z2ItzUNihqhrJ4c6l9E4Y7QGKK9Gb9eFET_nZFgCcNtB5UQwi3qpsnPf0Ss77VQ/s1600/Thai_Nguyen_PullQuote3.1.16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOhpUXqAXyIfpl9JWDb8hjE51EcMjsTH6EeW5U-yPvDGlYHC1rJXNtHIsTLvl_YnMWOY00Imb6vy5z2ItzUNihqhrJ4c6l9E4Y7QGKK9Gb9eFET_nZFgCcNtB5UQwi3qpsnPf0Ss77VQ/s400/Thai_Nguyen_PullQuote3.1.16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What does the housing inven