The Renton Wa Realtor Blog !: November 2008

Thanksgiving Buying Opportunity Thanks to General Motors, Ford, Chrysler

for Renton Home buyers or even if you are buying a house in Kent or buying a condo in Newcastle.    Amazing Info from Mike Jones in Tucson.   Makes absolute financial sense to me.

 

What do you think???      Rates are really low, BUY NOW.   Call or text us.

Via Mike Jones:

With the 10 year bond opening this morning at (and maybe below) a yield of 3.25%, mortgage rates will be more attractive than they have been this year.

REALTORs:  If your buyer is sitting on the fence, tell them that this low-interest-rate opportunity will likely evaporate once the Big Three learn their fate.  Whether the congress gives auto industry money, or hangs them out to dry, the bond market is likely to consolidate its gains, and that means that this little mini-boom in financing will be over.

BUYERS: There's no better place to put your money to work for you than real estate right now, IHMO.

I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson, AZ Mortgage lender.
Mike Jones (Tucson Mortgage Company, LLC): Loan Officer in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Think of me as your Tucson mortgage expert. 
(520) 349-9090

0 comments • Gary McNinch Realtor Renton WA Real Estate • November 20 2008 11:05PM

Listing I Didn't Know Our Team Had ??!!?? What??? Internet Lead Generation Success??

We get great phone calls from people looking to buy or sell their Renton or Kent homes.  So a few minutes ago the phone rings and the lady says "are you selling my house?"  Of course I didn't recognize the voice or phone number so I thought no.  But then I asked her name and address.  She is not one of our great clients which we know and love and the address is kind of familiar (I know the neighborhood in Kent) but not one of my listings.

So I offer to look it up in the MLS.  It shows an archived sold property in 2005 and running the tax record attached I find her name.  So I explain that to her that no real estate company has it listed. She said that was good because she was living there and didn't intend to ever sell it. I asked if a sign had appeared in her yard and she said no.

Now my old investigative skills from my days in the State Patrol are kicking in.  I inquire, "what made you think I was selling your house?".  She said that when she was looking at real estate on google she found my site and then found her house listed by me.  I googled her house number and street and nothing came up.  Odd, to say the least.   I googled my name and her house number same result. She then volunteered, "well maybe my son is trying to sell it."  I got his name googled it with the house number and found nothing.

I told her I would for sure call her if I found out any info and wished her a good day.   Now I'm wondering if sometime this week when I am close to her neighborhood, should I knock on her door and introduce myself.  Yep, I probably will.     

This is a first for me, since I started in this business in 2001.   One of many interesting phone calls to the office of the Gary McNinch Team Renton Wa Realtor.    Any other wonderful stories like this??

 

8 comments • Gary McNinch Realtor Renton WA Real Estate • November 03 2008 04:34PM