How we helped Oscar Guzman purchase a home for his parents.

“We were able to purchase a home for my parents. They were very happy with the home, and the transaction was pretty smooth. There was a moment when the deal was about to fall through, and he made a few calls, he talked to the seller, and did what needed to be done to make it happen.”

-Oscar Guzman

How we helped Aria Erazo sell her home by going above and beyond.

“We were selling our house. We actually went to him three different times. He evaluated our house, and then we backed out of selling and then we went back. The third time when we went, he was super patient with us. He would say, "Okay, whenever you're ready, just give me a call. He was never the pesky kind of Realtor who would call every couple months to see if we were ready or not. He let us go to him.

When we were finally ready, we told him what we wanted, we told him how much we wanted for the house. He didn't waste anybody's time. He would only come to us with realistic offers. Whenever he would tell us, "I think we could do a little better." I think our house was on the market for a pretty long time because we weren't in a rush to sell. We really wanted to get the best price. He was super patient, and he gave us his honest opinion. He waited out with us and helped us get top dollar for what we were selling.

We ended up selling our house, which was a fixer-upper. My husband's grandmother left it to him, and we were newly married, in our twenties, and had no money to fix it. He honestly treated it like it was his house. He himself fixed up what needed to be fixed. There was quite a bit of termite damage, and he got his guys over and fixed it. There was one instance where I didn't get paid correctly at work, and he gave us a loan and said to pay it back whenever we could. Anything you needed him for, he was willing to do it.”

-Aria Erazo

The Easiest Way to View Ventura County Properties

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Today, I want to let you in on a special service that only we have to offer: a special virtual tour of any property in Ventura County, free of charge!

Have you ever really wanted to see a home in person, but were so busy you didn't have time? We understand how tough it can be to make time to physically visit a home, so we've made it possible for a buyer's specialist to do it for you. We can shoot a video of any home you would like to see, and we could upload it to YouTube and email it to you.

This is a service that is usually done for investors or high-end buyers who are busy and have a lot going on, but this service is now available for you as well. Whether it's a mobile home in Fillmore or a beach house in Oxnard, we're here to help. This is a great resource that will cost you virtually nothing!

If you're interested in this service, or if you would like real estate assistance of any kind, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We would love to hear from you!

Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Homes More Frequently?

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One thing we know for certain about the real estate market is that it is never going to stay the same for long. Today we want to talk about an interesting trend we’ve noticed in real estate: millennials are waiting longer to purchase their first homes than their parents did. 
 
The typical first-time buyer now rents for an average of 6 years before buying a home, which is up from 2.6 years in the early 1970’s,according to Zillow.

  
We came across a great video on the topic from CNBC. To save you some time, I will give you my three biggest takeaways from the video.

1. Down payments are a huge factor
Renters in today’s market are struggling to save for down payments and qualify for mortgages. Most first-time buyers still depend on personal savings for at least some of their down payments, but rising rental prices have complicated the task of socking away money for a down payment.

2. Rising rental rates are complicating things as well 
Rental rates are causing 46% of renters aged 25-354, to spend more than 30 percent of their incomes on rent, up from 40 percent a decade earlier.

3. Job security is important to millennial buyers 
The Money Source, a mortgage lender, examined applications from 5,404 millennial buyers and found that these buyers averaged nearly 4.5 years in their field of work and had held their current job for slightly more than three years. Those figures point to how critical career stability is to a younger generation.

Thanks for joining me today. Talk to you soon!

Recent Trends in the Fillmore Real Estate Market

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Today, we'll discuss what's been happening in the real estate market, and what it means to you.

There are over 38 homes on the market over the last 24 months. We've never had 38 homes active on the market. As a seller, this means inventory is starting to increase, and prices may start to decrease.

As a buyer, this means you will have more room to negotiate. However, we are still seeing multiple offer situations on homes priced between $290,000 and $350,000. Homes under $290,000 are smaller, and so multiple offers aren't as common in that price bracket.

If you are interested in buying or selling real estate, or if you have any questions on today's video, give me a call or send me an email. I'd be happy to help you!