What is wrong with the world? What is wrong with people? Those are fundamental questions that many of us ask every day, especially those of us who call ourselves a Sacramento short sale agent. Two things I want to say about this. The first is a seller in Land Park emailed me yesterday because he received a nasty anonymous letter. No return address in a plain white envelope addressed to him personally. It was about the For Sale sign in his yard.
You know who can find the name of a seller very easily? Any subscribor to MLS. Any real estate agent can find out who owns a property through MLS. Was it a Coldwell Banker agent? A Dunnigan agent? A Century 21 agent? I don't know. I don't even know if it was an agent but it looks suspicious, and I suggested he file a police report.
The second thing is there is a new film opening at the Crest Theatre today in downtown Sacramento, which is touted as a movie that everybody should see. It's playing at noon, 2:45, 5:30 and 8:15 PM today through Sunday. Monday through Thursday, you can catch a 5:30 or 8:15 show. It's called I AM. It talks about what is wrong with the world and ends up discussing what is right with the world. Did you know that in Aboriginal culture, cooperation is favored and competition is seen as mental illness? Hence, that letter about the sign.
Something else to ponder today -- is it better to buy a short sale home in Elk Grove or in Natomas? I get asked that question a lot. For many people who prefer Natomas, it's because the community is closer to downtown, notwithstanding the Crest Theatre. It takes about 12 minutes to drive downtown from central Natomas.
Here is a short sale home in Natomas. If you've been on the fence between buying a condo or a single family home, this might be the place for you. It combines the best of both but gives you a lot more space. The yard is small, granted, just a covered patio maybe 10-feet wide, pretty maintenance free.
But the home itself sits on the street, around the corner from the main entrance, and it is not located back inside the alleys, so it feels very much like a spacious home inside. It's near Regency Park and Club Center in a PUD development built in 2004.
This home has almost 1,900 square feet and is a 2-story. It's an open floor plan on the first floor. The kitchen boasts oversized ceramic on the floor, granite counters and all the stainless appliances stay, including the black LG refrigerator. The kitchen, dining and living room form a great room concept. But an added surprise is a first-floor bedroom, which no other model has.
The laundry is upstairs in a separate room with cabinets, and the washer and dryer stay. If you want personal appliances, btw, you have to ask for them in the purchase contract or the seller can remove them prior to close of escrow. There is a large master suite with a beautiful master bath and 2 more bedrooms, plus another guest bath. All together, 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. Plus, of course, a 2-car attached garage facing the side.
140 Natalino Circle, Sacramento, CA 95835, is exclusively offered by Lyon Real Estate as a short sale at $199,000. For more information, call your Sacramento short sale agent, Elizabeth Weintraub, at 916 233 6759. For a personal showing, call Barbara Dow at 916 761 7398.
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Elizabeth, There is plenty of business for everyone and why resort to underhanded methods of intimidation?
I agree, Wanda. That was pretty bizarre. But people are weird all over the place these days. I just want to find a nice buyer who deserves a great home in Natomas.
Elizabeth....it take all kinds I guess. I have never understood though why some people resort to such mean and nasty ways.
Dear Elizabeth,
Was the sign an infraction of neighborhood rules or was the other person just being rude?
Hope your client is OK about the letter - into the proverbial round file!
Have a happy day -
Lynn
Hi Vickie: Well, competition breeds nastiness among those twisted.
Hi Lynn: The sign is just a regular sign and there is nothing wrong with it. The attack was about the name of the company on the sign.
I must have seen a trailer for "I Am" - or a documentary about the aboriginal culture. I definitely remember recently learning, in Aboriginal culture, cooperation is favored and competition is seen as mental illness? And thought what a wonderful "revolutionary" idea. Imagine if the world became less adversarial, and learned to work together in harmony. An important first step would be to get out of judgment and into curiousity.
Hi Elizabeth, I'm just dying to know what was in the letter...but then what purpose would it serve? Nice home - great price, too!
I am with you, Myrl. But then it seems like we are always on the same page, which is kinda fun. I'd invite you along to the movies with this but Sunday is Mother's Day and I'm betting you're otherwise engaged.
Hi Mary: Yeah, it wouldn't serve anything. It was just a nasty, unprovoked attack by some mentally unbalanced person. We seem to have an unusual number of those types populating business lately.