Welcome! Don and Leslie have been full time Realtors in Ventura County for over 30 years. It's been fun watching as "little" Victoria Avenue (and many other streets) have morphed into what they are today.
Just as our local communities have evolved, we've seriously considered for the past several years how we could someday "give back" and "finish well" - expressions that can mean a lot of things to different people.
As part of our research into opportunities for service, in early 2013 we contacted a Peace Corps recruiter who helped us start our journey. But our new path wasn't going to be as straight and easy as we thought! And so we began a transition into something completely different from the routines we've known for the past 30 years - and have begun a path that's leading into the exciting unknown. This will be our story!
By Don | June 17, 2008
The “big picture” for the Tiger Moth project was to build the wings first. The structure of a wing is formed by wing ribs, which gives the curve of the wing, so this was the first task. Read the rest of this article »
By Don | June 17, 2008
Don’s been invited to speak to the monthly meeting of the Santa Barbara/Ventura chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors (www.aaii.com) this Thursday, at the Pierpont Inn. He’ll be speaking on “How to Spot Value and Benefit From the Current Real Estate Crisis”. To find out more about this great group and their quest for greater investor knowledge, visit www.aaii.com/calendar!
By Don | June 15, 2008
We all want to hear stuff what makes us feel good (or at least not bad), but when you think about selling your home or other property you need wise counsel. What do I mean? Read the rest of this article »
By Don | June 14, 2008
Real estate goes in cycles. During the heyday of exponential price increases a few years ago, sellers called the shots. It wasn’t unusual to have more offers than what you really wanted. We stopped taking offers on listings once we had ten! Read the rest of this article »
By Don | June 13, 2008
You’re meeting with a prospective Realtor about selling your home. You’ve decided to go with him or her.
Now the agent is filling out the listing agreement. A key consideration is – How long should the agreement be for?
Hint – many agents will want to “lock you up” and make the agreement 6 months or longer. Is this wise? The short answer is no. When we work with seller clients, we stress 60 or maybe 90 days. Why?
Because you’re not really sure if your Realtor can or will perform! If you’re happy with your relationship, you can always extend the listing agreement, but only if you’re getting the results you want and need. If you’ve signed a long term agreement and the relationship isn’t working out, you’re stuck and very unhappy.
So my advice is to keep it short. It also motivates your agent to sell your property!