Santa Clara County HI/LO of the Week | SHOULD YOU PAY OFF THE SOLAR WHEN BUYING A HOUSE?

 

SHOULD YOU PAY OFF THE SOLAR WHEN BUYING A HOUSE?

Santa Clara County HI/LO of the Week

4 Ways to Save When Selling Your Home

Los Gatos Home of the Week 

Santa Clara County Price Reductions 

FREE HOME BUYER CHECKLIST HERE https://abitanogroup.com/Homebuyerchecklist

Home Inspection CHECKLIST HERE https://abitanogroup.com/homeinspectionchecklist

What does this mean?: ... . -- .--. . .-. ..-. .. 

YOUTUBE

BLOG

PODCAST

 SHOULD YOU PAY OFF THE SOLAR WHEN BUYING A HOUSE?

Should You Pay Off Your Solar When Buying a House?

Should you pay off your solar when buying a house? It's tempting, and your loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratio might require it. However, one thing you have to understand is that when you sell your house, the buyer has to take over a lease.

If it's financed, you can have it paid off, or you can just transfer that over, that kind of thing. But when it's leased, you have a separate warranty, a performance warranty on the inverter, on the panels to make sure it's delivering the power output that it's request or you signed up for in the contract.

Now, if you sign off to pay that lease, you lose that warranty. It's something you have to be aware of You could purchase a separate performance warranty. I can tell you that the inverters are about seven.

If you get micro inverters, it's different, but like my house is a standard one-unit inverter, and those are about 7,500 bucks. So, having that warranty in place might be a good idea. Just something to think about. You're gonna pay for the power one way or another.

The only problem is if you pay for it on finance or on lease, that goes to your debt-to-income ratio. It's an actual liability, so it's just something you have to wrestle with. Enough said.

Four Ways to Save When Selling Your Home

Four ways to save when selling your home: stage your house yourself. It's absolutely true. Most of my clients take their own furniture, declutter it. Reduce the amount of furniture that they have in their house and stage it.

If it's not beat up and destroyed by cats or dogs, or kids. Stage your house yourself, right? There's nothing wrong with taking some stuff and moving it around and reducing all the clutter; something to think about. Presale inspection, I always say, have your inspections done ahead of time.

That way, you can negotiate with the buyer to do an as-is sale. You're being fully transparent. You have inspections in your hand, disclosures done, everything done. You say, this is what it is, take it or leave it. If you don't like it, too bad. But that's the way it's going to be.

So have a pre-sale inspection and then, low-cost repairs. Check out the honey-do list. Home inspection checklist. 

This allows you to walk through every nook and cranny and find things that might be broken in the house. It could be a bad plug, a dishwasher, a water heater, whatever. You can have that fixed ahead of time, and then you're adding value to your house. Now, do I say, replace your kitchen?

No, because you're not gonna get the ROI on it. You just have to lower expectations, lower your price, and get that home sale. Bulow-cost repairs, right? You have a broken light bulb, something simple to fix, and cracks on the wall, which go into a fresh coat of paint. If you have a fresh coat of paint, then you have nothing left to worry about.

A 

A fresh coat of paint goes a long way. It's a little expensive these days, especially here in California. Clean your carpets, clean your floors, and make sure any major gouges or scratches are cleaned up. Bring in a carpet cleaner; if not, replace the carpet.

Sometimes it's a little bit more expensive, but it goes a whole lot further, especially if they're torn and raggedy and nasty. Spend the money and invest in carpet cleaning, and if it doesn't work, replace that carpet. It's not super expensive. Fix the roof. It's not exactly a low-cost thing, but you can have stuff repaired.

You can have a roof inspector come through and say, yes, there are a couple of things that I'd like to fix on it. It costs you a couple of hundred bucks, and it's done. Then you don't have to worry about it. It's done, and it comes out as cleaner. It's more of an assurance for you that buyers don't come back to you and say, Hey.

You didn't report this roof, and you didn't tell me about this leak.  So, something to think about. 

Los Gatos Home of the Week 

Los Gatos House of the Week: Templeton Lane

Los Gatos House of the Week, Templeton Lane, not my listing. $4.2 million, five bedroom, four and a half bath, 3,900 square feet. Built in 201nd, it's on the east side of 17, so it's a little bit further away from downtown.

It's Los Gatos, but you can actually walk there if you want to. Yeah, you can actually walk. There are a lot of different goalies that you can go to. You can do the Bella Vista way and cross over. A lot of people do that. So it's something to think about. I'm not gonna go through every 68 pictures.

That's a nice front door, nice kitchen. I love the granite. Nice bathroom, nice stairwell, nice master, nice walk-in closet. That's a little dated, but relatively new nowadays. Having a full walk-in shower so it's something to consider. I mean, the plumbing's already there. You might as well just tear that out and make it into whatever you want.

Let's see if they actually have a floor plan. Having a floor plan really helps sell the house to a buyer because they can look through it and see how it looks and feels in their mind. Typically, when this is done, it's done by a Matterport, like a 3D.

I do it with all my listings, so it's really nice to have. 

Santa Clara County Price Reductions 

List Price Decreases and Market Trends

Alright, list price decrease. We're gonna go through. I think houses just aren't selling, nd list price decreases when you're chasing the market. It's the only real way to catch the market.

This one was listed 62 days ago; the original was 1,000,050. Now it's 998,000, not my listing. It's Ninth Street in Gilroy. It's a five-bedroom, three-bath, 2,600 square feet. And for some reason, they have the living room as the first picture, which is something I never recommend doing. I have a house for sale right here.

Huh? That's confusing.

Why would you do something like that? I don't understand why this agent did that. That's why it's been on the market for a hundred days. 

Oh, that's a pretty house. There's no reason why this one shouldn't sell unless there's some kind of major issue.

Yeah, it could be dated, no staging. Yeah. Let's see what they did here. See if they actually have. Yep. They don't have, they don't have floor plan, they don't have staging. And I can't tell you what the condition is because you can't really tell. It's really close to Gilroy High School, and I don't know why it's not selling.

All right. 

Home Inspection CHECKLIST HERE https://abitanogroup.com/homeinspectionchecklist

Home Inspection Checklist and Final Thoughts

Home inspection checklist. Download it now. 

What does this mean?: ... . -- .--. . .-. ..-. .. 

I have this right here for you to take a look at, just to see if you're actually watching and listening. Saw this the other day, and  I thought it was pretty cool. Put it on here. Tell me what this Morse code means, and I'll give you a free lollipop or a gift card to Starbucks.

Santa Clara County HI/LO of the Week

List price. High-low of the week is the highest. Sole price is 81 88. A hundred percent lowest sole price is 6 54 at 92%, and the highest list price was 130. Last week was 167. Guys, I'm telling you, the best and fastest way to sell a house is to list it low, highest price for sale.

It's been like that for a couple of months now, almost a year. Same thing with the lowest three 50 that actually dropped in price. The original list price was like 5 45, and it hasn't sold in a year and a half. We have 1400 active, single-family homes in Santa Clara County, the same number as last week, but we did have 201 sales.

We do have some going into contract, so that's not an issue, but we do have 319, List price reductions over the last week, which brings us up to almost 23%. Buyers are saying that they're picky. They're letting the sellers know that they're being picky.

The price will drive the house down the street from me, listed a little bit lower than it should, and it got way over their original list price. List it low, guys. I'm telling you in a market, you can't be persnickety about the list price. You have to list it low and bring the market to you so you can bid it up.

Having it high is only gonna hurt you, especially when you don't get a ton of showings or a lot of people showing up at the open houses. It's a huge indicator that your house isn't going to sell. List it low, get it sold. Thanks for watching.

Kept it under 15 minutes. I'm Vito with Abano. Thanks for watching. 

🔴  5 Cities Near San Jose | Moving to San Jose https://youtu.be/sDkdDq42vo8?t=46  

🔴 The Five Biggest Turn-Offs For Homeowners https://youtube.com/shorts/lwknH5DCS5c 

Vito Scarnecchia

Real Estate Broker, Veteran, Dad

DRE#: 01407676

408-705-6817

Vito@abitano.com

Update your home value: https://hmbt.co/bT7qRJ      

FREE DESKTOP APPRAISAL https://www.propertyrate.com/agent/vitoscarnecchia

If you are moving anywhere in the world, let me know! I know a lot of amazing agents!

🔴 Willow Glen's five most expensive homes https://youtu.be/3A_E2ck0ePg

#abitano, #realestatesherpa, #rewtf, realestatemindset, Silver Tsunami , 2035 Housing, 2025 tax lien investing ,Jason Walter, home staging kitchen, Cost Of Living Calculator,  Fraud, Homebuyer workshop, Bay Area housing stats, Veteran Home, best time of the year to buy a house, Bay Area Luxury homes,  next housing crash prediction, housing market projections, Should I Buy A House Now Or Wait?, should I buy a house now or wait until 2025, Why You'll Regret Buying A House in 2026, Housing Market 2025: 5 Options If You Regret Buying a Home, when will the housing market crash again, Silver Tsunami , 2035 Housing, 2025 tax lien investing ,Jason Walter, home staging kitchen, Cost Of Living Calculator,  Fraud, Homebuyer workshop, Bay Area housing stats, Veteran Home, best time of the year to buy a house, Bay Area Luxury homes,  next housing crash prediction, housing market projections, Should I Buy A House Now Or Wait?, should I buy a house now or wait until 2024, Why You'll Regret Buying A House in 2024, Housing Market 2024: 5 Options If You Regret Buying a Home, when will the housing market crash again

What should a realtor do to sell your house,What should you not do when selling a house,Why is home not selling,Is it better to sell as is or fix up,Home much money is lost when selling a house,Is it bas to sell a house as is,Where should I sell my house for money is 2021,Is money from the sale of a house considered income,Do you get all the money when you sell your house,Do you have to buy another home to active capital gains,What happens when you sell a house and make a profit,Can I sell my house and keep the money ,What month is the best to sell a house,How much money do I keep when I sell my house,How to I avoid paying taxes when I sell my house,How do I sell my house in 5 days,Whats the quickest way to sell a house,How can I sell my house quickly ,Is it better to sell my house or rent it out,How do I sell my house in 30 days,What does teh seller have to pay when selling a house,How p[ays closing costs on for sale by owner ,Who pays the title company at closing,Who pays for appraisal buyer or seller,How do I calculate my closing costs as a seller,Can a realtor lie about other offers,Do sellers always pick the highest offer,Can ou sue a real estate agent for lying,How do you make sure your offer is accepted,Can buyer talk to seller directly,What do you say when you reach out to a realtor,Do you tip your realtor,Why do realtors now want buyers and sellers to meet,Do I have to pay my realtor if I decide not to sell,Can you work with multiple realtors,Can you fire your real estate agent,Are realtors rich,Should I interview multiple realtors,Are you obligated to a real estate agent,What should I do to my house before selling ,What sells a house fast,What brings more value to a house,What features sell a house,What to do if a house is not selling,Do vacant homes sell faster,What are the worst months to sell a house,Which month is best to sell a house,Is 2021 a good year to sell a house,What adds most value to a home,How can I increase my chances of selling my house,What makes a house harder to sell,What brings down property value,What are houses not selling 2021,What adds teh most value to a house,What is the most common reason a property fails to sell,What should you not fix when selling a house,What adds teh most value to a house,Does Zillow pay fair prices for homes,How to I sell my house that need repairs,Do sellers have to fix everything on home inspection,Can you sell your own property as a real estate agents,Does a realtor make money on a for sale by owner,Can I use a real estate attorney instead of an agent,Can I be my own buyers agent,Do real estate agents make more than lawyers,Do realtors get paid if a house doesn’t sell,Do agents get paid for open house,Can I ask my realtor to take a lower commission,How much does a real estate agent make monthly,Which real estate agent has the lowest commission,Can I represent myself as a real estate agent,Do brokers make more than real estate agents,Can you bypass a real estate agent,Can I represent myself in buying a house,Can you buy a house yourself,Do Realtors get commission on for sale by owner,Is it better sell your house by owner or realtor,How do you negotiated for sale by owner,Is it hard to sell a house without a realtor,Can you ask a realtor to take a lower commission,What home improvements add the most value,What should you not fix when selling a house,What color carpet is best for selling a house,Which home renovations are your best investments,Which home improvements pay off,What is the best way to renovate a house,What is the most expensive part of a kitch remodel,What home improvements do not add value,Is a 4 bedroom house worth more than a 3 bedroom house,Do home improvements increase value,What features sell a house,What order do you renovate a house,What renovations are worth doing,Is it better to renovate or move,Is it cheaper to renovate or build new,How much does it cost to fully renovate a house ,What should I renovate first,What makes property value increase ,What negatively affects home appraisal,Do home appraisers look in cabinets,Do appraisers look in showers,What matters in a home appraisal,How can I maximize my home appraisal,Is land a good investment 2020,Is buying land a building a house cheaper,Is it better to buy land first,How to I buy money with no money,Is land a bad investment,Does age of house affect value,Are 100 year old houses safe,What is the average age of a house,What age is a house considered old,How do I price my house,How is property value determined,What are the 5 methods of valuation,How do I determine fair market value of my home,How does a bank value a house,Why is my tax assessment so high,What brings down,calhoun.savingmoneyonhomes.com

95035,95123,95020,95127,95014,95051,95111,94087,95112,95125,95023,95122,95037,94550,95116,95124,95136,94086,95148,95008,94303,95050,95132,95120,95129,94040,95121,95128,95126,95118,95131,95070,94043,95134,95032,95117,95133,94306,94089,95054,94085,94024,95135,95110,95138,94022,94301,94305,94041,95030,95130,94090,95119,95033,95102,94310,95139,95046,95171,94028,95142,95114,95113,94304,94308,95140,94035,95141,95053,95101,95137,95002,95196,95009,95011,95013,95015,95021,95026,95031,95036,95038,95042,95044,95157,95156,95159,95158,95161,95160,95170,95164,95172,95190,95173,95192,95191,95194,95193,94302,94309,95052,95056,95055,95071,95106,95103,95109,95108,95115,95151,95150,95153,95152,95155,95154,94023,94039,94042,94088,94080,94015,94014,94303,94403,94025,94066,94010,94061,94044,94404,94063,94401,94070,94062,94002,94402,94030,94019,94405,94409,94065,94407,94408,94098,95006,94071,94027,94099,94012,94031,94003,94067,94028,94005,94029,94037,94406,94096,94060,94020,94045,94038,94059,94021,94074,94128,94013,94307,94011,94016,94018,94017,94497,94026,94064,94083,94125,94544,94536,94538,94587,94541,94501,94568,94539,94601,94550,94577,94560,94546,94551,94605,94566,94611,94588,94621,94578,94606,94555,94545,94608,94602,94610,94603,94580,94704,94607,94619,94609,95391,94579,94703,94625,94552,94706,94643,94618,94702,94502,94612,94542,94705,94708,94707,94709,94710,94720,94627,94586,94514,95140,94615,94557,94604,94613,94537,94540,94543,94614,94617,94620,94622,94624,94623,94649,94660,94659,94662,94661,94701,94666,94712,95076,95060,95062,95003,95066,95064,95073,95033,95065,95010,95006,95018,95005,95019,95017,95001,95007,95041,95061,95063,95067,95077,

Santa Rosa Real Estate,Petaluma Real Estate,Rohnert Park Real Estate,Sonoma Real Estate,Sebastopol Real Estate,Windsor Real Estate,Healdsburg Real Estate,Cloverdale Real Estate,Cotati Real Estate,Calistoga Real Estate,Forestville Real Estate,Guerneville Real Estate,Penngrove Real Estate,Glen Ellen Real Estate,Geyserville Real Estate,Occidental Real Estate,Kenwood Real Estate,Cazadero Real Estate,Fulton Real Estate,Monte Rio Real Estate,Bodega Bay Real Estate,Stewarts Point Real Estate,Jenner Real Estate,The Sea Ranch Real Estate,Bodega Real Estate,Graton Real Estate,Annapolis Real Estate,Valley Ford Real Estate,Duncans Mills Real Estate,Camp Meeker Real Estate,Concord Real Estate,Richmond Real Estate,Antioch Real Estate,Pittsburg Real Estate,Walnut Creek Real Estate,San Ramon Real Estate,Brentwood Real Estate,Danville Real Estate,Martinez Real Estate,San Pablo Real Estate,Oakley Real Estate,Pleasant Hill Real Estate,Lafayette Real Estate,El Cerrito Real Estate,Hercules Real Estate,Orinda Real Estate,Pinole Real Estate,Moraga Real Estate,Alamo Real Estate,Clayton Real Estate,El Sobrante Real Estate,Discovery Bay Real Estate,Rodeo Real Estate,Kensington Real Estate,Byron Real Estate,Crockett Real Estate,Bethel Island Real Estate,Diablo Real Estate,Canyon Real Estate,Port Costa Real Estate,Napa Real Estate,American Canyon Real Estate,Saint Helena Real Estate,Calistoga Real Estate,Angwin Real Estate,Yountville Real Estate,Pope Valley Real Estate,Deer Park Real Estate,Napa Real Estate,American Canyon Real Estate,Saint Helena Real Estate,Calistoga Real Estate,Angwin Real Estate,Yountville Real Estate,Pope Valley Real Estate,Deer Park Real Estate,Oakland Real Estate,Fremont Real Estate,Hayward Real Estate,Berkeley Real Estate,San Leandro Real Estate,Livermore Real Estate,Pleasanton Real Estate,Alameda Real Estate,Union City Real Estate,Dublin Real Estate,Castro Valley Real Estate,Newark Real Estate,San Lorenzo Real Estate,Albany Real Estate,Emeryville Real Estate,hayward real estate,Piedmont Real Estate,Byron Real Estate,Sunol Real Estate,Canyon Real Estate,Farwell Real Estate,Brookshire Real Estate,Concord Real Estate,Richmond Real Estate,Antioch Real Estate,Pittsburg Real Estate,Walnut Creek Real Estate,San Ramon Real Estate,Brentwood Real Estate,Danville Real Estate,Martinez Real Estate,San Pablo Real Estate,Oakley Real Estate,Pleasant Hill Real Estate,Lafayette Real Estate,El Cerrito Real Estate,Hercules Real Estate,Orinda Real Estate,Pinole Real Estate,Moraga Real Estate,Alamo Real Estate,Clayton Real Estate,El Sobrante Real Estate,Discovery Bay Real Estate,Rodeo Real Estate,Kensington Real Estate,Byron Real Estate,Crockett Real Estate,Bethel Island Real Estate,Diablo Real Estate,Canyon Real Estate,Port Costa Real Estate,Petaluma Real Estate,San Rafael Real Estate,Novato Real Estate,Mill Valley Real Estate,San Anselmo Real Estate,Sausalito Real Estate,Corte Madera Real Estate,Tiburon Real Estate,Fairfax Real Estate,Kentfield Real Estate,Larkspur Real Estate,Ross Real Estate,Belvedere Real Estate,Bolinas Real Estate,Nicasio Real Estate,Point Reyes Station Real Estate,Dillon Beach Real Estate,Woodacre Real Estate,Lagunitas Real Estate,Inverness Real Estate,San Quentin Real Estate,Tomales Real Estate,Marshall Real Estate,Olema Real Estate,Stinson Beach Real Estate,San Geronimo Real Estate,Blakes Landing Real Estate,Salinas Real Estate,Watsonville Real Estate,Seaside Real Estate,Monterey Real Estate,Soledad Real Estate,Marina Real Estate,Greenfield Real Estate,King City Real Estate,Carmel-by-the-Sea Real Estate,Pacific Grove Real Estate,Gonzales Real Estate,Castroville Real Estate,Carmel Valley Real Estate,Aromas Real Estate,Moss Landing Real Estate,Del Monte Forest Real Estate,Big Sur Real Estate,Del Rey Oaks Real Estate,Bradley Real Estate,Chualar Real Estate,Sand City Real Estate,Jolon Real Estate,San Simeon Real Estate,San Ardo Real Estate,Lockwood Real Estate,San Lucas Real Estate,Hollister Real Estate,San Juan Bautista Real Estate,Aromas Real Estate,Paicines Real Estate,Tres Pinos Real Estate,San Francisco Real Estate,San Mateo Real Estate,Daly City Real Estate,Redwood City Real Estate,South San Francisco Real Estate,San Bruno Real Estate,Menlo Park Real Estate,Pacifica Real Estate,Foster City Real Estate,Burlingame Real Estate,San Carlos Real Estate,Belmont Real Estate,East Palo Alto Real Estate,Millbrae Real Estate,Half Moon Bay Real Estate,Hillsborough Real Estate,Woodside Real Estate,Atherton Real Estate,Portola Valley Real Estate,Brisbane Real Estate,Emerald Lake Hills Real Estate,Moss Beach Real Estate,Colma Real Estate,Pescadero Real Estate,La Honda Real Estate,Montara Real Estate,San Gregorio Real Estate,Loma Mar Real Estate,San Jose Real Estate,Sunnyvale Real Estate,Santa Clara Real Estate,Livermore Real Estate,Mountain View Real Estate,Milpitas Real Estate,Palo Alto Real Estate,Gilroy Real Estate,Cupertino Real Estate,Morgan Hill Real Estate,Campbell Real Estate,Los Gatos Real Estate,Los Altos Real Estate,Saratoga Real Estate,Stanford Real Estate,Los Altos Hills Real Estate,San Martin Real Estate,Monte Sereno Real Estate,Lexington Hills Real Estate,Mount Hamilton Real Estate,New Almaden Real Estate,English Town Real Estate,Twin Creeks Real Estate,South Shore Port Real Estate,Almaden Real Estate,evergreen Real Estate,burbank Real Estate,blossom valley Real Estate,alum rock Real Estate,down town san jose Real Estate,cambrian park Real Estate,willow glen Real Estate,berryessa Real Estate,japan town Real Estate,little italy Real Estate,alviso Real Estate,little portugal Real Estate,mayfair Real Estate,the alameda Real Estate,Santa Cruz Real Estate,Watsonville Real Estate,Los Gatos Real Estate,Aptos Real Estate,Scotts Valley Real Estate,Soquel Real Estate,Boulder Creek Real Estate,Capitola Real Estate,Felton Real Estate,Freedom Real Estate,Ben Lomond Real Estate,Davenport Real Estate,Vallejo Real Estate,Fairfield Real Estate,Vacaville Real Estate,Suisun City Real Estate,Benicia Real Estate,Dixon Real Estate,American Canyon Real Estate,Rio Vista Real Estate,Winters Real Estate,Travis AFB Real Estate,Walnut Grove Real Estate,Birds Landing Real Estate