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Connie Barnes, Totally Original!

If you are among the hundreds of homeowners that I have worked with over the years, or have been referred to me by someone you trust… Welcome, and thank you for visiting ConnieBarnes.com.

The first thing you may notice is that this site is not like the other Realtor web sites. In today’s real estate climate, it’s no longer business as usual and we are building this site to demonstrate some of our capabilities and why it makes a difference who you choose as your Realtor ®.

If it is Time to Sell...

The good news is that serious buyers are back! One of the effects that the REO (bank owned) properties are having on the market is they are acting like the “loss leader” you would find advertised at a department store's post Thanksgiving Day Sale. They bring lots of excited customers into the store.

If it’s time to sell, contact me and I will personally provide you with current market analysis and a selling plan to help you get the best possible price for your home! In order to determine an effective asking price for your property, it’s critical that you base your pricing strategy on the most current market data available. Knowing what has sold recently is a good way to get started on estimating value on a property you are interested in. You can download recent sales using our simple form.

I would not depend on web sites that try to automate the process of estimating what a home is worth. The computer doesn’t know the neighborhood like an experienced Realtor does. For example, an automated website doesn’t factor in, condition of the property, views or whether or not the kitchen was updated.

So you might buy a bank repo?

Here are some new tips from Bob Bronswick, president and chief operating officer of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Sacramento/Tahoe. Bronswick oversees about 1,000 agents in the region and many are doing bank repos: (Origionally appeard May 28th on Jim Wasserman's Real Estate Home Front Blog on SacBee.com)Read more more...