Frugal Fridays - Cheap Homes for Less than $100,000

Yay... TGIF...F!  Thank God It's Frugal Fridays!

Let's start with a little recap on last week's findings.  Busy buyers are out there picking up cheap houses left and right.  In just a week's span, 326 of those super cheap homes I showed you last week, are no longer available for sale.  Many of those homes have found buyers and many are in escrow just waiting to close!

Yes, it's easy to tell from the numbers, that buyers are feeling very confident about the housing market.  Home prices have stabilized enough for buyers and investors to purchase homes.  Now let's look at this week's Inland Empire offerings.

$89,900 in Murrieta

This week there are 205 condos in Riverside County that have 2+ bedrooms.  Remember, all the homes in these list-links are under $100,000!

$89,900 in Hemet

There are 306 REO, standard, and probate SFR houses for sale in Riverside County that have 2+ bedrooms.

$90,000 in Lake Elsinore

There are 414 short sale houses for sale in Riverside County that have 2 or more bedrooms.

$40,000 in Fontana

There are 147 condos for sale in San Bernardino County that have 2 or more bedrooms.

$90,000 in Yucaipa

There are 393 REO, standard, and probate SFR houses for sale in San Bernardino County with 2+ bedrooms.

$65,000 in Redlands

There are 354 short sale homes in San Bernardino County selling for less than $80,000 with 2+ bedrooms.

$89,000 in San Bernardino

There are 320 short sale houses in San Bernardino County asking between $80,001 and $100,000 with 2+ bedrooms.

$89,900 in San Bernardino

At these low prices, it's not hard to buy a couple properties to fix up as a rental property or resell for more later down the line.

Take a look at today's Frugal Friday finds and see if there are any cheap Inland Empire homes that you'd like to see.  Don't hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions!  

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~Tina Jan~

DRE# 01505855

Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters

1655 E. Sixth St.

Beaumont, CA 92223

Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105

Fax: 951-845-4916

Cell: 909-446-2666

Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN

tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com

www.tinajan.com

#Housechat Date/Time Changes! Now DAILY at 12pm PST!

Join me for a #housechat on Twitter!

So I'm in a quandary as to what I should do concerning the #housechat on Twitter that I've been trying to have on Wednesdays.

Since I gave away my Blackberry in exchange for a netbook, I don't really have handheld access to Twitter apps.  This has made it quite difficult for me to be on Twitter for an alloted amount of time, especially when I have appts at random hours every day.

I still want to have these housechats on Twitter, but I need to find a better time and day for them.  Weekdays are good for me, especially before noonish.  Should I host a daily #housechat around 12pm with one or two questions?  Would it be any different than tweeting a question about real estate at random times?

All I know is that I always have conflicted appts scheduled every week and that afternoon chats are out of the picture.  Well I'm going to try the daily #housechat tweets at 12pm.  I'll probably run out of questions... so contact me with some topics!

Want to know more about how to chat on Twitter?  Click here for #housechat instructions.

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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com

Frugal Fridays - Cheap Homes for Less than $100,000

It's that time again.  Frugal Fridays is happy to see you too.  

Let's start with a little recap on last week's findings.  Buyers are out there, and boy, are they ever busy.  In just a week's span, 108 of those super cheap homes I showed you, are no longer available for sale.  Many of those homes have found buyers and many are in escrow just waiting to close!  I even noticed a sold transaction in the mix!

For those buyers and investors out there who are waiting for the time to buy, I would feel pretty confident saying that 2011 is the year to buy in the Inland Empire.  Now let's look at this week's offerings.

$31,620 in Hemet, CA

There are 420 homes in Riverside County that are bank-owned, standard, or probate sales.  These homes are regular single family, condos or townhomes.  All the homes in this list are under $100,000!

$65,000 in Corona, CA

There 592 homes in Riverside County that are short sales.  

315 homes are under $80,000.  

The rest of the houses are between $80,000 and $100,000.  

These homes are regular single family, condos or townhomes.  

$84,000 in Temecula, CA

In San Bernardino County, there are 519 homes that are bank-owned, standard, or probate sales.

$49,900 in Redlands, CA

Under $80,000 - there are 309 homes that fall into this category.

Between $80,000 and $100,000 - there are 210 homes.

$82,900 in Fontana, CA

There are 797 available short sale homes in San Bernardino County.

$77,000 in Grand Terrace, CA

Under $80,000 - there are 429 short sale homes for sale.

Between $80,000 and $100,000 - there are 368 short sale homes for sale.

$90,00 in San Bernardino, CA

All in all, many of my buyers know that it's a great time to buy a home.  My investor clients are really busy right now, searching in their favorite cities for income properties.  At these low prices, it's not hard to buy a couple properties to fix up and rent, or flip and resell for more.

Take a look at today's Frugal Friday finds and see if there are any cheap Inland Empire homes that you'd like to see.  Don't hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions!  

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~Tina Jan~

DRE# 01505855

Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters

1655 E. Sixth St.

Beaumont, CA 92223

Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105

Fax: 951-845-4916

Cell: 909-446-2666

Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN

tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com

www.tinajan.com

Frugal Fridays - Cheap Homes for Less than $100,000

Frugal Fridays, yet another reason to be happy it's Friday!  Hope you like the cheesy little banner I threw together, just for you!

 $80,900 in Hemet, CA

In Riverside County alone, there are over 360 SFR homes for sale that are less than $100,000 with 3+ bedrooms and 1.5+ bathrooms.  For those of you who are not familiar with my abbreviations, "SFR" means "Single Family Residence."  When I say "3+" bedrooms, I mean "3 or more" bedrooms.  Also, "1.5" bathrooms means there is 1 full bathroom and 1 halfbath (sink + toilet).  I just wanted to be clear because some of my clients have mentioned their confusion over the terms agents use. 

$87,500 in Beaumont, CA

When I search the MLS for my clients, I like to help them out by further dividing up the categories.  In San Bernardino County, there are more than 500 SFR homes for less than $100,000.  I'm going to look at just the REO (real estate owned or bank-owned) and Standard sale properties first.  There are over 190 SB County REO homes.  If you are an investor, these are the homes you want to pay attention to.  They're easier to buy, but will usually need some TLC.

$100,000 in Redlands, CA

The majority of the homes on the market right now in the Inland Empire are shortsales.  These homes are good for people who want a home in decent condition without many repairs.  The reason these homes are usually in better shape is because the homeowners are still responsible for the upkeep of the home, they still own it afterall.

$75,000 in San Bernardino, CA

There are over 400 SFR shortsale homes in San Bernardino County that are selling for less than $100,000 with 3+ bedrooms and 1.5+ bathrooms.  That's over twice as many Shortsales as REOs!  If you're thinking about purchasing a short sale home, please be very patient!  These transactions often take 3 months or more, from making an offer to picking up your keys and moving in.

All in all, many of my clients know that it's a great time to buy a home.  My investor clients are really busy right now, searching in their favorite cities for income properties.  At these low prices, it's not hard to buy a couple properties to fix up and rent, or flip and resell for more.

 
Take a look at today's Frugal Friday finds and see if there are any homes that you'd be interested in.  Don't hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions!  I feel like I should be signing off with a catch phrase not unlike Anchorman Ron Burgundy's "You stay classy, San Diego."  Anyone have any ideas on what my parting words should be?  :)

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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com

#Housechat on Twitter every Wednesday at 7pm PST

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.  I will be moving #housechat later to 7pm PST because I have something going on earlier at 5pm.  Thanks for following along!

Join me for a #housechat on Twitter!

What are the questions/topics for the January 19th, 2011 #housechat?

For those of you who like to prepare in advance… I’m posting them below.

Introductions - Who are you? Where do you live?
Q1) Monthly payments for your home - too high, just right, none?
Q2) How long have you lived in your home? Do you move homes alot?
Q3) Any thoughts on the current housing market where you live?


I'm going to try to ask fewer questions from now on, so that everyone has more time to answer each one!


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Do you have questions or topics you want to add to the chat?  Tell me what you want to talk about by messaging me on Twitter!


Want to know more about how to chat on Twitter?  Click here for #housechat instructions.

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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com

#Housechat Transcript for 01/12/2011

Yesterday's #housechat on Twitter was beyond dismal.  I don't know how I'm going to get any participation for this sort of thing.  Maybe people don't like to talk about their homes?  Maybe they don't like to share their thoughts?  Maybe I need to have a "Hey you, yes you, join my chat" approach to this?


Anyway, here is the transcript from yesterday.  It's me talking to myself, except that someone else chatted too, but had their tweets private - so it still wouldn't show up!  :(


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#Housechat Transcript - 01/12/2011


tinajan Tina Jan 
Sorry to leave #housechat early, but I have an appt to get to. Thanks for chatting this week. See you next time!
17 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
Q1) I'm Tina from California! #housechat
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
QUESTION POST Q1) Introductions - Who are you? Where are you from? #housechat
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
QUESTION POST Q6) Is there anything about your home that you'd like to change? #housechat
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
Q5) I only clean the house when I run out of tabletop, or couch space, or when I feel like it. ;) #housechat Not a slob, just not neatfreak.
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
QUESTION POST Q5) What's your home cleaning routine? Which is your least favorite room to clean? #housechat #realestate
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
Q4) fav furniture store - MOR Furniture - that's where I got my giant couch! no other stores had couches wide enough! #housechat
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
QUESTION POST Q4) Favorite home furniture stores? What do you like about them? #housechat #realestate
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
Q3) winter warmth? fireplace, running the central air heating (but can't seem to get it up past 65 degrees, lots of blankets! #housechat
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
QUESTION POST Q3) How do you keep your home warm during the winter? #housechat #realestate
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
Q2) My fav kitchen counters are probably marble. I think they look so classic AND make great surfaces for making candy. ;) #housechat
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
QUESTION POST Q2) Your fav kitchen counters - granite, marble, tile, Corian, or other? #housechat
18 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
#housechat questions are posted here - http://tinyurl.com/5thcl84
21 hours ago 


tinajan Tina Jan 
I'm going to start #housechat earlier at 4pm PST today. I have an appt at 5pm! The questions will be posted up, so feel free to comment!
21 hours ago 
 Older Tweet results for #housechat are unavailable.

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Do you have questions or topics you want to add to the chat?  Tell me what you want to talk about by messaging me on Twitter!


Want to know more about how to chat on Twitter?  Click here for #housechat instructions.

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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com

#Housechat on Twitter every Wednesday at 5pm PST

Now that the holidays are over, I'd like to get back on track with the Twitter #housechat every Wednesday at 5pm PST.  I'll start keeping transcripts of the chats too, because the tweets disappear after a while.  The transcripts will be posted on this site for all to enjoy afterwards!

Join me for a #housechat on Twitter!

What are the questions for the January 12th, 2011 #housechat?

For those of you who like to prepare in advance… I’m posting them below.

Q1) Introductions - Who are you? Where are you from?
Q2) Your kitchen counters - granite, marble, tile, Corian, or other?
Q3) How do you keep your home warm during the winter?
Q4) Favorite furniture stores?  What do you like about them?
Q5) What's your home cleaning routine? Which is your least favorite room to clean?
Q6) Is there anything about your home that you'd like to change?


Do you have questions or topics you want to add to the chat?  Tell me what you want to talk about by messaging me on Twitter!


Want to know more about how to chat on Twitter?  Click here for #housechat instructions.

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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com

Tiny Transforming Apt

Now this is an ingenious use of 300+ sqft of space!



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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com

Odd Finland Listing Video

Not really sure what is going on with this Finnish listing video on Youtube.  See for yourself.



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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com

Vacation Real Estate Work Inspiration

1165 Sutter St., Berkeley, CA 94707

While on vacation, I drove past a home listing with an internet address name rider.  I didn't remember the number/website exactly, but was able to Google-guess my way to the correct address.  It was a really great idea.  Between website nameriders and QR codes in bathroom stalls, I feel like accessing real estate is only a couple smartphone fingertaps away.

The house is gorgeous by the way.  I visited the website and clicked through the photos.  I love the red door, and I'm familiar with the area.  I'd definitely buy it for myself if I had the disposable income - which I don't, but I can dream can't I?

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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com

My Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go Usage

According to this month's usage statement for my broadband card with Virgin Mobile, I've racked up 4194304.0 MB.  That's a lot of MBs and I don't even know how I could have used that much.

Okay, it was a random personal factoid, but I just wanted to share...


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~Tina Jan~
DRE# 01505855
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
1655 E. Sixth St.
Beaumont, CA 92223
Work: 951-845-5520 Ext. 105
Fax: 951-845-4916
Cell: 909-446-2666
Toll-Free: 1-877-TINAJAN
tina.jan@coldwellbanker.com
www.tinajan.com