Isanti - Sherburne - Wright - Anoka County Minnesota Real Estate Blog: June 2009

9466 EAGLE EYE CT MONTICELLO, MN 55362 $104,900 3 Bedrooms 2 Full | 1 Partial Bathrooms 1,482 Est. Sq. Ft. Listing # 3677029 3 BDR, 3 BA Townhome in nice Neighborhood. Nice Front Patio, Lots of Counter and Cabinet space in Kitchen. Some TLC needed. Short Sale, Sold As-Is.   Schedule a Showing    Save This Property Printable Version Email This Property Map Location Mortgage Information School: Elem | Mid | High Location Information County: Wright Map Code: 31D3 MLS Area: WRIGHT COUNTY(EXCEPT BUFFALO) MLS Area Number: 341 Subdivision: Klein Farms Estates 2nd Addn. Interior Features Extra Room Type: Patio 1/2 Baths: 1 Other Bathrooms Description: Main Floor 1/2 Bath, Upper Level Bath, Full Master Has Dining Room: Yes Dining Room Description: Informal Dining Room Has a Family Room: No Amenities: Lawn Sprinkler Has Fireplace: Yes Number of Fireplaces: 1 Fireplace Description: Living Room, Gas Burning Heating: Forced Air Heating Fuel: Natural Gas Cooling: Central Appliances: Range, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Disposal Basement Description: Drain Tiled Has Basement: No Exterior Features Construction: Previously Owned Exterior: Metal/Vinyl, Brick/Stone Roof: Asphalt Shingles, Age 8 Years or Less Septic Sewer: Connected Water: Connected Parking Description: Attached Garage, Asphalt Has Garage: Yes Number of Garage Spaces: 2 Has Golf Course: No Lot Description: Zero Lot Line Lot Size (Acres): 0.00 Road Frontage: Private, Paved Streets Has WaterFront: No School School District: MONTICELLO Additional Information Property Type: CND Property SubType: Quad/4 Corners Year Built: 2001 Potential Short Sale: Yes Fees Include: Snow/Lawn Care, Outside Maintenance, Hazard Insurance, Building Exterior, Professional Management, Shared Amenities Restrictions: Number Limit Room Dimensions (LxW): BR1: 15x11, BR2: 12x10, BR3: 12x10, DR: 13x19, KT: 13x10, LR: 16x13

Contact: Chuck Carstensen at 612-290-3809  (Re/max Associates Plus inc.)

In this market if you wait ONE DAY to see a HOUSE it is now often too late.  They get listed and have several offers by the end of the day.  So how can a buyer find a house and get an offer accepted.

1) Be prepared to offer $10,000 to $20,000 over the asking price.

2) Be ready to write up an offer right after seeing the house.

3) Be flexible with closing dates.

4) Get approved for CONVENTIONAL FINANCING ... some bank still won't take FHA or VA loans.

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Either that or come back in December.

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with The Discovery Team at RE/MAX; helping buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate.  He is a Dynamic Life Coach; The Discovery Coach- "Helping you discover your talents, desires and purpose." Carstensen is a speaker and co-author in the best selling book series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Your Wake Up Moments (NOW available go to http://tinyurl.com/wakeupmoments).

Need to give my hometown some love!  This weekend is the big Browerville Days.  Browerville is a small town of under 1000 people but when I comes to this annual event it blows up. People flock from miles around to have a great time!

This year is the all school reunion!  So there are even more people expected and more events going on including a Street Dance all three days.  See information on the event here: http://www.browervilledays.com/index.php?pr=Events

I will be out at the street dance on Saturday Night (Signing Autographs...just kidding).  Most of the rest of the time you will find me at the softball fields playing on the long shot teams to win a game in either of the tournaments. 

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with The Discovery Team at RE/MAX; helping buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate.  He is a Dynamic Life Coach; The Discovery Coach- "Helping you discover your talents, desires and purpose." Carstensen is a speaker and co-author in the best selling book series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Your Wake Up Moments (NOW available go to http://tinyurl.com/wakeupmoments).

In the last month or so I have noticed a sizable drop off in the number of homes that match my buyers search results.  A search that used to yield 10 homes a week, now might only return 3-4 homes.  Then the homes that are coming up are priced great and sell right away.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOUR A BUYER?

1) Be prepared to make an offer today! 

2) Make sure you are current on your loan pre approval.

3) Bring your check book to cut an earnest money check! 

4) Know that most homes are selling for above the asking price.

Rates are still good and first time buyers will get up to $8000 in a tax credit! Get moving!

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with The Discovery Team at RE/MAX; helping buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate.  He is a Dynamic Life Coach; The Discovery Coach- "Helping you discover your talents, desires and purpose." Carstensen is a speaker and co-author in the best selling book series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Your Wake Up Moments (NOW available go to http://tinyurl.com/wakeupmoments).

Does anyone actually like short sales?  Perhaps a couple agents who list them and work them well enough to make a good living, but for the buyer and the buyers agent is there anything to like about them?

I choose to focus on the positive.  If you read my blogs I am normally positive.  I have 3 short sale offers just sort of hanging out there. One is over two months old, one is a little over a month old and the other is a little over two weeks old. Of course I prepare people that these take a while to know if your offer is going through or not. 

Thinking about this tonight I feel the #1 reason I don't like short sales is that I can't count them as a sale.  I have three people sitting on a house...but its not a pending sale...its a ... HOPE AND A PRAYER at best.  Other pending sales I can say I have X amount of closings coming up, but for short sales I can't count them.

I know you can come up with better reasons not to like them.  Start your list below...

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with The Discovery Team at RE/MAX; helping buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate.  He is a Dynamic Life Coach; The Discovery Coach- "Helping you discover your talents, desires and purpose." Carstensen is a speaker and co-author in the best selling book series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Your Wake Up Moments (NOW available go to http://tinyurl.com/wakeupmoments).

Prices have fallen significantly around the country in the last couple of years.  However, its important to keep in mind that real estate is local.  Today I want to focus on Isanti County, MN.

Home prices in Cambridge, Braham, Isanti and surrounding areas have seemed to hit bottom for the time being. In Isanti its possible to get a clean home with 4 br and 2 bath (split entry) for under $120,000.  Move right in!

In Braham if you are on the look out you could get a 2 br, 1 ba split entry style home for around $80,000 right now. But remember these homes are selling fast and might not come on the market again for awhile.

In Cambridge you can find a nice 2 Br, 2ba townhome for under $70,000.  So with prices like these if you are able to buy its time to get moving.  Interest rates are low and first time buyers get up to an $8,000 tax credit!

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with The Discovery Team at RE/MAX; helping buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate.  He is a Dynamic Life Coach; The Discovery Coach- "Helping you discover your talents, desires and purpose." Carstensen is a speaker and co-author in the best selling book series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Your Wake Up Moments (NOW available go to http://tinyurl.com/wakeupmoments).