Looking back at all the successful transactions I have had and combing over the best experiences that I believed have been had either on the buying and or selling side. The smoothest of transactions that I have seen is where the buyer and sellers have been flexible. 

Now I am not saying the buyer asking for money back and the seller said yes. Or the seller has come to the buyer and said I am taking all the appliances. I am talking about we need another day or two here to move out, or we need extra time on our loan. And instead of fighting it, the happiest of buyers and sellers evaluated what would work for them and we worked it out!

I always say it is either time or money and often times that is really all most of the transactions boil down to. But…

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Are you thinking of buying? have you heard it is stressful? It does not have to be. There are some simple ways to make the experience a good one maybe a little nerve wracking but should not be keep you up at night! Here are some simple tips. There are more but let's start here.

Buyers first make a mental note or written list of three non-negotiables and three "would love, but could live without". For example here in Santa Cruz it might be anywhere Santa Cruz, and three bedrooms and the home must be in fairly decent condition. And three "would love but could live without." Would love to be in the city of Santa Cruz, near a school and a big yard. The idea is to understand what you can live without because in all my buyer consulting conversations I…

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