If you want facts and well put together research - Then please do yourself a favor and see www.LosAngelesCountyForeclosures911.com.

You will see why REMAX of Santa Clarita and REMAX of Valencia coupled with The Paris911 Team, bring about massive changes to the how and why of Full Disclosure Real Estate.  It is all about making you the most educated buyer or seller possible.  So if we vanish from this Earth, you will be armed with enough knowledge so you are no taken advantage of.

Or worse, we are still on this Earth and you happen to be turned on to a family friend or personal friend that gets the best of you and takes you for a ride that you might never recover from.

It takes all types, but you can be sure of two things - Paris and I.  We are telling those that  are considering buying or selling the truth about the market, where it was, is and will be again.  Everything is cyclic, just hang in there and don’t let these times dissway you from enjoying the splendor of what is happening around you.

Please see our newest Resource, beside our www.TopProducing911.com site - See the www.LosAngelesCountyForeclosures911.com site for yourself.

BTW - It loves Zip Codes - The city option seems to give it indegestion…

Ok, why a post on this?  Well the reason is because this is a deal that has been re-lived recently by a Credit Union in their publication that is running in the same magazine in which we run.  The Thin Blue Line.

In our ad, we are advocates of not being connected or "hooked up" with any specific lenders.  Furthermore, how we watch that part of the equation when our buyers come to us for representation, is quite rare in the Real Estate industry.  Why might you ask, do I really care enough to write about it? 

Let me tell you why:

There are three fee’s that make up your closing costs as a buyer and you can pay those any way you want.  You can pay cash, check, or charge, or you might want the seller to pay those fees for you by the sellers taking that amount off of their "net profit" and allowing you to finance it into your loan.

Closing Costs (for a buyer) are made up of three items:

1. Escrow Fee’s:  Usually and roughly 1% of the purchase price a bit flexible but rarely modified or changed.
2. Title Fee’s:  Usually and roughly 1% of the purchase price, a bit flexible but rarely modified or changed
3. Lender Fee’s:  Lenders fee’s depend on several things and they make money by origination and on the back end.

Escrow and Title are pretty much set.  The wild card is, you guessed it, the lender.  So when you understand who is who in the zoo, then knowing knowledge is power, you are well on your way.

So, did you notice that I did not mention what you pay us when buying a home?  - Nothing.  We, as agents, Realtors, or whatever you want to call us, get paid by the Seller.  That is whether the seller is the bank, a private party, an investor, or a corporation.  They pay both ends, the selling agent and the agent representing the buyer.

So having my hide chapped at the statement regarding "use us as your lender and you be given back 25% of your Realtor’s commission", is well justified.  Also, the fine print, you know those darn asterisks ********************* they direct you to how this is possible.  It does not read as the following, but might as well as, "*this incentive is only good on days of the week that do not start with the letters, T, W, S, F or M."

I have a better solution, because you do not pay our commission as a buyer, how about we, as the ones that feed the lenders, make sure you get the best loan, at the best rate, with the lowest fee’s possible…  That is novel and that is what we do as REMAX of Santa Clarita and REMAX of Valencia at The Paris911 Team!!!

Thanks for letting me clear that up and have a great 4th of July!!!

Don’t forget to check out all of the Santa Clarita Valley Foreclosures and Beyond in all of the areas the Paris911 Team operates by checking out www.ForeclosureRadar911.com and you will be taken to a portal that you can run foreclosures by Zip Codes.  When there you will also be able to obtain the street names of Foreclosures, Auctions, Bank Owned and other distressed properties including Pre-Foreclosures.  Enter the info and I will be notified.  I then take that data and run searches within all of the Boards of Realtors in which we are member of - compiling the locations and specifically searching for those to see if they are on the "actual" re-Sale market so you can buy them. - Connor with HONOR

Foreclosures and the like have everyone on the edge of their seats.  REMAX of Santa Clarita and REMAX of Valencia and The Paris911 Team have a lot of resources to help you out.  It is not all about selling your home, or getting you in to our offices to sink any proverbial hook, it is about relationships that are formed regarding what your needs are and if we can help in any way.

I have been reluctant to cross those lines related to Transactional views of business.  I will not sacrifice what The Paris911 Team is about to go there.  Our play it forward approach as earned us the right to stand alongside the masters in Real Estate.  Our code has pushed us in front of them as well.  I would ask that you check out what we are about and call for an appointment when you are ready to get truthful advice related to Real Estate, whether in Santa Clarita Valley or Beyond.

When writing blogs and being interviewed on Pod-Casts, we have been very happy to be able to give you the best information related to Real Estate and the Market at hand.  We want you to know, as we have shown in the past, that we are up for the challenge to meet with you and develop a sure plan about your path to home ownership or successful selling of Real Estate, Investing or all three.

The most important thing is that you feel comfortable with your choices.  Also, that you have all of the facts as it relates to who and what we offer with our Premium services within the Real Estate Window!

Here are some Accurate numbers that The Paris911 Team with REMAX of Santa Clarita and REMAX of Valencia are reporting with regard to Current Active Homes on the Market in the communities that compose the Santa Clarita Valley California.

• Castaic - There are 232 active listings with average prices of 542K and median of 415K.
• Stevenson Ranch - There are 132 active listings with average prices of 655K and median of 640K
• Saugus - There are 299 active listings with average prices of 529K and 439K
• Canyon Country - There are 615 properties listed for sale with average prices of 453K and median of 340K
• Newhall - There are 279 properties listed for sale with average prices of 461K and median of 348K
• Valencia - There are 418 properties for sale currently with average price at 523K and median of 455K
• Agua Dulce - there are 68 Real Estate properties for sale with an average price of 941K with a median of 709K
• Acton - There are 160 properties for sale with an average price of 610K and a median of 449K

Any way you slice it true numbers don’t lie.  Another resource that we have to offer are market snapshots of the cities above that are contained within the Santa Clarita Valley Real Estate community.  Just type in any one of those cities followed by a 911.com and you will be transported to that cities specific market snapshot widget offered by www.TopProducing911.com.

"Best Real Estate Agents" - Depends on whom you ask.

"Number 1 agent" - Again this could be true when framed in the proper context.

"Voted number 1 agents" - Who’s doing the voting.

If you are looking for the most hardworking (I know not how others work - But we are usually the first at the office and last to leave), honest (this one I can prove with our testimonials from past clients), Agents (yes licensed) - Call and Be Safe.

Here is a Foreclosure that has not hit the market yet - Located in the San Fernando Valley we will keep you posted on this great REO property.  check out www.MoreThanForeclosures.com for other details and every single foreclosure that is on the Real Estate Market - Whether in The Santa Clarita Valley, San Fernando Valley, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Ventura County, or the Antelope Valley.

Our Sphere of influence in REMAX of Santa Clarita and REMAX of Valencia with The Paris911 Team has had a serge of amazing growth during this "hard market".  We have been working with Banks in helping them sell their Foreclosure properties and we have been made better as a result.

Not only are we full service REO agents in this market, but we had our modules in place from the past and current "regular" listings.  To keep sellers on the cusp of some of the most advantageous Real Estate marketing techniques, The Paris911 Team has to change and be flexible with the times.

You know that most people, over 87% are searching the INTERNET for their home.  This is even before they pick up the phone to call an agent, or as they should do, interview several agents.  We have those bases covered with our advertising.  We have taken that into the REO community and built the same shows, MLBroadcasts, Blogs, V-Flyers, Real Estate Shows, CraigsList Listings, and other areas on the WWW to give HUGE exposure to all of the REO Forclosures we obtain from the Banks We work with.

This is primarily different in the way that some of the agents are very seasonal and they are not used to other types of markets where advertising is key and how to implement self-promotion and Brand Recognition.  We survived in the good times having a huge base of clients and a Relational Business Model that no one else in the Real Estate Industry could or can compare to. 

We continued surviving in the hard times when the sub-primer fell back in early 2007 because of our unsurpassed referral network and our sphere of influence with the LAPD, LASD, and CHP (amongst others).  We are now in a Foreclosure Based market - Having regular listings as well, we have coupled our "innovative" approach to advertising with the "normal" listings and expanded it to cover the REO product.

Which is something that is not offered by other "seasonal" agents.  I must say that the branding and INTERNET exposure, whether by seasonal or regular market agents, is not seen either.  That is why we are not about competition, our products speak for themselves. 

http://www.mlbroadcast.com/74207  <——Click Here for An Example of just 1 of our resources

The above ad is for Paris and I with The Paris911 Team at REMAX of Santa Clarita and REMAX of Valencia, but these MLBroadcasts are posted all over the Internet and to places that people are looking for homes, even iTunes!!!  As I said - This is just 1 resource we build for the Homes We have Advertised.

Several dozen eviction notifications later, it does not get any easier, especially when the properties are tenant occupied.  In many cases they have just paid their rent and are left in the dark by the Owner/Landlord.

So, when we break the news to them that the home that they are living in has been sold from under there noses, they usually are in denial for the first several minutes.  At least until we can cover the "how" this happened.

It seems more common than not, they had been prepared, at least a little bit by the landlord, usually telling them that there might be people coming to look at the home, but not to worry.  This is why I am a advocate of leases and not month to month.  A Lease will not save you from having to move out or having the locks changed by the sheriff’s.  But it is something that you can do some follow up with later in court.

Also, having self made receipts, like cashed checks for rent, are also very important.  I still know some that pay rent by cash.  If you might fall prey to the property being sold from under your nose, you will want to reconsider how you pay rent.

REMAX of Santa Clarita and REMAX of Valencia coupled with The Paris911 Team offer you Premium Real Estate Services.  We have a lot to offer our clients and sphere of influences.  Our referral network is off the hook.  To say we are the best is something that could never be proven, so we just say to try us out for size.  Also, you might want to see what we are about on the Internet.  Run searches through Google or the other top search engines to see what we have to say and what others swear by our services.

We have search engines, market snapshots, listing books, foreclosure radar, and other devices to help you on your Real Estate Quests - We are also running four independent websites.  (This definitely helps the users out there work in a medium that is comfortable)

• www.Paris911.com
• www.connormacivor.remax.com
• www.parismacivor.remax.com
• www.TopProducing911.com

These are all great resources and I have IDX search engines set up on each one.  Enjoy and Be safe out there.  Connor MacIVOR