Jacquie Cliff's Real Estate Blog

Major short sale annoyance and once again, the bank caused the issues!! Short Sales, Short Sales…  Love them or hate them they are here to stay for a while. Considering that fact, it continually baffles me why the banks/note owners insist on making the short sale process so damn difficult. Many of t

Mod Pizza in Lynnwood Delivers on their Promise! It was Sunday and no one felt like cooking, so on the way back from my afternoon listing appointment I dropped into the new Mod Pizza in Lynnwood on 164th by the Alderwood Fred Meyers. Mod Pizza was launched in 2008 down in Union Square by a [...]

Can I rent out my house while I am doing a short sale? For homeowners that have already moved out of their home and are starting a short sale, it is sometimes tempting to put in a short term renter in the property to generate a little cash flow. To answer the question “can I [...]

What is the trick to selling your Seattle area home in 7 days or less? No trick! It is all about the price you are willing to accept and who your buyers are! You can sell your home in 7 days, but the real question that you should be asking yourself is if you need or want to. Before you call that

Are you thinking to yourself "Can I buy a home after my foreclosure?" It is not impossible to buy a home after a devastating financial event. In fact, people who have cleaned up their credit and are financially sound and qualified to get a mortgage can buy a home as soon as they have surpassed a pr

The Champions Real Estate office that I work with is located in the same parking lot as the old GI Joe's, so over the last few weeks I have been watching to see what is going up in its place. Much to my surprise it is going to be the Lynnwood Hobby Lobby. This seems an interesting choice since the

After playing in the world of short sales, bankruptcy challenges, loan modifications and helping people with their credit, I have started to notice some interesting details regarding the Washington state statute of limitations. Most often this comes up when talking about real estate short sale defi

Puget Sound Energy Offers New and Increased Rebates. Puget Sound Energy is offering new and increased rebates on energy-efficient water and space heating equipment as well as windows.  This offers homeowners both energy and money saving this winter. “PSE encourages customers to make energy-efficient

Short sale approval takes teamwork. A fellow broker recently brought me in as a negotiator for a short sale client of theirs and I have been experiencing a lot of "pain in the ass" events as a result. The main reason for this is the seller's need to try and control the situation and lack of coopera

After some calling and yelling, I usually get through to someone at the bank who informs me that we need to start the short sale negotiations really pretty much from scratch because the negotiator assigned to our file is "no longer with them." I don't know if this means they were fired, quit or wer