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Charles Fitzgerald Butler

A working estate agent writing about his own market is a rare thing on this platform, and Charles Fitzgerald Butler produced dozens of posts on one corner of southern California. The advice is specific to that market and the thinking transfers anywhere.

He is best on the parts people get wrong. Why a foreclosure is not automatically a bargain, and how to judge one the way an investor would. What the final walk through is actually for and what it protects you from. Why negotiating on a bank owned property takes patience most buyers do not have.

Sellers get equal attention, on preparing a house for a virtual tour, on keeping maintenance ahead of a sale, and on the safety precautions an open house needs.

He also covers buying for a blended family, which nobody else writes about.

If you are buying or selling anywhere, read the foreclosure and walk through posts. The market is local and the method is not.

Look Out! ZMOT Rages Through Local Real Estate Market!

Oct 3, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
Local Real Estate Market The “ZMOT” in question isn’t some 3-D cinematic monster that boils up from the sea to trample downtown Tokyo (though ZMOT and Godzilla do have a few similarities).…
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Prepping for Your Home’s Virtual Tour is Marketing 101

Oct 2, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
Your Virtual Tour Putting your South Bay home up for sale makes you a key player in a marketing team led by your real estate agent. But you don’t have to attend…
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South Bay Home Values and the Outdoor Kitchen Idea

Oct 2, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
Summer and South Bay Home Values With summer weather upon us and South Bay home values on the rise, it’s natural to follow the urge to get going on outdoor-oriented improvement projects.…
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Property Search Results Can Rise Through Social Media

Oct 1, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
Social Media and Property Search By now, social media are an integral part of many peoples’ daily routine. If you are selling your home in the South Bay this fall, you can…
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South Bay MLS is a Network at Your Disposal

Sep 30, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
You and the MLS If you are selling a home in the South Bay this year, even in the improving market you certainly know there is a great deal more to it…
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Your South Bay Home for Sale Moves Faster When…

Sep 30, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
South Bay Home for Sale If you’ve listed your “South Bay home for sale” this fall, no matter what your future plans may be, they won’t get under way until Job One…
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South Bay Homeowners Welcome Upward-Pointing Arrow

Sep 30, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
South Bay Homeowners and Home Values For South Bay homeowners watching property values rise and fall, surprises aren’t necessarily welcome. Surprises come in two flavors where real estate is concerned (and the…
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Future Retirees Eye South Bay Property for Sale

Sep 30, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
South Bay Property for Sale Who doesn’t give a quick second glance when they drive past a South Bay property for sale? Our curiosity seems almost automatic, even when we ourselves don’t…
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South Bay Short Sales Can Expand Buyers’ Affordability Range

Sep 29, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
Bargains For South Bay Short Sales? South Bay Short sales can hold the key to more than one real estate-related issue. For cash-strapped borrowers, short sale success means relieving an unsustainable obligation…
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Factoring In a Property Manager into South Bay Property Investments

Sep 28, 2013 · Charles Fitzgerald Butler
Factoring In a Property Manager into South Bay Property Investments The stage is set for those with investment dollars to spare: income properties — including rentable South Bay vacation homes – are…
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