Melinda Flynn

Real Estate eNews & Updates

March 2010
Greetings! 
Spring is here, time to store all the winter decor and make room to enjoy the sun.  Spring cleaning is a tradition that allows us to freshen up our homes and get a head start on the hectic seasons of spring and summer.  Here are some tips to help you: Spring Cleaning Tips.  
 
Thank you for your referrals and support of our business!
 
 Easter
 

  Sincerely,

Melinda Flynn, Realtor
 Billy Chacon, Realtor (Buyer's Agent)
Lindsay Karbe, Executive Assistant
310-265-4222 Direct
 
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In This Issue
*Selling One Home & Buying Another
*What We're Up To At Melinda's Real Estate Team--New Listings, Sales, & Buyer Needs
*In the Mail
Selling One Home & Buying Another
 
If you're considering selling your home and buying another, here is a helpful article appropriately called "Selling One, Buying Another". Of course in this market, pricing your home correctly right off the bat & having it "show ready" are the keys to getting it sold. Read all about Real Estate Listing Mistakes. 
 
Here are the 10 Must-Do's when preparing your home for sale, Staging Advice, & more.
 
Please keep us in mind for your South Bay seller referrals this spring!
Quick Links
*Melinda's Current Listing Inventory (We're always looking for more inventory, submit South Bay SELLER REFERRALS here)
*Melinda's Website
*Melinda's Blog
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What We're Up To At Melinda's Real Estate Team--New Listings, Sales, & Buyer Needs
We're working hard here at Melinda Flynn's Real Estate Team! It's a busy market. As you know, our real estate business runs on referrals; they are the gas in our tank. Well guess what? We also advertise by referral! So, here's our latest inventory and what's in the works.
 
Please help us spread the word to move inventory & buyers! Forward the info. to your friends, co-workers, family...maybe they are talking to someone right now who'd be a perfect fit. Click links for photos & more details.
 
Currently Listed:
  • 1700 Nelson Avenue, Manhattan Beach 90266 featuring 7 bedrooms, nice upgraded kitchen, fabulous lot, great neighborhood! When I visit this home for open house or a visit with my client, I don't want to leave! It's a wonderful house with a great floor plan. Nice custom build, not a "cookie cutter". List price: $1,875,000.
 
To Be Listed in April:
 
  • Golden Hills single family home 3 bedroom/2 bath, price TBD (under $700k)
  • Strand property in N. Hermosa, list price $12 million
 
Do You (Or Someone You Know) Have What Some of Our Buyers Are Looking For?
  • Single family home in Lawndale/Hawthorne up to $200k, fixer okay
  • Single family home on the peninsula, up to $850k
  • 2-4 unit building in Lawndale, up to $450k with sensible numbers!
  • Bixby Knolls or California Heights Long Beach Single Family up to $450k, light fixer okay
 
In Escrow, Closing Soon--Congratulations to Our Recent Buyers!
  • Clyde Park, Holly Glen (a miracle how it happened!)
  • 4th Street, Long Beach (the perfect fit after a long search!)
  • Fusion townhome, Hawthorne (the longest short sale approval EVER) :)
  • Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (waiting for short sale approval!)
 
We'd love to add you to our Currently Listed or Looking For List. If you or someone you know needs our services, or if you have questions about anything posted here just give us a call at 310-265-4222.
In the Mail: "When it Comes to the News, It's Easy to Twist Things"

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This month's Item of Value* was about making sense of news and information. Here is a supplement eReport to what you received in the mail, "How the Media Reports & Distorts the Housing Market."
 
Sneak peak at next month's Item of Value: "Built to Last: New Household Formation Will Fuel Housing Demand."  This has a real estate focus, you will not want to miss it! Be watching your mail in the next couple of weeks for it.
 
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