Bluff Park Historic District Home – Sold – Long Beach Real Estate

Bluff Park Historic District Home – Just Sold

Long Beach Real Estate

Just Sold

Bluff Park Historic District Closed Sale 8/8/08

2609 East 2nd Street Long Beach, CA 90803 2 Short Blocks to the Beach Craftsman Home 2 Story 2 Bedroom 2 Bath 1,848 Square Feet 4,785 Sq Ft Lot 2 Car Garage + Driveway Beautifully Landscaped Great Floorplan Formal Entry Hardwood Floors Plantation Shutters French Doors to Rear Deck Private Back Yard Formal Dining Room Office (3rd Bdrm?) Den (4th Bdrm?) Front Porch Large Wood Burning Fireplace High Coved Ceilings with Detail Basement Lots of Storage

Buyer Represented by Laurie Manny (562) 212-5420

Offered at: $679,000 Sold at: $682,000

Bluff Park Historic District Neighborhood Market Report 2008 Home, Condo and Income Property Sales

Tale of the Sale

My buyers were relocating to Long Beach from out of town, in for the weekend they were hoping to find the home of their dreams immediately. They wanted a beach house or a home as close to the beach as possible, loved the California bungalow style and the Craftman homes. We spent the weekend looking at many Long Beach homes. There were 2 they fell into deep like with.

We spent over an hour in a very nice Alamitos Beach California bungalow while I listened to the buyers discussing moving walls, changing a room into a closet, rearranging the yard space and more. I looked at them and said, “Lets keep looking, this is not the right home for you”. They were still interested in the home so many calls went back and forth with the agent. The comparable sales just didn’t justify the price. I called in a favor from an appraiser friend of mine, the home was overpriced by about $100,000, the seller was not going to be able to wrap themselves around that, it would send them into a short sale. Next…

Another home also located in Alamitos Beach, was represented by beautiful pictures of the interior, we were hopeful. As I pulled up to the home the buyers cracked up laughing and said forget it, we don’t even want to go in, lets just go to the next home on the list. Somebody had changed the front on this California bungalow, it looked like a mobile home with a very strange fence and front yard. It was really bad! Next…

The next day we visited another California bungalow, in the Belmont Heights historic district, which was a great looking home, but just didn’t fit right. It didn’t help that the listing agent no showed for the appointment and finally sent his assistant to show the home 45 minutes late. The bedrooms were too small, the buyers were deciding which wall would have to go to expand a bedroom. While the house had hardwood floors throughout, every room had different flooring, it was odd and needed to be replaced to be cohesive, the kitchen needed to be replaced and it was also just too overpriced. Ready to write an offer on the house I again advised them to wait, the perfect home would come along. Next…

Tuesday my clients were going home (out of state), dejected at not having found a house, as the perfect home entered the market. A large 2 story Craftsman on 2nd Street, in the Bluff Park Historic District, just 2 short blocks from the beach, it was beautiful, it was everything they wanted – and more, and it was priced to sell – immediately. I knew this home would have multiple offers on it by the next day. There were many pictures of the house which really showed the character and details of this majestic and beautiful home, kudos to the listing agent for that! I just knew this was the right home.

I called the listing agent and wrote the offer that night, site unseen, faxed it to the buyers who signed and returned it to me immediately. They had seen the pictures and were in love. The offer was emailed to the agent in the middle of the night, the first day on the market. The buyer flew back the next day to view the home and fell in love with it. By the end of the day the agent had several offers and my clients were starting to sweat.

We wrote a strong offer, the financing wasn’t exactly the strongest, but it was solid and it was real, we had a lock in letter and a loan commitment to stregnthen the offer. The agent indicated they were nervous about the loan. The lender called and assured the agent and seller that this loan was secure; he left such an impression on the listing agent that they went ahead and accepted our offer. The offer was accepted because it came in first, the financing was secure and my reputation was known to the listing agent. Geez, now that felt good.

Today I had the pleasure of turning the keys over to my buyers. This is one of the best parts of what I do. Looking at these smiling faces and knowing that they really did find their dream home. You see, my buyers knew what they wanted in a house, but this home, in this neighborhood exceeded even their expections.

I take my hat off to the listing agent Jennifer Davis and her transaction coordinator Leon Freeman. Thank you for a wonderful transaction. It is really great to work with true professionals.

Thank you to Michelle Rios, my transaction coordinator who kept this organized on my end.

Thank you to Brian Brady, loan officer, for once again stirring the magic cauldron and pulling the proverbial rabbit out of the hat.

It takes a team to close a deal. This deal had a top notch team! Thank you all for a job well done. The buyers are tickled pink today!

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Posted on August 8, 2008 by Laurie Manny