All Forum Posts by: Ben Howard

@Daniel Zapata Congratulations on your progression to small multi family or single family in the Sacramento region! Should you need any MLS data or area information.

Hello Lulu,

If the school is unassigned using that located which you linked to then they may be impacted in attendance. You should be able to find out by contacting the closest schools and inquiring if fall attendance is effecting all grade levels. When I speak with people who work in a school’s office there often is a person there that can use the address which you give them to offer an opinion for that moment in time and then once you have their contact information you can ask in the future. 

Hello Lulu, my experience with renters as well as people who are purchasing to live in the property is that they generally place a high importance on the rating of assigned schools. The one exception sometimes is older clients, however even then they may have younger family members in school and want to be near them. If you have flexibility on a location there is almost always a home for sale for a similar price with a better assigned school (particularly now with the population aging/retiring and both parents of a child more likely to work). Please keep in mind that just because a particular school is assigned to an address you don’t have a guarantee that there will be room to admit a student. I had an escrow close last year for a Buyer that lives on the same street as a school but the school was full for the particular grade which was needed so they were assigned to a different school. Also, be wary of websites such as Zillow when they state a school for an address. It is much more reliable to look on the district’s website and search by a specific address. If you need help with this or have any other questions just send me a direct message and I would be happy to help. 

Hi Sudhir. Folsom and Rocklin are pretty different. I suppose part of that is because Rocklin is along an interstate highway and Folsom is along a state highway. Also, there is a significant rail line traveling through Rocklin. They both have great schools and positive crime statistics. Folsom is the top place to raise a family and Rocklin is 13th (WalletHub 2018). I can contribute more information if you ask specific questions about either. I moved to Folsom in 1989 and went to college in Rocklin, 1995. 

NOW $342,499!!!!

Opportunity knocks! This is- an Industrial-Zoned parcel with a 3 Bedroom/2 Bath, Manufactured Home on .63 -Acre! The set up would be good for a live-on-site business with applicable special use permit(s). Gated entry. Land Use Designation: I. Zoning Designation: IL (Go to EDC Planning Services to verify allowed uses).

Property sold as-is. Mobile included. Shipping container Not included.NOT zoned residential.

5421 Merchant Cir, Placerville, CA 95667

MLS Listing 

#18060274 & #18054210

Please text Ben Howard at 916-390-7060 with any questions or to schedule an appointment to view property.

Ben Howard  

CalBRE #02016843

Jane Layton & Associates Inc. 

RE/MAX Gold El Dorado Hills, CA

Hi Yeng, I suggest Christian at Home Check Inspections. I use his inspection services often and he has conducted over 10,000 in the past 20 years. You may book your inspection/see availability on his website:

http://www.homecheckinspections.net/

Front yard maintenance by the HOA. Back yard low maintenance. Stucco. Tile Roof. Refrigerator included. The off street premium location you have been waiting for! A kitchen with upgraded cabinets & granite leads to an open living/dining area prewired for surround sound, & established backyard garden w/planter box & patio. Upstairs loft w/large built in desk, master bedroom walk-in closet w/window, separate thermostat. Upstairs laundry room, 2-car tandem garage w/extra storage space. 15 minutes to downtown Sacramento. Part of the Bridgeway Lakes community with 12 acre park.

Potential rent of $1,900/month. 

Price just reduced over $20k 

On Market August 10, 2018

Owner Occupied

$72 Mo HOA $150 Mo Mello Roos

2017-2018 tax year (will vary depending on Assessment and other factors)

Variable (Ad Valorem) Tax Rate 1.11680%

Variable (Ad Valorem) Tax Total $2,634.90

Direct Assessment Total $1,775.82

Annual Tax Total $4,410.72

MLS #18055161

Ben Howard CALBRE#02016843

RE/MAX Gold El Dorado Hills, CA

Text Ben at 916-390-7060 with questions 5am to 11pm PST 

@Wes Blackwell A clear indication that an agent is part time is when they inform their clients and/or agents in a transaction of their limited availability. A transaction with an agent that states that they are unavailable on Sundays, after 8pm, before 10am, etc seems to also lead to further instructions of that agent also not being available for several days at a time during escrow. If I were considering using an agent I would text them a message and wait to see how long it takes them to respond. I might even text using more than one number, or with a blocked number at different times of the day/week. If an agent is unresponsive with their client then they will likely be the same with other agents that want to show the client’s home, or when their client wants to see a house quickly. Which brings up another point, how can a Buyer’s agent effectively show homes when they are part time?