John M. Scott's Blog

Extreme Makeover Home Edition Ends, Part 2 I just watched the previous episode from 12/2/2011 about the Walker Family. The 11 year old son had been bullied relentlessly in school. He had just talked with his mom before dinner and went up to his room on the 3rd floor. When he didn't come down to e...

Be Very Careful with FHA Appraisals I have a Short Sale Listing. List price: $255,000.00 An offer came in at $258,000. Buyer is using FHA financing.  Submitted to short sale lender and got an approval. FHA Appraisal came in at $258,000. So far so good. Inspections OK. Then buyer's wife decides sh...

Extreme Makeover Home Edition Ends I love this show, can't watch it without a box of Kleenex nearby. Part of that is that it expresses how important 'Home' is. Anyone is the industry should understand that, Architects, Builders, Realtors, Designers. A home isn't just a place to hang your coat, pa...

The Year of the Dragon 2012 2011, another Year of hard work, good friends, adventure, joy and challenges. We're so very fortunate! At this time of year we reflect upon those things  that we cherish the most. Remembering friends and family has to be counted as  one of life's greatest pleasures.   ...

The Day Before Christmas Upon inspiration from my friend Kathleen, I decided to write a post about the day before Christmas... Yesterday was a busy, fruitful day. Received an extension on a short sale approval - one I had only requested 2 days before. Received approval on an offer for an REO list...

Tibetan Gift Corner - West Portal There is a storefront just a short distance from our Century 21 Scott Keys office (we're at 101 Vicente St., right behind Starbucks) in San Francisco's West Portal village. The storefront at West Portal Avenue and Vicente St. used to be a video rental store. Then...

Be successful and follow your Dreams. Short sales can be a solution. I just watched Slumdog Millionaire tonight. I'd seen it before when it was fairly new, and had requested it again thru Netflix. It showed up yesterday quite unexpected - it had been awhile.... So after a day of travelling to mee...

Disclosure 101 - Cannonballs in the House! It does sound like the stuff of Myths, but it really happened yesterday. Members of the Discovery Channel Show MythBusters were testing a homemade Cannon at the Alameda County ordnance range to be sure it had the power of a real historical cannon. It was...

Welcome Maggy Frias to Century 21 Scott Keys! We are always looking for talented new agents to join with Century 21 Scott Keys Properties here in San Francisco's West Portal. Maggy is a Go Getter and had been working with another company a block away. Changes in that company led her to us, and I ...

A Two-Day Short Sale Approval Every lender is different in how they manage Short Sales. This San Francisco Short Sale Agent has had experience working Short Sales with Chase, Wachovia, Wells Fargo, Aurora Loans, Patelco, Bank of America and many of the banks that are no longer in existence. Every...