All about Northwest Arkansas Real Estate with Nicky Dou: July 2009

The Orchards subdivision has to be one of the prettiest and most well laid out established developments in Bentonville. All of the garages are in the back, there are large beautiful trees that line the streets, not cookie cutter homes, either - there is a good array of different styles and sizes of homes in The Orchards. The neighborhood is also walking distance to Elm Tree Elementary(the year round Elementary school in Bentonville) & Spring Hill Middle School.

The home that I am marketing in The Orchards is located at 3105 Mimosa Way. It is a one level gorgeous home with a great flowing floor plan. The seller has removed all of the wallpaper and re-painted with great "neutral - yet designer" colors... All new flooring throughout! Master Suite has a whirlpool tub and double sinks. The backyard is great for entertaining, too with the covered patio and large fenced yard. Home is just under 2000 ht.sq.ft. and has 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths and a 2-car Garage! Call today for your personal tour of this home. 479-236-3457 or email me at Nicky@NickyDou.com

Hope you enjoy the You Tube Video below. I also have additional photos and information on my direct link for this beautiful home on my website @ www.NickyDou.com/3105Mimosa

It is July in Northwest Arkansas & the real estate market overall is doing pretty well... Check out the latest Market Video Report by Clicking Here or on the photo below.

I have a few HUGE price reductions I would like to tell you about.

• 142 Carver in Har-Ber Meadows. This is a beautiful home located in the wonderful Har-Ber Meadows neighborhood in the west part of Springdale (walking distance to the new high school and Young Elementary). I did a Blog post on this home when I first listed it... CLICK HERE to view that post. The seller reduced the price today to $416,900. Home is right on the lake and features 4 (or 5) bedrooms (all have closets), 4 baths, sunroom, large bonus room upstairs, gourmet kitchen and awesome covered patio overlooking on of the lakes in Har-Ber Meadows. For additional info. visit http://www.NickyDou.com/142Carver or call me today to set up a time to go see this great home for sale. 479.236.3457 or email me @ nicky@nickydou.com

• 9605 Summers Rd. on Beaver lake. This home is private and CLOSE IN TO TOWN! Lake frontage with a winter lake view, Private Boat Dock (these are hard to come by and this one is NICE!) - walk to lake... Home features 4 Bedrooms and 3 baths and 3450 ht.sq.ft. Price has been drastically reduced to only $399,900! Click here for recent BLOG post on this listing which includes a YouTube video.

Call me for all of your real estate needs in Northwest Arkansas. I will give you 100%! I am not "your typical" Realtor. I really actually try to be different than most... not that others are not good - I just want to be different - to stand out - AND MAKE MY LISTINGS STAND OUT. This is why I utilize so many internet marketing methods to ensure the best placement for my listings including this BLOG! I also have enhanced & featured listings on Realtor.com; I am a Number1Expert (check out my website @ www.NickyDou.com) Number1Experts outsell the average agent 10 to 1. I love my job and meeting new people...

Nicky Dou, ePRO, ecoBroker, Sr. Vice President, Executive Broker | Century 21 Exclamation Realty 

visit my website @ www.NickyDou.com or for the best deals visit www.NWAFiresale.com  

So you might have heard of or seen the website WWW.NWAFiresale.com- One of the most comprehensive database of bank foreclosures, short sales, "smokin deals" and Relocation Properties throughout Northwest Arkansas. IF NOT check it out... here is an article from the Arkansas Business Journal about the website.

So Jerry Dou (my husband) has found his niche! He has been helping investors locate great deals in Northwest Arkansas for the past couple of years. NOW Jerry is helping home owners as well that are facing hard times in making payments in assisting with "short selling" their home. In my opinion - they should call these "LONG SALES" as there is nothing short to them... The "average" short sale from offer to closing is usually around 60 days or more. AND for buyers looking to purchase short sales - have a pre-approval letter ready to submit with your offer and be ready to be very patient! Banks will also not take any contingency offers (unless your home is set to close already - then you most likely will need to submit that contract along with the offer) - but don't worry - leave the details to us! We are the experts...

What is a Short Sale?

A Short Saleis where the sales price is insufficient to pay the total of all liens and costs of the sale; and where the seller did not bring sufficient liquid assets to the closing to cure all deficiencies.

The Elements of a Successful Short Sale are generally these:

• The property is worth less than is owed
• The seller has some sort of hardship that makes it impossible (or near impossible) for the seller to keep the property.
• The seller is cooperative and willing to work with a real estate agent to package the short sale (meaning gathering all of the paperwork necessary to get to their bank)
• The lender is contacted and expresses willingness to entertain a short sale
• The property is listed for "a good price" that will most likely gain an offer (and is effectively marketed).
• The lender is presented with an offer, accepted by the seller, along with the completed short sale package and hardship letter explaining why the short sale is necessary and desirable.
• The lender approves the offer and escrow closes as usual. No proceeds go to the seller - but the debt is also forgiven...

Jerry has successfully helped many people with "short sales" - he has been on both sides of A SHORT SALE many, many times with investors purchasing them and helping sellers sell their home via a short sale. Jerry is great at what he does and VERY organized. If you or anyone you might know are in a stressful situation OR if you are an investor looking to pick up some good deals in Northwest Arkansas - give Jerry a call @ 479.236.0362 or email him@ jerry@jerrydou.com.  This will be kept confidential and Jerry already has the short sale packet ready to have you fill out. He can probably talk with you on the phone or if you wish communicate via email to see if you would qualify for a short sale. You never know till you ask, right...

Click the Photo above or here to join the Facebook Group for NWAFiresale - "The Best Real Estate Deals in Northwest Arkansas"... For all homes for sale or information about Northwest Arkansas visit my website @ www.NickyDou.com

19 Oxford is located in "The Pinnacle" of neighborhoods. Located in Rogers, Arkansas Pinnacle Country Club is one of the most Prestigious addresses in all of Northwest Arkansas. For detailed information regarding what Pinnacle has to offer visit Pinnacle Country Club's website @ http://www.pinnaclecc.com/

19 Oxford Drive offers luxury at its best. Featuring 5334 ht.sq.ft. with four bedrooms & five baths; a Gourmet Kitchen with commercial grade appliances, exotic granite counter-tops, fireplace, pantry & more... Beautiful Brazilian Cherry Hardwood flooring (some with porcelain tile inlay), grand entrance, stained concrete driveway, spectacular Master Bedroom & Luxurious Master Bath... This is a must see home for those that have good taste and expect quality... email me for additional info. or call me @ 479-236-3457.

 LUXURY HOME FOR SALE IN PINNACLE! CALL NICKY DOU FOR YOUR PRIVATE SHOWING!