Redfin Returns to Silicon Valley: You Are Invited
Redfin is extending a personal invitation to you for its next Bay Area Red Carpet event. Redfin has been bouncing between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, holding home-buying classes, one-on-one meetings with agents, screenings of new Redfin features, and providing food and beverages to interested home buyers. September 24th will be the next event, back in Silicon Valley.
The location is still in flux, as they need to be able to find a venue that will accommodate the larger crowds that have been attending Red Carpet events. The last several San Francisco events have had over 100 people, and those who RSVP’d too late were not able to get a slot. In the past Redfin has offered a class on the home-buying process, packed with useful links, checklists, neighborhood pricing data and insider insights on getting a good deal (see curriculum below). Interested parties have been able to query Redfin agents, meet Sweet Digs bloggers, talk with Redfin programmers, and have some good grub.
HOME-BUYING CLASS CURRICULUM
- WHERE TO LOOK ONLINE The best sites for zoning, pricing, crime, tax records, divorce records, schools, neighborhoods, mortgages.
- WHEN TO BUY: Price-to-rent ratios, Case-Schiller indices
- WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD New lending rules, e-preapprovals & rate-shopping.
- WHERE TO LOOK Current MLS data on closing-vs-list-prices by neighborhood.
- HOW TO HIRE AN AGENT 15 questions to ask first.
- WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON A TOUR A 25-point checklist.
- WHEN TO PLAY HARD-TO-GET: 7 signs that the seller’s ready to deal.
- WHEN TO POUNCE 7 indicators the house will be gone in a week.
- HOW THE GAME HAS CHANGED Auctions, bank-owned listings, short sales.
So mark your calendar for Wednesday September 24th, 6-8 pm, and be sure to RSVP early.
