Moon Valley Homes Phoenix Arizona - Las Meridas Neighborhood Part 4 of 7 - 03/31/10 06:52 PM
Moon Valley Homes Phoenix Arizona -  Las Meridas Neighborhood Part 4 of 7
Las Meridas is a small community of homes in the heart of Moon Valley in Phoenix Arizona.  What makes the Las Meridas community so inviting is that it is directly across from the Moon Valley Park. Moon Valley park consists of over 30 acres of outdoor heaven in the desert!  Las Meridas residents are frequently seen walking, biking and simply enjoy the beautiful desert and mountain scenery. There are also a soccer fields, tennis courts, basketball courts and playground areas.
The homes in Las Meridas have tile roofs, open floor-plans, fireplaces and smaller easy- care yards/patios.  … (8 comments)

Moon Valley Homes Phoenix Arizona -Tamarac Patio Homes Part 3 of 7 - 03/29/10 07:17 PM
Moon Valley Homes Phoenix Arizona -Tamarac Patio Homes Part 3 of 7
Tamarac is a picture perfect community of patio homes nestled in the heart of Moon Valley in Phoenix Arizona. Walking around the neighborhood you'll discover friendly, outgoing neighbors always willing to stop and share news with each other.
Tamarac homes have bright and open floor plans,   vaulted ceilings and many other amenities. You can fin both single and multi-level homes, all with 2 car garages.  The Tamarac Home Owners Association takes care of the front yard landscaping and pool area - so the residents can relax and not worry about yard work. The HOA also paints the homes … (8 comments)

Moon Valley Homes Phoenix Arizona -Phoenix Mountain Preserve Neighborhood Part 2 of 7 - 03/27/10 04:43 PM
Moon Valley Homes Phoenix Arizona -Phoenix Mountain Preserve Neighborhood Part 2 of 7



The Moon Valley Neighborhood in Phoenix Arizona is surrounded by the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.   Every home in the Moon Vally area has a view of the mountains and there are many access  points to the hiking and biking trails. As you can see by the map the Phoenix Mountain Preserve covers quite a bit of Moon Valley.

You might say Moon Valley is the place for active, outdoorsy folks who appreciate natural beauty. Within minutes we have the ability to be walking, hiking or biking the … (10 comments)

Imagination is the Key to Creating Your Dreams - 03/25/10 07:44 PM
Imagination is the Key to Creating Your Dreams
Imagination is a funny thing.  Think about it, how many times have you thought about what you wanted or didn't want?  A bazillion times? You're thinking about that now, right?
Stop what you're doing, take a few moments out of your day and give this some thought...and imagination.
We all have about 60,000 thoughts every day.  What are you doing with 'your' 60,000 thoughts?   Are you creating good stuff or are you creating fear, dread and all the stuff you don't want? 
Are you up for letting your resistance down and allowing all the good stuff … (31 comments)

Moon Valley Homes Phoenix Arizona- The Reserve at Moon Ridge Golf Estates Part 1 of 7 - 03/25/10 06:06 PM
Moon Valley Homes Phoenix Arizona- The Reserve at Moon Ridge Golf Estates Part 1 of 7
Tucked high up in the mountains of Moon Valley in Phoenix Arizona is a little known gated community - The Reserve at Moon Ridge Golf Estates.  There are only 45 custom homes and all are unique in design befitting a mountainous desert setting.
The Moon Valley area of Phoenix Arizona is close to downtown, major freeways - and yet is a  'hidden gem' in the city that many people have no idea exists. The Moon Valley community was developed around the Moon Valley Country Club in the 70's. Troon … (5 comments)

How to Save on Short Sales - 03/22/10 05:49 PM
 How To Save on Short Sales
Bright and early one morning last week I received a phone call from a potential home seller client.  A couple of years ago she wanted a CMA on her Scottsdale home as she was thinking of selling at that time. Timing wasn't right as she couldn't sell her home for anything close to what she thought she should get or what she owed on the home. 
Roll ahead to March 2010 and she's being foreclosed on but didn't call me till the eleventh hour.  She wanted to know - and this is a first for me - could I short … (28 comments)

A Little Irish Fun on St. Patty's Day - 03/17/10 04:02 PM
 A Little Irish Fun on St. Patty's Day
 Three guys, one Irish, one English, and one Scottish, are out walking along the beach together one day. They come across a lantern and a Genie pops out of it. "I will give you each one wish, that's three wishes in total", says the Genie.
The Scottish guy says, "I am a fisherman, my Dad's a fisherman, his Dad was a fisherman and my son will be one too. I want all the oceans full of fish for all eternity." So, with a blink of the Genie's eye FOOM! the oceans were teaming … (25 comments)

Silent Sunday - Gorgeous Phoenix Sunset - 03/13/10 08:22 PM

 
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Thinking of buying a home in the Phoenix area - or know someone who is? Take advantage of the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit or the Move-up Buyer Credit BEFORE April 30th, 2010.
Thinking of selling your Phoenix-area home? Call us today to request your complimentary market analysis to determine how your home compares to others in your area.
Find out how we can help make the buying or selling process simple, stress-free, and enjoyable. Feel free to contact me by phone 602-595-8900 or email me.
You can also visit our website for more information on … (25 comments)

Silent Sunday - Walk along the Creek in Prescott Arizona - 03/13/10 08:11 PM

 
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Thinking of buying a home in the Phoenix area - or know someone who is? Take advantage of the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit or the Move-up Buyer Credit BEFORE April 30th, 2010.
Thinking of selling your Phoenix-area home? Call us today to request your complimentary market analysis to determine how your home compares to others in your area.
Find out how we can help make the buying or selling process simple, stress-free, and enjoyable. Feel free to contact me by phone 602-595-8900 or email me.
You can also visit our website for more information on … (5 comments)

Feng Shui Tip for March: Ro Rusnock Scottsdale Arizona - 03/13/10 07:45 PM
Feng Shui Tip for March: Ro Rusnock Scottsdale Arizona
After receiving this wonderful post from my local Feng Shui Master, Ro Rusnock, I imagined it would be great to pass her information onto others.  She is a living, breathing expression of prosperity in all ways!  Enjoy her post!
Feng Shui Tip for March:
"Create a space for the wonderful things you are intending to bring into your life." 
Everyone has heard of "Spring Cleaning"!
De-cluttering and giving away items that are no longer representing who you are, is a common practice in Feng Shui.  March is a great month to go through your home and give away items … (1 comments)

It Depends... - 03/13/10 06:08 PM
It Depends...
Being in the real estate industry I'm sure you've heard attorneys say IT DEPENDS often enough, right.  Today I had a shocker of a story.  All I kept thinking was IT DEPENDS.
Question: So what happens if the seller failed to disclose that they had major roof leaks, had it repaired but not replaced and covered that fact up.  Do I have any recourse? 
Answer:  It Depends...
Question: After I bought the house I discovered the addition was not properly permitted as had been disclosed by the seller.  Do I have any recourse?
Answer:  It Depends...
Question: After moving … (17 comments)

What's in Your Trunk? Some People Are Just Way too Fun! - 03/13/10 03:23 PM
What's in Your Trunk? Some People Are Just Way too Fun!

 
Ok I get that this looks a bit odd - ok maybe really weird? Who the heck drives around with a bunch of banana suits and banana's in their car trunk?  Not your everyday Real Estate Broker, right?
Here's the story.....
We're in the process of moving to our new office this month.  While the guys were lifting all the heavy stuff I decided that it would be a good idea to take all the banana suits home for storage since there is no place for them at … (25 comments)

Are You Blog Blocked? - 03/13/10 02:51 PM
Are You Blog Blocked?
Blog Blocked is a mind-set. Or maybe it's a disease Whatever it is, I had it for a few days and no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't go near 'Write a blog post'.  Mind you I love writing and bringing out my creative side - I like it a lot.  I've been blogging my heart out for almost a year.  So what happened?
We had our annual AAR conference from Wed to Friday this week and I was exhausted from all the meetings, all the classes all the conversations and never-ending events.  Don't misunderstand … (16 comments)

Working Short Sales - 100 yard dash or marathon? - 03/13/10 01:39 PM
Working Short Sales -  100 yard dash or marathon?
Short sales are going to be around awhile, at least here in Phoenix.  It's just 'what is' so you many as well get prepared and learn all you can about dealing with short sales.  It's guesstimated that over 1/2 of our market well be short sales - never thought I'd see that day.  Previously if we handled one maybe two every year or so that would be that.  It wasn't a big deal making them fly because the banks weren't overwhelmed with a gazillion short sales. 
Handling and managing short sales now is a very different game … (15 comments)

Silent Saturday - Snowy Night in Prescott Arizona - 03/13/10 01:06 PM


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Thinking of buying a home in the Phoenix area - or know someone who is? Take advantage of the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit or the Move-up Buyer Credit BEFORE April 30th, 2010.
Thinking of selling your Phoenix-area home? Call us today to request your complimentary market analysis to determine how your home compares to others in your area.
Find out how we can help make the buying or selling process simple, stress-free, and enjoyable. Feel free to contact me by phone 602-595-8900 or email me.
You can also visit our website for more information on … (10 comments)

Friday Funnies - Rascally Behaviours - 03/12/10 05:48 PM
Friday Funnies- Rascally Behaviours

One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the rascally behavior going on. He sent one of his angels to earth to look into it. When the angel returned, he told God....
 "Yes, it is bad on earth...
95% are misbehaving and only 5% are not." God was not pleased so he decided to e-mail the 5% that were good, because he wanted to encourage them and give them a little something to help keep them going...
Do you know what the e-mail said?


Okay, I was just wondering because I … (19 comments)

Zoey the Cool Cat and I smell a conspiracy here at ActiveRain! - 03/11/10 09:50 AM
Happy Birthday to Russell!  Stop by and wish Russell a GREAT Day!!
Via Russel Ray, San Diego home inspector (Russel Ray, Property Consultant):
I don't remember posting my exact birthday anywhere around here, but, interestingly, birthday greetings and gifts are magically showing up in my ActiveRain blog this morning.
Yes, today is my birthday. I turn 55 tonight at 11:58 p.m. Central Time. I was really hoping that the speed limit would still be 55 when I turned 55 so that I could slow down, but not to be.
Anyway, thanks to everyone who have left birthday greetings and gifts in my … (2 comments)

AAR Winter Conference in Prescott Arizona - 03/11/10 09:28 AM
AAR Winter  Conference in Prescott Arizona
Every time this year Arizona Association of REALTORS hold their bi-annual meetings in lovely Prescott Arizona.  This year it truly is a WINTER conference as see in the lovely pictures below.
Imagine our surprise when we came out of the restaurant last night to find about 6 inches of snow covering our cars!  I understand that a lot of folks are 'tired' of snow but for us desert dwellers it was a gorgeous WINTER WONDERLAND of beauty!
 

 

 

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Kings & Queens Night Out Happy Hour at the Crown Room - Scottsdale Arizona - 03/06/10 04:50 PM
Kings & Queens Night Out Happy Hour at the Crown Room - Scottsdale Arizona
Event proceeds go to support the over 30,000 kids in 11 Boys and Girls clubs throughout the Valley. 

March 19th 2010 - Kings & Queens Night OutLocation: The Crown Room ( 7419 E Indian Plaza, Scottsdale Arizona; Old Town)8pm - 10pm$5 Donation at the doorComplimentary CocktailsBoys & Girls Clubs RaffleNominate you favorite guy or girl and the pair with the most votes wins prizes fit for a King and Queen!Tiaras are optional but encouraged
The current economy effects us all but charities who rely on donations to survive have been particularly hit hard. … (12 comments)

2010 Networking Tip-Off Event at the US Airways Center with the Suns vs. Knicks - 03/06/10 04:37 PM
2010 Networking Tip-Off Event at the US Airways Center with the Suns vs. KnicksEvent proceeds go to support the over 30,000 kids in 11 Boys and Girls clubs throughout the Valley. 

March 26th - 2010 Networking Tip-Off Event with Suns vs. KnicksLocation: US AIRWAYS CENTER & VERVE LOUNGE XXXL NBA GameVIP Access- Court-side Warm-up SeatsOn court Photos with Suns dancers, dunk team and players3pm- 5: 30 - Networking Event in Verve Lounge - Join over 200 professionals representing top companies in Arizona! 7pm - Game Time! Tickets to this event include either Lower Level or Lexus Club Game Seats Suns vs. Knicks$89 … (5 comments)

Proxy Smoxy You Are Headed Towards at Bad Gateway Baby! - 03/06/10 03:09 PM
Proxy Smoxy You Are Headed to a Bad Gateway Baby!
Proxy Error  -  Bad Gateway - Too Bad - Get Over it - Get Back To Work!
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Ok I can take a joke.  Really I can.  Seriously.  No really.  Yes I'm sure. Really?  Yes...........If this sounds a bit repetitive it's supposed to be. 
I know there are a lot of rainers … (29 comments)

Ducks Quack - Eagles Soar..... - 03/06/10 02:06 PM
Ducks Quack - Eagles Soar.....
A like-minded friend sent me this story this morning. It is a story that I love and haven't read for a very long time. Apply this story to your real estate business (or any business for that matter) and watch your business grow - guaranteed! 
What is always so fun is how the right things or people turn up at the right time. Just this morning a few of us were talking about a book that is mentioned in this story "You'll See it When You Believe It" by Wayne Dyer - then this story showed up about an hour later.  I knew … (18 comments)

New Law in Minnesota To Protect Women - 03/06/10 12:40 PM
New Law in Minnesota To Protect WomenWith the high rate of attacks on women in secluded parking lots, especially during evening hours, the Minneapolis City Council has established a 'Women Only' parking lot at the Mall of America. Even the parking lot attendants are exclusively female so that a comfortable and safe environment is created for patrons.
When I read this I thought - geez they should do this all over the country. What do you think?
Below is the first picture of the new section for Women Only.......and you thought I was serious!

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Want To Find An Exceptional REALTOR? Ask Their CLIENTS -- NOT Their Facebook Or Twitter Friends! - 03/06/10 10:29 AM
This is an excellent post for all potential home buyers or sellers to read!
Via Candice A Donofrio, Broker Fort Mohave, AZ Txt 928-201-4242 :
I love trolling the Internet. So many opinions bandied about.
I was playing fly on the wall and overheard an online chat about who is a good REALTOR, extolling the virtues of some big and bright online stars. But how many of them are really 'journalists' who practice only in theory?
Inexperienced newbies who hopped the online bandwagon 10 minutes ago?
Inactive licensees who never sold anything at all?
It occurred to me that there is really only … (8 comments)

Two Tons of Tuna - Feed The Hungry - 03/05/10 06:04 PM
Two Tons of Tuna - Feed the Hungry
Catchy title?  Sure thought so myself.  Then I began reading this article about what the North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce was creating to help feed the hungry.  It's a must read and - take action item! This is a great community challenge! 
Read details below......
The North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce (NSCC) has set a goal to collect a ton of tuna for the St. Mary's Food Bank. 
St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, the world's first food bank, is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that alleviates hunger by efficiently gathering and distributing food to sites that … (7 comments)

Russ Taff Benefit Concert - Phoenix Arizona - 03/05/10 04:54 PM
Russ Taff Benefit Concert - Phoenix Arizona
OCJ Kids is excited to present Russ Raff in concert! All proceeds to benefit foster kids living in group homes in Maricopa County Arizona.
Russ Taff Concert Friday April 9th, 2010
North Hills Church of God15025 n 19th AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85029
Doors open at 6:30 * Show starts at 7:30 Ticket Prices General Admission $12 Reserved Seating $15 Gold Circle $20 (includes a meet and greet) Tickets available at Ticket Force
Vision, Mission, Values and Promise of OCJ Kids
Youth Are Amazing! They hope, dream, challenge, learn and lay the groundwork for their future … (3 comments)

"Legal-ease" for Friday Funnies - 03/05/10 03:55 PM
"Legal-ease"
An attorney friend of mine sent out his monthly newsletter and used this as his cover story.  It got my attention as it's unusual for him to 'play' as he's the more serious type.  You'll enjoy this one! 
While not law-related, this story was too funny to not pass along to our readers:  After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft.  Here is a sample: 
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.S: Auto-land … (9 comments)

Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden introduces 2010 Summer Camp Programs - 03/01/10 07:15 PM
Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden introduces 2010 Summer Camp Programs
Yes, it's still rainy and cold (for Arizona), but if you've got kiddos, you know that summper camp season is right around the corner. While the Valley certainly has no shortage of options, you may find the Desert Botanical Garden summer camp offerings new and interesting.
Home Sweet Hole is for 4- and 5-year-olds, either preschoolers or those heading into kindergarten. 
Whose house is a hole? How did all those holes in the desert get there, and just who could be in them? Preschoolers will discover different animals that live in holes, both … (14 comments)

 
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