tucson mortgage: Arizona Real Estate Roots: Roadside Geology Class - 11/08/09 09:09 AM
They're not making any more real estate. How many times have you heard that from an agent who's trying to sell you some?
Actually, it's not true.
Planet earth is living, moving, folding in on itself, and constantly re-creating the stuff we call real estate. (Then again, our lifetime … (11 comments)
tucson mortgage: 1980 Business Card Photo Challenge... Who's Brave Enough? - 11/02/09 09:56 PM
My Darlin' says I have a lot of nerve posting this photo.
It's me. Thirty years ago in upstate New York...
Do you still have a business card photo from that ancient date?
Are you brave enough to endure the LMAO's?
Would ANYONE you know in the Rain be able … (133 comments)
tucson mortgage: Some Of My Favorite Cons Show Up on Halloween! - 10/31/09 09:29 AM
I opened escrow for one of my FSBO clients yesterday at Stewart Title & Trust of Tucson, 3131 East Broadway Blvd.
Imagine my surprise when I pulled into the parking lot and found that the inmates had taken over the facility!
I looked around to see if maybe Sherrif Joe … (7 comments)
tucson mortgage: Desert Dwellers: Costa's Hummingbird At My Kitchen Window - 10/31/09 12:18 AM
Some mornings it's downright hard to go to work. This 3" male Costa's hummingbird can be pretty demanding, sitting on the tip of an Octopus Agave, glaring at the kitchen window, just waiting for his feeder to be filled.
That's not the expression of patience. He knows who's in charge, … (15 comments)
tucson mortgage: Jersey Devil, Headless Horseman, Stalking Saguaro... - 10/30/09 10:54 AM
New Jersey has tales of the "Jersey Devil." New England's "Headless Horseman," from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, is famous for his pursuit of Ichabod Crane.
Our Halloween monster, the Stalking Saguaro of the Desert, wanders the edges of Tucson's desert, frequenting lonely stretches in search of little children wearing costumes … (14 comments)
tucson mortgage: Side Effects of Blogging On Active Rain - 10/29/09 02:01 AM
"Put together a Bio and we'll feature & sell your photography." WOWSERS! A dream come true!
The Relationship: This is an Active Rain success story that started when a couple in Tennessee decided to relocate to Tucson.
My phone rang, and a woman asked about qualifying for a mortgage to … (48 comments)
tucson mortgage: Vacation Home Rentals: It Can Be Downright Spooky In The Desert At Night... - 10/26/09 11:28 PM
I looked out the sliding glass door, and these two eyes glowed at me out of the darkness.
Grab the camera.
Camera out of the case.
Flash on. ISO Sensitivity, 800.
The eyes disappeared, leaving only inky blackness. Had it left? Perhaps it only looked away?
Sneak the sliding door open … (18 comments)
tucson mortgage: For Newbies Only: You Can Do It! - 10/24/09 08:43 PM
You CAN do it! I did, and I was just as much a Newbie as you are now when I found the Active Rain Real Estate Network a couple of years ago. My first post found its way onto this site in July of 2007.
Since that time, I've blogged … (34 comments)
tucson mortgage: Cougar. Mountain Lion. Tigre'. Whatever You Call Her, You're Going To Like This Zoo. - 10/23/09 11:21 PM
Cougar. Mountain Lion. Tigre'. The Indians I grew up with in Suriname, South America never saw one of these North American cats. The one they feared was the Jaguar. They called it "Kai Kwi."
Don't come to Tucson without visiting the Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum. It's one of the … (33 comments)
tucson mortgage: Change Coming for USDA Loan Approvals - 10/23/09 11:11 AM
There is a mandate coming down soon from the United States Department of Agriculture in regard to their Rural Development loans.
USDA loan approvals (whether direct or guaranteed) will require that the borrower meet the 29/41 debt ratios in order for the loan to be approved. There will be no exceptions.
The reason? … (13 comments)
tucson mortgage: Wordless Wednesday: Gila Woodpecker on Saguaro - 10/21/09 10:18 AM
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I'm Mike in Tucson, and I blog here on the Active Rain Real Estate Network just about every day.
I'm an internet based mortgage lender who happens to reside in Tucson, Arizona. Read my blog, and get to know me. The internet allows me to perform at the highest … (18 comments)
tucson mortgage: Wordless Wednesday: Eat Here & Get Gas - 10/21/09 09:54 AM
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I'm Mike in Tucson, and I blog here on the Active Rain Real Estate Network just about every day.
I'm an internet based mortgage lender who happens to reside in Tucson, Arizona. Read my blog, and get to know me. The internet allows me to perform at the highest … (10 comments)
tucson mortgage: White Dove of the Desert: San Xavier Mission, Tucson, AZ - 10/18/09 11:30 PM
It's called the White Dove of the desert. San Xavier del Bac Mission, just south of Tucson, Arizona is one of the oldest continuously used structures in the West. I believe it's the oldest continually used Catholic Church in the United States. Construction began in 1783, and the mission was … (26 comments)
tucson mortgage: Silly Saturday Night Post: Halloween's Coming To the Desert... - 10/17/09 11:03 PM
The composition of the photo says "Halloween" to me. I was hiking in the desert this evening at sunset, and came upon this abandoned structure. The roof is gone, but most of the structure is still standing.
I shot several photos, and when I got back to the computer and … (33 comments)
tucson mortgage: Ancient Bloggers: More On The Petroglyphs At Saguaro National Park West - 10/15/09 11:01 AM
I'm fascinated by these petroglyphs. So much so, in fact, that you may be getting bored with them if you're a long time reader of my blog. (This is the fourth or fifth post in the last month centered around these ancient drawings in stone.)
The Active Rain Real Estate … (20 comments)
tucson mortgage: Another Tool In Your Blog Toolbox: Photoshop's Artistic Filters - 10/15/09 06:44 AM
An old mentor (now deceased) told me that images should engage the mind in order to make advertising memorable. I want my readers to remember Tucson, even if you've never been here.
For a millenium at least, indigenous people as well as johnny-come-latelys have watched the full moon rise over … (12 comments)
tucson mortgage: Friday's Photo: A Living Statue In My Backyard! - 10/09/09 10:32 PM
My folks lived in Clavarack, New York for three decades. When I'd go visit them, I got used to seeing concrete statues of deer people had placed in their front yards.
I never understood the desire to do that. I'd much rather have my back yard graced by the presence … (34 comments)
tucson mortgage: Value Added For Your Home: Don Ross of Tucson, Arizona is an Artist In Steel - 10/08/09 10:28 PM
Don Ross is the owner of Designs In Steel, a Tucson company that designs, fabricates, and installs some of the coolest functional art you've ever seen.
Quiet, unassuming, and tremendously competent, he's just the kind of person you want to hire to create a blend of beauty and functionality for … (14 comments)
tucson mortgage: Looking Ahead: What Does The Rise In Gold Prices Mean For Your Real Estate Business? - 10/07/09 09:31 AM
What does the rise in gold prices mean for your real estate business?
You're a real estate agent. You've survived thus far in one of the most difficult periods in the real estate industry since the word REALTOR was trademarked back in 1950. Many of your colleagues have left the industry … (19 comments)
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