scottsdale az real estate: Waste my time ... please! - 10/16/09 07:03 PM
I have made light of purchasing reticence within this virtual nook. I have assailed the inability of some to clear the hurdle that separates “browsers” from “buyers” in this ethereal cranny. I have most likely made some fearful to ever step into my vehicle as a house hunter, lest they be … (41 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Longevity and the Pompous Gloating of the Immediate Moment - 09/05/09 02:40 PM
There was an old microfiche machine at my office when I started in this business. It would be awhile before plat maps went online. The Mr. Coffee next to the old Xerox copier had yet to be replaced by the single-shot vacuum pack machination that would allow agents to select from … (124 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: 12 Steps of Recovery for the Perpetual Real Estate Dabbler - 08/26/09 08:54 PM
You have a problem. Your family sees it. Your friends see it. At the eye of the storm, only you lack the perspective to clearly recognize the wake of wanton destruction spawned by your vice. Despite your feeble protestations to the contrary, you need help. Your addiction does not end with … (59 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Speed Kills? Not in Real Estate. - 08/19/09 10:49 AM
I believe it was Confucius who said that he who hesitates gets flattened by an 18 wheeler laden with 10 tons of abject irony along life’s crooked highway. Or was it something about those who dally within the confines of a centrifuge being at great peril of becoming centrifugal? Regardless … (43 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: "Is the Somali Next Door a War Criminal" and other questions your agent cannot legally answer - 08/06/09 12:03 PM
There are things that you, as a home buyer, want to know about a prospective new neighborhood. Are the schools top shelf? Is there shopping nearby? Do the neighbors hold a semi-annual Ed Begley Jr. look-alike contest? For the most part, your agent can help you find the answers to … (57 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: I Had a Choice to Make ... And I Made It - 07/17/09 04:18 PM
Picture a bowl of primordial soup. No, really picture it. What does it look like? I see a gelatinous, gray gumbo of sorts. The contents within completely impervious to the light of the sun underneath an opaque, spoon-devouring top layer. I don’t need to make out the individual invertebrates that I … (84 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: The Art of Killing a Deal - 06/17/09 05:23 AM
Everyone wants a piranha.
Whether a professional athlete intent on a signing bonus the size of Madagascar, a victim of a vicious fender bender fixated on the 2.8 million dollar legal prescription for a tender neck or a home buyer/seller whose sole purpose on this earth at the immediate moment is … (45 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Short Sale Negotiation: Is There a Fox In Your Henhouse? - 05/16/09 02:13 PM
There is always opportunity in the margins. Unfortunately, margins tend to attract the marginal.
The latest water cooler rumbling to emerge from a recent tour group meeting centered on a purported professional short sale negotiation company. Here in the Valley, short sale negotiation has become its own cottage industry in the … (22 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: ::And the Lab Door Slowly Creaks Open:: - 05/10/09 07:03 PM
It's been a little while since I've written a Real Estate specific post, or even a non-industry related piece that has consisted of more than a caption under someone else's drawing. There are two primary reasons for my absence. One, fortunately, has everything to do with a dramatic rise in business. … (32 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Just Listed in Phoenix: Biltmore Beauty! - 04/09/09 05:13 PM
Welcome to the Biltmore, destination of choice in Phoenix, Arizona for year-round and seasonal residents alike. Home to some of the most luxurious Real Estate in the Valley of the Sun, there are cost effective options to be had in this stately gated community just east of 24th Street between Lincoln … (10 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Attention Scottsdale Sellers: Your Home Goes Here! - 04/09/09 01:07 PM
If you are reading this post, I don't need to bring you up to speed on the power of online media. You went to your search bar, whether Google, MSN, Yahoo, etc, and typed in a few keywords (Selling A Home In Scottsdale AZ, perhaps?) and here you are. You likewise … (15 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: New McCormick Ranch Listing in Central Scottsdale ... and It's a Steal! - 04/07/09 11:43 AM
As promised in last week's teaser, one of the better bargains that you will ever find in McCormick Ranch is here. Nestled in the Villa La Playa subdivision that abuts the southern end of the McCormick Ranch Golf Course, this 1908 square foot Dietz Crane home is an exceptional value at … (5 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Coming Soon ... To a McCormick Ranch Subdivision Near You! - 04/02/09 09:49 AM
Are you ready? I said ARE YOU READY?
Value is about to come waltzing into the McCormick Ranch Real Estate market, so I suggest you put on your dancing shoes.
Priced in line with the bank owned properties that back up to busy streets, this Dietz Crane home is neither bank … (8 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Scottsdale Foreclosure Value of the Week: Scottsdale Dirt Costs How Much??? - 03/25/09 11:57 AM
As many who follow my blog regularly have probably noticed, I took a recent break from my series of posts dedicated to locating the best foreclosure home values in Scottsdale. This was not necessarily by design. A recent surge in market activity has left me with less time to devote to … (3 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Huge Price Reduction in McCormick Ranch! - 03/22/09 01:12 PM
The market spoke and we listened.
Already a terrific value for McCormick Ranch, our wonderful condo listing in Starfire (The Villages Five) has just been reduced by nearly 15%!
To further stand out from the inferior competition (mostly half-hearted apartment conversions), this impeccably maintained condo in the newest phase of The … (10 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: The Alternative to Foreclosure Homes is ... New Construction? - 03/21/09 04:51 PM
It is an inevitable starting point for many buyers right now. Before I can finish saying hello, I am bombarded with requests to see bank-owned and short sale housing. Frankly, were we to change places, I would most likely do the very same. I am aware enough of the opportunities … (23 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: New View Lot Listing in McDowell Mountain Ranch of Scottsdale AZ! - 03/20/09 07:24 PM
Holy mountain views!
Unless you are brand new to the area or have been living under a rock for the past decade and a half, you are most likely familiar with the planned community of McDowell Mountain Ranch in North Scottsdale.
Nestled at the base of the aforementioned McDowell Mountains, this … (14 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Scottsdale Neighborhood Spotlight: Preston Hills - 03/16/09 12:12 AM
Preston Hills is a two phase custom home subdivision of North Scottsdale renowned for its beautiful architecture, large homes and generous lots at a more palatable price point than many neighboring subdivisions of similar caliber. Located along the Shea corridor near 104th St, the neighborhood is convenient to everything that Scottsdale … (6 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Your Appraisal Is Wrong - 03/14/09 05:44 PM
Appraisals are typically regarded as the most accurate measure of a home's value, and for good reason. Licensed to perform one task and one task only, appraisers see and evaluate property all day, every day. While some of us more egocentric Realtors feel that we put more time and effort into … (56 comments)
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scottsdale az real estate: Fixing Up When the Market is Down - 03/13/09 12:51 AM
Shh! Can you hear that?
It's the sound of hollow vault doors being slammed shut and masking tape being drawn to piece together shattered family piggy banks. Smashing the pink porcelain piglet in cases of emergency is the easy part. It's putting the starved omnivorous swine back together that requires the … (21 comments)
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