Angel Tellez's (angeltellez) Blog

Sellers need to be more realistic and realize their homes aren't going to be sold in just a few days, or a couple of hours, for thousands more than they are worth.  They also won't get high volumes of prospective Buyers walking through their homes.  The days of multiple offers made on "sight-unse...

Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE) has been receiving complaints from developers concerning licensees representing Sellers of properties with deed restrictions.  The complaints involve situations where the new sale is less than a year after the original purchase, and in some cases less than...

The Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE), when made aware of a deed restriction violation, will pursue and take action against same.The case in point involves an agent who took a listing for a resale home that was under contract with the builder not to be sold for a specific period of time.  ...

Money Magazine has ranked AVONDALE as the THIRD HIGHEST PERCENTAGE job growth from 2000 to 2005.  Rated at 54.3 Percent growth, barely beaten out by Allen Texas (55.0%) by a mere 0.6 Percent. Surprise topped the U.S. list at an incredible 93.1 Percent. The magazine also ranked U.S. cities by annu...

With so many e-mail flyers already out there, I have to wonder...  Would it be a good idea to post our listings on this network as well?  If so, should we place restrictions or limitations on the postings?  If not, are we then NOT promoting ourselves and our business as is the intent of this netw...

Many factors affect the availability and cost of homeowner's insurance. Depending on the insurance company, these factors may include past insurance claims filed on the home being purchased, past insurance claims filed by the buyer on previous homes, and the buyer's credit score. Some insurance c...

At some point, most homeowners find that their home no longer suits their lifestyle needs. You may have purchased your home when there were just two in your family and now there are four. Or perhaps you're working at home more and need space for a home office. A question that often comes to mind ...

The Buyers made an offer to purchase a house.  The Sellers made a counteroffer and requested to rent back and maintain possession of the house for two weeks after the close of escrow (COE).  The Buyers were inclined to accept the counteroffer.  They believed that by being the “Legal” owners of th...