Leanne Smith's (highdesertre) Blog
Going beyond the plethora of listings to discover what is keeping realtors from sustainable sales success.
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2026
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Read many vacant rural land listings and one may notice just a photograph of the vacant land parcel map, vague or inadequate property descriptions along with somewhat confusing directions. What makes a rural land specialist a true vacant land specialist is the time invested to protect and promot...
01/28/2026
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How often do we think we know the way and then suddenly we are surprised because the way was not what we thought."If you know the Way broadly you will see it in everything" MIYAMOTO MUSASHIEach sunrise presents us with the opportunity to know the way so that we will see the way in everything. Of ...
01/26/2026
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In The Gambler movie, the Gambler played by Kenny Rogers, sings this song about card playing. The song references a wiser card player who shares his wisdom with Kenny.This past week I had the opportunity to know when to fold them, the them being sales leads and walking away. First Know When to Fo...
01/24/2026
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Once again, I was reminded that I am not like many rural land specialists especially when it comes to working with sellers who are considering selling their vacant land parcels. Here is what makes me as well as other agents at Dirt Road Real Estate different.Difference #1After having a conversat...
01/23/2026
Often rural land buyers walk for sale vacant land without real estate agents. These individuals see for sale signs out in the middle of nowhere or close to the middle of nowhere and decide to leave their vehicles to walk some of the “dirt.” Unfortunately, walking the high desert dirt requires vig...
01/22/2026
As I am an early riser, usually between 4:30am and 5:00am, I have the good fortune to appreciate the early morning sunrises over the Hualapais Mountains here in Golden Valley, AZ. The brilliant colors and clouds are ever changing. My thoughts always return to the Creator and his artistic hand.Wha...
01/21/2026
Living and working here in the high desert of Mohave County, Golden Valley, AZ as a rural land specialist, I have my own unique tools of the trade for especially placing real estate signs on rural vacant land parcels.During my first several years in listing vacant land properties, my go to tool w...
01/21/2026
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Well another set of tires bit the dust and dust is an appropriate word. Northwest AZ has a lot of dust, dirt. I don't think Queen in this song, Another One Bites the Dust, was singing about tires. This month my annual replacement of tires for my 4x4 Ford Ranger again was realized. Traveling the d...
01/20/2026
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Today the Nation Celebrates Martin Luther King Day. Many articles will be published about Dr. King and his accomplishments. Yet, as I read this quote I remembered this verse from the King James Bible, Genesis 1:3:And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.In today's hectic world where...
01/19/2026
Listing rural land from vacant parcels (also what I call dirt) to ranches does demand boots on the ground. Without physically walking the property, understanding the topography, knowing the road access, leaves the seller at a competitive disadvantage (promotion of his, her or their real estate p...
01/18/2026
