mohave county az: Taking One’s Fiduciary Duty to Heart Is Not Easy
- 11/02/25 09:47 AM
In AZ and other states, being a real estate agent, one is legally bound to act in his or her client’s best interests which includes accounting. Furthermore, we as real estate agents must put our clients’ needs over our own. For the first time, these words became very real for me. Let me explain.
An offer for a property was made for $XXX dollars with a statement that the buyer would pay $XXX towards the compensation for the buyer’s brokerage. The broker for the listing agent did not like the wording even though the buyer’s broker employment agreement would be attached to … (6 comments)
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mohave county az: Back in the Saddle Again, Yippee!
- 11/02/25 08:25 AM
Sometimes life happens. When those daily, monthly or even yearly challenges subside, we are once again able to resume our schedules, our routines, living our lives.
For me, that means my hiatus from Active Rain is for the most part over and I can resume writing and submitting my blogs to this dynamic forum. Also I am able to travel to take photos of all the vacant land, dirt as I love selling dirt. In the last few days, I have taken over 100 plus photos of dirt here in Mohave County, AZ.
Of course, sometimes when we get back in the saddle, … (9 comments)
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mohave county az: Why We Love What We Do? I Luv Selling Dirt!
- 02/01/25 06:38 AM
Selling dirt is not glamorous. Nor in NW Mohave County typically a high dollar sale.
Yet there are so many reasons why I❤️ Selling Dirt!
#1 – Supporting Folks and the American Dream
Owning real estate is the American Dream for many individuals, The reality is numerous buyers do not have tons of cash. However, these American Dreamers have enough to buy some dirt for under $25,000. Payment for this is in cash or owner carry financing. I continue to smile as I read the generous recommendations from my real estate clients and then see the progress they have undertaken over time is truly … (18 comments)
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mohave county az: I Love Selling Dirt!
- 01/05/25 11:16 AM
Eight years ago when I entered real estate, I wanted only to be a buyer’s agent and focus on selling homes because I didn't' know what I didn't know. Then reality happened after working with residential buyers along with vacant land buyers and sellers.
Those early experiences revealed to me selling dirt as a listing agent or as a buyer’s agent was a heck of a lot easier. Given I am older and want some “me time,” changing my target market was a "no brainer" as it has been said.
Why do I Iove selling dirt? Let me count the ways.
First, dirt usually … (6 comments)
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mohave county az: I am Grateful for Our Life Here in NW AZ
- 11/17/24 08:43 AM
Soon we will be celebrating our eighth anniversary of living here in NW AZ. Each day I am filled with gratitude for our life here in Golden Valley, Mohave County, AZ.
First, I am appreciative of the statement “Silence is deafening.” Moving from a 700-home subdivision outside of Valparaiso, IN to our home here in Golden Valley, AZ which by the way is the only site built house in one square mile, we learned the meaning of “Silence is deafening.” Without all the ambient noise from living in a crowded subdivision, the quietness at nighttime is only disturbed by the howl of … (6 comments)
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mohave county az: The Desert Is Alive with Unexpected Visitors
- 08/27/24 10:32 AM
Seeing wild creatures moving across the undulating desert ground, laying down under the sparse vegetation or hearing their howling are daily occurrences. However, we have never be visited this close to our property by a coyote.
Yesterday evening when sitting in our great room, I looked out the sliding glass doors and initially thought the visitor was a large cat or even a bobcat as only the ears were apparent. However, once I saw the head and the body, I knew it was a small, probably young coyote.
This morning as my husband and I were enjoying our coffee while sitting under our … (9 comments)
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mohave county az: Wanting Vacant Land in Mohave County What You Need to Know Part 6
- 06/03/24 05:48 AM
Wanting vacant land in Mohave County is a desirable goal. One of the often requests by listing real estate agents or REALTORS® is for the real estate buyers or buyer's agent to undertake their due diligence regarding property zoning. For those individuals from the cities and suburbs where zoning is rarely an issue, this request surprises many.
Here in Mohave County, the public has online access to the Assessor’s Department. Within that website, real estate property buyers can learn the current zoning of almost any property that lies within the unincorporated areas of Mohave County and even within the cities’ limit.
Possibly it … (1 comments)
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mohave county az: Wanting Vacant Land in Mohave County What You Need to Know Part 4
- 05/31/24 01:57 PM
"All you need is the plan, the road map, and
the courage to press on to your destination.”
Earl Nightingale when he shared this quote probably never traveled the numerous rural dirt roads here in Mohave County, AZ. If the plan is to use GPS or read the road map, that may be a good intention, but may not be necessarily accurate.
First, the GPS programs secure its data from Mohave County. Second at least here in Mohave County, the data may show a road plotted, but the actual physical road was never cut in. Third the map may not show washes … (2 comments)
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mohave county az: Wanting Vacant Land in Mohave County What You Need to Know Part 1
- 05/28/24 09:43 AM
For rural buyers seeking to purchase vacant land here in Mohave County, these individuals often see these words on real estate websites “water available,” “water in the street" or “rural water to the property line.” Unfortunately, these words can be misleading; may fail to adequately describe the true availability of water and may fail to provide unseen potential costs.
First, in Golden Valley, AZ and other unincorporated areas here in Mohave County, AZ, there are privately owned to shareholder owned to government improvement districts. Each of these entities has their own pricing and policies. Here in Golden Valley, there are four water … (4 comments)
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mohave county az: Motivational Monday – Excellence
- 05/13/24 05:39 AM
Sometimes the quote from one individual will create a cascade of thoughts such as this one by Brooker T. Washington:
“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.”
For some reading this quote, they may think of quality control or continuous improvement process In the efforts to improve a routine common action. Others may ponder by wondering what common actions can be improved in an uncommon way, a unique way.
At the end of the day, Washington’s statement is about both creative problem solving and differentiation.
“Life’s like a play: it’s not the length but the excellence of acting that matters.”
Lucius … (8 comments)
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mohave county az: Hiring a Vacant Land Listing Agent Who Protects and Promotes Part 3
- 05/11/24 08:11 AM
Accuracy in listing any real estate property, especially vacant land, is essential not only to promoting the seller, but protecting the seller as well as the general public. For example, parcel numbers should be accurate and if two or more parcels are being sold together all parcel numbers should be listed.
Then there are the driving directions. I could write volumes about all the bad, inaccurate driving directions I have read from wrong north, south, east and west directions to presuming roads actually go to the property. Reading directions is usually the first clue the real estate agent has never been to … (5 comments)
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mohave county az: Deed Fraud Can Happen to You!
- 05/07/24 01:08 PM
Deed fraud can happen to you as the rightful owner of real estate property and you may not even know the fraud happened until it is too late. Unfortunately, there are no national statistics on deed fraud or what is also known as title theft. However, the FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime report tracked 9,521 complaints of cyber related real estate and rental fraud with losses exceeding more than $145 million. (Source New York Post)
Per an October 2023 survey conducted by CertifID, 54% of real estate professionals reported having experienced at least one seller impersonation fraud attempt within the last six months. … (22 comments)
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mohave county az: Selling Real Estate Is Not the Years, It’s the Mileage, No It’s Both
- 05/05/24 07:26 AM
In one of the Indiana Jones adventure movies, Indy made this rebuttal remark to Marion (Karen Allen), “It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.”
This is only part of the truth about selling real estate because both the years and the mileage count when working with a professional real estate agent or REALTOR®.
Years do count because no real estate transaction is the same. Yes, some real estate offers and purchasers are easier than others, however most will have at least one glitch as the transaction moves through escrow until the final close of escrow day.
Then, as in any industry, there … (13 comments)
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mohave county az: What Real Estate Agents Bring Behind the Curtain - Part One
- 04/29/24 11:21 AM
Sellers and buyers often ask this valid question:
What do you do for the money (think fees) you earn?
Unfortunately. due to home improvement television shows, web sites, social media and broadcast media, what professional real estate agents and REALTORS™ actually do is rarely detailed outside of showing the home or that piece of vacant land. There is so much more behind the curtain so to speak.
Hiring a Professional REALTOR® or real estate agent brings to that hidden selling or buying table behind the curtain added value through actions that support the selling or buying of the property. A real estate agent or … (10 comments)
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mohave county az: A Funny Thing Happened on a Rural Dirt Road
- 04/09/24 06:52 AM
Imagine my surprise and out loud laugh when I saw this sign posted on a rural dirt road. Golden Valley, AZ for the most part is zoned "Agricultural and Residential." What this means is livestock is allowed.
Over a year ago I spoke with a potential rural property buyer who really loved a home located on over an acre on a rural dirt road and in an area zoned agricultural and residential. The buyer after touring the home told me “I don’t want any horses near me.”
Again, I informed the buyer Golden Valley, AZ as well as much of Mohave County, AZ … (4 comments)
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mohave county az: Will You Be There? A Revealing Question
- 04/05/24 02:02 PM
Imagine my surprise when a potential residential home buyer asked me this question relative to the showing or the tour of a local residential property here in Mohave County, AZ:
"Will you be there?"
My response was:
“Yes at Dirt Road Real Estate we are physically at all residential showings and often at vacant land showings as well."
I then made this statement and ask this follow-up question.
“Your question took me by surprise. May I ask what prompted this question?”
The potential buyer said he has called real estate agents in the past (not in Mohave County, AZ) and requested showings. What often happened was … (5 comments)
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mohave county az: Being Sweet Is Part of Being a Professional Real Estate Agent
- 03/14/24 06:58 AM
Yesterday when walking a 40 acre parcel with a buyer, we exchanged numerous laughs as we looked for the ribbon markers at the property corners. Unfortunately, we only found one, but it was sooo tiny we would have missed it. We both laughed together wondering if the listing agent could have made the ribbon any smaller. Being able to laugh with a client and have that laughter acceptable is very gratifying.
The word sweet has synonyms which include pleasant, pleasing, agreeable, delightful satisfying, gratifying, acceptable, entertaining, and inviting.
Thinking of past experiences many of these words have always been present.
My goal as a … (8 comments)
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mohave county az: Not All Sunsets or Real Estate Agents Are the Same
- 03/08/24 07:57 AM
Here in Golden Valley, the sunsets over the Black Mountains change on a daily basis. Some evenings the sky is filled with bright orange and yellow colors while other evenings just blue to gray. The lack of sameness is also prevalent among real estate agents or REALTORS®. NOTE: Not all licensed real estate agents are REALTORS®, but all REALTORS® are licensed real estate agents.
After being a licensed real estate professional for eight years and a salesperson for over five (5) decades, I once again realize the significant and rather obvious differences between real estate agents or REALTORS®. Living here in the … (10 comments)
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mohave county az: Who Do You Love in What You Do
- 03/03/24 07:38 AM
In any business, the customers or clients differ. This difference is called demographics. In real estate there are a plethora of “WHO's.” There are real estate certifications and designations that address the specific "WHO" do real estate agents love.
For example, retiring or relocating military personnel are one “WHO.” I have a Military Relocation Specialist (MRS) designation because here in Golden Valley, AZ we have a very large population of retired military personnel as well as veterans. Many of these veterans including my husband served during the Vietnam conflict. (Officially, the military effort in Vietnam was never declared a war.)
With many individuals … (2 comments)
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mohave county az: Knowing This Distinction May Be of Help
- 03/02/24 07:07 AM
A recent article in Inman (a real estate industry website) made this statement:
“Real estate agents are bound by their professional ethics..”
The article had a link to another article which referenced the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Code of Ethics.
This statement “real estate agents bound by their professional ethics” is in error because not all real estate agents are REALTORS®. Only those who belong to the NAR are mandated to uphold this Code of Ethics.
When real estate agents join the NAR and often this means the state real estate associations as well as many of the multiple service organizations, these new REALTORS® … (8 comments)
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In AZ and other states, being a real estate agent, one is legally bound to act in his or her client’s best interests which includes accounting. Furthermore, we as real estate agents must put our clients’ needs over our own. For the first time, these words became very real for me. Let me explain.
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