Prescott Real Estate

Nicely designed private professional office in great location near downtown Prescott.  The office is not in some strip mall or complex, this place is on on its own property with private entrances and a private parking lot. Office is perfect for medical/health related business. Office is 1/2 mile ...

This year marks the 33rd year of the Prescott Bluegrass Festival. In 1981, the festival started as a fiddle contest dedicated to a local fiddler.  In the mid-80's it began to resemble a typical bluegrass festival. Until the mid-90’s, the event was held at Watson Lake Park, and then moved to its c...

For many people that haven’t been to Arizona, they may think it is all hot deserts.  In Arizona, elevation is everything.  In Arizona’s dry air higher elevation means cooler temperatures, more precipitation, more vegetation and snow.  Prescott sits at 5,300 feet amongst mountains that are 7,000 f...

Prescott cost of living index is 98 while Arizona’s is 102.  This is 2% less than the nation. I was actually somewhat shocked by this number.  I live in Prescott and it definitely has very reasonable; property taxes, gas prices, healthcare costs, transportation and utilities.   However, the housi...

There are 21 town and cities listed on besterboomertowns.com list of best boomer towns.  Here is the complete list; ·        Aiken, South Carolina ·        Asheville, North Carolina ·        Ashland, Oregon ·        Athens, Georgia ·        Austin, Texas ·        Bend, Oregon ·        Camarillo,...

Many buyer clients come to me looking for a deal.  They assume that bank-owned home is the best deal.  I warn them right up front that a bank-owned home isn’t always the best deal.  Bank-owned homes come with no warranties.  Buying a bank—owned is like buying a car that you can’t take back to the...

I get many questions from sellers about how they should fix up their home before they sell it.  My answer usually surprises them.  I tell them not to make too many assumptions about what a prospective buyer may want.  I tell them that the most important selling aspect of a home is how it conforms...

I like to send my clients to contacts that I can trust will do a good job.  If I have a buyer looking for a lender, my preference is to send them to a mortgage broker instead of a bank.  A bank is limited to only the types of products offered by that particular bank.  A mortgage broker brokers lo...

Rates have been at historic lows for years.  Rates are now around 4% for a 30 year fixed loan.  The Federal Reserve has been on a $85 billion per month bond purchasing program for many years.  Now, the feds are scaling back.  The Federal Reserve will cut back to $75 billion per month and then eve...

Many people began their home searches online.  Many people find real estate websites like Trulia.com, Zillow.com and Homes.com helpful in their home search.  I think these website are helpful for general information.  Problems arise when my clients takes these website too seriously.  Many of my c...