real estate advice: LOOK! What's UP in Real Estate December 2023? - 12/13/23 09:52 AM
LOOK! WHAT'S UP in the latest news in the US real estate market for December 2023? Check here for the always updated topics and full stories that real estate experts are talking about. See the latest information on real estate issues. What is the latest on Mortgage Rates, Home Prices, Home Makeovers, Finding Money For Down Payment and more? See the answers here and for more great stories from multiple sources including Realtor.com: Real Estate News from Realtor.com (Photo Looking Up: Dana Tentis, Pixabay)
What's Up in Real Estate?
What is UP and rising to the TOP with future of housing in the US and other real estate industry news?
Top Headlines and … (2 comments)

real estate advice: Do YOU Need a REALTOR® To LEAN On? - 11/09/23 08:40 AM
Sometimes in life we all need someone to lean on, don't we. We need help due to skill, knowledge, age, health, proximity or a number of other factors.
Do you need to LEAN ON someone for the largest financial transaction of your life involving REAL ESTATE? Do you need good advice from a DEPENDABLE REALTOR® in the Phoenix Arizona metro area? Well, LEAN ON ME! I can and will help as YOUR REALTOR®. and skillfully navigate your real estate journey. (Leaning Tower image Dimadim_art, Pixabay)
LEAN ON ME When You Are NOT STRONG
Sometimes we ALL need help. I can HELP! You can LEAN ON ME for Real Estate advice while I look out for YOUR best … (2 comments)

real estate advice: Let Me Be CLEAR! One of the most OVERUSED Phrases - 11/02/23 05:04 PM
OK this HAS to be one of the MOST OVERUSED Phrases in the 21st Century! I don't remember when I was young people having to start talking with the preface "LET ME BE CLEAR!" Why? Does it mean they fib so much that they have to make the listener feel, "Well maybe they are telling the truth this time"? (Photo: Let me be clear by Tumisu, Pixabay)
Well as a REALTOR®, I am not going to tell you "Let Me Be Clear" first, but I do want to give you this simple tip on how to find a "Motivated Seller" that is … (9 comments)

real estate advice: Herman Munster Real Estate Agent? "GOTTA GO" To Sell Home - 10/19/23 10:34 AM
If Herman Munster was a Real Estate Agent, would his home selling ideas and the style of his  personal home coincide with what most Buyers want? Herman, if you recall on TV's The Munsters had some unique ideas regarding home decoration. Would Herman's ideas help a home Seller get an offer at the best price for the Seller? You can decide here.
Well, over the years I have learned some things through personal experience and from other Realtors right here on Active Rain. So since it is nearing Halloween I am going to give you 2 Free Treats, no tricks required. Two … (13 comments)

real estate advice: Lean on Me To Buy or Sell Home in Phoenix Arizona Metro - 10/06/23 11:25 AM
Do you need to LEAN ON someone for the largest financial transaction of your life involving REAL ESTATE? Do you need good advice from a DEPENDABLE REALTOR® in the Phoenix Arizona metro area? Well, LEAN ON ME! I can and will help as YOUR REALTOR®. and skillfully navigate your real estate journey. (Leaning Tower image Dimadim_art, Pixabay)
LEAN ON ME When You Are NOT STRONG
Sometimes we ALL need help. I can HELP! You can LEAN ON ME for Real Estate advice while I look out for YOUR best interests as YOUR personal REALTOR®...Hey that is what I am here for! (Photo: Jeff Masich at Leaning Man Sculpture, Tucson)
Check my FREE MLS and create your very own SEARCH PORTAL right … (2 comments)

real estate advice: Need To LEAN ON Someone for Phoenix Real Estate MOUNTAIN? - 09/01/23 07:05 PM
Do you need an LEAN ON someone for the largest financial transaction of your life involving REAL ESTATE that may seem like a MOUNTAIN? Do you need a DEPENDABLE REALTOR® in the Phoenix Arizona metro area? Well, LEAN ON ME! I can and will help as YOUR REALTOR®. and skillfully navigate your real estate journey. (Mountain Image by Sasint, Pixabay)
LEAN ON ME When You Are NOT STRONG
Sometime we ALL need help. I can HELP! You can LEAN ON ME for Real Estate advice while I look out for YOUR best interests as YOUR personal REALTOR®...Hey that is what I am here for! (Photo: Jeff Masich at Leaning Man Sculpture, Tucson)
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real estate advice: Ask Garden Gnomes For Real Estate Advice? - 10/22/22 08:13 PM
COME ON MAN! Really now...are you going to ask a GARDEN GNOME or your REALTOR® for real estate advice? Who you gonna call?
Ask a grouchy GARDEN GNOME or your Friendly REALTOR....me?
You may have questions about real estate such as what should I fix up on my home before I sell and why and not sure whom to ask? You could ask me as your personal REALTOR® or you could ask the usually friendly, reliable but sometimes erratic and misunderstood "Garden Gnomes".
You prefer to start with the garden gnomes, you say. OK, OK. Your REALTOR® is busy and the Garden Gnomes are sitting around outside, in where else, … (4 comments)

real estate advice: OK, What Are the 3 HARDEST THINGS To Say? - 08/29/22 06:30 PM
The Three HARDEST things to say are:
 
1. I was wrong
 
2. I need help
 
3. Worcestershire Sauce
 
(Photo Above- I Don't Know: Robbin Higgins from Pixabay)
Photo: Jeff Masich
3 hardest things can also involve real estate. I am here to make those things EASY. We all make mistakes and we all need help at times. When we are celebrating our new homes cooking steaks in the new backyard, we do have to say sometimes, "Would you pass the Worcestershire sauce?".
Through me and HomeSmart realize REAL ESTATE MADE EASY. Many homeowners choose to try selling their home by themselves to keep their closing costs down. However, … (5 comments)

real estate advice: Make My Home SELL for Best Price! ...10 Steps - 07/16/21 11:56 AM
Make my home sell for the BEST Price!
 
Here are My 10 Getting Best Price Steps:
  
1. Take Professional Photos and maybe a drone aerial photo to add some pizzaz
 
2. Update the lights. This can modernize a place. “It’s a relatively inexpensive way to make the home look brighter and more refreshed,” Nick Gavin of the Gavin Doyle Team at Compass told Forbes.com. “Even changing the light fixtures themselves can really enhance the overall aesthetic of a room.”
 
3. Enhance the outdoor space. No matter what the size of the outdoor space, real estate pros are looking to maximize it by staging it as a cozy spot … (0 comments)

real estate advice: Top 10 Best Things to Happen When You Buy Home - 06/22/21 09:46 PM
Here are the Top 10 Best Things that Happen to You when you Buy a Home. Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels
 
OK OK this is my personal Top 10 Home Buyer Wish List and it was not put  together by some Real Estate "Think Tank" but is mine and I am a REALTOR® so it counts for something. Here we go...
 
If it were a perfect world for Home Buyers these things on the following Top 10 wish/dream list that I have put together would actually come true. Yet...some really are acheivable and are not a fantasy! Ask me about them.
 
Home Buyers Fantasy Top 10 Home … (1 comments)

real estate advice: Git-em DONE! Half Completed Home Improvement Projects - 04/18/21 07:55 PM
Come on man! We all have them, there is no need to hide the fact. Hide WHAT you say? Half completed home improvement projects that is what. They seemed like a good idea when you started and then stuff happens and you get sidetracked.
 
Kimberly Dawn Neuman reported in Realtor.com on April 16, 2021, "With everyone spending more time at home, many people are embarking on home improvement projects that, alas, never seem to get finished. Like that half-painted laundry room or the closet organization system that's still sitting in its box. We all have them. So why is it so hard … (1 comments)

real estate advice: Look to Lean On Me as your REALTOR in Phoenix AZ Metro - 04/07/21 03:19 PM
Lean on Me, Jeff Masich for Real Estate advice while looking our for YOUR best interests as your personal REALTOR® in the Phoenix Arizona metro area. (Photo: Jeff Masich at Leaning Men Sculpture in Tucson)
 
As the song by Bill Withers said, LEAN ON ME
Lean on me when you are not strong...hey it fits...You can lean on me Jeff Masich REALTOR®, HomeSmart in Scottsdale and Phoenix Arizona Metro
 
Ask Jeff Masich REALTOR® For Good Real Estate Advice
 
Meet Jeff Masich, REALTOR® and ask about homes for sale anywhere in Phoenix metro
 
Here is a FREE MLS Search for homes for sale in Arizona or to sign up for a Free … (0 comments)

real estate advice: Great TRUTHS in LIFE and also in REAL ESTATE - 02/19/21 01:18 PM
As a Thinking Man (photo janeb13 Pixabay)...In life we all learn great TRUTHS. Also in Real Estate, as a professional REALTOR® there are truths that Home Buyers should know.
 
So, here I go with the release just for you of these great TRUTHS...
 
Great TRUTHS in Life:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jello to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge or brownies—mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
Photo: Stocksnap Pixabay
 
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the … (12 comments)

real estate advice: Buying a Home Without Your Realtor? 6 Reasons Not To! - 02/10/21 03:48 PM
Searching for and buying a home alone and without your REALTOR®? Buying a home is the single largest purchase in a person's life time often in excess of $300,000. Sure there are tools on the internet and Sellers and their agents would love to have you buy the home directly from them. But, would you be getting the best deal purchasing your Home Alone? It is nice to have someone on YOUR side of the purchase that is looking our for YOUR best intersts.
 
Searching for a Home Alone...which way to turn?
Photo: Pixabay
Most people start shopping for houses online when they’re ready to buy. Then … (4 comments)

real estate advice: Your Mother or Realtor: Do NOT Do THIS if Selling Home - 01/08/21 10:17 PM
Your MOTHER or your REALTOR® would give yout this advice.
 
It should be basic knowlege, but I as your REALTOR® beg you DO NOT, I Repeat...DO NOT Do these things when selliig your home! What am I your Mom? Come on Sellers don't do these things!  If you are tempted to do any of these things have someone in your family coached to YELL to you: NO NO! BAD BAD! Don't Do it!
 
What are the 10 Commandments of Selling your home or Thou Shalt Nots of Real Estate? There are things we learn in the real estate business on what not to do and as well as to do when selling a home.
 
Here are my … (3 comments)

real estate advice: Need a Friend? LEAN ON ME for Real Estate Help! - 10/09/20 06:45 PM
Need a friend? Lean on Me for Real Estate advice while looking our for YOUR best interests as personal REALTOR®...Hey that is what friends are for!
You can lean on me Jeff Masich REALTOR®, HomeSmart in Scottsdale Arizona
 
Note sure what to do? Nervous about making the biggest financial decision of a life time in your real estate transaction? You can lean on me for expert advice and always looking out for YOUR best interests.
 
As the song by Bill Withers said, LEAN ON ME
Lean on me when you are not strong
 
Lean on Me Bill Withers   Sometimes in our lives we all have pain We all … (2 comments)

real estate advice: Staging at Halloween? Herman Munster or Your Realtor...Mmmmh - 10/04/20 09:29 PM
OK, it is October and the Halloween decorations are starting to come out in the neighbors yards. You are getting ready to Sell your home and you have heard about the proper home staging tips to take out extra furniture and stage it in a way that a Buyer can visualize themselve in your home and submit a contract. If you home resembles something closer to the Munsters home of TV fame, you may have a problem.
 
So, who are you gong to ask for advice on staging your home near Halloween, Herman Munster or your professional REALTOR®, also known as me, … (2 comments)

real estate advice: COME ON MAN! Ask Garden Gnome or REALTOR for Advice? - 09/23/20 09:49 PM
COME ON MAN! Are you going to ask a GARDEN GNOME or REALTOR® for real estate advice? Who you gonna call?
                                                          GARDEN GNOME or Friendly REALTOR?
 
You may have questions about real estate such as what should I fix up on my home before I sell and why and not sure whom to ask? You could ask me as your personal REALTOR® or you could ask the usually friendly, reliable but sometimes erratic and misunderstood … (3 comments)

real estate advice: Ask Garden Gnomes? What To Do If Home Not Selling - 04/15/20 10:57 AM
You may have questions about real estate and What To Do If Your Home is NOT Selling and not sure whom to ask? You could ask me as your personal REALTOR®  "OR" you could ask the usually reliable but sometimes erratic "Garden Gnomes".
 
You prefer to start with the garden gnomes, you say? OK, OK. Your REALTOR® is busy and the Garden Gnomes are sitting around outside in where else, your garden. Wisdom awaits...
Ask the garden gnomes about real estate reasons What to do if your home is NOT Selling and give your REALTOR® the day off
 
Walking into the garden, the Garden gnomes meditate and answer the question, "What to do if your home is NOT Selling"? 
  
The Garden gnomes … (5 comments)

real estate advice: Ask Garden Gnomes- What are Steps to Buy a Home? - 02/28/20 10:01 AM
You may have questions about real estate and the steps you need to purchase a home and not sure whom to ask? You could ask me as your personal Realtor "OR" you could ask the usually reliable but sometimes erratic "Garden Gnomes".
 
You prefer to start with the garden gnomes, you say. OK, OK. Your Realtor is busy and the Garden Gnomes are sitting around outside in where else, your garden. Wisdom awaits...
Ask the garden gnomes about real estate steps to purchase a home and give your Realtor the day off
 
Walking into the garden, the Garden gnomes meditate and answer the question, "What steps do I need ot consider and do … (2 comments)

 
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Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI

Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

Scottsdale, AZ

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