arizona: Mesa Arizona Home Sellers Getting Educated For Free - 08/03/20 01:37 PM
Mesa, AZ – Even though your house isn’t on the market yet, the buyer for your house is already starting to read resources online just like you are right now.
 
A recent interview with Mark Organek with eXp Realty revealed several tips for anyone thinking of selling their Mesa, Arizona home.
 
“Most owners think their homes will sell quickly. Everyone thinks that their home is special and will bring a good price. In fact a lot of all new listings that go on the market cap out at a price much lower than quick fixes could have rocketed it to.”
 
If you’re going to sell … (0 comments)

arizona: Mesa 5 Bedroom Custom Homes For Sale Near Boeing and Red Mountain - 07/08/19 02:54 PM
Gorgeous Custom Home for Sale in NE Mesa Citrus Corridor With 5 Bedrooms and Home Office
 
This beautiful 5 bedroom home for sale in NE Mesa Citrus Corridor has the perfect home office area allowing you to manage your business and grow your network marketing opportunity right from your very own home.
 
See full property details and pictures here:  NE Mesa Homes for Sale with 5 Bedrooms and Gorgeous Finishes Plus Home Office with Side Telemarketing and meeting area. 
So, whether it is NuSkin, Amway, LegalShield, ACN, Tranont, Xango or any of the Multi-Level Marketing Organizations out there, this could be the house for … (2 comments)

arizona: Las Sendas Arizona Homes for Sale facebook fanpage NEEDS YOU! - 06/25/10 01:12 PM
Can you help me with my facebook fan page, please?  Maybe you can get some ideas from what I'm trying to do here (even though I'm so new at this I might be acting like a moron ;-)
Okay, this planned community in Mesa Arizona is close to Falcon Field, Superstition Mountains and minutes away from Tonto National forest.  This is a super clean, well planned out community that has incredible mountain and city views, multi-million dollar homes as well as homes selling for $100.00/sqft. on 1500sqft. or so.
Here's my plan: I want to merge together sales data for properties … (0 comments)

arizona: Tempe Arizona 5 bedroom home for sale near ASU great for student housing - 05/04/09 11:34 AM
That's the headline that I have been using for the home that I have listed in the Casa Fiesta subdivison in Tempe, AZ.
 
This home is near Phoenx Sky Harbor airport, Arizona State University, freeway access, shopping malls and more.
 
Any critique of the following advertisement for the property would be helpful.  Feel free to comment away.  Thank you in advance, Mark Organek
 
Tempe, AZ 5 Bedroom Homes for Sale near ASU State University Student Housing Opportunity

If you or anyone you know want to search for homes, feel free to go to www.monopolyman.com to either search … (2 comments)

arizona: Don't violate our industry with the unsupervised use of a guinea pig - 08/25/08 07:08 AM
What do guinea pigs and the Code of Ethics have in common?  Article 11.
 
I'll paraphrase - If you can't provide service that shall conform to the standards of practice and competence which are reasonably expected, don't hire yourself out to do the job!
DON'T MAKE YOUR CLIENT THE GUINEA PIG!
 
Real estate has enough twists and turns without some inexperienced agent coming in and making things worse.
 
I've never sold an office building before - so if I get an opportunity to sell one, I have to put my client's needs first.  It doesn't mean I can't take the … (7 comments)

arizona: Down payment assistance will be eulogized no more. Solutions exist! - 08/21/08 08:46 PM
I hereby declare that from the 21st of August, 2008, I will move on from down payment assistance.  Now, I'll focus not on bad-mouthing, I will focus on the solutions below...
 

Our politicians did what they did and come October 1st, things will be different.
Just like I would move on from a bad relationship - There's just no point in beating a dead horse.
Will things get bad? - If I let them.  But, no more complaining from me!!!  I'll let others complain while I help families buy and sell homes.
 
With home prices in more affordable … (27 comments)

arizona: Smoooooth REO transaction closed with Accredited Home Lending - 08/21/08 01:10 PM
Today, I just closed a transaction with Accredited Home Lending.  A foreclosure property...One American dream lost, another one gained.
 
This home sold for $13,000 more than it did in 2002.  Talk about the future likelihood of pent up appreciation!  We found it last week on Tuesday, wrote an offer that was accepted Wednesday to close one week later.  WHAT A RUSH!
 
How did we do it??  Teamwork!
Time to show thanks to all of the parties in the transaction that made this go so smoooooth!!
Listing agent:  Adam Ledbetter with 24/7 Real Estate.  - Got our offer approved in … (9 comments)

arizona: Did Congress cut off the nose to spite the face? - 08/19/08 06:43 PM
I'll keep this one short and sweet:
What will cause more damage to home values:  Termites or Congress?
How many of today's short sales and foreclosures are FHA?  Not many! - During the boom years, you couldn't do an FHA loan because the loan limits were lower than what homes were selling for.  On top of that prices were rising so why would a seller give up a 3% donation, especially when others didn't need it due to the readily available 100% financing programs?
Now that we can agree that our market woes were not caused by FHA loans going into default...
It leads … (9 comments)

arizona: There may never have been a real estate market situation as this! EVER! - 08/18/08 02:26 PM
With the impending end of down payment assistance, there may never have been a more ripe opportunity to "MOVE UP" or switch homes.
Sell now...Buy later!
A majority of transactions that have occurred in the AFFORDABLE price range lately have been FHA transactions.
Sell now...BUY LATER!
Many of these transactions involve Down payment assistance.
SELL NOW!!! BUY LATER!!!

Although the demise of down payment assistance programs is slated for October 1st, I just received word that in Arizona, a pretty active real estate market, down payment assistance programs are seeing their last days well before the October 1st to contract, … (12 comments)

arizona: Previewing homes and getting clients in the process. - 08/17/08 01:11 PM
This month, I will be closing two transactions that are the direct result of my expressing disbelief regarding the price of a home that I previewed.
 
In both cases, the homes purchased were miles away of the "TOPIC" home that I made mention of during a conversation.
 
One home is 15 miles or so from the home I saw.  It is larger than the mentioned home, has a pool and is $50,000 more that what I had seen.
The other, magically fit what they were looking for even though it wasn't what originally fit the search criteria.
In both … (3 comments)

arizona: Told a Tempe Seller, you may want to get your house on the market today! - 07/31/08 07:37 PM
It's 10:00pm today and I'm talking with a homeowner in Tempe, Arizona that was thinking of selling one of his homes.  I told him, if you want $250,000 you're probably going to fetch $265,000.  Just get it out there today!
 
It's not a short sale!!!! - With down payment assistance programs going away, properties like his will be bid up by the buyers trying to use the DPA programs before they go away.
 
If you're thinking of possibly selling do it today! - Who's going to be able to buy after the down payment assistance programs are gone?  There … (2 comments)

arizona: Property Values in Gilbert, AZ with a big glass of lemonade for you! - 04/08/08 06:32 PM
GET ON THE PHONE!  Tell your clients that buying out of state in Gilbert, Arizona is the opportunity of a lifetime!!
Gilbert, Arizona:  Beautiful suburb in the Phoenix Metro Area.
Friendly neighbors, conveniently close to Phoenix and it even has it's own "Main Street USA" areas.
Home prices skyrocketed...rightfully so.
This area went up in value but you didn't see the McMansion style growth.  People bought during the boom because it was a beautiful place to live.
Now, I tell everyone that I come in contact with from out of town that Gilbert, AZ is one of the hot places to buy!  Why?  Enough people want … (5 comments)

arizona: Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Ahwatukee and Scottsdale Road Closings - 03/27/08 10:01 PM
For East Valley residents in Arizona regarding important traffic update!  If you don't live around here, skip this and go to the next post on Push those home prices down so we can all get along with our lives! below.
This weekend, the East Valley will be having rubberized asphalt and other freeway improvements done.
Since the real estate market is picking up, be aware of the weekend closures: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/112346 Be safe with showings this weekend! … (2 comments)

arizona: Push those home prices down so we can all get on with our lives! - 03/27/08 05:54 PM
 
A depression is either a long recession or a severe recession.
Let's see if we can avoid the depression by getting back to normal!
If agents can push housing prices down to levels that are fundamentally sound, and do this quickly, consumer confidence can increase.  The increase in consumer confidence will in turn cause consumption to return to healthier levels.
As an agent on the listing side, your job is to get a property sold.  There are two factors, price and time, that will be used to calculate customer satisfaction.  Sell for higher than market in a short time-frame and … (16 comments)

arizona: First Time Homebuyers: "Please handle with care!" - 03/26/08 04:15 AM
We as an industry need to show care and concern to protect the First Time Homebuyers!

When I ask a first time homebuyer, "What made you decide to purchase a home, now?"  They usually respond:
"Well, the market has come down so much that I figured that this would be a great time to buy!"
Thank goodness I was able to get to them first before someone sacrificed them to an overpriced listing.
We've got to realize that we've got to protect this new wave of buyers from becoming cannon fodder for overpriced sellers.  We have to spend time educating … (21 comments)

arizona: FHA DPA's: Agents earn "sales" bonus of $250.00 to $650.00 using it! - 03/25/08 08:58 AM
In a market plagued with agents unaware of shifts in strategy, "know how" with FHA Down Payment Assistance programs could get you a nice bonus!  Best part about it?  It is a WIN-WIN-WIN situation.
SELLER sells their home!  BUYERS go from rent to own!   AGENT sells a listing!!
Now that FHA maximums have been increased, raise the price on your inventory and you move a home and get a bonus!
Buyers are looking for opportunity with low risk factors.  Show the market how a home can be purchased easily and you increase your chances to sell.  Show the buyers they can … (11 comments)

arizona: Letter to tenants prior to listing an occupied home. Please advise! - 03/24/08 02:47 PM
Since there are so many great suggestive posts on AR, and since I have already benefitted by reaching out for agent suggestions on another issue, I hope to get some feedback that could better help the agents I help.
I have recently been asked by several agents for any assistance I may provide them in contacting tenants.  The request was to help accomplish two objectives:
Inform them of their property possibly changing owners. To reach out and invite them to consider purchasing a home in a great buyer's market. Please provide any insight or recommendations as you see fit.
Here goes:
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arizona: Home Staging, Good Luck If You Don't Use a Home Stager! - 03/21/08 09:41 PM
I wrote this in reply to a comment that I made on a "Home Staging" professional's blog.  I thought that this might help people better understand what home staging can do to help sell a home.  In today's market, people better do what they can to make a home stand out.  The feeling of "being home" that a stranger gets from properly planned rooms really does add an advantage.  The post deals with the numbers.  Substitute the typical area's quarterly market drop for the $5,000 as you see fit.  Remember, I'm a lender and I see enough transactions monthly to see … (13 comments)

arizona: What in the world is the Fed trying to do? - 03/17/08 01:39 PM
I'm going to warn you that this post will be a tough read and I welcome any questions or countering arguments.
Here goes:
Our economy is in a bit of a slide caused by a credit crunch/tightening of policies.
Because the amount of losses that will occur is still being underreported, there is investor uncertainty in the credit markets.
Usually when the Fed cuts rates, the stock market goes up because companies can expand because of cheap credit.  Problem:  If we're in a credit crunch, it doesn't matter how cheap you can make money cost, if no one is willing to … (2 comments)

arizona: Google search results: Number 2 in Tempe, #'s 3&4 in Gilbert, Number 1 in Maricopa County - 03/14/08 12:26 PM
Here I am, ON TOP OF GOOGLE!!  The top result on the first page!       
Can you believe it?
I joined Active Rain last Friday, March 8, 2008 in the evening.
Active Rain participation truly works!
At first, my blogs were a big block of text.  It is funny because I thought that I was putting some pretty good stuff out there.  I should have known that if I don't have the patience to proof read it thoroughly, others won't have the patience to read the post.
I worked to get better and I was amazed by the results of … (18 comments)

 
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