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Finally up and running in the 'Rain

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Mortgage and Lending with Sunstreet Mortgage, Arizona

Hello everyone! This is my first blog entry on Active Rain, which I have been introduced to recently by Mike Jones here at Sunstreet Mortgage. Thanks Mike!

To introduce myself a little bit - I moved here to Tucson (Vail actually) a little over a year ago to get married to my wonderful wife Michelle Mann, who is a realtor here in Tucson, bringing to an end a three year period of ultra long-distance dating from London, where I was also heavily involved in real estate. Originally from Aberdeen, Scotland,

I ended up in Arizona via a number of countries, including living for a number of years in Indonesia and Japan. It is great to finally be settling down somewhere and building a permanent life. As well as originating loans, my interests include martial arts (Bujinkan under Sensei Maasaki Hatsumi in Japan, the scariest 75 year old man you will ever meet) and riding motorcycles.

One of the best things about Tucson in my opinion is the weather - yes it can be brutally hot by 8am this time of year, but where else in the world can I ride 365 days per year?? On that subject - if you haven't been up Mount Lemmon early in the morning recently, I highly recommend it. I was up there at 7am last Saturday and it was stunning - nice and cool and amazing crisp light. Here is a couple of shots I took up there:

 


 

Anyhoo, I will look forward to getting to know others in the active rain community. And of course, if anyone you know needs a loan officer here in Arizona, please consider putting them in touch with me. I would be delighted to help.

Charles Perkins
Charles G. Perkins, CPA - Burien, WA

Welcome,  I am fairly new as well.  Arizona is a place I have never been, but this area reminds me a little of Eastern Washington.

Aug 24, 2009 05:53 PM
Ralph Gorgoglione
Metro Life Homes - Palm Springs, CA
California and Hawaii Real Estate (310) 497-9407

Very Kewl.

Welcome to AR!!

This site rocks, as you'll soon find out.....

Aug 24, 2009 05:54 PM
Sun City Grand Homes Surprise AZ Real Estate Leolinda Bowers Designated Broker Leolinda Realty
Leolinda Realty - Surprise, AZ
Sun City Grand in Surprise Arizona

My husband proposed to me on Mt. Lemon.  Welcome to Active Rain, Simon! 

Aug 24, 2009 06:01 PM
Leslie Stewart
Oregon Licensed Broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Real Estate Professionals - Stayton, OR
Realtor, ABR, CRS, Oregon Licensed Broker

Welcome to AR, its a great place to learn and network.  Love the photos and your story!

Aug 24, 2009 06:19 PM
Crystal Kilpatrick
Team Leader -Crystal Kilpatrick Group - Austin, TX
CHLMS,CNE, CRS - Austin & Central Texas Home Sales

Welcome to Activerain Simon!  Good to see you here:)

Aug 24, 2009 06:30 PM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Simon, welcome to ActiveRain! My Sister and her Husband live in Tuscon and have a great view of Mount Lemmon from their back yard. Nice Photos!

Aug 25, 2009 01:41 AM
Simon Smart
Sunstreet Mortgage, Arizona - Tucson, AZ

Charles - This is not typical of Arizona, which is mostly a desert and cactus environment. This area is referred to as a sky island - once you get above about 6000 feet we it becomes more like this. It is great to travel to these areas from the desert floor and watch the transition as you get higher.

Leolinda - what a great place to propose. I proposed to my wife (the first time!!) in Sabino Canyon which is another beautiful area.

Everyone else - thanks for your comments, it's great to meet you all.

 

Aug 25, 2009 01:55 AM
Sandy McKee
Sunstreet Mortgage - Tucson, AZ

Welcome to AR Simon. I must have passed you as I was there around 830 am!

Aug 27, 2009 09:21 AM
Michael Rohde
Sunstreet Mortgage LLC. Licensed Mortgage Professional - Tucson, AZ

Welcome to AR Simon. I have only been on about six weeks as well. It's kind a catchy. Good luck here and hope you have some fun.

Sep 10, 2009 08:26 AM