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The Referral Responsibility: Are You a Man Or a Mollusk?
Classic risk aversion for the liability-phobic mandates that an agent make no actual referral to an auxiliary service provider in the course of a Real Estate transaction. Need a lender? Here are the names of three professionals. Need a home inspector? Sift through...
Why Your Offer Loses
Tired of getting your teeth kicked in by competing buyers on the homes you try to buy? Wonder what sellers are thinking when they reject your offer time after time? You've landed on the right blog. Let's take a quick look at a few critical components of an offer...
The Good, The Bad and The Stinky
“So what do we think of Toots?” Rochelle Laraway waited the three seconds it took for her husband to look up from his notes. “Toots,” the software engineer questioned, pulling his keen eyes from the meticulously organized data on the yellow legal pad. “Mr. Bartowski,”...
Which Came First, The Real Estate Chicken (Purchase) or the Egg (Sale)?
One of the more confounding logistical quandaries that can arise in Real Estate is the classic chicken or the egg paradigm: Does one sell a house before knowing where he is moving, or does one buy a new house without having his current one sold? No doubt, the dilemma...
Follow you on Facebook? Sure! Wait … why?
I must confess, most solicitations to follow a local business on Twitter, Facebook or any other recently-sprouted head of the social media hydra are met with the same level of enthusiasm I once harbored for an extra trip to the orthodontist. Sure, I'll "like" your...
South Scottsdale Open House: Sunday (7/24)
Like your home shopping casual and on your own time? Stop by our Sunday open house to see this vintage Hallcraft tri-level (basement) home. No pressure, no appointments, just a terrific home at a price that makes the salesman virtually superfluous. Even if you're just...
The Frankenstein House
“Three fifty? Are you out of your freaking skull,” the rotund, little man bellowed beneath a reddening bald pate. “You disagree with my analysis,” Maxwell Listers surmised. He was not unaccustomed to the question, though twenty six years of patient rebuttal had him...
Buying a Bank Owned Home in McCormick Ranch? Look up!
Are you shopping in the distressed aisle for your McCormick Ranch home? Make sure to look up. While the purchase of a bank owned home or a short sale tends to be fraught with a little more risk than a traditional resale transaction, it is important to note that buyers...
8070 E Via Bonita: Exceptional McCormick Ranch Home for Sale
UPDATE: THIS HOME HAS SOLD! What do you get when you cross location with luxury? Timeless architecture with the latest cosmetics? In the Scottsdale Real Estate world, you get a magnificently renovated McCormick Ranch home. Boasting well over 3000 square...
8401 N 86th Way: New McCormick Ranch Listing!
UPDATE: THIS HOME HAS SOLD! According to Wikipedia, an anomaly is any occurrence or object that is strange, unusual, or unique. It can also mean a discrepancy or deviation from an established rule, trend, or pattern. According to Ray & Paul, an anomaly is a home...