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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...
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...
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...
New Construction Homes in and Around Scottsdale
Looking for new construction homes in Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix area? You've come to the right place. Find your city of choice below and follow the links to a full list of all new homes currently listed for sale in the Arizona Regional MLS....
The Scottsdale Real Estate Glossary
When immersing oneself into the home buying or selling process, a consumer will quickly find him or herself inundated with an unfamiliar vernacular: Realtorspeak As we in the business have a tendency to forget that not everyone readily understands our acronym-heavy...
Renting VS Buying a Home in Scottsdale: 2011 Edition
I find myself working the Scottsdale rental market more often these days than in years past. With a large percentage of the populace having been converted from homeowner to renter after selling a home short or losing it to foreclosure (thus, effectively eliminating...
Standard Bank Addendum
Standard Addendum to Purchase Contract Purchase Agreement for a First Bank of Asbestos (henceforth referred to as “Seller”) property is non-binding unless this addendum has been attached and fully executed by all parties. In the event of a dispute between the language...
Things I’m Not Doing During a Scottsdale Winter …
January 11th, 2011 ... do you know where your tank tops are? It's time to talk Scottsdale vacation homes, people. You see, while you are buried under two feet of snow, I'm mowing my lawn. In flip flops. As today is a bit nippy by Scottsdale standards, I went a little...