The Scottsdale Property Shop

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All work and no play makes Paul a dull boy ...

Emotional Support Carnivore

"So this is what this place looks like," Howard noted, scanning the posh party room with approval. "No wonder the waiting list to use it hasn't gotten any shorter." The event he had in mind was gonna be legendary, if he could ever get management approval to reserve...

NeurolinkedIn

Dave and Becky scanned the busy, sun-drenched coffee shop patio. They had shared a laugh on the drive over about the fact that neither of them had any idea what the person they were meeting looked like. He had simply assured them that they would know him when they saw...

VRBOMGWTF

"I'm sorry, but the CCRs are very clear," Lucinda informed her young client. "Daily rentals are not allowed in this community." Dimitry stroked his thin black goatee as he paced, agitated. "Fine," he sniffed, his black horn-rimmed glasses sliding down his nose as he...

Local Agent Decries Falling Commission Rates

Scottsdale, AZ - Local Real Estate agent, "Big" Bob DuPree is fed up with his paycheck going down. Originally licensed in 1982, DuPree has seen just about everything there is to see in the Scottsdale Real Estate market. From the double digit inflation of the late 80s...

“I’m not saying they are flying low. I’m just saying the last one took about two inches off the top.”

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Repeat Business

"I'm not saying they are flying low. I'm just saying the last one took about two inches off the top." Jerry Wentz grinned as he ran his stubby fingers through the few stubborn wisps of hair atop his otherwise bald pate. Shouting to be heard over the roar of the...

This Old House

as it the sagging beam on my front porch? Is that what drove you away? Was it my flimsy windows? My unruly yard? What about my fading paint convinced you that I was unworthy of a fresh coat? When did all the...

Press “0” for Functional Obsolescence

"So let me get this straight," Samuel Rothwall said, interrupting the twenty-something year old wonderkid with the lime green mohawk. "You're saying that young people prefer electronic mail for urgent correspondence?" Bonzai, the assistant manager of the Verizon...