Arizona Real Estate Blog

I just sold the home in Arrowhead Lakes that was occupying the web address of www.ArrowheadLakesHome.com. That means the next listing I accept in the Arrowhead Lakes subdivision, will get the unique and direct website. This site is easy for everyone to remember and helps bring additional attention to your home....more attention = more demand and that = more money!

This home was a short sale that I listed and found a buyer for as well. We closed it in just a few short months and everyone, including the bank is happy. $460,000 cash was the buyers offer. I think it was a great deal for the buyer and just know he will enjoy the new home for years to come.

Beachfront condo in Belize was just reduced for quick sale. This is something I am helping a friend market and I am not the listing agent on it. If you want info on it, contact me and I will get you in touch with the proper party.

Belize Condo on the Beach

Here is proof that our saying holds true. "Nobody in the World Sells More Real Estate than RE/MAX." I will post the results for 2009 when the year is up and all reporting information is in. I do expect to see similar results with RE/MAX coming out on top. Take a quick look at this document to see how many homes RE/MAX Agents sold in 2008. We even did this with fewer agents than some of the others companies on the list. I myself love RE/MAX and look forward to many more great years.

RE/MAX vs. Industry

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Today marked the 44th day an offer has been into the bank to approve a short sale listing. This home was marketed for around 3 months to feel out the market and determine the most we can expect to get in today's market. Once we hit the target price and time frame, we received 2 offers in and countered both for the bank. The highest and best offer was submitted for approval. This home is selling for 94.5% of list price at the time the listing went to pending. Pretty solid offer to present to the bank. We make sure and present a full, solid offer with everything the bank will want to see so they can stay focused on getting approvals and not requesting additional documentation in order to make a decision. The better the presentation, the better the results.

After a long, but short in reality, negotiation process with the bank, we were able to get an approval. My theory is proving to be pretty accurate in how to market a short sale listing and get the highest amount for the bank.....And ultimately...GET AN APPROVAL!

I have all the right people in the right places to make sure these transactions get done. I do not sit on the phone with the banks because that is not what I do best. I employ a transaction manager to handle to daily phone calls to the bank and the negotiator. This keeps me free to market and sell the home and allows my transaction manager to stay on the banks and get results.

If you need help with selling a property through a short sale or just have questions regarding a short sale, please call me on the number below.

Welcome to another technology breaking blog entry. This blog is just a quick introductory of our brand new Mobile Search for ANY mobile phone to search ANY listing in ARMLS. Mobile search is here to stay!!! This technology could be titled the "Pocket Real Estate Agent" or "Agent on the Go" because your phone will act like I am there with you whenever you want information about a listing.

This could very well be the way searching for a new home is headed. After all, who likes meeting with agents to have them drive you around and then make you feel like you need to buy something on that trip? Right, not many of you. Now you never need to do that again until you actually find the area you like and locate a few homes within your desired price range. Everything is at your fingertips....literally!!! No more calling hundreds of different numbers of different offices and leaving messages for every number you call just to try and recall the property you called on 2 hours prior, when someone finally returns your call.

To give you a quick rundown on how this new system works....Complete the required information on the Mobile Search page. Once completed, the phone numbers you provide will be registered to use the system. Once registered, you will be able to call the Hotline number 24/7 (Hotline number provided in your welcome message after registration). You will be able to call this number to get information about any listed property in the greater Phoenix area. During that call you can have photos sent to your phone through text message plus every property you call on will immediately be emailed to you so you have a full listing report for each and every property you inquire about. You will also have the option to connect with an agent, me, to schedule a showing.

So forget calling the numbers listed on the sign and stop all the other agents from thinking they have a new client or lead to call everyday and try to get you to buy something. This is my system and I will be the only one you ever speak with once you are registered.

Go ahead, give it a try and I promise you will use it more and more while out in the neighborhoods. Mobile Phone Search is here to stay and you will love the simplicity!