White Mountains of AZ Blog.

 Reflections on Real Estate, do we sometimes forget…? I was thinking this morning about the nature of our business.  I wrote a post a long time ago about being real in Real Estate, and as it is the Holiday Season I thought it might a topic to revisit.     As agents we tend to be transaction focus...

 Appraisal Woes!  I guess in the grand scheme of things I should probably count my blessings because in all my years of selling real estate I can count on one hand the number of times I have had a really bad appraisal. However, the most recent occurrence has to be the worst. There were more mista...

 The Good & the Bad of an Electronic Age.        Twice in the past week the residents of the White Mountains of Arizona have found out what a world without electronic devices is like.  Our main phone service provider and one of our cell service providers suffered wide spread lengthy outages.  The...

They can't get them in on time now.  What am I referring to you ask?  Well loan docs of course.  In Arizona, our contract clearly states that clients are to be approved without conditions and loan documents are to be at the Title Company for signature three days prior to Close of Escrow.  Buyers ...

As if things are not already difficult enough… Can they make things any more difficult for Real Estate Agents to do their jobs?  In Arizona the seller is required to provide a Claims History for Insurance to the buyers within five days of an accepted offer.  One of my sellers hit a new snag today...

Get the snake before it bites you.   What snake am I referring to?  The Home Inspection Report "Snake" of course.  The sneaky little critter that can come up behind you and bite you on the butt before you ever know it is there.   Now mind you I am not referring to the home inspectors themselves,...

 Numbers don't lie.     We all live in a million dollar home.  Absolutely we live in million dollar homes.  There are millions of hours of joy & memories in every home.  Hours spent with friends and family; watching the children grow, or perhaps saying farewell to a loved one.  Our homes are our ...

"Under all is the Land" (Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association of REALTORS®)& "… land is the only thing in the world worth workin' for,worth fightin' for, worth dyin' for, because it's the only thing that lasts." (Courtesy of Margret Mitchell in the Classic Book "Go...

 I had to re-blog this post.  This is really common in areas where there is not an active HOA.  People live in those areas because there isn't and HOA but it is also an invitation to people who live like pigs too.  I always wonder, how do they live like that? There are things you can do though.  ...

There are Seven Seasons in the White Mountains of Arizona. The White Mountains of Arizona has something for everyone.  Whether you like to fish, hike, bike, camp, shop, go to the park, or just hang out at home on the deck, the White Mountains deliver.   In addition you can enjoy Seven Seasons ins...