Leanne Smith's (highdesertre) Blog

Honest people are honest people and hence why they continue to be victims of wire fraud. Currently during the first quarter of 2024, 1 out of 10 real estate transactions encountered wire fraud. Additionally, nearly half or 48% of the loans processed ($65 billion) were vulnerable to both wire and ...

Funny thing about rural real estate, not everyone knows the differences, but some agents think they do. A recent posting in a Facebook group by Active Rain Member Candice A. Donofrio highlighted why not everyone should be selling rural real estate.“(cited property) has been on the market for awhi...

When visiting Historic Rt 66 in Kingman, AZ, tourists and current residents may be surprised to see this new mural that has been added to the existing plethora of murals. This newest mural is actually on Rt. 66 (Andy Devine Avenue) between a new small business coffee shop, Mudd on 66, and the ori...

The other day I came across this quote by Bayard Taylor.“Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him.”My sense is the reason opportunity is rare because wisdom is also rare. Year ago I read this quote by Marcel Proust:“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new l...

Here in AZ, our state association has created many “Lawyer approved” forms which allow for consistency in real estate transactions.  Unfortunately, many lenders fail to adhere to one form which creates for potential buyers literally a Grand Canyon and often derails the offer. Let me explain.The A...

This past weekend our local real estate association, Kingman Golden Valley Association of REALTORS®, had its third annual Street Eats on 66. This event is open to the public with food truck vendors, beer garden, children’s play area and music. All funds collected are distributed to local food ban...

Successful salespeople understand this simple sales truism:Sales is belly to bellySince mankind’s earliest buying or selling interactions, two individuals met face to face, belly to belly to purchase or to sell something.No where is this sales truism more accurate than in the sale of real estate ...

A recent comment by Endre Barath, Jr. on this posting, Remember This Sales Axiom, had me ponder even more about an article I had read that provided 24 reasons why belonging to a mega real estate team was beneficial to real estate agents. One of the most interesting statistics was that over three ...

Yesterday, I not only had this recurring daily thought not once, but three times.  In a matter of 15 minutes, I received three (3) calls for last minute showing requests for properties located in Kingman, AZ, Mohave County. Thankfully I was aware of all three properties and upon conversation with...

Maybe it’s just me, but so many within the real estate industry are promoting the newest technology that being AI and saying AI is the future.  Hmm I heard the same things about many products such as toys to even cleaning products in the past and I will not go into all the predictions (failed) ab...