Jay's Blog

Have you ever wondered what it means to live in an active adult community in Arizona? Do you think active adult living means old??? Guess again! This video should help explain what it would be like living in Arizona when you're ready to retire or just buy a second home. Every community is differe...

We’ve all wanted to know the price of a home for sale in our area. Most of you wish you could get the price without having to talk to an agent? How about getting an email with details and pictures? Now you can! Think about how this could help you when you’re looking for your new home…you’re drivi...

Have you thought about a short sale? Not sure where to turn? For more information about keeping your home you can visit www.PhoenixHomeRescue.org or simply call me at 623.271.4234. Before you make the desicion to walk away from your home or short ssell it, you should go to the the new website fro...

I spent a few hours this week taking pictures of a couple of active adult communites for the revision of my website, www.Retiring2Az.com. I did it during the week in the morning and early afternoon because I didn't think there would be a lot of people out and about. OK I was wrong! I went to Cort...

This last week was a good week for working with clients. It all started early on Sunday and continued through yesterday with 2 listing presentations. It's funny, every time someone here's I'm a REALTOR they say something like "Oh I'm sorry" or "Things must be really bad". The good part is I get t...

Absolutely the best homesite in Pleasant Valley! Enjoy 180-degree views of the mountains out your back door without anyone behind you. Home offers enough room to spread out and a 4-car garage you can park all your toys. The 23,724 sq ft home site with RV gate will give you all the room you need. ...

  Absolutely the best homesite in Pleasant Valley! Enjoy 180-degree views of the mountains out your back door without anyone behind you. Home offers enough room to spread out and a 4-car garage you can park all your toys. The 23,724 sq ft home site with RV gate will give you all the room you need...

I wanted to pass along a "short-cut" that may help to avoid having to utilize an FHA 203k. If your buyer has a contract on a home that requires some minor repair, there is a way to finance the cost of the repair through an old fashioned escrow holdback.  FHA will allow a buyer to finance in the c...

In this weeks episode of the Phoenix Real Estate Advisor podcast I have Shelley Martin from Suburban Mortgage back to answer a few more questions about how you could buy a distressed home and have the repair cost added the to the mortgage.It's called a FHA 203k loan and it allows you to borrow up...

GREAT NEWS!  If you're considering a move to an active adult community in Arizona, there has never been a better time. Trilogy at Vistancia in Peoria, Arizona just announced a HUGE reduction in their interest rates, not to mention their pricing. For more information or to setup your private tour ...