Dave Conners's (parinfinity) Blog

Who is the best auto mechanic in Prescott Arizona? Today I had another great experience with my favorite auto mechanic, but before I write about today I want to describe my first encounter with David Janssen of Dave's Auto Repair.  Another Realtor I used to work with in 2001 recommended Dave's Au...

Yavapai Foodies Reviews is a Facebook page dedicated to one our favorite subjects.....Food:)  Here we can review restaurants, talk about great meals or terrible service, where to get the best bagel or pizza. People love to talk about good food. Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley have a gr...

In Prescott Arizona, HUD or the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development sells houses. I love selling these houses for several reasons. Primarily its the lack of competition. You see, to sell a HUD home requires that your Realtor buy a special HUD Home key and learn how to navigate HUD...

Why Most Short Sales Fail (And what to look for to insure success) As you may know a short sale is a transaction in which a home is sold for less than the mortgage value and the remaining debt is forgiven by the lender(s). The easy part is marketing the home and getting an offer. The hard part is...

After 10 years of helping Prescott Area Home Buyers find the best deals I have often had the feeling that there was more I could do to help my buyers. I used to ignore the signs that said "For Sale By Owner" as I would drive my clients around town. One day it occurred to me that perhaps the best ...

As a busy Prescott AZ Realtor, I spend a huge number of hours on the phone. Several years ago I decided that to limit my exposure to the cell phone radiation I should get a bluetooth headset. After much research and trial and error I found Plantronics. My research showed me that Plantronics both ...

Here is a short Book called "Opportunity is Knocking: Your Guide to the Ins and Outs of Finding a Good Deal in Today's Market"

Here is the split for June 2010 showing what percentage of retail, REO and Short sales are closing.   In May, we had only 19 short sales and REO beat out retail sales by about 5%. The shift from REO being the dominant type of sale in the Prescott AZ real estate market is beginning to happen. As y...

RainCamp is coming to Prescott Arizona! We have already been fortunate to have Ben Kinney from Active Rain in Belllingham teach a class on social networking here in Prescott, but now we are super fortunate to have RainCamp visiting us up close and personal:) During my 8 week BOLD training with Ke...

One of the things I find myself explaining frequently to buyers is "when are short sales a good idea for me?". First lets take a look at the Prescott AZ market breakdown:   Right now Bank owned or REO sales make up the lion's share at nearly half of all sales. Then retail sales come in at 42% wit...