It is human nature to view oneself in terms of value, and others in terms of cost. This paradox is never more evident than in a business setting. No exception to the rule, Real Estate agents and consumers must coexist in an arena of disparate interests and subjective truths. In the search for com
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09/25/2010
There is a hole in my front pocket. At least, I think there is. What other explanation for the coins and keepsakes that litter the ground in my wake? Marking the passage of otherwise inaudible footfalls. What started with the occasional lost memento - a nickel here, a baby tooth there - grows lar
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09/24/2010
“Good afternoon, Scottsdale. This is Paul Slaybaugh reporting live from the mouth of a saber-toothed tiger.” “While waiting for an underwriter to emerge from the bowels of the Real Estate Colosseum to give the thumbs up or thumbs down to a pair of prostrate gladiators, we break from the action to
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09/21/2010
In the market for a McCormick Ranch home? Intrigued by the bargains everyone keeps telling you about in the foreclosure / bank owned property arena? Follow me to the Scottsdale Property Shop for the daily McCormick Ranch Foreclosure Home Hotsheet! Contrary to other segments of the current Scottsd
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09/12/2010
Unless you are the Scottsdale home buyer who is like the one dentist out of ten who does not prefer an Oral B toothbrush, odds are you have at least a passing interest in the Scottsdale foreclosure home market. While your best bet to stay on top of inventory is to work with a top notch Scottsdale
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09/11/2010
Is that home really for sale? It sure looks like it is. There’s a sign in the yard, property information on the internet, an asking price and everything. The comings and goings of Real Estatey type people with wide eyed gawkers in tow confirms that the quaint Spanish hacienda is looking for a n
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09/07/2010
Is it time for an MLS database of active buyers? I ponder this on the heels of difficulties in locating quality resale homes amidst the bank owned rubble of today's market. We have long been beholden to the seller in the Real Estate hierarchy as a home listing sets all subsequent wheels in motion
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09/03/2010
“Sign here, please. And here. Initial here, please. Date. Super, I’ll email this to the listing agent, and we should get an answer within three to five business days.” There is no arguing that the inexorable march of technology has merged with the increasingly corporate backdrop of the Real Est
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09/02/2010
