It goes without saying, you thoroughly explain short sales to your Buyer. Everything from the short sale process, the AS IS "don't expect any repairs or credits at close", and most importantly - how long it may take. I always tell Buyers - no one knows exactly how long it will take. I've seen s
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02/26/2010
Tucson Arizona had an increase in new home building permits and the number of homes closed in each 24 hour period is increasing as well! Of the 84 homes that closed - sales prices ranged from $17,000 to $875,000! The average price - around $150,000.
02/26/2010
Catching my breathe after cycling to the top of a long hill - this was the view!
02/25/2010
Read a few posts here on Active Rain about negative, rude and/or insulting comments on O.P.P.'s (other people's posts) over the past few months. It's been interesting to see how various bloggers have handled comments that are negative, brash or just unprofessional. For the most part, it seem
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02/23/2010
X9 Ranch Home Cactus Hill Road Vail Tucson Arizona Overview Maps Photos Features Description Neighborhood $870,000 Single Family HomeFor Sale Main Features 2 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms2 UnitsInterior: 3500 sqftLot: 36.00 acre(s) Location 18341 E Cactus Hill RoadVail, AZ 85641 Gabrielle Rhind Tierra Ant
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02/22/2010
When I travel to downtown Tucson Arizona it's usually to climb A-Mountain or run up historic Tumamoc Hill. After getting to the top either of these hills I'm generally hungry afterwards! Among the many unique places to eat in downtown, the one that I almost passed over was Bison Witches Bar and
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02/21/2010
The best my cell phone could capture on an early morning run up Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, AZ. There is 2,300+years of history on this hill that also captures the best 360 view of Tucson! Along the route, here was one of the true hand built home made out of the black and brown lava rock found atop
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02/21/2010
It is inevitable - at points in our life - we are going to get turned down. In real estate, especially with cold calling - it happens - even with veteran agents! Yesterday was a brutal "calling expired's" day - there was just no love on the phone! The worst - a listing I walked away from. Th
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02/16/2010
Driving past a Tucson ski and snowboard shop - with a huge sign that read, "Lowest prices in town!" OK ... why not ... let's see how low they are! Between duct-taping my daughter and or her friends into all of my ski pants and having them be "the sled on the snow hill" - they have really taken a
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02/16/2010
Showing houses yesterday - me and the Buyers started with nine homes. Driving around all day long - sometimes in circles it seemed -we didn't see five of them because of: Wrong address and/or misspelled or missing street names Wrong directions on the listing Listing agent didn't answer their pho
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02/14/2010