I live in Hidden Valley Ranch, a great neighborhood in the south part of Prescott, Arizona. This neighborhood was developed by infilling a heavily forested homestead adjoining the Prescott National Forest. The Ponderosa Pines and native Oak trees were left in place and still provide forest cover.Recently, a few of my neighbors and I have been watching a Buck Mule Deer that roams through our neighborhood. Yesterday, I managed to get his photo from my patio window.Notice that the deer also has a lot of wire at the base of his antlers. I fear for the safety of this buck. He will be severely handicapped whenever the bucks start to spar with each other. Another buck could also get tangled in the wire and bind them together.Does anyone have any ideas on how to rescue this beautiful Mule Deer?... 01/19/2016

The Mountain Club, Prescott AZ historic community in Ponderosa Pines, is quintessentially Prescott in many people's minds.  Located less than 2 miles to Prescott's downtown Courthouse Square, the Hassayampa Mountain Club offers full time or part-time weekend getaway living in the tall Prescott Pines.  Narrow roads, mostly paved, wind along meandering streams, through boulder rich landscapes in the mountainous ponderosa and oak forest. Dating back to 1926, The Mountain Club is the oldest planned community in Arizona!  Many of the early residents built cabins as second homes to escape the heat of the Phoenix area or the harsh winters of the mid-west and northeast.  According to the historical documents on The Mountain Club website, more than 450 lots were sold by the Lane Smith Company in... 12/17/2015

I have a listing on a really great cabin in the woods. This seldom-used cabin has two bedrooms and two full baths as well as a loft. One bedroom and full bath are on the main floor (live on one level) while the second bedroom, full bath and the loft are on the second floor. The great room boasts floor to ceiling windows which open to Aspen Trees as well as Ponderosa Pines and Spruce Trees. Four walls in this room are made of floor-to-ceiling windows. All the woodwork in this cabin is light oak. The cabin features spectacular beamed ceilings throughout. There is an enormous wrap-around deck giving an even closer views of the beautiful Aspen Trees. The community park for Potato Patch is a very short walk and can be seen from this cabin. The grassy park is set among Aspen Trees and has a R... 10/18/2015

 This deer seems to have claimed her own space!Here is another photo of the deer. This photo was taken by my friend, Rick Henwood, in Haisley Homestead. It looks like the deer are quite content here.In hiddenvalleyaz.nextdoor.com a controversy is raging over a special assessment. When I set up this neighborhood, I intended it to be a way for those in the neighborhoods to have a peaceful dialog and to assist in some communication such as garage sales, lost pets, meeting notices, recommendations, and other friendly topics. Several members have dropped out because of the negativism in the posts.I just found an article by Jill Schweitzer of Scottsdale that could be of interest, especially property owners in Hidden Valley Ranch:How to Spot a Bad HOAHere are some excerpts from the article in ... 09/22/2015

Lakeview Lot at Rocamadour in Prescott, Virtual Tour or Drone Pics?The 4.5-acre lot is listed for $259,000. This lot is a rare find. It is one of only a few private properties with an up close view of Willow Lake in Prescott, Arizona. The City of Prescott owns all the lakes and the surrounding land. The lot, located in the Granite Dells, is truly a unique trophy property. It is almost all granite outcropping with a few loose boulders here and there. Build on TOP of the Rocks! The lot has Piñon Pine and Juniper Trees as well as a few Live Oak Trees. It is within the limits of the City of Prescott and may be connected to city water and sewer, Buyer to verify. The lot is adjacent to a lot of City of Prescott OPEN SPACE.    Here is a graphic that shows the location of the lot. It is about 4... 09/17/2015

Click here to see more pictures and detailed information.     Schedule a Showing Prescott Homes for Sale Prescott Lakes Homes for Sale Search All Homes For Sale Free List of Foreclosed Homes For Sale Current Market Trends What is Your Home Worth? PrescottFineHomes Website The Chandler Anderson Group Windermere Real Estate Northern Arizona 928-458-7865 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 989401 Licensed In:AZ     L2L Virtual Tours AR     08/27/2015

I have spent a lot of time working on my website that focuses on recreational properties in the area of Seligman, Arizona. I am achieving market dominance there. I have over 70 listings in the area. The screen shot below is a portion of my map showing sales in green and active listings in red.I have been so busy working the listings that I have not had much time to do any advertising.This website is live at SeligmanAZ.US.  A simple list of properties for sale is here. Pictures in this list link to virtual tours for each property.I also started a Facebook Group "SeligmanAZ.US."The yellow lines on this graphic are mostly 40 acres each. The cross-hatched lines identify Arizona State Trust Land. I hope to advertise this little-known area to potential buyers in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and other ... 08/24/2015

My Friend and My Photographer, Richard Groeppel, has New Software and a New Drone!Here is an elevated still shot of my new listing at 30005 W Ridge Runner Rd, Seligman, AZ 86337.See the virtual tour for this property here. We will be adding more drone video to this tour.Richard also did some 360 degree video near Willow Lake near the Granite Dells in Prescott.See this video and interact with it here. Notice the controls. One can stop the rotation and zoom in to see detail as well as pan side to side or up and down. I plan to use more of these videos to show off my listings. What looks like a video is actually an Adobe Flash application that uses photostitched images.If you have property to list, please let me know. We can do this treatment for your property, as well.       08/18/2015

Last night I was driving home after a long day of showing vacant land near Seligman, Arizona. I was on a lonely stretch of Highway 89 south of Ash Fork when I suddenly noticed the sound of a bird:"C    H    I    R    P   chirp  chirp  chirp". . .Then a little later"C    H    I    R    P   chirp  chirp  chirp". . .Still a little later"C    H    I    R    P   chirp  chirp  chirp""I started thinking, I want to see this bird when I get home. Maybe I should drive into the garage and close the door so I can see it when I get out.Then I started to think:  "How did it get in here?"  I did not see a bird anywhere near my car before I set out. I hope it is not hurt!A little while later I started noticing that it never changed the sound from"C    H    I    R    P   chirp  chirp  chirp"and that it ... 08/01/2015

Agents not Taking you Seriously? Then Don't be Labeled a "Lookielou."I sometimes get asked by a stranger "I want to see the cabin in Potato Patch at 2885 Black Lode Trail" or I want to see the $50,000 220-acre lot in Seligman, AZ." These properties are QUITE remote. It may take me a full day to show some of my listings. I am not a tourguide.I may not take you seriously until I find that you are "doing your homework." Other agents will likely not take you seriously, either. I had an incident on Friday, 7/24/15 when I had such a call. This "Buyer" said she had been stood up by an Agent in Payson after driving there from Phoenix to see a specific property. I will show her the cabin at 2885 Black Lode Trail today, not because I think she is a good prospect, but because I said I would.Here a... 07/25/2015

Prescott Canyon Estates, Prescott AZ 55+ Affordable Active Senior Community offers low maintenance living and convenient location and time to enjoy all that Prescott has to offer.Prescott Canyon Estates is a friendly 55+ active senior community nestled in the native landscape and rolling hills off of Highway 69 in Prescott, Arizona. Convenient to Trader Joe’s, Costco, the Gateway Mall, hiking in the National Forest, Lynx Lake, and just minutes to Prescott’s Courthouse Square, Prescott Canyon Estates is popular as a weekend getaway for second home owners and for full time residents alike.The community of Prescott Canyon Estates is home to 255 manufactured or modular homes, many with panoramic views of the Bradshaw Mountains, National Forest and City Lights.  Some homes even have Granite ... 07/03/2015

Sorry, Sellers, This is Why Your Home Did Not Sell in a YearSometime Sellers set rules that are self-defeating. Here is an example taken from one of the listings here in Prescott.Please ONLY show to qualified (meaning it's in their price range and they like the area and style of the home), ready-to-buy buyers (meaning this is a buying trip and they don't have a home they need/want to sell first).Wow! Does this ever narrow the number of showings. How many Buyers will be ready to buy a home only after they have met these criteria? Many Buyers go out several times before they actually have everything in place. Many also want to find the new home well before they have their first home sold. Many Buyers do not want to rent and move twice. There is another reason this home did not get sold" T... 06/03/2015

Click here to see more pictures and detailed information.     Schedule a Showing Prescott Homes for Sale Search All Homes For Sale Free List of Foreclosed Homes For Sale Current Market Trends What is Your Home Worth? PrescottFineHomes Website The Chandler Anderson Group Windermere Real Estate Northern Arizona 928-458-7865 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 986340 Licensed In:AZ     L2L Virtual Tours AR     05/04/2015

Build Hidden Valley AZ nextdoor Neighborhood by Getting a Dog Park!Let's work to persuade the City of Prescott to make a dog park for our Hidden Valley Ranch neighborhood. As far as I know, the only public dog park in Prescott, Arizona is located near the intersection of Willow Creek Road at Commerce Dr. about 7.75 miles from Haisley and Highway 89. The route to get there runs through the center of Prescott. That dog park is around 2.25 acres. It would be great to have a dog park that is closer. It would also be great to have a place where I could take my dog, Beau, where he can be legally "off leash." The next step is to have a meeting to build a following of those who might support the project. Let's see if we can get the Clubhouse at Hidden Valley Ranch or even the one in Mountain Cl... 04/14/2015

Click here to see more pictures and detailed information.     Schedule a Showing Prescott Homes for Sale Prescott Lakes Homes for Sale Search All Homes For Sale Free List of Foreclosed Homes For Sale Current Market Trends What is Your Home Worth? PrescottFineHomes Website The Chandler Anderson Group Windermere Real Estate Northern Arizona 928-458-7865 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 985645 Licensed In:AZ     L2L Virtual Tours AR     04/09/2015

Does this Getaway Mountain Cabin need an Interior Re-design? A few years ago, I helped the present owners purchase this cabin in the Mountains of the Prescott National Forest. On the table was an old Hudson Home Publishing plan book from 1978 with a picture of the cabin.  When I discussed this cabin with an Agent who showed the cabin several years ago, she said most of her prospective Buyers though it did not to be very "cabiny." All the woodwork in this home is hardwood. The home is spectacular on the inside. Does it need wood panelling on the walls? Does it need to be staged? 04/02/2015

Click here to see more pictures and detailed information.     Schedule a Showing Prescott Homes for Sale Prescott Lakes Homes for Sale Search All Homes For Sale Free List of Foreclosed Homes For Sale Current Market Trends What is Your Home Worth? PrescottFineHomes Website The Chandler Anderson Group Windermere Real Estate Northern Arizona 928-458-7865 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 985413 Licensed In:AZ     L2L Virtual Tours AR     04/01/2015

A friend sent this story to me today. I just had to share it Just Stay! A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.    "Your son is here," she said to the old man.    She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.  Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.  The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of  love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that t... 03/28/2015

Click here to see more pictures and detailed information.     Schedule a Showing Prescott Lakes Homes for Sale Prescott Homes for Sale Search All Homes For Sale Free List of Foreclosed Homes For Sale Current Market Trends What is Your Home Worth? PrescottFineHomes Website The Chandler Anderson Group Windermere Real Estate Northern Arizona 928-458-7865 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 985077 Licensed In:AZ     L2L Virtual Tours AR     03/27/2015

Upgraded, updated, turnkey and move in ready manufactured home in Prescott Canyon Estates at 2137 Prescott Canyon Circle, Prescott AZ 86301!  From laminate flooring throughout to new AC to newer plumbing, furnace, hot water heater, smooth top range, pleated shades, dual pane windows and enclosed storage porch, this delightful affixed manufactured house is easy to call home!    Interested yet in this Turnkey, Updated Home in 55+ Community at 2137 Precott Canyon Circle in Prescott AZ 85301?  Nestled in a people and pet friendly 55+ senior community, this home offers an open and split floor plan with Great Room wherein living flows seamlessly to dining and kitchen.  A laundry alcove adjoins the Master Bedroom and kitchen for convenience while the covered entry porch encourages you to get o... 03/21/2015