Contractual Advantages of a Cash Offer

Why is a Cash Offer Better? Have you heard the investors give you their pitch that they’ll give you an “all cash offer”? And then you wait for the other shoe to drop and find out how much below market value the “all cash offer” will be. What is it about a cash offer that

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Air Conditioning Refrigerants are Changing

A/C Refrigerant Transition is Continuing Air conditioning systems are continuing to transition to more environmentally friendly refrigerants, phasing out R-22 commonly known as Freon.  Since January 1, 2010 any newly installed A/C systems had to use refrigerants such as R-410A, likely known by the brand name, Puron. Another benchmark change is coming up in the

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2019 First Half Real Estate Market Update

Real Estate Market Update for First Half of 2019 If you are wondering how things in the real estate market have started in 2019, I’d like to share some information with you. Are short sales and bank owned properties coming back? How often do sellers contribute toward buyer closing costs? And what has been happening

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What is the Close of Escrow?

What does the close of escrow mean? A term that is mentioned over 35 times in the AAR Purchase Contract is the phrase close of escrow.  Many buyers from the east coast mistakenly believe that when they sign the final documents at the title/escrow company, the transaction has closed. Not so in Arizona.  Continue reading to

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Are you paying too much in Maricopa property taxes?

Owner Occupied Residences Pay Less in Maricopa Property Taxes Many Maricopa county residents don’t realize that they will receive a tax break when their property is owner occupied. The other classifications are residential rental and non-primary.  When you receive your Notice of Value and notice the property classification is wrong, what’s the next step? The

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The Islands Waterfront Community in Gilbert

Gilbert Waterfront homes at The Islands Gilbert is home to many popular lake communities which includes The Islands, over 1 square mile, and 80 acres of water among 3 separate lakes.  With over 400 waterfront homes built ranging from townhouses to custom homes, you have a variety of waterfront property choices.  And if boating is important,

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Market Update for 2018

2018 Real Estate Market Update  We’re almost at the end of 2018, so it would be appropriate to look back and see how the 2018 real estate market performed.   If graphs and numbers are not your thing, this might be a little boring, but how else do you track prices and trends? Review of 2018

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