GenXAgent: Words, Wisdom & Occasional Cynicsm by Tylee Leighton

So you have been sitting on the fence, you have been waiting on the sideline, you have been hesitant to jump in the waters since the real estate market has been so volatile.  Waiting for the bottom is hard because you will never know when the bottom has been reached until the market is rebounding...

We knew it was coming, but the looks on the faces of the agents in the office as the disappearance of seller assisted down payments sunk in varied from frustration to morose.  So many of us work with first time home buyers in this challenging Phoenix market that comments like "could they make it ...

Let's face it, realtors don't have normal schedules.  We often work 7 days a week and rarely have a chance to take a day off without having our phones ring.  Work follows us everywhere interrupting anything and everything.  So with that in mind I have to admit I really like holidays like Independ...

It is always a good idea to have a home inspection.  It is imperative to have a home inspection when your clients are buying a lender owned property.  The sad part is that many buyers will bypass this step to save money when they are in the lower price points.  Personally, I don't know how comfor...

The Case-Shiller home price index was released today stating that 4 years of home values gains have been wiped out.  That is readily apparent in the Phoenix area where home prices have declined at such a rapid pace that appraisers are starting to use active listings as comparables.  Yes I did say...

One of the most important things real estate agents can do for their clients is to manage expectations.  It is amazing how often agents forget this and the resulting fires they have to put out are completely avoidable in most cases. Whether we work with a buyer or seller, it is important that we ...

Just a bit of humor to lighten everyone's mood on this spectacular day.  Our office has been doing this aggressive open house campaign for weeks with a great deal of success and today was my day to sit one of these open houses.  Now it is Phoenix and we are in the midst of a heat advisory as yest...

Spending my teen years in San Diego I was unavoidably a fan of local fave Mojo Nixon in the 1980's.  Now 20 years later as I struggle with the pitfalls and traumas of dealing with lender owned property in the Phoenix real estate market I find myself humming "I Hate Banks" more often than I care t...

The owner's of the pristine little house wanted to move a state away to be closer to their family.  They had not taken advantage of the boom market and felt they had missed the boat.  They saw the price drop as a loss of money that belonged to them.  Their desire to move was stronger than the los...