Leanne Smith's (highdesertre) Blog

Today is Valentine's Day. Happy Valentine's Day.Yes, professional real estate agents are today's matchmakers because they can match the buyers to their real estate needs and wants. These agents: Live in the area, think local Know the Market Trends such as days on market, property values, etc. Adv...

When selling a home, many states require real estate property disclosure. This requirement usually happens because of lawsuits where the sellers failed to disclose known property defects or what are also identified as known material facts.In AZ, the AZ Association of REALTORS® has a copyrighted, ...

I love selling dirt (vacant land)or residential properties on acreage here in NW Mohave County, AZ from Yucca, to Golden Valley, to Kingman, to White Hills and places in between. However working with first time home buyers, retiring Veterans or those looking to relocate for their own personal rea...

Believe it or not we all have talents. As human beings, our talents are often the same and often quite different. The one commonality I have discovered is the super majority of people don’t know their talents, what they do really well. Unfortunately, they do know what they don’t do as well as.Mot...

Living here in the high desert of  Golden Valley, AZ as well as Mohave County, AZ, I have had the opportunity often to drive the road not taken.  Often these roads are single lane dirt roads and sometimes they are more like cow trails. This is why I always tell people DO NOT FOLLOW GPS.By traveli...

Often home buyers, especially first time home buyers, start looking at residential properties without any realization that by having their loan application pre-qualified brings not only clarity to what these home buyers can afford, but also the likelihood they can actually secure a loan. To up th...

A recent article in Inman sparked my attention given my experience in public, private and corporate education.  The author shared 11 things he wished were taught to real estate agents in real estate school.Given the high drop out rate of licensed real estate professionals, this list is good, but ...

Often when I ask other real estate agents this question “Your standard of practice is?” I receive a quizzical look to blank response.  Then the next question by the asked real estate agent is: “What do you mean by standard of practice?”The recent copycat lawsuits have shown the vulnerability by n...

Clouds create such imaginative thoughts and images. Is it a bird, a plane or what?Years ago, there was a song by Joni Mitchell entitled “Both Sides Now” which was about clouds as obstacles to seeing the sun. However, by looking at clouds from both sides, a different perspective emerges. At the re...

Yesterday I received an award from the AZ Association of REALTORS®. This award is given annually to those REALTORS® who achieve 36 hours of continuing education each year. Since the inception of this award, I have earned it every year.Yes, attending continuing education classes are an investment ...