Can you call it a moral victory when you make a sale in today’s sellers’ market?A moral victory is one where you believe that you are right, even if what you have accomplished is considerably less than what would have been accomplished had the main battle been won.The main battle I am speaking o
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03/30/2021
As anyone that has done a least a few real estate transactions will attest, they can get pretty bizarre at times. Buyers and Sellers often focus too much on things that do not have significant monetary value but have meaning to them in other ways.A few months back one sale I was working on fell t
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03/22/2021
Welcome to Spring 2021. The vernal equinox, which marks the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere, took place this day of 3/20/21 at 5:37 am EDT.To celebrate today we went to a garden center and purchased some lovely flowering plants for our yard.While the weather may not be
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03/20/2021
Spring Baseball is back in the Valley of the Sun. Like so many things that were interrupted in 2020, spring baseball has returned for 2021. While this year’s schedule will be shortened slightly to 29 days and all ballparks will be operating at limited attendance and following strict COVID-19 prot
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03/09/2021
I had a chance today to get out and enjoy the great Phoenix weather. It's spring in Phoenix and as we prepare for the car auctions which invade the valley each year the streets are filled with classic cars of all types. From Ferraris to Model T's every car fan is showing off their wheels.Anyone t
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03/08/2021
The last few months have seen an unprecedented tightening in many real estate markets across the country.In popular areas sales have become skewed overwhelmingly in favor of sellers. Buyers seeking to purchase a new home have been met not only with dwindling inventory but with accelerating prices
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02/11/2021
The average user has dozens of online accounts or business relationships that change over time. Each of these accounts has the potential to reveal information about you or at the very least increase your digital footprint.But leaving old unused accounts in place when they are no longer necessary
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02/05/2021
It’s raining outside and they are passing out umbrellas. Will you take one?I was fortunate enough to have received my first Covid-19 vaccine and are on schedule for my second shot in the coming weeks.Despite the negative press regarding the rollout of the vaccine here in Arizona, I was extremely
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02/01/2021
I don’t typically do Market Reports, there are dozens of sources that specialize in reporting on both the broader market and the nuances of each region of the country. But of course, I like to keep my finger on the pulse of the market. Anyone in this business needs to stay tuned in to the ever-ch
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01/31/2021
Laugh if you will, but I am a believer. Call it fantasy, hocus pocus, or superstition.There is a story, perhaps a wives’ tale, that if you bury a statue of St. Joseph on the grounds of a home that is for sale that the home will sell faster.As a young boy, I was taught that St. Joseph was a carpen
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01/27/2021
