Homes For Sale/ Arizona

Just a little FYI:::: as of 12/22/2009

There are about 26,481 homes for sale in Maricopa

In Scottsdale there is about 1,749

The pickings are starting to get slim. Is it a time to buy or wait till the next shoe falls?

Investors, would you like to make 20k on a 100k investment annually???????

Have a great day and Merry Christmas to all.

C

House Flipping/ Scottsdale

Wow, I can't believe that everyone is talking about Flipping Homes again.
It must be the climate change.

House's are bought and sold everyday. Just there are some people who make money and some that loose it.

As a professional REALTOR, I too am always looking for the deals out there, but alot has to do with capital. I wrote a question the other day about what is a great return for investors?

In Arizona there are some great investments,just need cash and a good leg man.

I wish all the happyness in flipping and everyone a great christmas.

Have a great day and always open a door for a friend.
C

Angel Investors

Is 20% enough for a Investor?

I don't have the answer, can anyone give advise?

Thanks for your help.

C.

Kitchen and Baths Remodel

Wow, after reading today's paper and looking at all the adds for Custom Remodeling I had to speak up. There are so many miss leading, I was surprised not to see one that stated you would get an ocean view from your Arizona Kitchen.

Let me give my thoughts of 20 plus years of Experience.

1. Someone has to demo the old
2. Someone has to repair and prep for the new
3. Someone needs to install the cabinets
4. Someone needs to prep the cabinets for counter tops
5. Someone needs to install the new counter top and back splash
6. Someone needs to install the new appliances
7. Someone needs to install new plumbing parts
8. Someone needs to paint, re-pair flooring,clean-up
9. Most important part, someone has to warrant the job like a General Contractor
10. One missing phase of the job,All The Material!!!!!!

If a normal kitchen, and I say normal measures 18 feet long and you get a bid for less than 5k. Be Careful

This is just what I read today, scary.
Looks like the surf is big today off the coast of Az. Looks like a nice day with a right break tube.:)
C

Scottsdale golf couse Bank owned!

If you are a golfer, looking for a home in a private setting, I have the home. After many days of searching, I think I found the best deal in Scottsdale Az. So if you are looking and don't have someone to represent you please contact me. I study the market everyday looking for great homes in the 85255 and 85260 zip code everyday.

Independent Realtor with Pro-Formance Realty.

8% of Arizona Mortgages 60 days late?

Wow, did you guys see that. On Yahoo finance.
I see things getting a little better, alot of people looking at homes. I had a pretty good turn out at my open house last weekend. I think people are just waiting to see if it goes alot lower. I think that the normal buyer has the once in a life time to buy. I also think that sooner rather then later we will start to see interest rates click up.

If you are in the market to buy a million dollar home for 60cents on the dollar, now is the time.

Have a great day.
C

Here's Scottsdale, this is a great Deal

Great home
Were are the investers? I got a great home. You can make 15% or have a great scottsdale home. Here are the facts. 3000 sq.ft. pool and I think you can get it for a little over 400K. I am holding a open house Sunday, come by.
C

New website for Scottsdale

Soon to come is a new website for people who are looking for properties in Scottsdale Az. My new site will offer Buyers and Sellers great information and up to date changes in the real estate industry. Look for the new site to be up and running by the first on the year.

If anyone needs help with any real estate issue's, feel free to ask.
As always I am here to help with what I can.
Great time for 2nd home buyers with the new stimulus plan.

Have a great day.
C.

Real Estate, Time to Invest????

Is today a great time to invest in real estate? Not by looking at the stock futures this morning, but yes I think it is. This is a crazy market place,but there are some great deals.
Investors that want to make a cool 20% return can do it all day. I see that we are in the final steps towards the bottom. So many people keep defaulting on their loans that eventually the floor will be made do to prices. The catch to making the great returns in Cash. Cash is king, no 0% financing is going on. If you have the cash you can pretty much name your price. Heres a great one, and I know this home. In 2004 the home sold for 3.6 million and I would say 1.5 million in green backs could buy it today. I think the pool alone is worth about 350K. What a steal, the rich get richer and the poor get obama care.

FYI, I am a Independant. Everyone is equal

A New Month and another House Payment

Its always easier in the middle of the month, but here it is again "the First".

I am a professional in the Real Estate Market. If you need help with trying to keep your home or you want to sell your home I can help. Short sales are going on everyday, the people who have decided to get their life back are doing just that. Everyday is just another day lost. I can help and it is free. Call 602-628-5290

Az.Short Sale Specialist/Loan Modification

Don't let a foreclosure ruin your life!!!!!!

If you live in the greater valley of the sun, here in Arizona I can help you.
I have been in this business for some time and I still take classes all the time because things keep changing, but this is my job. If you want someone to help?, and I mean help! I want to see you save your home, but, sometimes you just got to face the fact and the only right way to do it, is to try and sell the home as a short sale. Dealing with the banks is not fun, thats what I am here for.

Life isn't over just because of a mistake or a takened risk, it is just life. So many people think they are the only ones, not true. As of this post, I just did a search and in maricopa alone, there was 5000 other people dealing with the same problem.

If anyone in Az. would like some more information on this matter, you can just click on my name and go directly to my web site and send me an e-mail. All mail will be kept in private.

Arizona Short Sale / Loan Mod

Today is the day, if you are 30,60,90 days late on your payments let me help you. I am here to help Arizona residents with all their real estate needs. Don't just let the house go back to the bank, foreclosure is not the way to go. I can help you with a loan re-mod, and worst case, lets list the home and get a short sale done. In many cases I can have mutiple offers in 2 weeks and your life will be on track for recovery.

Are you tired of all the stress, phone calls, dealing with the banks or worst some guy from some country that doesn't even speak clear english. Make the move and get some relief, call me at 602-628-5290

The House Flipper

Yesterday, I and one of my clients went out and preview homes. There was some real duzzzzie out there. Some of the so call Investors that buy at auction and try and flip the home, they need to get ready for the new coming of time. Hiring some 8 dollar an hour guy to paint, ain't going to cut it any more. I hope that these Investors will be held accountable when they can't sell and want to walk like they have in the pass.

Here in the coming months the banks are trying to put a floor in the housing industry, not allowing everyone to just walk, and I think its great. Hold their feet to the fire.

If you are an investor and want to do it right! Hire a professional!!!!!!!!!

Enough of the Sunday blu's, this is a great time to go fishing. Grab a pole, some bait and enjoy the day with your family and friends at the lake:)

As always its easier to smile then not.

cb

Unique Builders LLC

Unique Builders of Scottsdale Arizona has been doing remodel work on some of the foreclosed homes for his buyers. One thing that we have noticed in most of the homes are bugs.

We suggest that besides hiring a bug man, clean the yard. Alot of homes have been sitting and or have never been really cleaned up. People like the overgrown look, but thats where the bugs hide. Clean around the bottom, get rid of all the dead bush,leaves and then spray your yard. You will have a much better result.

As always have a great day, smile and be bug free with alittle yard work.
cb

Short Sale vs. Foreclosure

Which is the better choice?

Losing your home is major concern that some of people have. But there are some options that are available to Homeowners.

Foreclosure the Worst. Loan modification ( about 5% can get approved per my resources) Short Sale which is the best way if the 2nd is no option.

Almost any option is better than a foreclosure. Simply stated, do anything you can before this occurs. While a short sale will still have a impact on your credit score, a foreclosure is like the black hole.
A Short sale will lower you credit score by some 200 points but it can be shortly overcome. If at all possible try and keep one or two credit cards and keep them current.

The best tip I can give is don't try to do this alone. Have a professional help you through these trying times. Using a third party member will allow the emotions to stay on a level playing field and should help the process to go smoother, even though its still a unwanted experience.

I hope my thoughts help.... as always keep a smile.

cb

Backyard Home Owner Project

Neighbor was tired of walking thru the dirt to his shop and wanted to add some walkways without pouring concrete.

After a few hours of work Saturday we got a good start on this do it yourself job. Hopefully next weekend we will be done. This job is a 100 foot long walkway that is winding thru the yard.

All we used was sand, bricks and a little sweat, but its going to be a great improvement to his yard.

Housing

Housing in Az. has been hit hard, but it is starting to come back in full swings. I read this article and thought I would tag it. I think it has a real good over view of the housing market and where it is heading.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews;_ylt=AptYI15xPIDMzAsPE1sPnqZO7sMF;_ylu=X3oDMTE1NTlvdTUwBHBvcwM1BHNlYwN0b3BTdG9yaWVzBHNsawNob21lc3dlZXRob20-/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091009/us_meltdown_home_investment.html?sec=topStories&pos=3&asset=&ccode=

Foreclosures

This was an interesting article.

http://news.my.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3631127

Real Estate news

As of this morning there are about 24340 houses for sale in Maricopa Co. The average sales per month are at some extreme highs, around 7000 plus.

These are being driven by the cheap prices and the investors buying them up.

Don't miss the chance of a life time, contact me or another agent and let me show you some of the great deals in the area.

Foreclosure, this is not a good choice. As a professional in the business, There are many options for home owners, get a fresh start by just a phone call.

As always have a great day, smile and open a door for a friend.

cb

Up and Coming

This is our first post and the start of a new blog for my clients and visitors. Over the coming days we will fill in some of the area's so that it becomes user friendly.

We will have a section call Ask The Builder. It will allow people to get a question answered by a professional builder, with a very non bias opinion. We have a couple of some projects going that will be illustrated, for the do it yourself homeowners.

We will have a Real estate blog probably daily talking about where the market is going and whats the future looks like. This will be a great section for the Investors.

And always some talk about the stock market and politics.

I welcome all of you, this blog is for information and investment idea's.

Visit us on the web .. http://www.curtisbietz.com/


Have a great day