Friday, December 3, 2010

Hiring 1-2 new real estate advisors. If you know of any honest and capable agents looking to grow with a respected boutique real estate brokerage, please have them contact me. Tri West has crafted a lead generation system and is searching for eager and re

Hiring 1-2 new real estate advisors. If you know of any honest and capable agents looking to grow with a respected boutique real estate brokerage, please have them contact me. Tri West has crafted a lead generation system and is searching for eager and responsible agents to follow up with these opportunities. Thanks, Brian

Monday, October 25, 2010

This is a must read. 45 lessons life taught me. Print it and post it to your computer!

The following is written by Regina Brett. Regina is the author of God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours and a metro columnist at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio.

 To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 


2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 


3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 


4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
parents will. Stay in touch. 


5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 


6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 


7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone. 


8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. 


9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. 


10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. 


11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. 


12. It's OK to let your children see you cry. 


13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry - God never blinks. 16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. 


17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger. 


19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. 


20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer. 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special. 


22. Over prepare, and then go with the flow. 


23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple. 


24. The most important sex organ is the brain. 


25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you. 


26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'


27. Always choose life. 


28. Forgive everyone, everything. 


29. What other people think of you is none of your business. 


30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time. 


31. However good or bad a situation is - it will change. 


32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 


33. Believe in miracles. 


34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. 


35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. 


36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young. 


37. Your children get only one childhood. 


38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. 


39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. 


40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we’d grab ours back. 


41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. 


42. The best is yet to come…
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 


44. Yield. 


45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Verrado Homes Closed and Population Stats as of 7.31.10 (estimated)

Verrado

1606 closed homes + 15 custom homes = 1621 closed homes

x 85% occupancy rate (estimate) = 1,378 units occupied

x 3 (industry avg. for residents/unit) = 4,134 estimated population

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Scary and very true as the same time. http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/home-equity/top-5-markets-for-great-real-estate-deals/2676/

Investing extra dollars: mortgage vs. stocks

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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Financial crisis hits condo associations

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Friday, September 3, 2010

Gaylord, DMB seek 3-year extension for Mesa projects

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Last one for the night...........http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/business/2010/08/bargains_abound_on_high-end_homes.html?surround=etf

I thought this was a good reminder, hit home for me.

Napoleon Hill Foundation: Thought for the Day - August 28, 2010 

OFFER RESULTS, NOT ALIBIS. 

There are many people who-perhaps with the best of intentions-make promises they somehow never get around to keeping. These folks have usually developed a number of perfectly plausible explanations for not meeting their commitments; they have become experts at explaining away their failures. Successful people, though, are those who accept responsibility for their lives. They know that talk is cheap; actions are all that really matter. The world is waiting for men and women who seek the opportunity to render real service-the kind of service that lightens the burdens of their neighbors, the kind of service that 95 percent of people do not render because they do not understand it. When you provide a truly useful service, enthusiastically and in a spirit of genuine helpfulness, success will automatically follow. The world seeks out such individuals and rewards them accordingly.

15 year loan works at the current price point. Have tenant pay for the next 15 years and own a home free and clear. http://finance.yahoo.com/loans/article/110512/a-15-year-mortgage-isnt-for-everyone?mod=loans-home

This is the brutal reality of PHX mkt. If you need help to understand your options, call me.

Continued good news for those who are looking to purchase....

Continued good news for those who are looking to purchase....

Continued good news for those who are looking to purchase....

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This is the brutal reality.  If you need to understand your options call me.

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/2010/08/half_of_arizona_mortgages_underwater.html?ana=e_phx_rdup

Monday, August 30, 2010

Time to invest, rates are just to low!

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/08/23/daily41.html?ana=e_du_pub

This truly is the time to invest.  You can actually own investment properties that cash flow with as little as 10-20 percent down.  Ideally, you can make it work with a 15 year note and have a home paid off in 15 years by tenants.