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NCAA Real Estate Blogging Wager
2008-03-19 23:31:00 This is a bit of a late announcement, but there’s still enough time not to miss out, so act NOW. What: A simple wager between myself and any reader that wants to participate. My bracket against all comers. Who: Like I said, anyone that wants to compete can join the group and submit their bracket. Cost: Free! What else? How: ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Blogging , Real , Wager
The BEST way to sell your Phoenix home?
2008-03-19 19:22:00 Yesterday afternoon, I was on my way over to a new client’s vacant property to continue my rental comparable analysis for what was to be a new rental listing, when the owner called me suggesting that they may want to sell not rent the home. What I knew about the home, was that it was ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Home , Sell
What does GRI mean and why is it next to your name?
2008-03-17 23:22:00 Last week, a client of mine sent me a letter in the mail addressed to “Steve Belt, GRI”. It made me go, “hmmm.” It made me think this client probably didn’t know what GRI meant, or why it was next to my name. I’m a bit proud of the GRI designation, which is why it ... More About: Real Estate , Arizona
Happy St. Patrick?s Day
2008-03-17 19:08:00 Happy St. Patrick ’s Day to everyone. I’m heading over to Skeptical Chemyst in a manner of minutes, to do my part in celebrating. FYI, Skeptical Chemyst somehow made it to #1 on AZ Republic’s list of 10 best places to for St. Patrick’s day. I say that with some astonishment, as Skeptical Chemyst is a ... More About: Real Estate , Happy , St Patrick
Launched today: The New TeamBelt.com
2008-03-16 03:12:00 It’s finally done. Well, nothing is ever really done, is it? So I’ll rephrase: It’s finally good enough to launch: The new Scottsdale and Phoenix Homes For Sale blog/website, which was previously a static, Web 1.0, nearly worthless website, was relaunched today. The URL is www.teambelt.com. FYI, my wife (Jan Belt) and I selected that domain name ... More About: Blogging , Today , Launched
How do you shop for real estate online?
2008-03-07 18:42:00 photo credit: svenwerk Yesterday, I had a long meeting with 2 top producing agents that work at Realty Executives. They’ve each been in the business a very long time (50ish years combined experience). The reason they wanted to meet with me (a relative neophyte in comparison), was my experience with online marketing programs. This blog, for ... More About: Internet , Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix , Shop
FHA Loan Limits Increased Significantly
2008-03-06 19:13:00 Just announced, the new maximum FHA Loan amount is $346,250. Read that again, in case you need to take a second to digest it. That first digit is indeed a 3. With a 97% loan, that means a purchase price of $356,900 is now possible. That’s right, a home listed at $350k, can now be purchased with ... More About: Limits
I am listing 3 short sales in Phoenix and Scottsdale
2008-03-05 20:29:00 That’s right. While I probably haven’t made it as public as Jonathon Dalton, I’m not much of a fan of short sales. Monday, Kelley Kohler was talking about how few short sales that are listed actually get sold. I don’t want to be a part of any similar non-sold statistics. That’s not why I became ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Sales , Listing , Scottsdale
February 29 causes a hiccup at Starbucks
2008-02-29 19:49:00 Ok, here’s my open admission that I’m a Starbucks addict. Most days I get my regular: Decaf, grande, extra hot, with whip, mocha for Steve. I justify the habit by calling it “networking”, which to some extent it is, but honestly, it’s a lot more about the chocolate syrup in the mocha. At any rate, today I was surprised when a hand written note on the door said today Starbucks would not be taking CASH, only credit cards and Starbucks cards. Inside the store, inquiring minds had to know. The culprit: the safe didn’t understand February 29. With no way to get into the safe, there was no place to put/retrieve the money. I thought to myself, “I think that’s illegal…you have to accept cash”, but I just paid with a card anyway. Another customer handed over $2 for his grande drip, and was given the coffee at no charge. I think the employees know it’s illegal to decline cash as well, so when the issue was ...
From PropertyQube: Is a 30-day notice needed at the conclusion of my lease
2008-02-27 21:00:00 A user on PropertyQube asked a great question recently about what needs to happen near the conclusion of a lease. The question asked:  I gave notice on 2/5/08, that I would be moving out at the conclusion of my lease, set to end on 2/24/08.  My landlord told me that a 30-day notice is required, and that I’ll need to pay through 3/5/08. Is that right? Let me quote the recently revised Residential Lease Agreement for Arizona from AAR: The lease shall begin on ____ and end on ____, at which time this Agreement shall automatically continue on a month-to-month basis, …, unless either party provides written notice to the other of their intention to terminate the Agreement. Notice to terminate the Agreement at the end of the original term shall be given on or prior to the last rental due date of the original term. Notice to terminate, if on a month-to-month basis, shall be given thirty days prior to the period rental date specified in the notice. As you can see, fo...
Ladies and Gentleman Start Your Showers
2008-02-23 04:07:00 Author’s Note: This will be one of the few times I overtly pimp a product. But bear with me, as usual there’s a story behind it, and at the end, I hope you’ll agree the environmental benefits of this product are simply too compelling to overlook. Last weekend, I participated in the Kona 24 hours in ... More About: Arizona , Start , Ladies , Gentleman , Showers
How do you like your job?
2008-02-21 17:17:00 Tuesday night, I was over at a new client’s condo taking photos and getting a listing signed. She had expected me to be there for 15 minutes, and I was there for over 90 minutes. She hadn’t expected the photography portion of the visit to be so lengthy. With her dinner getting ever colder, and ... More About: Real Estate
City North is currently taking lot reservations
2008-02-20 21:21:00 Last week, I needed to get out of the office - away from clients and contracts - so Tanya Boruch (also with Realty Executives out of our 101 & Bell office) and I took a discovery trip over to City North last Friday. At any rate, I’ll be honest and admit I didn’t know very much ... More About: Real Estate , Reservations , Taking
The new teambelt.com is almost ready
2008-02-06 06:52:00 I made a committment to get teambelt.com re-built and launched as soon as possible. To that end, I hired a site builder to help me get it done, hopefully creating a site with a WordPress underpinning, the likes of which is rarely seen. It’s now close. Very close, and an unveiling is coming soon. For ... More About: Blogging , Ready
Smart Phone needed for Phoenix Real Estate Blogger
2008-01-31 21:00:00 Ok, this is a bit off topic, but it’s a necessary evil, as I’m going to ask for feedback. But first, bare with me. Yesterday, I met my newest client, a student of Glendale Community College (where I once attended and worked…oh so long ago) and an employee of AT&T Cingular. He works for one ... More About: Phone , Blogger , Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix
Smart Phone needed for Phoenix Real Estate Blogger
2008-01-31 21:00:00 Ok, this is a bit off topic, but it’s a necessary evil, as I’m going to ask for feedback. But first, bare with me. Yesterday, I met my newest client, a student of Glendale Community College (where I once attended and worked…oh so long ago) and an employee of AT&T Cingular. He works for one ... More About: Phone , Blogger , Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix
City of Scottsdale to Pay Toll Brothers $81.9 million for Preserve Land
2008-01-30 02:49:00 With all of the excitement surrounding the non-real estate related FBR Open and Super Bowl this week, I took my eye off the ball, and missed what is actually a very important story for the city of Scottsdale . Back in 2002, Toll Brothers bid on land in Scottsdale that borders other preserve land in the ... More About: Real Estate , City , Land
City of Scottsdale to Pay Toll Brothers $81.9 million for Preserve Land
2008-01-30 02:49:00 With all of the excitement surrounding the non-real estate related FBR Open and Super Bowl this week, I took my eye off the ball, and missed what is actually a very important story for the city of Scottsdale . Back in 2002, Toll Brothers bid on land in Scottsdale that borders other preserve land in the ... More About: Real Estate , City , Land
The Greatest Show on Grass: The FBR Open
2008-01-29 05:28:00 The FBR Open teed off The Greatest Show on Grass today with practice rounds continuing tomorrow. Wednesday is the FBR/Xerox Silver Pro-Am at the TPC of Scottsdale and the Honeywell Pro-Am at Grayhawk. I’ve never attended the Pro-Am, so I don’t personally know what it’s like, however, many of my friends say they enjoy the smaller gallery on ... More About: Phoenix
The Greatest Show on Grass: The FBR Open
2008-01-29 05:28:00 The FBR Open teed off The Greatest Show on Grass today with practice rounds continuing tomorrow. Wednesday is the FBR/Xerox Silver Pro-Am at the TPC of Scottsdale and the Honeywell Pro-Am at Grayhawk. I’ve never attended the Pro-Am, so I don’t personally know what it’s like, however, many of my friends say they enjoy the smaller gallery on ... More About: Phoenix
Dilbert makes its way to the sidebar
2008-01-27 23:05:00 Thanks to Michael Wurzer at the FBS Blog, I found out about the newly available Dilbert widget. I subscribe to the daily Dilbert feed to read today’s comic via RSS, for days I don’t get a chance to read the paper while I’m at Starbucks. A few of you know, as it’s buried within comments, that ... More About: Blogging , Sidebar
Dilbert makes its way to the sidebar
2008-01-27 23:05:00 Thanks to Michael Wurzer at the FBS Blog, I found out about the newly available Dilbert widget. I subscribe to the daily Dilbert feed to read today’s comic via RSS, for days I don’t get a chance to read the paper while I’m at Starbucks. A few of you know, as it’s buried within comments, that ... More About: Blogging , Sidebar
Top 10 things to do while visiting Phoenix for Super Bowl Week
2008-01-25 20:06:00 It’s Friday. Teresa Boardman in St. Paul writes Fridays are for fun, and I’m finally listening. At least this week. And probably next week, but after that, I can’t make any promises. By this point, if you are planning to come to Phoenix for the Super Bowl , you’ve probably at least got travel plans. Some place ... More About: Real Estate , Arizona
Meme?d on my birthday
2008-01-23 20:53:00 The North Phoenix Agent, Heather Barr, tagged me on my birthday. I’m not sure if that’s a present or not, but I’m game to play along. Accordingly, here are the rules: (1) list 7 things about yourself, (2) tag 7 people to do the meme on themselves including a link to their site. In ... More About: Meme , Blogging , Birthday
Gone skiing
2008-01-22 13:50:00 That’s right. I’m going skiing today. It just so happens, that I turned 40 today. To celebrate, I’m going alone to Snow Bowl in Flagstaff to enjoy the 36-62 inches of snow they have up there, during the middle of the week, when lift lines are hopefully short. The weather should be spectacular. I’m even planning ... More About: Arizona , Skiing
The Super Bowl comes to Phoenix (actually Glendale)
2008-01-21 18:32:00 Like a huge percentage of you, last night I watched the Patriots defeat the Charges, and then the Packers lose to the Giants. The first was expected. The second was a surprise (to me). In a way, I feel cheated that the Packers aren’t going to the Super Bowl . The game itself is rarely that good, ... More About: Phoenix , Rentals , Glendale
Real Estate related Social Networking
2008-01-17 20:51:00 In the last week+, I’ve crossed my own picket line at Trulia Voices a couple of times for reasons I can’t even put a finger on myself. I suppose you could say it was to see if there really has been any change since I went public with the strike back in October. Others would probably ... More About: Social , Social Networking , Estate , Real Estate , Networking
Open enrollment for Scottsdale schools set to end January 14th
2008-01-10 18:52:00 Regardless of where you live in Arizona, if you would like your children to attend a Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) school, you can open enroll your child. Open enrollment started on December 3rd and is ending on January 14th, so if you have been considering open enrollment, now is the time to act. Open enrollment ... More About: Schools , Dale
ASU vs UofA - will the tables turn?
2008-01-09 18:41:00 There’s no doubt that when it comes to college basketball, the University of Arizona has owned the state of Arizona. Arizona State has had just 12 NCAA appearances in its history, and has never had a final four appearance. Compare that with Arizona’s 26 appearances including a streak of 23 straight appearances that ... More About: Tables , Turn
Kicking off 2008 with a think
More articles from this author:2008-01-04 20:12:00 It’s already January 4th, and I have yet to write anything here at the Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog. Almost every real estate blogger I know has written posts summarizing 2007 and prognosticating about 2008 . Actually, to be fair, most of the prognostications have been of the form, “2008 will be up ... More About: Blogging , Kicking 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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