First-time homebuyers often experience total excitement, frustrating setbacks and overwhelming anxiety much like they may have encountered on their first day of college. These two experiences are remarkably similar. Buyers are often searching for the perfect home. They have high expectations of finding an affordable house with great schools, a big yard and character. Beginning college students are also motivated to use their money wisely, tackle all of the challenges that higher education … [Read more...]
The tPREG Manifesto
When Jay and Francy Thompson ran The Phoenix Real Estate Guy, they developed a manifesto. While Dean and Shar worked for the Thompson's they embraced what they were doing. Going forward, all of us at the Phoenix Real Estate Guy will carry on with what they started. Manifesto: man·i·fes·to noun \ËŒma-nÉ™-ˈfes-(ËŒ)tÅ\ : a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer. Spend any length of time in the real estate industry and you will hear buzz words … [Read more...]
How Real Estate is Like a Cheeseburger…
The last few days I have been in a bit of a writing funk. It's not really Writer's Block per se, it is more like “Subject Block”. I just can't seem to find a topic that trips my trigger. This is all a bit unusual for me as normally I have the opposite problem ”“ too much to say and not enough time to say it. But for the life of me I just can't seem to find a topic that lights my fire. So I turned to my trusty friends (and I use that term loosely) on Facebook and posed this … [Read more...]
Knock it off with them negative waves…
Even the casual reader of our little corner of internet real estate knows that I'm not terribly fond of the mainstream media (MSM). I've met some very cool people that work in the MSM industrial complex, and I don't hold that against them. Heck, my own daughter has her eyes set on a higher education in journalism. I don't believe my disdain for the MSM is the fault of the worker bee collective. It may be a problem with what we the citizens, the clients of the MSM, have come to accept. Or … [Read more...]
Hi, I’m calling about your listing at”¦ (insert random address here)
Every day, every single day, we get calls that go like this: Hi, I'm calling about your listing at 123 Main Street” OK, that's not our listing, but I'd be happy to give you some info on it” It's your listing, it's on your web site. I'm looking at it right now. Our site shows EVERY home listed for sale in the Phoenix area. Let me look it up for your real quick. From here, the conversation can take several different directions. The Disbelievers Sometimes the caller argues with me, … [Read more...]
The Phoenix Real Estate Guy was started by Jay Thompson, and I have a little blogging problem... he liked to say...