For Buyers

Market conditions have never been better for buyers, but finding the right property, negotiating the best deal, and managing all the details are as complicated as ever. Whether you’re a first-time buyer, a current homeowner, or a real estate investor, you need a trustworthy, knowledgable real estate professional to help you through the home buying process. You need an Executive.

Executives Versus Agents

A real estate Executive is more than an agent. An Executive is a trusted source of local information, familiar with every block of every neighborhood, and able to help you understand how and where you’d fit best. An Executive understands local market conditions, so you can make a conservative but fair offer that will get you in the right home at the right price. Above all, an Executive is a professional, with years of experience negotiating deals and managing legal and regulatory red tape. When you’re dealing with an Executive, you can relax and focus on finding the perfect home, knowing you’re in good hands.

The Perfect Home

A home is more than a number of bathrooms and bedrooms. While amenities set baselines and standards for your search, an ideal home is one that meets your needs for things that can’t be measured in bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. Style, safety, history, neighborhood character, local schools, cultural resources, and how much you can reasonably afford are just a few of the factors your Executive will consider during your home search. A perfect home should stir your emotions, and an Executive will help you find the home that does just that–without letting emotions get in the way of your negotiations.

Negotiations and Financing

An Executive is an expert negotiator who knows where to start an offer, how far to push, and when to walk away. Executives can also help you understand the “hidden” costs and fees associated with the home buying process to ensure that you don’t get in over your head. Once your offer is accepted, an Executive will walk you through inspections and other contingencies, closing, underwriting, and escrow, so you can move into your new home without any worries.

I’ve included some relevant blog posts and links for your review. If you would like more information on how an Executive can help you find you dream home, please contact me.

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Why Hire Someone To Watch Your Seasonal Home?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by John J. Hay

Most seasonal homeowners have someone watch over their homes while they are away at least in one form or another. From the very basic such as having your neighbor occasionally look out the window to see if your home is on fire or maybe you hire a handyman to come by when something needs to be done or when your neighbor calls and says we see water coming out from under your front door. The best and most convenient way to watch your home during your absence would be to hire a professional home watching service to visit your home at frequent intervals.

When you lump the exhaustive list of inspection items we perform into major categories you really come down to two reasons to hire a professional company: SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE. Everything we do during our regular visits to your home could be places into one of these two categories with just a few exceptions. All our other customized services would go into a third category: MAKING YOUR LIFE EASIER!

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Preparing Your Seasonal Home For Your Departure

Posted on February 3, 2011 by John J. Hay

Preparing Your Seasonal Home For Your Departure

These comments and checklist are written for the clients of HomeWatch of Arizona, and therefore are geared towards homes in Arizona. The problems and nuances associated with the snow country are very different than those of the desert. Although we do not have the snow and freezing temperatures in the Phoenix area, we do have other challenges that are unique to the Desert.

This checklist is very thorough, yet you may find items to add and others which don’t apply. I certainly hope that this helps as you go through the sometimes daunting process of preparing your seasonal home for your absence.

You may access this checklist via this link. Hopefully this can be used year after year as a resource to help with your closing. Some items you may not need to do, some you may not want to do and some you may want to consult a professional to make the decision on whether to do it or not. Please use your own judgment as there is more than one school of thought for some of the items on this checklist.

Many of you may come and go for just a week or two at a time. You will not want to close your home every time you leave but you should at least do a few of the most important items on the list just to lower the probability of have problems during your absence.

The following list is not only to minimize the possibility of damage to your home but also for security reasons. Vacant homes are easy to spot especially those that are vacant for months at a time. Although following some or all of the guidelines in this list would be very helpful, all the precautions in the world are not going to give you a guarantee that your home will be completely safe.

Completing this entire list may seem a bit daunting and may be more work than can be accomplished in a few hours prior to your plane departing. HomeWatch of Arizona can complete a portion or if you wish will complete the entire process for you so that all you need to do is give us a call and lock your door. Contact HomeWatch of Arizona for complete details. Continue reading – Preparing Your Seasonal Home For Your Departure

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Home Watch Services for Seasonal Homes

Posted on January 24, 2011 by John J. Hay

Do you own a second home in Arizona or for that matter anywhere in the world? Are you away from your home for months at a time? Do you ever wonder who is really watching your property while you are away? Do you find it hard to coordinate the work needed to be done on your home while you are away?

Most second home or seasonal home owners have a variety of methods to take care of that home which may be thousands of miles away. The methods range from asking a neighbor to occasionally check on it, or maybe you have a handyman who will come out and take a look or maybe you fly out just to check on the property and spend time lining up contractors to do all the work and repairs that need to be accomplished over the past season.

These methods can be very uncertain, time consuming and some times very costly. The best way to take care of your seasonal home is to hire a professional caretaker.
This may sound like something only the rich and famous might do but in reality it is a very inexpensive means of having someone watch over what very well could be one of your most valuable assets.

A professional caretaker that has scheduled visits to the home will give you total peace of mind. Visual inspections of the property may identify potential problems before they become large, costly complicated problems. Making small repairs quickly may save you thousands of dollars in the long run. Imagine what damage a broken window or a drip under a sink can cause over a period of months.

Minor jobs such as bringing in papers, checking on the mail, watering house plants, turning on or off the sprinkler system, running water through your drains and flushing toilets on a regular basis can keep your home in tip top shape and keep you from wondering what, if anything, is happening with the property. Continue reading – Home Watch Services for Seasonal Homes

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Tax Information for the Canadian Buyer

Posted on January 20, 2011 by John J. Hay

For the most part purchasing property in Arizona for Canadian buyers or for that matter any buyer who is not a citizen of the United States is relatively easy and in most cases the same as if you were a citizen. The major difference from purchasing property in Canada is that we use title companies to compile all the documents, title information and transfer of funds whereas in most cases Canadians use attorneys. There are some differences when selling or renting your property and they deal mostly with the revenue or taxation of income and profits. Below I have several links that will help in answering some of the more basic questions. Please consult your attorney to help with these issues.