Arizona Horse Property can be difficult to sell. It is higher priced and typically more unique. This makes appraisals and lending difficult too! Select an agent carefully and don't go for the first one to offer a discount...they won't be able to afford to market your home the way it should be. Throw survey, septic and pricing in the mix and you need a highly skilled agent to sell your home.
Are you looking to buy and sell a home in the near future in the Phoenix area? If so...you will love this new exclusive mapping tool! You can go to http://www.michellesmap.com/ and click anywhere in the Valley you might potentially want to live. Once you have selected your areas you will begin receiving daily emails with listings in your selected neighborhoods. All the data is pulled from the powerful MLS so you won't miss any listings. Are you hunting for horse property in Arizona? http://www.askmichelleshelton.com/ Thank you for stopping. I look forward to the opportunity to help you in your home purchase and sale. Michelle Shelton AZ Mastermind Group http://www.azmastermind.com/
By Michelle Shelton, REALTOR® Because selling your home may be one of the most important financial decisions you make...there are Essential strategies you absolutely MUST know! So, you are thinking about selling your home. Hmmmmmm. For most of us, selling our home means cashing in on the largest thing we own, right? Because of this...you would agree that is should be handled with great skill and care if you really want to get the most for your home in the shortest amount of time possible, wouldn't you? Of course! Can you answer "yes" to any of these questions?
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Are you looking to reduce the stress associated with the sale of your home?If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you will absolutely must read this entire report! So what are the essential strategies anyway? Strategy #1- Do your homework and then set your price! Do you know how to come to a price that is not too high and not too low? You know, a price that is.....as baby bear puts it....juuuuusssssssstt right. The process of pricing your home should not be taken lightly. There are consequences of over and under pricing. An experienced REALTOR® should be good at doing their homework. I am not talking about someone that pulls a few sales off the MLS. A great agent will call on pending sales in your neighborhood and talk to other listing agents about what price these homes are currently under contract for. A great agent will also research and find recent for sale by owner homes and exclusive listings that have sold. If you list your home too high, you will lose the momentum of buyers excited to see the new listing on the block. Then you may have to lower your price to entice them back later. If you price too low, people might think there is something wrong with your home. The goal is to create a buyer's frenzy and get as many potential buyers through as possible. Strategy #2 - Ask yourself, why are you selling? Once you know....keep your mouth shut! If you have a job transfer, divorce, or pre-foreclosure, don't spill the beans. Although you may NEED to sell quickly. You are more in a position of power if potential buyers think you merely WANT to sell. Don't tell your neighbors, potential buyers, investors, or anyone your reason. Consult with a savvy REALTOR® and discuss your reasons only with them. Your reasons will affect your negotiation strategies. Tell your agent how important it is to keep things "under wraps". They have a fiduciary duty to you, their client, and make it clear you expect them to respect that relationship. A great agent will be able to advise you on a strategy according to your needs...such as a quick sale or the most money for your home. Would you like to receive more strategies about buying or selling your home? Don't miss receiving our FREE REAL ESTATE REPORTS....after all you need to know what you have been missing! Don't be left out one second longer. Get it NOW.
In the 1990's we lived on a farm in Iowa. Since I grew up in the country, I thought I knew everything there was to know about country living. Imagine my surprise at learning something life changing from a couple of old geese! When we obtained the farm I wanted to have the full experience so I began to collect animals. We acquired cats, dogs, chickens, an old horse, guineas and the pair of geese. I recall the wisdom that came from the animals. One such piece of wisdom was on leadership. Leadership can be applied to our families, friends, business associates, co-workers and relatives. True leaders are not born, as we are often taught. True leaders are developed. True leaders find out what others want and then they weigh the best solution to create a win / win situation. Leaders face the challenges head-on and don't whine, 'It's too hard.' They take the time and energy required to develop their character, skills, philosophies, attitudes, and goals and then? Then they allow these things to be their guiding force. Fine leaders understand that others look up to them. They grasp the concept of this immense responsibility and joyfully take on the task. Good, bad or ugly. So, how can a smelly pair of hissing geese teach you more about leadership? Well, on the farm we owned 4 acres of woods and at night it was crawling with opossum, raccoons and coyotes. Of course that meant that each night all the feathered animals would have to be secured in the chicken coop. The chickens and guineas didn't have a problem with going in at night. The geese? Well, they were another story! The geese were stubborn. They had ideas of their own. They did not want to be told what to do. Does this sound like anyone you know? Each evening all five kids, two dogs and I would do the ritual “goose dance” where we would chase the geese with big sticks, brooms and any other intimidating item we could find. We would attempt to forcibly push and shoo them into the chicken coop. At times my husband would strategically suggest some new technique. Yet, NOTHING worked! Barking, yelling and honking were standard sounds during the ritual goose dance. Finally we would manage to circle and herd the geese to the chicken coop door. They would reluctantly jump over the threshold and we would quickly and angrily slam the door shut behind them while shouting angry words and stomping toward the house. I was not happy. The geese began to consume my thoughts. What motivated these stinking, stupid, stubborn birds? Why did they have such a mind of their own and why were they so...well....you know...difficult? Didn't they realize it was for their own protection and we were attempting to do what was best for them? After all, we KNEW what would happen if they stayed out at night. They would be goose dinner for some prowling animal in the woods. I can't say as I blame them. No one likes to be told what to do. Pushing someone never works. No one likes to give up his or her freedom and ideas. Even if you realize something they don’t and it is for their own good. Then it dawned on me that perhaps…..just perhaps, the geese were like people. Yeah….maybe they had a mind and personality of their own. Maybe I needed to find out what they wanted. When I showed them how to get it, they would actually WANT to go into the coop. Maybe I could lead them. It was time to get creative! That evening I opened a bag of corn and spilled a few kernels in front of the geese. They quickly waddled over and gobbled it up. I had found the answer! Woo Hoo!!! I was in front of them….I was leading them. They were following me! I took the corn and kernel by kernel, they followed me right into the coop! I ran out and slammed the door shut and this time, I smiled! No cursing, no anger. I was happy! I took my stick and danced around with it…you know…John Travolta style. STAYIN ALIVE, STAYIN ALIVE……….AH AH AH AH….STAYIN ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE. Living on a farm means no close neighbors monitoring your behavior so you tend to be...well, let's say...more…you know…uninhibited. I had just learned the power of leadership from a couple of stupid, hissing, stinking, annoying birds! I was so happy! From that moment on the geese were led in each night. I was even able to teach my children to be “leaders”. What a concept. Teaching others leadership. Leadership is a skill. Skills can be learned…you don’t have to be born a leader. If you want to become a strong leader, ask yourself, these questions: What motivates your associates, employees and team members? Are you attempting to get what YOU want by pushing or do you take time to find out what THEY want and then show them how to get it? Are you bossing your team members or are you leading them in the right direction? Are you creatively designing situations where everyone wins? You never know, someday they might even thank you. After all….anything is possible when you develop leadership skills! (c) 2005 Michelle Shelton, All rights reserved Michelle Shelton is a licensed REALTOR with Keller Williams Realty Southeast Valley in Gilbert, Arizona. Michelle specializes in teaching clients the entire process of Real Estate. She believes that the more educated her clients are, the less anxiety and stress they will have when buying or selling their home.
