Archives for June 2017

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team It takes more than a bird feeder to attract a colorful variety of songbirds to your backyard. Think of your feeder as a drive-thru fast-food joint in an unsafe neighborhood: The birds will stop to [Read More…]

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Bare, white walls are usually the reality when you first move into a new home. But if you want to show off your personality, there’s no better way to do it than with [Read More…]

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team This month the Federal Reserve hiked rates for the third time in seven months. Does this mean the end of low mortgage rates? Let’s take a closer look to see how it impacts [Read More…]

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team When you’re putting your home on the market, you want it looking its best. You know you’ll need to clean and declutter, but what about making cosmetic updates? Investing in a new look for [Read More…]

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team If you’ve been flipping for a while, you know that selling a flipped house takes patience, and that some houses sell faster than others. While many factors affect how quickly a house sells, Success Path [Read More…]

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team If you’re a recent college grad, you’ve likely heard speeches about pursuing your passions and believing in yourself, but you probably haven’t heard much about establishing a good credit history. Here’s what you need [Read More…]

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team When the Baby Boomer generation was venturing into adulthood, it was common to buy a “starter home” — a modest, small dwelling. As their families grew and careers advanced, they moved into bigger or [Read More…]

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Why pay full price for something if you can get what you want, plus another item, at a discount? This is called bundling, and researchers have been studying the pros and cons of [Read More…]

By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Rarely does a buyer or seller show up to the closing without knowing exactly what their costs of sale will be. In fact, based on the mortgage loan amount of the purchase/sale price, [Read More…]