I’ve also spent the past year getting my GRI (Graduate REALTOR® Institute), which is considered the nation’s number one nationally recognized professional real estate designation. It’s basically an MBA for Realtors. It can be earned only by members of National Association of REALTORS® completing a minimum of 90 hours of coursework through these subjects:

Cup Theory 3.0, we’re back! As predicted last year the distressed property sales will be dwindling away and as you can see, red meaning fire sale for distressed property, they really are because this represents our market today. The blue one’s are regular sales. Okay, so for instance, this time last year 34% of the sales in March last year were distressed sales. This year, guess how much?

When is the best time to sell a house in Scottsdale?
Hey man, you know what? The question I get all the time from people is, ‘What is the best time of year to sell my house in Scottsdale?’ I’m gonna go with April. You’d be correct! The answer’s right now, beginning of April, that’s where we sit. And we’re going to explain to you why right now is the best time- other than the amazing weather that we’re experiencing right now.

Yes, OMG!! OMG, I am so tired of appraisals ruining my deals at the eleventh hour.

You know what Ash, we are too, but you know what it’s different when you work with a quality team and you actually know what’s going to happen. Let me give you an example. So we just had a deal out and the appraisal came in five percent under and most people would say “ohhh that’s bad, the appraisal came under.”