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Should You Choose Hourly or Flat-Rate Movers?
If you are planning to hire a moving company for your next or upcoming move, it is a good idea to do your research about what would be the best and most cost-effective option. A flat-rate move might sound like the best deal because you pay one upfront and set in stone...
Reverse Mortgage Lending Limit Increases for 2022
Limits for reverse mortgage lending are increasing in 2022 to allow retirees that have substantial home equity to get more money than was available to them in previous years. With a reverse mortgage, a homeowner is able to access home equity in the form of a loan as...
5 Real Estate Investing Ideas to Set Up Retirement
5 Real Estate Investing Ideas to Set Up Retirement - The aspect of making sure you have enough money to comfortably live in retirement can be overwhelming and even a little stressful. If you feel like this when you think about making sure you have plenty of money for...
11 Benefits of Downsizing Your Home Now
The current state of the housing market continues to be very competitive and in high demand especially where single-family homes are concerned. Many people across the country are still hoping to take advantage of very low mortgage rates and afford larger homes than...
Be Aware of these 7 Reverse Mortgage Scams
Reverse mortgage programs have become increasingly popular especially as there are more and more Americans planning for retirement and looking for tools that could help them to live comfortably in their best years. Unfortunately, Americans in their golden years are...
5 of the Best Elementary Schools in Buckeye
Buckeye is considered one of the best places to buy a home in Arizona. It is a family-friendly suburb of Phoenix that attracts young families for many reasons, one of them being the excellent public schools. If you have a young family, or intend to in the future,...
Battling Bias Using an FHA or VA Loan to Buy a Home
The recent craziness in the real estate market including record-breaking prices and highly competitive bidding wars has even the deepest pocketed homebuyers seeing challenges. But for borrowers that are planning to buy a home with a VA or Federal Housing...
Christmas Activities Near San Tan Valley
There are some fun community activities in and near the San Tan Valley happening in 2021. Here are some of this year’s scheduled events. Artists of the Superstitions Holiday Art Show A great way to get most or all of your holiday shopping finished in one space at one...
Home Locations that Can Increase Insurance Costs
Homeowners insurance is a very important part of asset protection when you purchase a home, and getting the exact coverage you need for your home can be costly. If you live in a certain location, insurance can cost a bit more than the traditional norms. If you are...
Buyers Are Growing Resistant to Higher Home Prices
Why is the housing market in Phoenix Arizona sluggish? Buyers are growing resistant to higher home prices. Home Prices. They will wait till they drop. They are willing to sit back and wait till prices adjust. Home affordability is the issue. Buyers are pushing...
What is the Arizona Brewery Running Series?
The Arizona Brewery Running Series is a series of running events put on by a group of casual runners who love local beers. The runs are stationed all around Arizona. Most of the runs are 5K in length with a fun-run casual atmosphere that start and end at local...
How Long Does a Seller Have to Think About an Offer?
When a home seller is given an offer by an interested buyer, how long do they have to make a decision of whether they will accept the offer? The answer to this question really depends on the particular offer paperwork itself and the language included in the contract....
How Can a Snowbird Handle Their Healthcare?
For those who live in two homes during the year it can be a challenge to have one cohesive healthcare plan, especially if they have special healthcare needs. Here are some tips for living in two different homes every year and keeping one healthcare plan together....
What Plans are Coming for San Tan’s Empty Retail Spaces?
There are many empty retail spaces you may have noticed around the town of San Tan Valley. And some people are wondering if there are any plans for these empty shells of former retail stores. There are several people with many ideas of what the spaces need to become...
Fall Family Nights at Gilbert Regional Park
There are many fun things to do in and around San Tan Valley Arizona during the fall season. One fun thing that the whole family can enjoy is the Family Nights during the fall at Gilbert Regional Park, just 20 minutes from the center of San Tan Valley. About Gilbert...
3 Low-Effort Tricks to Boost Curb Appeal
Like it or not a first impression sticks in our head. For some a first impression can last no matter how much time has gone by, or other things have gotten in the way to hopefully make us forget. A home’s curb appeal is its first impression, and for many buyers they...
Current and Planned Construction Projects in San Tan Valley
San Tan Valley is a beautiful and desirable place for many reasons and as such it has been seeing some construction growth all across the area lately. Here is the latest news on construction projects around the San Tan Valley, both commercial and residential. Coming...
Buying a Home in San Tan Valley Sight Unseen
Although it sounds crazy, buying a home without seeing it in person first is not a new thing. In 2020 this method of home buying has grown. According to a report by Redfin, a major home search website, about 63% of buyers around the country made an offer on a home...
New Flights Offered at the Mesa Airport
The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport has reported a second straight month of record summer traffic. Flair Airlines, one of the airlines offering service to the airport is continuing this momentum at the valley’s reliever airport by adding new flights to the fourth city in...
Renovate a Mesa Home for Under $10,000
With so many people spending much more time in their homes lately, there has been a rise in interest of homeowners to make home improvements either for the purpose of continuing to love to spend more time there or to get it ready to fix up and sell at the highest...
San Tan Valley’s New Library is Now Open
San Tan Valley's New Library is Now Open - The first county-run public library in the area opened on August 10 in San Tan Valley. Pinal County is in charge of the public library located in a portion of their new county building. The library is located at 31505 N....
Kev’s Best Has Named Jean Wawrzyniak-Fry a Top Mesa Realtor
Kev’s Best, a website dedicated to finding the best things about different areas across the country has rated Jean as one of the top five real estate agents in Mesa Arizona. The website put all of the realtors through their rating points list to determine which Mesa...
Mesa is Niche’s #19 Best City to Retire in America
Mesa is Niche's #19 Best City to Retire in America Every year the website niche.com ranks several different aspects of places to live across America and compiles “best of” lists. Some of these lists include the best places to live, best places for families, best city...
New Exhibits at Mesa Museums
There are three museums in the downtown Mesa area that are premiering brand new exhibits this month. Visitors to Mesa museums can experience ancient Arizona including dinosaurs, explore the world of robotics, or gaze into the beautiful work of Angel Cabrales. These...
Clever Ways to Earn Extra Income with Your Mesa Home
From monthly mortgage bills, to homeownership costs, to property taxes, to general living expenses, utility bills, and more; we spend a ton of money on and for our homes. But what if you could get your home to make a little bit of money for you and ease some of those...