Heidi Alexander

School Safety

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With the latest shooting at Virginia Tech, it got me to thinking about how schools have really had to alter their responsibilities, compared to the previous decades that we all went to school.  It’s amazing how small-time bullying (from the “good old days”) has escalated in recent years into shooting deaths.  I don’t know if [...]

3 May 2007 Read the full article →

Selling your Rental House

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There aren’t too many houses more difficult to list and show for sale than a rental house.  Usually the tenants are still living there, which requires that Agents schedule appointment times with them rather than being able to drop by whenever works for their buying client.  Sometimes the tenants are moving out, which may alleviate [...]

2 May 2007 Read the full article →

Here Come the Chihuahuas!

East Valley

Now THIS sounds like a fun event!  For Chandler’s Cinco De Mayo Celebration (on May 5th of course), they’ll be hosting Chihuahua races at the downtown Public Library.  I’ve been to the Weiner Dog Races at Phoenix Greyhound Raceway and boy were those good for a laugh!  All those little dogs running their short legs [...]

27 April 2007 Read the full article →

Got Dead Plants? – Chandler Bulk Pick-Up Can Help!

East Valley

I spent the majority of this past weekend cleaning out all the plants and bushes in my yard that died this winter in the frost.  Boy, there were more than I thought and I did suffer a few scrapes from those dead branches giving me some trouble!  I got them all into piles and bags [...]

26 April 2007 Read the full article →

Chandler and “Dangerous Schools”

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The Chandler Unified School District is voting this week on a proposal to notify and allow parents of students who attend “dangerous schools” to transfer out.  They consider a “dangerous school” to be one in which four or more firearms are found in a year, or four gun-related incidents have occurred.  If passed, parents of [...]

26 April 2007 Read the full article →

More First-Time Home Owner Mortgage Assistance!

Buyer Help

Boy, sometimes it pays to be a first-time homeowner!  Here are two more programs that you can take advantage of to get yourself into your first home.  One of our lenders has given me the information to pass onto you, so if you’re interested, please contact any of us at the Butterworth Group and we [...]

19 April 2007 Read the full article →

Extra Pool Safety

General Musings

Summer is upon us (well, I suppose it’s still spring until June 21 in the rest of the country, but not here!) – which means all the kiddies are going to want to start swimming in the pools soon!  We’ve all heard about pool safety more times than we can count, and yet as soon as it gets [...]

18 April 2007 Read the full article →

First Time HomeBuyer Assistance

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Are you still renting??  Dreaming of owning your own home but not sure of the process or how to come up with the cash for down payments and closing costs?  Want to own your own home but afraid to take the leap? There are several First-Time HomeBuyer programs out there to take advantage of, some [...]

12 April 2007 Read the full article →

No Parking at Orpheum Lofts

Buyer Help

I read an article in the New Times recently about the lack of parking at the new Orpheum Lofts located in downtown Phoenix.  According to the article, residents were promised parking and/or valet service along with their condos.  They were using a nearby parking lot, which has now been sold and is going to be [...]

11 April 2007 Read the full article →

Mortgage Companies Offering Help Before Foreclosure

General Musings

I read a couple of articles today regarding mortgage companies and banks taking an interest in helping homeowners who are facing foreclosure, to find other options to keep their house.  I was a bit surprised reading it, given the stereotype that lenders have for not seeming to care much about whether the borrower can actually pay [...]

4 April 2007 Read the full article →

Just Fishing?

General Musings

I was running some comps last week on a house in Tempe to see where the market in that area was heading.  House prices have been increasing in this particular area, even with the slow market.  However, I was shocked to see two houses listed at nearly DOUBLE the list price of similar houses in [...]

3 April 2007 Read the full article →

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