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This past Sunday I went to the Men’s Luxury Event in Scottsdale. I went there with a good friend of mine, Mike. This event was a blast. I give much credit to both the city of Scottsdale and Scottsdale’s Westworld. So many great vendors showed up for the weekend. I saw everything from a lime green boats to cigar parties. There were so many drawings. Everyone please cross your fingers because I’m still hoping to win Suns tickets and salsa dancing lesson. I saw so many roadsters and stereo systems my mind might expload. I love it! I wish we didn’t get there so late. We kind of arrived when things were starting to get packed up. Anyways, it was a great day and a great event. Thank you scottsdale for putting on another scottsdale-esc party!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

I would like to talk to someone about my Scottsdale real estate…

Here is a advanced tutorial for CMAs in the new Arizona Real Estate MLS!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

The bank is going to foreclose! What do I do?

When doing research about short sales in your area, make sure you find someone who knows what they are talking about. Just because they are high on a search “scottsdale short sale” doesn’t mean they are the best. I found a site today while searching scottsdale short sale that was ranked high for the following reason. They had about 100 links all to pretty much duplicate information labeled like this…

“Scottsdale Short Sale
Scottsdale Short Sales
Scottsdale Short Sale Help
Scottsdale Short Sale Information
Scottsdale Short Sale Negotiator
Scottsdale Short Sale Realtor
Scottsdale Short Advise
Short Sale in Scottsdale
Stop Foreclosure with a Scottsdale Short Sale”

Don’t be fooled with sites ranked high because of this. Call and verify to make sure they actually know about scottsdale short sales. Or look into their site for some actual information!

Thanks

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

I would like to talk to a Phoenix Realtor about selling my house…

I have been making a lot of updates to Real Estate Wiz Kid lately to make it more user friendly. I wanted people to feel like they benefit from commenting on Real Estate Wiz Kid. You will now notice a recent comment tool to the right. This provides links to all who comment. And i have now changed my blog to a “do follow” system. Most wordpress blogs, which I did not know, have nofollow tags on the comments. This is no longer true with my blog. Thanks for reading and KEEP COMMENTING!!!!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

I just recently purchased a money frog. I got this decorative piece at the Paradise Valley Mall located in Phoenix. The woman at the feng shui store told me to place it on my desk at work and to have it facing towards me. Frankly, the little thing is ugly. It is hideous. But now he sits near me while I work.
Here is a little more info about them.         

The name, money frog, is due to the fact that it carries the pa kua on its back and below its crown. The frog symbolizes wealth while the pa kua symbolizes protection, and therefore, this king money frog symbolizes the unity of those life aspects bringing them both to those who keep this creature into their homes. The king money frog is usually depicted sitting on a bed of coins and gold ingots which add to the wealth symbolism which the frog itself already has. Therefore, this feng shui item is ideal for those who wish to attract wealth as well as they wish to protect their money income.

Thanks for reading!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

Who is experienced with Tempe real estate?

Here is a basic tutorial for Wireless in the new Arizona Real Estate MLS!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

I just can’t make payments on my Scottsdale home anymore !

Today my office had a vendor seminar. And guess what! I won a rug. Thats right I won a 5X8 RUG! Thats how lucky I am. I win rugs and I love it! As for the rest of the seminar, it was rather interesting seeing all the different services companies were offering from around the Phoenix area. One thing that I really liked was a text messaging service one company was offering. This company provided a sign rider to put on your post with a specific text messaging number. Someone driving by sees the sign, texts the number, and receives info on the house. Whats the best part? You as the realtor, then get a text with all of that person’s contact info. Now thats an awesome idea!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

So whether you are a  short sale negotiator or someone undergoing a short sale, you may realize some of the banks are trying to step up their game. A few banks are trying to “make short sales easier”. When I say make short sales easier, I mean they are trying to lessen their short sale work load. What a few banks have done is put short sale updates online. You litterally go to their website, click short sale update, answer a few security questions and your in! But oh wait…. Oh ya, the updates on the website are weeks old. The short sale information has to be noted a certain way and isn’t updated regularly. What a bust! I guess this does allow hope for the future of short sales. Thanks for reading once again!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

So I spoke with a loss mitigation representative working on short sales in Phoenix. She works out of the Countrywide office in Tempe, AZ. I was slightly frustrated when talking with her because one of my short sale packages just wasn’t getting to the short sale department. No matter how many times I sent it no one was receiving this package. In was during my rant of frustration that this lovely woman provided words of realization. She explained that they, the Countrywide short sale department, received a couple thousand faxes a day at least.  I took a few seconds and imagined a small room with papers shooting out of an extremely small and outdated fax machine. I chuckled to my self, thanked the woman for her time, and hung up the phone with a new found perspective.

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

I would like to talk to a Scottsdale Realtor about selling my house…

Here is a basic tutorial for Hot Sheets in the new Arizona Real Estate MLS!

- Jeff Buettner
 Real Estate Wiz Kid

The bank wants to foreclose! What do I do?

Here is a basic tutorial for your contacts in the new Arizona Real Estate MLS! 

- Jeff Buettner
 Real Estate Wiz Kid

Who is experienced with Phoenix real estate?

Short Sales are a hot topic these days. You see short sales all over the news. A lot of people need short sales and a lot of agents think they can negotiate short sales. Why all of this might be the case, most don’t realize how draining short sales can get on all parties.

Here’s a rather simple example.

Lets say Mr. and Mrs. Smith need to short sale their Phoenix home. They go to their trusted Phoenix realtor that they have known for years and originally bought their current house from. This Phoenix real estate agent has never negotiated a short sale before and doesn’t want to risk anything for Mr. and Mrs. Smith.  She comes to someone like me who has been negotiating phoenix short sales for quite some time now and decides she wants to partner. I collect all needed paperwork and start short sale negotiations with the bank.

Here is where the trouble starts.

The realtor starts marketing the Phoenix short sale and gets a two offers. She sends them to me right away and once again they go to the bank. The bank moves extremely slow and as we all know, a short sale normally takes roughly 8 weeks but can go as high as 12. During this time Mr. and Mrs. Smith get more and more worried with each passing day that their Phoenix short sale is going to turn into a Phoenix foreclosure. So they start calling their trusted real estate agent and friend everyday about the short sale. Everyday they want to know if their short sale has any update.

What are both buyer’s agents doing during this time. Oh ya! They are getting pressured from their buyer’s wondering where the approval is on their short sale investment. So now the buyer’s agents call the listing agent everyday wanting an update. To make a long story short all this pressure then gets moved unto the negotiator who starts calling the banks everyday. The banks want to help but they have only a couple thousand other Phoenix short sales.

What can you do to stop this?

If you are involved in a short sale, please voice to everyone that a short sale is a long and tedious process and everyone needs to be patient. You have nothing to worry about if you have an experienced negotiator who knows what they are talking about!

Thanks for reading.

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

I have decided to expand my short sale reach. I have added more names to my short sale domains. You can now reach this site at Phoenixshortsalewizkid.com and soon at shortsalewizkid.com!

Keep reading up on short sales and keep commenting!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

So there have been a few rumors floating around about short sales these days. I have heard a few and here they are. It was brought to my attention some people believe banks will try and freeze short sales. Completely freeze all short sales! Why would the banks freeze short sales? The reasoning behind this madness would be because they are unsure about their fate with the government. Because the banks don’t know how the government is going act exactly. They theoretically wouldn’t want to short sell a home for 90 cents on the dollar or 70 cents on the loan if they could potentially get more from the government. For this reason, some think short sales will go on a temporary hiatus. They think short sales will be put on pause. Do I think this will occur? I have to believe not but who can be 100% sure. I will let you know if I see any changes or unusual difficulties in my short sales. Thanks for reading and come back soon for more!

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

So the Dow Jones went down even more…………

- Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid

Appreciation  - The increase in the value of a property due to changes in market conditions, inflation, or other causes.

 - Jeff Buettner
Real Estate Wiz Kid