About Navajo County, AZ

HAVE YOU HAD YOUR EYE ON THE PERFECT HOUSE FOR A WHILE? WELL IF YOU DON'T MOVE ON IT QUICKLY IT PROBABLY WON'T BE THERE!

I know I shouldn't use caps but this time I am shouting from the rooftops. If you want it you need to move on it. It has really started to get busy in the White Mountains of Arizona and because of that we are seeing multiple offers, properties going pending quickly, properties that have been on the market for a long long time are being sold, and clients who have been waiting and thinking about the property they saw a couple of weeks ago is gone.

I've been preaching all summer - THERE IS NO BELL AT THE BOTTOM - and if you have been waiting to hear it ring, sorry you missed it. Our prices are already starting to creep up, not quickly and not a lot, but it is happening. Sellers are deciding to pull their properties off the market for now and wait until next summer so they can ask a higher price.

So.....if you have a property you have been watching and waiting to make an offer on, wait no more! If you do, it will be gone. It may already be gone.

Good Afternoon Everyone,

There is good news for the Arizona Home Buyers, down payment assistance is back. Thanks to Stimulus Money Arizona has a new program to help residents achieve their dream of Homeownership.

The program is call: YOUR WAY HOME AZ HOUSING PROGRAM

The best part of this program is that it is open to any buyer, not just First Time buyers. The Arizona Dept. of Housing will offer up to 22% in Down Payment Assistance to qualified buyers who are purchasing a foreclosed property. Is this great news or what?????

The qualifications are pretty simple.

Must be a Primary Residence

3% Down Payment (2% of which can be a gift)

Have 2 months Reserves

Property must be a foreclosure and vacant

Maximum Purchase Price of $346,250.

Must meet income/credit Requirements

Will need to complete a Home Buyer Education Class

To get started, contact a lender and ask them if they are an approved "Your Way Home Approved Lender"? Once you find the right lender you are on your way. There are still plenty of homes that will qualify for this program on the market so don't miss out on this great opportunity.

For you First Time Home Buyers, don't forget there is still time to find your new home and qualify for the $8000. tax credit. This is free money from the US Government. Just think what you could do with an extra $8000. Time is running out though, the sale must close escrow before December 1, 2009 so don't wait, move today!

Give us a call and let us help you find that perfect property.

Sandra & Bruce Paulow, Your High Country REALTORS®

(928) 242-0300

Is it my imagination or is the outlook for Real Estate improving? I was busy this past weekend and talking to a few others in our area, they were too. The news seems to be focusing on the positive too so signs that a recovery is on it's way. Guess that means that if you have been sitting on the fence waiting you hadn't better wait too much longer. Remember to old saying "You Snooze - You Lose!"

YES AR DOES GENERATE BUSINESS. Thanks to AR I got a nice Lender referral today and I am thrilled. I don't get a lot of them because our market is small and not a big RELO area but I am thrilled. Thanks AR.

For those of you that don't know, Torreon is a golf course community just outside of Show Low, AZ off of Highway 77. All of the homes are cabin style properties from roughly 1200 square feet to 6,000 square feet. They have 2 golf courses that both go up to 7100 yards and are very challenging. I played the Cabin course in July while we were on vacation.

Layout- 7.5 of 10. The course is at 5000 feet elevation and is in the trees. There are lots of bunkers, waste areas and lakes. I really enjoyed the layout, but I think i would hit 3 wood off the tee a few more times if I were to play it again.

Condition-7 of 10. The greens are bent grass and very fast. Bunkers were raked. The rough was about 4 inches deep and would really take some practice to get comfortable.

Amenities- 8 of 10. They have it all and they don't charge extra for the yardage book (or sheet in this case). We saw the beverage cart several times during the round and there is a snack shop at the turn. Player services visited with us several times during the round and it wasn't because of my pace of play. I was impressed. If someone had wiped the clubs when we finished, I would have given this a 9.

Scenery-8.5 of 10. Trees, lakes, streams, grass and some really good looking "log cabins", if they can be called that. Plus, the temperature was about 15 degrees cooler than Tucson.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course and the property in general. They have a bunch of rentals available and a very kid friendly family center. There was a trout pond for fishing, playground, game room, tennis courts, basketball and two golf holes for the kids to enjoy.

The golf course beat me up a bit as I shot 87, but I would love to have another go at it. Property prices go from around $170,000 to up into the millions. If you are in the Show Low area, take a few minutes and drive over there to check it out. You won't be disappointed.

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Patrick Randles

SUNSTREET Mortgage, LLC

Tucson, AZ

Call me at (520) 850-7485