About Navajo County, AZ

My husband and I have escaped the Valley heat wave by fleeing to our cabin in Pinetop.  The name Pinetop accurately describes this little bit of paradise.  Pinetrees, Oak trees & Aspens surround you at 7200 ft in elevation, the temps average about 30-40 degrees cooler than the Phoenix Valley in the summer.  No air conditioning needed.

Only one complaint...and it's a little one.  Disturbing the peace is a psychotic bird, a robin to be exact, who apparently believes the crazed bird he sees reflected in every one of our windows should be attacked...repeatedly...daily...and beginning about 6:30 in the morning.  Where's my slingshot?

I went to a meeting today of the local business people. The thought for the day was so appropriate for what we are all dealing with in this very trying marketplace that I just had to share it.

"SAY WHAT YOU MEAN! MEAN WHAT YOU SAY! JUST DON'T BE MEAN!"

I had to share this because right now it is very cutthroat in the Real Estate Business. It is easy to gossip or put down others to try and build ourselves up when times get hard. I think we just have to remember that we are all in the same boat. Wishing others would fall out and drown does nothing for our reputation in the industry.

The next time someone starts gossip around me or puts down someone else just to make themselves feel good, I am going to remember these three phrases and share them. Maybe if we all have a better more gracious attitude toward others we would all be able to cope better with the trials and tribulations of the current state of affairs.

Have a wonderful evening everyone.

CELEBRATE OUR NATION' BIRTHDAY

IN THE HIGH COUNTRY OF ARIZONA!

Enjoy a Small Town 4th of July

4th of July Parade

Fireworks

Art Festivals

Car Show

Tale a Hike

Go Fishing

Picnic Next to a Lake

Relax

Escape the Heat and Enjoy the Tall Pines

in

The White Mountains of Arizona

SEE YOU AT THE PARADE!

Sandra & Bruce Paulow

Your High Country REALTORS®

(928) 242-0300

My meeting with a Sci-Fi Legend & King of paranormal

At 1:30 pm in Snowflake Arizona 6-14-2009 a young lady with blond hair approached me and asked are you Robert Swetz? She then said to me that Travis was inside waiting to meet me. I grabbed my note book, camera and said Nu Nu let's get inside to meet Travis.

Now before I get into the meeting of Travis Walton I need to explain how our meeting came about, and if any of you believe in "Things happen for a reason" or "We live in a small world" this story is going to make you a believer.

I have always been interested in Sci-Fi and paranormal stuff ever since I was very young. I have seen several ghosts in my life and yes have seen some alien beings around 20 years ago, but that's another story, bog or book.

I saw the movie "Fire in the Sky" a very long time ago and was always very fascinated by it. I have always been fascinated with Area 51 and Rachel Nevada. So in the year of 2009 I have visited Rachel Nevada and Area 51 several different times and I had never been there my whole life.

I became interested again in UFOs, Aliens and the Paranormal and went out and purchased my second copy of "Fire in the Sky" which was very hard to find. Started watching it and thought to myself I wonder if Travis Walton still lives in Snowflake Arizona? I posted a blog and the URL is down below and then I posted several other blogs about Snowflake Arizona, the movie "Fire in the Sky" and then finally that I was going to meet some one famous.

I had planned go to Snowflake to ask around town if Travis Walton still lived there and where he had been abducted, etc. Then out of the blue I was able to get his phone number, called him and asked him if I could buy him lunch because I was driving down to Snowflake, he said sure!

What are the chances of this ever happening, calling some one out of the blue that doesn't even know a thing about me and meeting with me for lunch?

(Below) is a DVD sleeve from the movie "Fire in the Sky" that Travis signed for me. I spoke with him for around two hours, took some photographs and there is even bigger news to come!

Have you ever seen the movie (Fire in the sky)?

Robert Swetz (Vegas Bob) will be meeting someone Famous this coming weekend!

If you live in Arizona (Mike Jones) how would you like to get out of the HEAT?

Does Travis Walton still live in Snowflake Arizona?

Do I believe Travis Walton's story? Yes I do and there will be more to come later this week!

Story and photograph by Robert Swetz (Vegas Bob) www.UFOsAliens.org

All rights reserved: Copyright infringements apply 6-15-2009 www.TravisWalton.com

I wonder, is there anyone out there competent to do a job anymore? Is being thorough and efficient absolutely a thing of the past? Tonight is my rant about a Title Situation that is making me crazy.

To start with, I got a call yesterday afternoon from one of my buyers who's sale "closed" nearly two weeks ago. He had called our local Sanitary District to make sure everything had been transferred over at closing and was informed that there was a $768 outstanding sewer bill that was never paid and that the Sanitary District had put a lien on the property and blocked the sewer line. (Fortunately they hadn't moved in yet) The bill had to be paid before they would unblock the line. He asked them for a copy of the lien papers and they gladly sent them to him which he immediately sent on to me.

I called Navajo County in the interim to find out what they knew about this and low an behold they didn't even have a record of the sale. The deed had never been recorded. So starts the nightmare.

I called the Title Company who had handled the escrow starting out with the lack of recordation on the deed for starters and informing them of the lien for the Sanitary District. After multiple excuses they admitted that on the day of closing they forgot to call the County to release the Deed for recordation. They had done it right then but it was too late for it to record yesterday so it would be done today.

2nd the Sanitary District information had just arrived from my buyer and I sent it over to the Title Company. They promised to get back to me before the days end with some answers. Of course that didn't happen so this morning I got on the phone first thing to find out the status. After four phone calls and three voice mails I finally connected to the gal I spoke with yesterday by using a back line on my office phone. She didn't recognize the number so she answered. I swear the tricks we must resort to in order to get any answsers.

She proceeded to tell me it was the Seller's responsibility to take care of the bill and they had sent them an e-mail about it. In the interim it came out that this Title Company was not the one who issued the Title Insurance Policy and if it ended up being a Title issue that they would be responsible for the bill. I called the other Title Company. (This is one of those fun Bank Owned deals) so there are multiple Title Companies involved. )

I proceeded to call the other Title Company who insisted that the first Title Company had assured them that they would take care of it there was nothing to worry about. As inevitably happens when there are too many cooks in the kitchen, the finger pointing started and the it's not my problem it's theirs ensued.

By the end of the day today I was no closer to knowing who is going to take responsibility for this than I was at 8 this morning. Obviously the second Title Company who did the Title Search and issued the policy is the one who should be responsible since they missed this lien on the Title Search. I know they aren't going to do it without a fight though so I am on a rant tonight. I can't fix this and my buyer isn't about to pay this fee just to get the sewer line unblocked because if he does he'll eat that cost.

Oh, the joys of dealing with Banks and Out of Town Title Companies. The fact is that no one thought to look for this on the Title Search because these Title people are in Phoenix where sewer is handled through taxes at the City. They didn't know to look for a Sanitary District lien. Welcome to the mountain folks, if you are going to do business here you need to learn the ropes.