Dan Dee McGinnis

Did you know that the HOMES FOR SALE IN 85032 $100,000 - $200,000 There Are Only 15!!! Can you believe that? When we rule out the short sale listings and the banked owned listings, that is all there are currently on the market. Do you know why? BECAUSE THINGS ARE CHANGING AND THE MARKET IS BOOMING. Do you have some doubt in that statement? Let me go further with it. If you are wanting to buy a home and think it will be good to wait until summer or next year.... I suggest you think again

Waiting for the market to turn? I believe you missed the bus. It has ALREADY TURNED. Now if you wait another year to buy a home I do not believe it will cost you $10,000 or $20,000 more than it will today, however I do NOT believe you will pay LESS money for it six or 12 months from now than if you buy this month.

Now you think I just got off the turnep truck? Let me fill you in on WHO I AM...

1 You can google Dan McGinnis, Dan D. McGinnis or Dan Dee McGinnis and learn more about me.

2 I have been a residential resale real estate agent since April 1980 in Phoenix.

3 I have published two books in 2004 and 2006: MYTHS AND REALITIES OF REAL ESTATE SALES & THE FORGOTTEN ART.

4 From 1999 to 2005 The Az Dept of Real Estate certified me to teach other agents renewal credit hours.

5 I have helped over one thousand families buy, sell or lease a home.

6 For 27 years I sold more homes every year than the average eight agents put together. The average agent sells 3-4 homes a year.

7 I have been a member of Toastmasters for six years

Now when we look at todays market March 8, 2012 HOMES FOR SALE IN 85032 $100,000 - $200,000 THERE ARE ONLY 15 homes over 1400 sq ft on the market when we remove the bank owned and short sale homes. And there are only 46 more in those two catagories.

If you are wondering why you would want to live in 85032 here are a few GREAT REASONS

1 It is quick access to Hwy 51 to get to downtown

2 It is quick access to Hwy 101

3 It has Paradise Valley Mall

4 There are several nice large city parks

5 There are two Walmarts close

6 There are three Home Depots close

7 There are several nice resturants

8 I have lived in the zip code for 10 years

9 We do not have snow, ice, sleet, and not too much rain

10 It is just four minutes from Desert Ridge Mall

Another big issue we are currently experiencing in the market it is EXTREMELY COMMON TO SEE MULTIPLE OFFERS. What does that mean? you write an offer today, there could be two, three or even eight other offers submitted that SAME DAY.

One key benefit to having Dan McGinnis represent you as a buyer, we do NOT BELIEVE IN EMAILING OR FAXING OFFERS! and unfortunately other real estate agents began doing that about 15 years ago, and it is totally wrong, ignorant, unprofessional in my opinion. CONSIDER THIS........How would you feel if your attorney emailed or faxed the judge and jury???

I have NEVER LOST IN THE PAST 25 YEARS when there were multiple offers and I had written an offer for a buyer.

THINK........... if you want to buy HOMES FOR SALE IN 85032 $100,000- $200,000 THERE ARE ONLY 15 OVER 1400 SQ FT CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET TODAY, March 8, 2012

I hope your day is as good as mine

The Pumpkin Man

Northeast Phoenix Real Estate Market for March 7, 2012.... What is actually going on with the residential real estate market NOW in Northeast Phoenix? It is amazing to say it is one of the HOTTEST markets I have experienced in over 31 years as a very active real estate agent.

Why don't I hear this on the local TV channels, or on CNN or FOX? Maybe it is TOO POSITIVE......TOO GOOD......TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.....As a Realtor let me give you an example, I decided 11 months ago I wanted to purchase another home in 85032 and I wanted to pay no more than $175,000 and I wanted at least three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a two car garage, and no pool. I actually looked in the MLS every day for five months two times a day before I found it, and when i did I was there at 7:00AM to look at the home, the first day it came on the market.

Now that we have been in the home for six months I have looked about every week or two at the same market homes in 85032 zipcode under $175,000 with no pool, and north/south exposure and a two car garage basically around 1500 square feet range and I have not noticed anything come on the market, if it did....... it went to pending within a few days.

So you ask how is the real estate market? It is the BEST REAL ESTATE MARKET I HAVE SEEN IN NORTHEAST PHOENIX since 2005 however in 2005 you would have paid $50,000 or $100,000 more for the same home as what you would pay for it today in Northeast Phoenix Real Estate Market for March 7, 2012 --- I don't see how it could get any better, for sellers, and for buyers if you are patient

THERE ARE LOTS OF MULTIPLE OFFERS out there!!!!!!!!!! What does that mean? A home gets an offer, and there is another or two or five offers to present before the first offer is presented.

If you are a seller I feel the market is perfect!!!!! My average market time for the sellers I have represented for the past 15 months is 14.3 days.......... Did you get that I said AVERAGE!!!!! and it doesn't matter if it is a home for $120,000 or a home for $325,000 that is how fast the market is moving.

If you are a buyer you better have some patience, and choose a very good Realtor - let me give you an example of what I consider a good Realtor since I published two books about real estate in 2004 and 2006. And with over 27,384 people with a real estate license and most of them are "PART TIME" and have another source of income to support themselves, you will find it difficult to get someone who:

1 presents offers face to face with the seller and listing agent ( agents quit this and started emailing and faxing 15 years ago)

2 an agent who answers the telephone or returns your call promptly

3 an agent who has sold 100, or 300, or 800 homes and has experience and knowledge on how to negotiate on your behalf

If you are a buyer or if you are a seller I highly recommend you interview for a Realtor

Unfortunately 99% of the public is not familiar with HOW TO CHOOSE A REALTOR

If you are a buyer you should be searching for an experienced Realtor not a home, the experienced Realtor will find you the home you want as long as you interview and ask to see you have someone who knows how to satisfy your needs. You want someone who LISTENS to what you say!!!!!!! This way they don't end up showing you 20 or 50 homes, because if they LISTEN to what you say they will ONLY SHOW YOU HOMES that fit what you WANT!

If you are a seller you should interview and ask questions here are seller questions:

1 How long have you been in the business?

2 How many sellers do you represent in a year?

3 What is your average market time?

4 What will you do to get my home sold?

5 How often will you communicate with me?

6 What will you do DIFFERENT from all other agents?

7 (if you must sell by short sale) How much experience do you have in negotiating with banks and handling short sales?

IF you are a buyer you should interview and ask questions here are buyer questions:

1 How many buyers do you represent in a year?

2 What do you do with the offer once we write one on a home?

3 Do you represent buyers in the price range and in the geographical area I am wanting to live in?

4 What about you is different from all other agents in how you represent a buyer? Give me three.

Hopefully you now have a better idea of how: Northeast Phoenix real estate market for March 7, 2012

I hope your day is as good as mine

The Pumpkin Man

Ideas for buyers of real estate in 2012 in Phoenix Arizona. I don't know how the year will end, but I can tell you this, we purchased a home in August of last year, and I am glad I did. As a buyer you may be interested in knowing I have purchased 11 homes and eight of them were our personal homes the other three were rental homes. And I have helped OVER ONE THOUSAND OTHERS WITH RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, therefore I feel I have more knowledge than most real estate agents.

Early last year I begin looking for a home and it took me five months to find it. And I searched the MLS two times a day seven days a week. I wanted a north/south exposure, no pool, a two car garage and in 85032 zip code. Now that you see I PERSONALLY have been involved as a buyer and also just recently this may have a stronger presence for you.

In the past six months I have glanced in the MLS about once every two weeks for another home to see if I bought too early, or too fast, and there is NOTHING ON THE MARKET in the past six months that is like what I was looking for.

I have learned to accept the market, and I am glad I did. Things are just not like they were 12 years ago. And then when I was looking for the PERFECT HOME, it took me a couple of months to find it. But I only needed to LOOK INSIDE THREE HOMES...

We are living in an all together different world now than what you have seen in the past. First of all finding a home to buy is quite difficult if you want to avoid the short sales and bank owned homes. OH BY THE WAY LET ME POINT ONE THING OUT TO YOU ---BEING A REAL ESTATE AGENT SINCE APRIL 3, 1980 IN ARIZONA don't you think that might indicate I have some knowledge and having sold an average of 23 homes EVERY YEAR FOR 27 YEARS, and the average agent sells three to four homes a year.FOLKS: BUYING A SHORT SALE OR A BANK OWNED HOME WILL NOT BE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LESS THAN THE HOME JOHN AND MARY WANT TO SELL BECAUSE THEY ARE TRANSFERRED OR JUST WANT TO BUY A DIFFERENT HOME.

You see John and Mary will need to price their home competively to the bank owned home, you may pay $5,000 more for John and Mary's home but then you won't have to do $10,000 of work on it as you may find you will need on the bank owned and sometimes even the short sale.

THE NUMBER ONE KEY in IDEAS FOR BUYERS OF REAL ESTATE IN 2012 IN PHOENIX ARIZONA is finding that one real estate agent who is an expert to represent you.

Did you know the average agent sells three to four homes a year? Do you really want that person working for you? And did you know I do not know of any real estate agent who presents offers face to face anymore and that has been that way for almost 20 years!!!!

Unfortunately the Department of Real Estate does not require it. Maybe the fact that it is a GOVERNMENT AGENCY explains the reason they do not require it.

Think about this............... Do you know any attorney who emails or faxes his evidence to the judge and jury? I rest my case.

You will want to INTERVIEW real estate agents to find the best one. What does an interview consist of? Asking about five to 10 questions.

You do not pay the real estate agents fee, however it is extremely important you get the best real estate agent to represent you or you could wish later you would have focused on finding the best real estate agent ------instead of searching for a home. When you find the best real estate agent ---------------- tell them what you want ---------and they LISTEN TO YOU --------you will find the home you want.

Let's look at some examples:

1 How long have you been in the business?

2 How many homes do you sell a year?

3 How many of those homes are you representing the buyer instead of the seller?

4 Do you present your offers face to face or do you email or fax them?

5 Give me five reasons why I should have you as my real estate agent?

6 What do you do different from most real estate agents in representing buyers? Give me at least five answers to this question.

7 How are your skills with regard to communicating with me and others involved in the real estate transaction?

8 Will you be working with me personally or will you pond me off to a buyers agent assistant?

Now you have some IDEAS FOR BUYING REAL ESTATE IN 2012 IN PHOENIX ARIZONA which could save you TIME AND MONEY and give you the peace of mind of feeling you got the very best home there was on the market at the time you purchased.

I hope your day is as good as mine

The Pumpkin Man

IDEAS FOR SELLERS WHO ARE UPSIDE DOWN WITH THEIR MORTGAGE just may be the most beneficial, educational, and STRESS RELIEVEING ARTICLE you will read all year! Let me set the stage for you so you will read this article. Something that will make this interesting to read specifically if you or someone you know is UPSIDE DOWN WITH THEIR MORTGAGE.

I have been there..... Did that get your attention? Let's word it a different way, because I don't want you to pass up reading this article if you or someone you know ARE UPSIDE DOWN WITH THEIR MORTGAGE. In 2008 after over 25 years as a real estate agent and selling 20 to 30 homes EVERY YEAR... The water faucet was turned off... It stopped... To make things worse, I was unable to think clearly, I was depressed, I worried. I wondered.I sold the largest, nicestest, newest home I have ever owned. AND THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH!!!!!!!!!

Possibly you are in the same position except DIFFERENT. You were employed and had an income for years, and your employment has ended, or you have had to take on a different type of work, and your income is half of what it used to be. If you are in this position or something similiar to it, STOP.................THINK................ Remember this statement? DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND EXPECTING A DIFFERENT RESULTS is a sign of insanity or something like that.

Think about this.............Look back on your life and remember and realize and understand........ you have had setbacks and maybe even several of them, such as loss of job, divorce, health issues, loss of a close family member by death. However YOU HAVE HAD MORE POSITIVE EVENTS IN YOUR LIFE THAN YOU HAVE NEGATIVE ONES. If you are behind on your mortgage or as many say UPSIDE DOWN ON YOUR MORTGAGE, this may be one of those times and here are IDEAS FOR SELLERS WHO ARE UPSIDE DOWN WITH THEIR MORTGAGE.

I put my home on the market almost four years ago, after three weeks and no offers, a Realtor from my office called me and said: "How are you? I have not seen you at the office meeting lately?" He had about two years in the business to my 27 years and I knew he was not as productive in his first two years as I had been because: I LOVE THIS BUSINESS, I AM PASSIONATE, I AM a "TYPE A", I have been out at 2:00AM driving the freeway in Columbus Ohio as a Realtor working to get a counter to the counter to the counter offer signed and SELL ANOTHER HOME.

Fortunately God enlightened me some how, and I told this agent I wanted him to list my home and sell it. I cancelled the listing and had him do that within 48 hours. DON'T PROCRASTINATE!!!!!!!!! DO IT NOW!!!!!! Remember someone once said: THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT BUT ONLY THE THINGS LEFT BY THOSE WHO HUSTLE.

First he told me the price was too high and that we needed a $35,000 PRICE REDUCTION. I remembered how I had worked in the past 27 years representing sellers, and I took his advice. We got an offer for about $10,000 below the list price and it sold within 30 days and 30 days later we became a tenant again for the first time in over 29 years.

Now the rainbow to this story, SIX MONTHS AGO WE PURCHASED ANOTHER HOME!!!!!!!!!!

It was not fun living in an apartment and listening to people walk on the ceiling for three years. The KEY however to a SUCCESSFUL REAL ESTATE SHORT SALE TRANSACTION is getting a knowledgable, successful, aggressive, productive, honest, real estate agent to represent you who has the patience to work with banks on short sales. This my friend is the IDEA FOR SELLERS WHO ARE UPSIDE DOWN IN THEIR MORTGAGE

Realize not just any real estate agent can succeed in listing, marketing, and negotiating a short sale. YOU MUST INTERVIEW AND BE SURE YOU HAVE THE BEST AGENT

I hope your day is as good as mine,

The Pumpkin Man

Due to Client Appreciation Dinner Party in Northeast Phoenix in our home this coming Saturday evening we will not be accepting

new clients Friday or Saturday. As we will be assisting our wife with the dinner she will prepare for 35 happy former clients. Somethiing we have done for a few years on a quarterly basis.

Homemade ICE CREAM, Homemade Coconut Cream Pie are just two of the four deserts we will prepare to top off the home cooked meal especially prepared for happy former clients who have received invitations to our home.

The idea I though of about in about eight years ago; something on a quarterly basis to show my appreciation for my clients, knowing I have competitors numbering over 25,000 it appeared two fold. ONE: Something I really just wanted to do regardless if there was any competition what so ever, and too to SHOW WE STILL ARE: NADOTA - about 12 years ago we came up with those letters which stand for NOT<>A<>DUPLICATE<>OF<>THE<>AVERAGE.........

It is so disappointing to see what the human race has done within the real estate industry. About 16 years ago real estate agents began a new habit: of disregarding clients with representing them in presenting their offers. To the best of my ability I am not familiar with any Realtor who presents offers any more.

Often I write offers for buyers and call to present, and the listing agent, says: just email or fax it to me. When the professionalism has been degraded this much I would assume CLIENT APPRECIATION DINNER PARTIES is not something other agents would offer either.

Those of you out ther who read this PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH ME: Does it make sense when attornies still show up in court to appear face to face with the judge and jury and in many cases I would assume the rate of pay for a lawyer is about the same as it is for some real estate agents, and the process of DRIVING ACROSS TOWN (if necessary) and presenting an offer face to face takes a total of about one hour to two hours<><><><><><><><><><> WHY DO Real Estate Agents not perform this service???

This to me is about the biggest disgrace I have seen in the real estate business. People complain about the service of banks................

This is just as bad, folks.

I hope your day is as good as mine

The Pumpkin Man