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Attack of the Toilets
This summer, two rogue toilets nearly ruined our house. But we found a simple fix that will catch leaks before disaster strikes—even when you’re away.
Video Transcript
Hello, hello, hello. Diane Bro here. I’m with Randall Bro, my sidekick. That’s me. I’m always the sidekick. I am your friendly Prescott pickle lady, getting ready to make more pickles. Anytime you come, I’ll be ready for you with lots of pickles, free swag, and free Cajun pickles coming your way. So, we wanted to talk to you about what we call our “summer of discontent.” The subject today is Attack of the Toilets. It’s been a rough summer. We were attacked by two toilets. One was completely my fault—I screwed it up and it was leaking. Sarah should have known better; we never let him fix anything. Yep, $40,000 later… well, $20,000 actually, because of the other toilet. The second toilet decided to act up at about the same time with completely unrelated issues. Before we knew it, we had floor damage, sheetrock damage, water damage, and the fans were running nonstop. One of the service companies that came to blow the fans ended up leaking and flooding even more. It’s been almost like a comedy show—Attack of the Toilets started as a simple leaking toilet, and the damage just kept piling up. It wasn’t like streaming water through the house, but all of our flooring downstairs had to be replaced. All the sheetrock had to be removed, put back up, and repainted. On the bright side, we ended up doing some remodeling we had been planning, so it was a blessing in disguise… though it didn’t feel like one at the time. Everything’s done except the flooring, which will probably take about two weeks. One of the things we wanted to mention is our next investment: water sensors, or leak detectors. These sensors can be placed by toilets, under washing machines, by showers, sinks, bathtubs—anywhere water could leak. If any water starts to seep, the alarm goes off, and all the sensors can even shut off the water in the house and notify your phone. This way, you can catch leaks before they become catastrophes—even when you’re on vacation. We learned about these from our good friends Jay and Dur and some lovely clients, all of whom had experienced leaks. For example, the day before going out of town, an alarm went off from a tiny leak in their washing machine. If they had been gone for three weeks, who knows what they would have come back to. The system costs around $600, which is a small price compared to spending tens of thousands fixing leaks. This technology is very sensitive, effective, and a smart investment for protecting your home. So, our tip of the day: get water sensors, hook them up to your phone, and avoid the nightmare we’ve been living through. If you like tips like this, check out Pickle411.com. There you’ll find a free information site loaded with advice, like a loaded baked potato.If you’re ready to check out Prescott and visit us, you can schedule a visit on Pickle411. We’ll take you to look at homes, neighborhoods, and give you hotel recommendations. If you’re not ready to come in person, you can meet with us online one-on-one from the comfort of your chair. Ask us anything you want, and we’ll give you as much time as you need. We can talk about old times, new times, and even the toilets. All right, my friends. Hope to hear from you soon. Please take care and have a great rest of your day. Bye-bye.
Wildwood Estates (Prescott) Sold for $755,000
Playing Rough
What if the usual “tricks” in real estate actually backfire? In Prescott, the rules are different—and what works elsewhere can surprise you.
Watch our latest video to see what really happens.
Video Transcript
Hello, hello, hello, hello peeps. Diane and Randall Bro here. Uh, coming from the lovely town of Prescuit, Arizona up in the up in the air in the mountains. Yeah, she’s the Prescuit pickle lady. I’m her psychic and I just interrupted her, but that’s okay. That’s all right. We’re used to We’re mile high. Prescuit’s a mile high. (00:21) That’s what she We are a mile high. Yes. Uh, yeah. We’ve been married almost 40 years. So, um, we have gotten some feedback that we overtalk each other. True. Probably won’t change them. That’s just who we are and how we roll. So, sorry about that. We’ll try. We’ll try. But that’s just how how how it’s been from from day one. (00:46) Yeah. Usually we we’re finishing each other’s sentences. That’s right. Usually it’s pretty constructive. Today, I want to talk about plain rough. So, this was uh this came out of a experience. We had uh a client who was looking for a home uh kind of a lower-end home. Uh and you know, when you have a home in Prescuit that’s kind of on the cheaper side, there’s typically a lot of people interested. (01:12) Uh right, especially one that was in good shape, which this one was. It was darling. It was newly redone. It was quite charming. would be the perfect Airbnb, which is what they were looking for. And so, yeah, we were all excited. We went to see it. And then the agent started playing playing rough. Playing rough. So, the Not the good rough. (01:34) Not the good rough. Am I right? Yeah. That’s right. Oh, look. He’s embarrassed. Yeah. A little embarrassed. So, uh, the agent was not from Prescuit. I think the agent was uh down from in the valley. You know, down in the valley, that’s a different market. You can do different things there. Uh the down in the valley in Phoenix, um you have lowerend buyers. (02:00) It’s a different market. It’s a different market. Uh people who are new to the home market and buying for the first time, they will put up with a lot. you know, they’re happy to be able to buy homes and that they’re typically competing for homes with other buyers who are looking for lower-end homes. They will put up with a lot. (02:22) Retired people living in Prescuit, no, they don’t want to play the game. They don’t want to play the game. They’re like, “Here I am. I’m going to give you X, Y, and Z almost full ask cash quick close. Do we have a deal?” Yeah. And this particular agent was like calling everybody else and playing everybody’s offer against each other. (02:44) Yeah. Basically told us that we had a deal and then like two hours later called said we uh we’d like best and final from everyone. Right. And our and our our buyers did exactly kind of what we thought they would. It’s like you know we’re not playing these games. We don’t want to play this game. We don’t have to. (03:01) We’re not that interested. We’re not that invested. and if we have to get into uh working with an agent who’s trying to get a bidding war fired up, we’re we’re not interested. So, we withdrew their offer and uh we said, you know, you’ve lost a good buyer here. Yeah. And um ultimately, the home didn’t sell for much more than Yeah, it was. (03:21) So, it was kind of a silly game. Yeah, it was a silly game. Uh so he priced the home uh low on purpose to try to get as many people interested as possible and then do did all these shenanigans to try to get the price higher and higher. Tried to uh make a uh a bidding war, manufacture a bidding war. In the end, the home sold probably a little shy of if he had just asked a real price. (03:52) the real price would have gotten probably more uh than he did. Uh I don’t think really turned off a lot of buyers. It turned off a lot of other agents. We’re like, “Listen, we’re talking, you know, and now you’re changing the tactics here and moving the finishing line farther away.” And Prescuit doesn’t work that way. Yeah. (04:14) Prescuit these are seasoned buyers, seasoned people. These people seasoned agents and agents are like, “Yeah, we’re not doing that. We’re all old. We’ve seen it all. You know, we don’t we don’t like to play these games. Just be real. Be real. Make a real offer. Make a real counter. Yeah. If you’re if you’re a seller and uh you’re interested in maybe trying to do these kinds of things or you have an agent that’s telling you to do these kinds of things, we would advise you not to do that. At least in Prescuit. (04:43) Uh it’s not well received. Not well received by the buyers. The buyers are like, “Yeah, I’m not doing that. I don’t need to.” Yeah, I’ll just find another house that will take my money and not have to play this game. So, yeah, they’re pretty pretty tough on that. Yeah. Yeah. And if you’re a buyer and you’re interested in Prescuit, you should know that it’s very unlikely Yeah. (05:04) that you’re going to run into any shenanigans here. People just don’t do business like that. We’re just very straightforward. Here’s what it is. Go back and forth. Counter counter. That’s it. That’s it. We don’t We don’t say, “Oh, what about this? and we could do this and we could let’s call this one and try to bring it up more. (05:20) No, we don’t do that. So, yeah, we really don’t. Most and most other agents don’t either because it’s because the buyers just don’t they don’t put up with it. They don’t respond well. You know, buyers are it has been a buyer market in Prescuit for a while now. It’s often a strong buyer market. Uh these buyers, they’re people looking at retiring. They bought homes before. (05:42) They’re typically very successful people. Uh they’re very savvy. Don’t try to play rough games with these people. This doesn’t work. They’re they’re they’re not going to do it. So, we got beaten up a couple of times by that. I’m like, “Hey, don’t shoot the messenger. It’s not me. I don’t play this way.” Yeah. (05:59) Um we don’t like to play rough. We just want to play fair. Everybody be fair and above board and we’ll do just And when our buyers stepped out, we were happy. Like I’m glad you did. And that we think that’s the right thing to do. So anyway, just to let you know, if you’re coming in, don’t play games. We’re not going to play games. (06:17) We’re going to get you the best deal we can. Absolutely. And it’ll be easy and and and hopefully as painfree as possible. Y So don’t play rough, be nice, be cool, be cool. That’s our tip of the day. If you want more tips, check out pickle411.com. We have our free information site there, the Prescuit Relocation Center, where you can get pretty much any question you want answered. (06:42) If you’re interested in a buyer tour, you can schedule it there. We’ll give you our recommendations for hotels, things to do. If you’re looking for something easy, you’re not ready to fly or drive to Prescat yet, look at our private one-on-one sessions. You can book that at pickle411.com. We’ll meet with you online, answer any questions that you want, spend some time with you learning about your particular situation, and help you develop some next steps. (07:06) That’s right. We’d love to have private one-on- ones. Yes. That doesn’t sound right. But anyway, we promise we won’t play rough. You know what I mean? Yeah. No, we’d love to meet Oh, wow. Anyway, we’d love to meet you and chat and meet you in person and uh welcome you to Prescuit. All right, so enough of that foolishness. (07:32) Nice to see you and hope to hear from you soon. Take care. Bye bye.
Prescott Original Township- (Prescott) Home Sold for $924,600
Hassayampa Village
Looking for a place where boulders, pines, and mountain air surround you every day?
This stunner has everything from elevated views to a private club and peaceful gated living, Curious? Watch and discover the neighborhood we can’t stop talking about.
Video Transcript
Good afternoon all of my fellow pip pickle peeps. I can’t say hello peeps. Let me help you out there. Hello peeps. Hello peeps. This is Diane and Randall Bro, your friendly local realtor husband and wife team. And she’s pickle lady. I’m her sidekick. That’s right. We are coming to you live here in Prescuit. (00:23) Uh we’re excited to talk about one of our favorite neighborhoods here called Hyampa Village Community. Hi village or as I call it Hayampa. Hi. Hi. Yeah. Which is an Indian name. Yeah. The two the two uh the two Indian names you find here are Hayampa and Yavapai. There you go. There you go. So Hayampa is a lovely high-end neighborhood. It’s stunning. (00:49) If you like to be surrounded by rolling hills, views of thumb but views of uh other mountains, views of trees everywhere, lots of trees, boulders in your yard, this is the place for you. Place for you. So, it’s a a very high-end neighborhood. It is on the west side of town, maybe southwest side of town. (01:12) That side of town looks more like what most people think of when they think of a mountain town. Yeah. So, a lot of terrain, lots of pine trees, and uh Hyia is in the middle of that, right? And it’s beautiful. Plus, lots of boulders. They have lots of boulders. Lots of boulders built in there. Really beautiful area. You’ll see a lot of beautiful high-end homes that are built into the terrain. (01:32) So, a lot of these homes could be two or three levels. Some of them all come with elevators to combat that. That’s right. But stunning views. Yeah. Fresh fresh clean, you know, mountain air. Uh we have a friend who lives up there. Shout out to Hank. And it’s lovely to be up there and see monsoons blow in and swirling snow and then you see thumb in the distance. (01:57) I mean it’s it’s astonishing. Beautiful, beautiful place. Now a couple things you should keep in mind. Uh lots of terrain in Hosia. Yes. That’s going to mean stairs. Stairs. No flat lots. Yeah. Not a lot of There are some. Not many. Right. Uh most of the uh most of the homes have a fair amount of terrain. So you’ll even have like a two or three stairs within the home going from one room to the next. (02:23) You know, it’s just that kind of land. Uh so just just be aware of that. Um a lot of the older homes have kind of a elegant rustic sort of western vibe. Uh they’re starting to build some homes there that are more more modern farmhouse. farmhouse. Uh but if uh those might be kind of hard to find, most of those are new and they’re being built for owners now. (02:49) Uh so if you like that kind of thing, you know, you’re into leather and uh uh uh wood and that kind of thing, it’ll be right up your alley. If you don’t want that beautiful stone work, too. Yeah, stone work. A lot of the homes will have It’s very elegant. We’re not talking about, you know, Roy Rogers cowboy stuff. (03:08) This is beautiful, beautiful homes. Uh but a lot of times people come in, they’ll say, “Oh, I went modern.” Not a lot there yet. Uh they’re in the process of building some of those homes. The other thing to keep in mind, you might have steep driveways there. Yeah. Because to have those amazing views, you’re built up a hill, so you might have some steep driveways, but uh all of our friends who live out there absolutely adore it. They love it. (03:32) They love the the wildlife. They love the trees. They love the the nice breezes and everything else. So nice and quiet. A little elevated. It’s a little cooler there. They get a little bit more snow than we do. Um and it’ll stick a bit longer. Uh but uh just a just a beautiful beautiful area. Uh there is a club there. (03:57) Uh there’s some confusion in that it’s called Capitol Canyon. Uh used to be part of the Hyia community. It isn’t anymore. It is a private club. Uh if you are a resident of Hosia, you do not have to belong to the club. No. And if you want to belong to the club and you don’t live in Hyia, you can do that. No problem. It’s open to the public. Uh once you join, it’s open to anybody living in Hyia, but not mandatory, right? Uh if you live anywhere else in Prescuit and you want to join Capitol Canyon, it’s amazing. (04:28) Beautiful, beautiful golf course, which you will also see from a lot of the homes in Hiyia. Great restaurant. They have a private club, a pool, pickle ball. They have it all. It’s very it’s it’s a lovely lovely club called Capital Canyon. Capital Canyon. And uh what’s the other something else I wanted to say about Hiyama. Uh at Capitol Canyon, they will have lots of music and lots of live events. (04:50) A typical club. Uh the the most of the people who join are golfers. Uh I I’d say the focus is mostly on the golf, but it does have a lot of other things to offer as well. It’s a a very popular social club. Yeah. So, it’s lovely. We just uh took some clients and we just drove around Hosia and they could not believe how beautiful it was and how quiet. (05:13) And so, if you’re looking for something a little maybe higher end with spectacular views, lots of windows, kind of mountainish, mountain home, uh Hayampa Village Community could be a good choice for you. There’s some lovely lovely homes there and we’d love to take you to them. Absolutely. And it’s also gated. (05:32) A lot of the neighborhoods are also gated there. Yeah, there are I think all the neighborhoods are gated. They do have some homes that are outside the gates, but for the most part Yeah. Everything is behind a gate. Very true. Very true. So, we love Hyia. Absolutely. It’s our It’s our home away from home. We have lots of friends there. (05:49) We like to go visit, hang out, and enjoy all that it has to offer. So, if you’re interested in Hyia, give us a call. We’re ready to take you out there. Or you don’t really have to give us a call. You can go to pickle411.com. That is our free information site. There you can sign up for a buyer tour. If you want to go see homes in Hosia, if you want to just drive through neighborhoods, if you just want to sit down and talk with us and come and see the city, you can book it there. (06:16) Uh it will connect to our calendar. Make sure we give you a a time that’s available and uh we’ll give you information on hotels and things to do and all that stuff. If you just want free information, uh also at pickle411.com, you’ll see our links to our prescuit relocation center where you can find you can answer just about any question on on uh the prescat relocation center. (06:41) If you are somewhere in between, uh we can meet you privately one- on-one online and if you go to pickle411.com, you can book that connect again connects to our calendar. Uh we’ll book you in and we’ll sit down with you uh across the desk from you. Ask us whatever you want. Our time is yours. Absolutely. (07:04) Happy to do that and meet you and connect ahead of time before you even make it here. All right. Good to see you. And if anybody’s in interested in Hiyampa, we’re your source. All right. Take care and have a great rest of your day. Bye bye. Cheers.
Prescott by the Numbers – September 2025
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Pinnacle Views- (Prescott Lakes) Home Sold for $645,000
Head Space
Ever wonder if your home upgrades could cost you money instead of adding value? That’s where Head Space comes in. Knowing your Head Space helps you avoid over-investing, protect resale value, and make smarter decisions. Watch our weekly Wine Down to see how to invest wisely in your home.
Video Transcript
Hello, everyone! Diane and Randall Bro here, your Pickle team. Today, we’re talking about something we call “Headspace”—and no, it’s not from meditation apps! Headspace refers to the room you have to invest in your home and still get your money back. In simple terms, it’s about comparing your home to others in your neighborhood. For example, if your home is worth $1 million and you want to invest $300,000 on upgrades, but nearby homes sell for $750,000–$800,000, you have no headspace. You likely won’t recoup that investment. On the other hand, if your home is worth $1 million and neighboring homes are worth $2 million, then you do have headspace—investing in upgrades will likely pay off. Headspace matters because it helps you avoid over-investing and losing money. It ensures your upgrades match what your neighborhood can support and helps you plan for resale. If you don’t have headspace, a quick sale might not recover your investment. If you’re planning to stay long-term, investing may still be worth it—but if you plan to sell in a few years, calculating your headspace first is essential. A good investment happens when you buy low, invest wisely, and have homes around you that support your improvements. A bad investment occurs when you spend more than your neighborhood comps allow—you’ll struggle to recoup that money. Back in 2016, for example, people bought homes for $500,000. If they invested $200,000 on upgrades and the neighborhood appreciated, they made a great return. But if you buy a $1 million home in a neighborhood where other homes remain around $1 million, investing an extra $200,000–$300,000 probably won’t pay off. If you want guidance on how much to invest or how to find the right home for your goals, visit Pickle411.com. You can schedule buyer tours online, get local info on hotels and things to do, or even book a private one-on-one session with us to ask any questions you have. We love helping people find good headspace so they can make smart investments and enjoy their homes. Thanks for hanging out with us! We hope you have a wonderful rest of your day.
