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Fast Food
There’s nothing like a fast food fix. If you have a hankering, chances are that Prescott can deliver.
In this episode we cover the Top 5 “Gotta Have” fast food places available in Prescott.
BTW: There is a Wendy’s in Prescott Valley.
Stupid Tax
A stupid tax is a tax you don’t have to pay if you’re smart enough to avoid it. Right now in real estate, across the country, people buying homes are pulling out their wallets to pay up – bidding up the price of homes well beyond what anyone thinks they’re really worth.
In this episode, we cover what we’re doing in the trenches to help our clients avoid paying the stupid tax.
there diane and randall bro here
arizona prescott arizona baby yeah we
are the pickle lady brigade
and uh today’s topic that we’d like to
talk about is called what randall
stupid tax that he calls it the stupid
tax well stupid tax
is any tax that if you’re smart you
don’t have to pay it
so lottery tickets you know that’s a
stupid tax
yeah yeah but spend a lot of money on
lottery tickets
that’s you’re essentially paying
attention yeah that you don’t have to
pay it’s a stupid tax
so we wanted to talk about right now um
it’s it’s occurring
all over the united states uh everyone
there’s hardly any inventory homes are
flying off the shelf
that’s true across the nation most areas
they are running on average it’s about
one-third
the level of inventory uh the
usual inventory is about what’s
available now
right and that’s about where we are we
usually pretty crazy
yeah we usually have about 1200 homes
right
that are fascinating to pick from at any
one time and now we have
about 400 about 400 and 400 homes
covering
all price points yeah all price points
so that’s
very very small yeah very few so it’s
making it hard
and so people have perhaps sold their
homes they’re desperate to get in
uh to a home and they’re willing to win
a bid at
any cost so what we’re seeing a lot of
is people are
waving appraisal contingencies uh people
are going in
way over ask which we never had before
yeah
areas like california right and that’s
new to us uh
crazy over list price uh probably
started happening uh you know maybe a
couple of months ago it just
sort of started we started
people started coming in uh at ask and
then it increased to five thousand over
ten thousand over twenty thousand
now we are seeing things going in over
fifty thousand yeah recently we lost a
bid
uh someone came in over a hundred
thousand
over ask it’s kind of scary people
yeah especially if you’re waving
appraisal contingencies
um a lot of our clients if we get into
that point it’s like you know what it’s
time to stop
we don’t need to keep throwing money
just to win
yeah you have to be careful what you
might win right
you might get in a position where you
have grossly overpaid just to win
and you don’t always want to be a winner
in that kind of situation
well the first thing you need to
understand when when you’re getting into
one of these bidding wars
is what is the property really worth
the list price is not always the fair
market value
uh some agents intentionally price high
others intentionally price low some
really
don’t have any idea what the home’s
worth and they just kind of price it
maybe where the seller wants to price it
so
the first thing you need to understand
is where where is the list price
in comparison to what the home’s really
kind of worth
and if you understand that
then you know we’ll tell you what that
number is we’ll show you why we think
that is
and it’ll be up to you i mean if if we
think that you know you need to go at
least fifty thousand dollars
uh over this price to get this home and
we’ll tell you
how far above the market you know the
market value that
is uh we’ll tell you yeah that says you
can safely go there
yeah and still yeah retail value you
know here’s the list price
here’s where we think the market is you
might be able to get it to appraise a
little higher than that
you know but i mean if you’re competing
with someone who’s willing to pay a
stupid tax if you don’t pay the stupid
tax which is money that
the home’s basically not worth that if
it’s your dream home and you
absolutely have to have it you
absolutely have to have it now
that’s the price and it’ll be up to you
whether you want to pay it or not
but we will give you sound advice yeah
we’ll we’ll tell you okay
where you should go probably flushing
about 50 grand
you know and if it’s worth it to you to
get that house now
then you can go ahead and pay that but
just know that it’ll be
at least a year before the uh home
appreciates enough
catches up catches up with what you pay
so
we here at the pickle lady brigade try
to keep it real
try to keep it honest um we really will
guide you
not to go too far um if that is where
you want to go
and you’re willing to take that risk and
yeah that’s up to you if that’s up to
you of course
uh but i wouldn’t call that a stupid tax
i mean if you know what you got what’s
stupid
is when somebody comes in the home’s
already overpriced
and they just oh 100 you know they have
no idea what they’re doing
and then usually what happens is they go
under contract with this crazy offer
and then during the inspection period it
falls off because either they come to
their senses
or they write some numbers or they just
get cold feet
so right so just something to keep in
mind
we don’t want to bid something up just
for you to win that you
may regret later like wow i could have
used that cash maybe to travel the world
yeah but now i’m kind of strapped in
this house
or buy a car or you know if that’s your
deal and you don’t care
we’re happy to do that too but we will
give you sound advice
and tell you where you should go and
where we think you should
land and uh if and if we don’t win
and we get outbid we’re going to keep
keep trying for you and uh we’ll make it
happen
yeah a lot of uh people are saying oh
you you can’t find me at home
here’s the thing this woman is
particularly good at finding great homes
that are available
and tight markets like this it just
takes her longer
uh we might have to make more offers
before we get one for you right
but you know usually we could get
someone in a beautiful home at a good
price within
a week now it might take three or four
weeks
right we keep searching we keep our ears
open
we all work together uh sometimes we’re
uh find a house we want to get the offer
in right away
uh one of our we’ll be back home hey
start writing it up so we can meet some
of the other people
we try hard yeah we try hard we move
fast
speed to lead or you know speed speed is
very important
uh to make sure that you get the best
possible deal absolutely
we’re like little commandos little
commander jumping on them
always ready to attack yeah yeah in a
nice way
yeah and win yeah we’re here to win the
war that’s right
we don’t want to lose the battle we will
win the war ultimately
it might take us a while but we’ll get
there especially in this market
so keep that in mind uh how much
victory yes we avoid the pirate i avoid
the pirate victory
yeah so cheers to that all right
have a wonderful day nice to see you
well i don’t see you but
nice for you to see us yeah well yeah
maybe
we hope it’s maybe i don’t know we hope
it’s nice it may be the bane of their
existence we don’t know they might be
like oh god
they are again skipped get them off
x out of that one yep i get it i
understand
no hard feelings no hard feelings no
hard feelings we’re just here to share
share our wealth of information
that’s up to you if you want to hear it
Stained Glass
Whether it’s those three little square windows over your master bed or a particular spot that gets too much sun during part of the day, if your home has any of those “weirdo windows” and you’re not sure what to do with them, we may have the perfect solution: stained glass.
Turn full sun exposure into an asset with a gorgeous custom creation from our good friend, a local glass artist… or re-purpose an antique window from one of the local shops.
Check out some beautiful examples in this week’s episode.
Pete Churchill – (805) 205-3202
diane is the pickle lady and i’m her
partner in crime partner in life we are
here to help you with
every aspect of your real estate
transaction whether it be buying or
selling we offer full service
full service full customer service seven
days a week very broadly defined
what our role is rain sleet or snow
sleet or snow even if we’re sick we try
hard
we sure try hard and we do so today we
want to talk about something that i love
and uh we it’s one of my favorite things
stained glass stained glass
so in excuse me that’s my voice wow
in a lot of the homes here you’ll find
three little windows
yeah over your master bedroom little
square
little square randall will show it to
you yeah and people are like
what do i do with that uh i don’t want
the sun to come through
i don’t like this i don’t like that well
we have a solution
a fellow neighbor and good friend pete
churchill who makes
beautiful stained glass gorgeous from
scratch
yeah this is not a kit yeah this is his
own design
um his wife janice selects all the
beautiful pieces of color
glass it is like a work of art yeah
and so a lot of times they will fill
those little squares with a piece of
stained glass
so instead of buying a great option a
shade or something excuse me having
something custom made
yeah i have custom made yeah uh shutters
yes and those little square wings get
custom-made stained glass
and it’s like a piece of art you can put
it in they’re removable if you ever
should
if you ever move yeah uh you can put it
in another piece of glass and
it’s easily removable yeah so you could
take it with you
buy another house with three squares
exactly so we have one over we have a
transom
over our front door that got a a lot of
direct sun a lot of heat
so he designed one we did it all with
butterflies and irises
beautiful beautiful so when you’re
looking at a house with kind of an
odd window particularly one with like a
particular
time of day or maybe all day it has
direct
sun oh that window’s got so much sun and
you turn the the liability into an asset
correct and think about a piece of
stained glass yeah instead of an ugly
old shade or because then when the sun
hits it it just gets
so bright and then then that the colors
come through
sometimes you get a pattern on the wall
it’s beautiful so
something we we kind of did in our own
home if you have a transom
if you have the three little square
windows some people have them in their
bathroom some people have in that master
bedroom
or just a window that you need a
showpiece a centerpiece
uh my favorite uh that peeks down
honestly it becomes a different
work of art throughout the day depending
on where the sun is in the sky
wow um you know the sun begins to settle
beauty very nice good for you you’re
enjoying the beauty
you gotta suck the marrow out of life
you know what i’m saying
carpe diem carpet carpe diem
but so different little ideas for
odd windows if you’re looking at
different houses and you’re like i don’t
even know what to do with this
stained glass and if you want stained
glass
we have the connection connection for
custom glass
also oh i should mention too that it’s
relatively easy to find antique uh
stained glass pieces that you can hang
right
um that’s what we have all throughout
our yeah we’ve got that windows
old windows from uh plantations down in
louisiana and you can find them
pretty cool uh antique shops here
yes uh from churches and whatnot and uh
really beautiful pieces very affordable
yeah
so it’s just kind of a little unusual
decorating tip
that we wanted to pass on to you so
we’ll show you some of our pictures
of our stained glass we have a window
from a church yeah i love it
i’ve got all kinds of windows it’s my
thing i love stained glass too
uh so if you were interested and you
want to reach out to us
you can find us at pickle411.com lots of
friends lots of free information and uh
we’ll give you pete’s information
if you want to have a customer i’ll put
a link on the i’ll put a link on there
as well yeah good idea i’m assuming he
has a
website if not then just contact
customers
we’ll get you in touch so enjoy our
pieces of stained glass
and i hope we gave you some good tips
for some of those weirdo windows
in your new house if you are looking to
buy or sell give us a call
we are here ready willing and able to
make that happen for you captain
right make it happen make it happen
captain even though it’s been crazy
crazy uh hard yeah we are still making
it happen we’re still kicking so we’re
excited
yeah absolutely and we welcome all of
you can’t wait for you to join us
here in prescott enjoy our town all
right
that is all and stay in glass sunglasses
you’ll love it
all right thanks for listening and have
a great rest of your day
bye
Grinder Pumps
If your house goes over a cliff, you’ll probably need a grinder pump. A grinder pump takes what you don’t want and moves it up to a higher level, so you can get rid of it more easily.
Confused? Don’t be… For all the dirty details, check out this week’s episode.
Toilets and Tushies
The latest rage in home decor is sure to take some of your most private moments up to a whole new level, plus a new game-changing technology that is just a blast… right where you need it most.
hello peeps our fellow pickle peepsters
dianne and i like peeps too diane and
randall bro
realtors in prescott arizona
something kind of crazy but funny we
want to talk about
um because well it’s something you gotta
do something new and something great
something new on the horizon everyone
has the courage to
jump in
something that really helps a little bit
on your resell of your house
is tall toilets tall toilets
and tall counters in your bathroom
that’s big people want tall counters
they don’t want those
low ones they’ve got to bend over while
you’re brushing your teeth yeah
love tall counters and love tall
toilets tall toilets yeah well i should
say
we do have clients that are
you know high challenged a little on the
short side
yeah they’re not a big fan but i will
tell you i’m not a big fan but
the world’s going against you my friends
my short friends look at your step stool
yeah we’ve got to get you a step stool
because the tall toilets more and more
but if you’re thinking about i’m gonna
upgrade my bathroom or whatever
what we’re hearing time and time and
time again is when we go look at new
construction when we go look at houses
oh they have a tall toilet i’m so
excited they have a tall toilet
this is how you know you’re actively in
middle age
also to all of our friends out there
yeah when you get
about the honey you’re excited about the
height of your toilet
and we’re we’re in that group yeah we
actually are in
we decided you know what let’s let’s
jump on this bandwagon
yeah let’s get a tall toilet yeah so we
did
we are ecstatic with our tall toilets
where it’s the same just higher
it just it just it’s much easier to get
up and down at night but you know when
your back is out your hips are out you
don’t feel good you’re
you know nobody hates that sudden and
abrupt
fall when you think you think you’re
going to land a little higher up and you
go boom
and then sometimes you get you know as
my dad used to call it a little splash
it’s called
the kiss of death guess death don’t want
the kiss of death
but tall toilets are very helpful a good
uh
resale value people love it i’m telling
you i can’t believe it i’ve actually had
people
i’m i want to just sit on this body and
just see if it’s uh
the right height configuration when we
go look at houses
i think it takes the pressure off of uh
men to
constantly put the toilet seat down too
because if we forget and the lady of the
home goes to use the toilet they don’t
fall into the bowl because well it’s a
tall toilet
the other thing people love people love
love love they’re talking about it
is tushies tushy.com
sushi.com tushy.com if you’re watching
this
you’ve feel free we’re giving you a free
shout out yeah like
it’s a bidet attachment easy to attach
to your tall
toilet yeah uh it’s the rage
all of our clients again are like oh i
like that bidet feature
i like that well the days were starting
all right we should you know
okay so you probably have to get in
first of all
a bidet like i used to think that a
bidet was essentially for women
no it’s for all parties not because it’s
the you know it’s the other side of
things
it’s for all areas it’s our all areas
but
one area in particular and it reduced
she always say it reduces the amount of
toilet paper that yeah
i assume so you kind of get the idea so
bidets were kind of starting to get
popular
they’re very popular in europe all over
europe all over korea
japan yeah all a lot of the asian
countries
um essentially think that we are the
dirtiest country
on earth we clean without water
so anyway yeah it’s a fun thing to jump
on that bandwagon
attach it to your tall toilet yeah
because the bidet like you get a real
bidet
that’s like having another toilet and so
you need and that can be expensive
yeah a little bit more expensive than
just buying the attachments yeah because
you need a place to put it
you know so you’re gonna have a toilet
end of the day and you need bigger
bathrooms
to take up more space so if you’re if
you are you know uh
redoing your bathroom yeah you know all
these things help
people love it when they go in your
house they’re looking for tall toilets
yeah tushy’s an extra bonus it’s going
to be the conversation
piece of of cocktail parties for some
time you know as my daughters say you
also have one yeah the whole family got
it
it’s life-changing life changing it’s
like it’s a game changer
game changer yeah it is
that’s i particularly like the tall
toilet yeah
only because after we have three tall
toys
[Music]
with the hot water attachment yes
so that’s we did we
it’s just funny every time we’re going
out this is something we keep hearing
a common theme a common theme tall
toilet
love it love it love it and tushy
whatever some of them are clea
clear clad up clean i forget clear rear
or something i don’t know
there’s a whole bunch of different
companies that like that’s oh clear yeah
clear rare yeah it’s hard to say the
names alone
make me laugh for hours and hours on end
i did see
in lowe’s uh when uh we were looking at
toilets
they have toilet seats now with a
day attachment now they were like 100
you know but that’s about what you pay
for tuition yeah um
so it’s all good it’s all it’s all good
possibility uh something we wanted to
share with you if you’re thinking about
remodeling go for the tall toilets
if you’re not quite up for the tushy
it’s okay it’s it’s a it’s something new
kind of you know but it is rapidly
becoming more and more popular here in
the
in the old good old u.s event so we
thought it was
important we thought it was
important that we share this with you
we are excited about our little upgrade
that we just did
and uh just wanted to pass that on to
you guys when you’re looking
at homes or looking at uh remodeling
something to think about yeah remodeling
information
if you’re interested in getting more of
that you can go to pickle
411.com which is our source
of information of all kinds all kinds
real estate
not just hotties sellers buyers
you know all kinds of stuff all kinds of
good stuff and not toilets
part of our offering to the world that’s
right and as you know i like a tall
toilet if i have a lot of wine
except don’t have too far to tonight to
fall as far
you don’t have to fall as far which is
important after
you know some wine a couple of
martinis doesn’t hurt it doesn’t hurt
