Road construction is always a pain, right? Turns out, if it's kept up with, it's not so bad at all. In this quick clip we discuss Prescott's "road construction season," and why it's a breeze compared to other cities.
hi hi hello hello hello oops Rattle and Diane bro here in the pickles Arizona here in Prescott Arizona you’re correct um we are here to talk about something I absolutely love I’m so excited about because I’ve lived in places where I didn’t get to enjoy this road construction road construction so road construction is always a pain in the butt yeah you got the cones and the flags and you know but if you were born New Orleans Roads and raised in a city like New Orleans you will appreciate road construction New Orleans is pothole pothole pothole uh nothing is ever fixed it just gets bigger and bigger and bigger until finally whole cars are swallowed up and then maybe they might yeah when they start losing citizens in the potholes that’s when they go out and they throw some asphalt on it that’s right so what Prescott Comparison we have found here it’s fascinating is after winter you know with the contraction of ice and this and the other sometimes the roads get a little rough get some cracks and things like that with that fail come springtime road construction videos they already have had it planned out um the mayor and his team sit down and they decide okay let’s let’s do our budget let’s get this handled and sure Spring Road Repairs enough the cones are already up here we are in the end of April uh roads are already getting repaved and spiffied up yeah after the winter season you don’t see a lot of road construction here that last year round or four years you know Comparison to Los Angeles when we drive into La they’re doing uh work on the uh the freeway it’s been going on for years that’s right uh and it never ends and you’re there it brings traffic to a standstill and you don’t see anybody working you know all day long not here they come not here they come they knock it out they go to the next phase wherever they’re working um and it’s very nice it’s very uh no potholes here yeah it’s very unique for us we love it I’m like wow this is amazing they take care of business yeah so if you come here now like March April uh you will see our roads at their absolute worst if there’s a crack in the How Cracks Appear road what happens is water gets down in the crack and it freezes overnight and expands makes the crack bigger so Winter’s here tear up roads so they don’t do a whole lot of construction during the winter because it’s useless it’ll just tear it all up that’s right so starting in early spring they’ll jump on it and start and they do just a great job they do so it’s it’s just when I Progress is Good! think oh wow this road is really rough the next day without fail there they are there they are working on it so it’s very nice to be in a progressive town that looks ahead at what could be happening and what they’re going to have to address and actually expressive is kind of a loaded term and they actually do it they actually do it they make progress they make progress you made progress and I’m happy to be the recipient that’s exactly right having come from a town in New Orleans where it’s nothing but potholes now we’re the only crazy people who smile when we go through Road constructions but taking care of business if you live without it for a while you you’ll love it so that’s our little tip about road construction here don’t get thrown by it we just keep on top of things here and keep our little town running smooth like a top that’s exactly right that’s except for the day if Wind Down you’re looking for more tips the place to go is pickle411.com that is our free information site whether you are buy or seller somewhere in between there’s something there waiting for you that will Amaze Astound inform and Delight you there you go and it’s all absolutely free absolutely free donations you know we’ll take some donations I’m okay with that yeah no I’m kidding all right all right my friends that is all for today and we hope you have a wonderful rest of your day bye
It's no secret that Californians are bailing out of the state in droves, and a lot of them end up here in Prescott. In this episode, we explore what makes why Prescott so popular with these emigres.
hello hello and hello and hello hello again this is Diana Randall bro here coming to you from Prescott Arizona we are excited today to talk to you a little bit about why do most Californians come here yeah yeah we get a fair number of California probably the Lion’s Share of people coming in are from California because it’s close a lot of people are starting to find out about Prescott and people ask why are The Californians coming here but it’s attracting them what is attractive and they’re not from California but you’re thinking yeah you you might uh you you’ll hear some things that will sound similar to you so we thought we would take the time and document exactly what we’re hearing so what we hear a lot about and it’s kind of sad sometimes people are in the car lifelong Californians born and bred um kind of have a little catch in their throat a couple little tears maybe and they talk about you know why they feel like they have to leave they don’t want to but the cost of living there has just been become so prohibitive for them they are very concerned that they have a huge Nest Egg but predicting out and projecting out they might run out of money yeah and what we’re hearing too is it’s getting worse not better in particular taxes uh the they can never get enough taxes right uh the government is taking on things that will cost more money they’re not looking to save money so it’s you know they’re saying that’s going to get a lot worse before it gets any better and every time they think okay that’s it I mean I think this is it now I think I think they’ve taxed where they could they come up with something else new overnight and so people are really struggling to keep abreast of these cost increases especially as a retired person and it would be different if you’re getting a lot for the taxes that you’re paying but based on what they’re saying what they’re saying you know the the highways have fallen apart you know you hit potholes in the middle of the interstate uh the fire safety fire safety cup with prescribed Burns Law Enforcement has been cut way back so there are places now that uh you know don’t feel safe anymore uh so sort of the tax value proposition and and again you know particularly if you’re retiring uh you know you’ve got a short window and most people think that it’s going to get worse before it gets better and it won’t get better on our watch so to speak you reach a certain age it’s it’s it needs to be fixed and I I don’t know about you but I think if I’m spending so much on taxes I want to be living in Nirvana it should be like an amazing town and City and and no potholes and this is just the pressure Crusher Humanity yeah too so you know traffic air pollution air pollution and all these things our daughter travels a month an hour to work and an hour back and it’s it’s hard yeah it’s tough so that’s why they’re leaving okay so uh since some of them are coming here that would imply that we don’t have those things and we don’t uh but uh there are other places around that you can go to that won’t have those things and so you could improve your life um so we’re not going to bother going through saying you know our taxes are low we’ve said that elsewhere yeah I think what we should focus on is why do they pick specifically Prescott to go to as opposed to some of the other places that they’ve considered and the biggest thing is it is so close to California so if you’ve still got family and grandkids but you’re trying to protect your nest egg and you come here it’s a six hour drive to Los Angeles six hour drive to San Diego we now have daily flights from our local Regional Airport here in Prescott right into LAX 50-minute flight so as well as Denver yeah um so that is very helpful it’s it’s great to be close enough frankly that’s why we came here to be closer to our daughters um we weren’t ready to go into a big city like L.A we just we couldn’t do it um the other thing people love the close proximity I mean it’s just great for holidays easy for kids to come see you get out and get back home and vice versa the other thing is weather here yeah other places that are close uh but most of them are like a desert right it’s uh you know you feel like a camel or Idaho is a big one severe Winters yeah so we don’t have severe Summers or severe Winters here the weather here is beautiful we have four seasons arguably five seasons including the monsoon season but they’re all beautiful they’re all wonderful uh there’s no time in the year where you you will feel you absolutely have to get out uh and you’re stuck in your home every day that doesn’t happen 120 does not happen here a hundred rarely happens yes uh in the winter we don’t have piles and piles of snow that don’t melt off it’s just enough to be beautiful and enjoy and then it’s gone so weather’s huge here especially if you’re a fan of four true Seasons yeah our town has it yeah it’s beautiful here second thing yeah beautiful it’s beautiful surrounded by mountains and and different sections of Prescott you either have the rocks or there you have beautiful trees then you might have um the the Dells yeah it goes on and on yeah it’s absolutely you go into the grocery store and you’re seeing the Dills at your view as you’re driving to the grocery store yeah because that’s hard you know California we get California’s beautiful you can see it you know but there are sections of of California that are just gorgeous yeah I get that so you don’t want to go someplace ugly um we’re not ugly but it’s beautiful yeah the other thing is we’re just plain fun it’s fun everybody here is is just uh just a lot of fun uh Whiskey Row we have a lot of culture here we have a lot of theater we have a lot of music huge music scene yeah huge dancing scene and um art galleries it goes on and on and on there’s always something going on here and it’s fun stuff for people of a certain age so like we visit our kids in Los Angeles there are lots of really fun things for young people to do that we wouldn’t be interested in doing when we describe fun we’re describing the kinds of things that people our age would like to teach for the old folks a lot of retiring yeah yeah if you want to golf you want to enjoy a good life you want to go have a good meal you want to go see some good music yeah uh this is the town for you yeah you might not find a rave you know I don’t know what two young people do now I don’t know yeah it’s not that kind of thing it is fun it’s the kind of thing that retired people really enjoy it’s a good time lots of things to do don’t think oh it’s a little town there won’t be much to do there’s a lot to do here it’s a very besides all the the physical riding bikes hiking uh you know as I said golfing I mean we even have indoor pickleball courts now at the shopping center so you can play year round yeah yeah and it goes on and on and on yeah so if you look in our our Channel we’ve got you know just tons of videos about living here and you’ll see all kinds of fun things that we do and we’re working yeah my friends are retired they they they’re really hard they ride their Jeeps they go up in the Rocks yeah yeah they had the time of their lives maybe one day we will too but we’ll see but in the meantime we live vicariously our retired friends that’s right and we just love the town and and we do a lot of the music scenes so yeah anyway so that’s our little tip of why what is driving people out of you know maybe California and it’s what is attracting them to come here and obviously cost of living gasoline everything everything Insurance remarkably taxes remarkably less I mean stunningly less than some of these places you’re looking to get out of California particularly if you retiring looking to get out of California you need to come check out Prescott it’s so close and so easy to get here if you’re thinking about Idaho or Texas or Florida Halfway Around the Globe you know just drive a few hours or hop on a plane come here first come here and at least check it out because you’ll be pleasantly pleasantly surprised as we were the weekend so that’s our little tip for the day so we hope you’re having a wonderful day out there and and hope to hear from you soon bye
Every time we visit California, we find another reason why people are wanting to leave. On this trip, we found what may be the last straw for quite a few folks. Find out how our most recent visit taught us the value of body wash...and living in a place where both crime and prices are low.
hello hello peeps hello hello and hello hello hello and hello Diane and Randall bro here yes we are uh coming to you live from the beautiful town of Prescott Arizona pick a lady live a mile high of the mountains just getting back from Los Angeles went had a nice little time with our with our kiddos that’s right uh celebrating our daughter’s engagement yes yes good time to Addie and Jake yes cheers we can’t wait for the big day but every time we we go to La we feel compelled to tell our story there’s always something interesting that happens um and this time there’s nothing like driving almost seven hours and you’re tired and you jump in a nice hot tub and you just want to relax and soak and there’s no body wash Airbnb so I’m like well there must be a dreadful mistake surely they it’s got to be under the cabinet It’s gotta be nobody wash anywhere in any of the bathrooms so I reach out to our Airbnb fellow and I say hey any idea where the body wash is oh we don’t have any you can go to the store and buy it yeah you gotta buy your own body wash and then you know will reimburse you okay well not going to help me at midnight don’t want to hop out the tub and go get the body wash anyway I use hand soap that was an interesting experience as well it worked but anyway the point is so when I yeah when I get to the store the next morning I go down the aisle while the the body washes and it’s all behind glass and locked locked case yeah now I’ve seen this in other areas for you know medication allergy medication not body wash so I’m standing there like a fish out of water I’m like how do I obtain this elusive body wash surely there’s a way for me to get this and a fellow Los Angeles Los Angelo and how do you say it I don’t know anyway he says oh you have to press the button and get help for that and I said get help to get body wash yeah I mean what crazy it’s not the bath crystals that I understand is a thing but body wash apparently in Los Angeles it’s a heavily stolen item yeah so uh I did not wait for that I noticed that on the side of it there wasn’t a protection so I just slid my my arm behind it and grabbed where I wanted and left but the point is is that if you come here to Prescott we’re not going to have stuff like that yeah it’s you’re yeah I’ve never seen anything like it everything in this entire grocery store was behind the glass it’s uh kind of a sad way to live your life uh personally is what I think but hey to each his own yeah uh I took matters into my own hands and grabbed my own body wash yeah I hope they don’t apprecially yeah correct although from what I understand if I had left with it I would have been okay with that yeah yeah yeah so that yeah so that yeah our understanding is the reason why they had to do this is if you go into a drugstore wherever and you steal something that’s less than like 950 that’s right uh as long as you’re not orange they’re not gonna prosecute yeah people do it so they put everything behind glass I don’t know if you can go into a restaurant and have a meal for less than 950 and just walk out yeah I don’t know if you can do that but it’s it’s funny because these things kind of build on one another uh last year we were in LA and they had all the blackouts so the blackouts hit right when they were announcing that it was going to be mandatory by I don’t know 2035 or whatever it is that all cars on the road are going to have to be electric cars and I’m thinking okay so you can’t provide electricity for what you have already if we had a bunch of electric cars because they have a lot of electric cars I’m thinking you know what this party needs right now is about 50 000 cars that have run out of juice and random durations during the blackout and people everybody stuck in the roads yeah and what I’ve heard too is uh some people who they are saying you know they they say during blackout time uh please don’t charge your cars up overnight yeah so how do you get to work I don’t know I don’t understand it’s a whole nother conundrum to me I just was fascinated by lockdown body wash yeah so I couldn’t get over that yeah so so first you know with covid you can’t get toilet paper so that means body wash is at a premium yeah the body wash by the way was very exorbitant it was 11.99 yes or a little box little little tiny bottle yeah wow so you got a City full of people who are broiling in the summer they have no electricity can’t put on there uh their AC and then they can’t use body wash so everyone’s gonna stink I mean just you can use body wash you just have to be patient and wait and wait I guess you can’t run in and buy some yeah yeah it’s a process well anyway you you reached the point where if you’re somewhere maybe you’re in La maybe or someplace else maybe you’ve been thinking about maybe moving on there’s a phenomenon called The Boiled frog and I don’t know if this is true but they say if you put a frog in a pan of water and you and you heat him up he won’t jump out if you heat him slowly you’ll be able to boil the Frog will stand because it gets hot slowly and he gets used to it and that’s kind of how you know you’re living in La you’re used to the you know the the black step by step you get used to things and you become accepting and not into everything that continues to happen that nothing shocks you anymore yeah until you have a body wash moment and then it’s kind of like I I can’t believe all right that’s it I kind of that’s the last straw you kind of hit your limit so I think at the Airbnb they don’t provide uh body wash because people take it people take it and it’s costly for them and I get all that you know but not helpful when I wanted to so if you’ve had a body wash moment you know where you’ve kind of where everything’s enough and it’s been getting worse and it’s getting worse when you hit that body wash moment let us know what your body wash moment was what was the last straw it’s like no I really do have to get out I Gotta Get out no matter where you go yeah whether it’s California Washington or again anywhere New Jersey uh yeah the typical States yeah so you got Khalid the exit Estates now I guess are uh California Oregon Washington New Jersey Massachusetts Massachusetts uh Colorado I think is now kind of becoming Exodus so if you come from one of those places what was your last straw we’d like to hear yeah yeah I’m gonna hear we’re here Live Strong and I can assure you here none of the none of these years go at any time anytime any day uh at night or day and grab myself a nice thing of body wash for maybe 5.99 and walk out the store and pay for it and and not have to be waited on people smell better here I think they do they cost so much to have body wash it’s helpful it’s helpful body wash is a good thing yeah so you know people’s thinking that’s uh you gotta get them you got to get people clean that’s the first step towards civilization that’s right absolutely so um you know it’s our way we’re just so fun and having some fun I personally think it’s a little outrageous that I have to get assistance to get body wash off a shelf maybe other people are perfectly fine with that I’m entitled to my opinion that’s right so please don’t shoot the messenger I’m just kind of expressing my little opinion take with it what you want yeah I’ll plug upstairs it sounds like she’s not too happy about this topic too let’s finish up all right that’s it if you want tips the place to go is pickle411.com there’s our free information site with your buy or seller somewhere in between there’s information there that will inform Astound delight and entertainment and maybe irritate you okay it might irritate you but you know take a bath with some body wash first that’s right maybe with somebody else too someone else might make it better well you know you share the cost you sure you can share the cost on that 11 small bottle all right my friends that’s all that’s a great rest of your day I hope to hear from you soon bye bye
Another difficult year is past, and all eyes turn forward to the new year before us. In this episode, we make our predictions for what 2023 will hold and share some thoughts about what it could mean for you.
hello hello hello I am Diane this is my better half Randall yes we are correct uh we are fellow Realtors together and fighting in the trenches for you and all of our fellow buyers fellow sellers um we are with exp Realty and we are delighted to be here to help you guys and uh as you’re thinking about next chapters new chapters new chapters which brings us to 2023 New Year they’re getting better every year so probably the one of the worst was 20 20 was tough yeah yeah true this past year was not as bad not as bad it’s getting back crazy a lot of the uncertainty it’s things are starting to settle down I know people are concerned about interest rates and you know end of times and this that and the other and honestly the end of times thing is kind of people are past the end of times they understand the elections are behind us I think we’re going to start getting more on a smoother path now um we just can’t dwell on all of that we just have to keep moving forward and being happy and the wherever we are in whatever chapter you are don’t think about all this stuff we don’t honestly this is my opinion don’t have a lot of control over it yeah I can’t change uh politics I can’t change interest rates I can’t change uh what’s going to come this year I can’t change covet yeah um all I can do is the best every single day and put one foot in front of the other that’s right that’s how you that’s all any of us can do my friends right cheers I really that’s great cinnamon I I really believe that this is my prediction for 2023 I think wait who was it uh so I believe it was Calvin Kelvin Coolidge who termed the uh the word normalcy oh yeah right actually the actual word is normality but uh people say normalcy now he’s the one who that’s like strategy thanks George W injury so uh yeah and that was his strategy so normalcy so you know he’s after World War one and it’s like our return to normalcy yes and I think that is what 2023 is going to be for us I sure am hoping I think things are gonna chill out things are gonna get more and more normal and people interest rates are already starting to change again they had gotten so high but now as you can see they’re starting to drop again that’s of course could change again but I think what everyone the great fears that people had yeah I think it’s going to be okay folks yeah the whole Logistics and Supply thing is starting to iron itself out uh you know supply chain is getting normal again just things are just getting normal every day that goes by people seem to relax just a little bit more and so I I think that’s what 2023 is going to mean for us it’s it’s going to be a normal year and in the in the uh since the the couple of years that we just had that’s going to be a wonderful thing I I think I look forward to it and it’s a long waited we all deserve yeah absolutely some nice back to normalcy back to not worrying about everything and just having uh but it’s back to normal again but I think the most important thing I’d like to share with a lot of people is um there’s a lot of fear people are like well uh I I really hate where I live I hear I can’t tell you kind of makes me sad it kind of pulls up my heartstrings I’m really miserable where I live I hate everything about it I hate the taxes I hate the traffic I hate the increasing cost of living this is my point if you’re not happy where you are it’s not going to change it’s not going to get better it’s not like you reach a certain age you know the world was you were young and the world was struggling and you were part of the fight and you were going to help and you had time time was on your side that ship is salesman I mean most of our clients time is no longer on your side now is the time you need to read the reward that you’ve worked so hard your whole life 100 and if you sit around and you wait for the world or the the people out there to make the world better for you it’s not going to happen so don’t be afraid to make the move if you’re in your 60s 70s we’ve even had people in their 80s absolutely I’ve had enough of this and I want to go somewhere where I am happy yeah and I it’s scary is it scary to walk away and start over a hundred percent we did it all of our friends have done it have any of them had regrets not one person not one person has regretted making that big step and making a change so keep that in mind for new for 2023. yeah absolutely come over here for a new beginning let all that go if you’re busy the best time to make it happen is yesterday yep right it would have been easier 10 years ago when you’re that absolutely younger it will be that much harder 10 years from now oh yeah and and then the other thing to point out is we are a cheaper alternative you know we’re telling you you can have a great life here it would be different if we were trying to talk you into moving someplace that’s more expensive than where you are right this is not a lateral move this is not a lateral it’s gonna be cheaper here your property taxes will be cheaper your cost of living gasoline cost of housing is still cheaper than other places I mean all of the groceries utilities you name it you’re going to be like living a new life when is a good time to reduce your cost of living the answer is there is no best time it’s always good if the if you think the economy is going to the toilet oh okay well maybe it is maybe it isn’t but uh if it does would you be better off where you are now or someplace cheaper I mean I just that’s the million dollar question you know so my goal for you for 2023 is think positive think I’m going to make a change make a change I’m not going to live in fear of what may or may not happen yes if you’re really not happy where you are it’s time to change yeah it’s hard it’s scary but so worth it and we love it we’re so happy we did it so anyway 2023 of the year make it your your your time to shine your time to make pie be brave be brave all right so that’s our little New Year’s wishing for 2023. make it happen Captain you’ll be delighted with all your extra savings if you move here that’s it and we would love to help you and show you around our beautiful town and everything that living in Prescott has to offer you so we hope to hear from you soon you can reach us at pickle411.com that’s our free information site whether you’re a buyer seller or somewhere in between yep there’s something there waiting for you that you will adore oh that’s a pretty big promise but we hope we hope we can deliver on that absolutely all right so everyone have a beautiful day and thank you for listening and happy 2023. bye
With all the market uncertainty these days, lots of people are sitting on their hands - afraid to make a move. In this episode, we share our thoughts on current market conditions, where things are likely to go, and what it all means to buyers thinking about retiring, downsizing, and moving to a place like Prescott.
hello hello hello my fellow pickle peeps this is diana randall bro here coming to you live from well we’re live we are alive not yet no uh but we’re here in prescott arizona uh happy to be here to talk to you about what’s going on in our crazy crazy crazy marcus so we had uh two years of covid driven craziness uh mostly seller’s market buyers struggling to get in homes homes going well over ask and bidding wars crazy times all that kind of stuff very stressful very hard particularly if you were a buyer yeah um really tough times for them out there really tough times so but nowadays things have changed things have changed cheers to that well before for our buyers that’s a good thing and for our buyers that’s a very good thing yeah things have changed it’s no longer a seller’s market it has become once again a buyer’s market uh here in prescott proper we’re not having dramatic 100 000 drops or anything major we’re having some slight price adjustments yeah we had um so this we’re recording this in july last time i ran the numbers were for june we have a seven percent price decrease which was basically taking back the appreciation that occurred since march which there really shouldn’t have been any right you know i’m not sure why i had appreciation things were starting to level in may but uh june kind of took back those two months so we’re we’re pretty much flat uh this year since march let’s say and i think that’s a a better way of understanding what’s going on here we don’t really have anything that’s going crazy right so we prescott takes a little bit to kind of catch up with the rest of the nation yeah i think that’s fair uh and so we’re starting to kind of catch up that’s why we’re seeing a little bit of that drop as randall indicated that’s why we’re seeing homes on the market a little bit longer which is fantastic for my buyers out there because you guys don’t have that intense pressure you don’t have to how do i gauge this how do i make my offer um it’s kind of nice to take a breather yes and catch up and move forward yeah absolutely the one thing that we we don’t like to see is that transaction volumes are down and what that means to us is that buyers are frozen in fear right you know there’s a lot of discussion about oh if there’s going to be a major crash and uh you know there’s a recession and inflation and all those things so we thought we’d spend a few minutes kind of unpacking that situation from our buyers perspective and give you our thoughts on your current situation and what you might think about in terms of moving forward that’s right so don’t freeze don’t freeze like us yeah you freeze you get run over by the headlights that’s what don’t freeze it happens all the time no reason to freeze no reason to panic yeah um this is actually still a good time to buy yes don’t worry about the uncertainty of the market historically if you go back in time anytime there’s high inflation or recession headed our way real estate real estate i appreciate well yes uh that was not the case in the in the crash of 2008 uh the real estate prices did go down considerably i think the average was about you know 25 30 percent which i’ll remind you is only one year’s worth of appreciation during covid we had two years of 30 appreciation uh so that would even if we had a crash we’d only be taking back one year of appreciation uh we don’t think that’s going to happen uh that’s just and we don’t see all right a couple things first of all uh the recession last time did not cause the uh real estate credit dropped the real estate crash caused the recession most recessions are not accompanied by a real estate crash because during recession and particularly inflation real estate does well yeah that’s sort of a hedge usually it holds steady it holds steady work yeah at that particular time too many loans to people who aren’t qualified easy for them to walk away which they did they did and then with the other the other issue was there was a glut of homes already on the market yeah and then when the recession you know when all that started people started walking away from their homes right and then there was even more homes on the market yes this is not the case right now not anymore anywhere not close to not anywhere close to the loans are harder to come by yeah there’s much harder to come so any buyers uh you know they’re well qualified yes uh it doesn’t make it so easy for them to walk that’s right that’s right and we have plenty of inventory right now yes the inventory is on its way up it is not uh as high as it was before covid but it’s on its way um it’s i think we’re in the 600s now uh basically that’s about half of what it used to be before covet right so we certainly don’t have a quad of homes we do not have a glitter homes we’re excited to see it growing a little bit yeah at one point it was down to 200 homes so uh we’re tickled now we have buyers come in we have plenty to show you more than we’ve had in the past two years so we’re delighted so historically aside from the housing market of uh 08 yeah uh you know real estate is always a solid investment yes if you wait let me ride this out three or four years you were going to pay more for your home yeah then if you come now well if you are in a situation like most of our buyers i call it bilateral what that means is you have a home that you’re going to sell and you’re going to buy a home here so and typically the way that works is you’re selling a more expensive home uh you’re buying a cheaper home here and you’re pocketing the difference okay i would call that the arbitrage the prescott arbitrage uh that still works it really doesn’t matter what the market is going to do as a buyer you may be thinking well i hate to buy now because if prices go down well i’ve overpaid for my house but if you’re also selling a house at the same time uh then you’re going to get 30 percent just say that it’s going to go down 30 just hypothetically so i buy a home and it goes down 30 percent i lost 30 percent well what you also lost is the extra 30 percent you would have had on the house that you’re selling the house that you’re selling is more money you’ve lost more money by waiting yeah right but in general if you’re buying and selling you don’t worry about market timing because you’re doing both at the same time now if you’re just buying or you’re just selling then you might want to be a little more hesitant about when you move but if you’re buying and selling if it’s a buyer’s market you’re going to do on the sell side if it uh you’re going to do well on the buy side if it’s a sell market that you do well on the sell side and the two will wash out yep so i would let your life situation dictate when you need to move and if we are going into a recession with some people think we are move you need to move typically people are in places like california colorado washington they’re paying higher taxes they are paying uh but the cost of living is higher gasoline that’s not going to go away that’s not going to go away all the way better particularly if you’re in retirement always better to move someplace where a living is wonderful and cheaper that’s right uh so that’s and a lot of people are concerned about uh interest rates uh here’s the thing historically interest rates are still amazingly low yeah still still not bad i mean you guys know out there yeah most of our clients are old enough they they they remember what high 12 14 18 some even 18 yeah eighteen percent i heard against the record not to worry about that and uh my my thing with that is come buy and then always you can always refinance when the interest rates will drop which they will eventually you can always change that and refinance and if you’re selling a big home and you’re down downsizing uh you’re going to be flush you’re not going to be borrowing much money anyway so interest rates aren’t as important to someone in that situation than say a first-time homebuyer who’s struggling to qualify so now is the time still regardless of our uncertain times um make your move be happy don’t get hung up don’t stay where you really feel like you’re in a stagnant area you’ve just had it and you want to move but this has thrown a kink in your plants don’t let it throw kinky yeah don’t get out there don’t get out there yeah don’t freeze yeah don’t freeze get out there make it happen it’s still a good time you will still get appreciation um even even if we’re headed towards a recession yeah real estate is still the best investment in uncertain times believe it or not yeah it really listen hit us up for a conversation if you want to talk about these kinds of issues more and how it affects your particular situation call the pickle and we’ll be glad to talk to you we’re happy to go yeah also too if you’re looking for information about the real estate market about prescott in general or just life just life just like we always like to talk yeah you can also go to people411.com which is our free information center whether you’re a buyer seller somewhere in between lots of free and wonderful pernicious information maybe not a good wordpress so please don’t freeze in fear move forward with your life do not get stuck in a rut because of all this crazy stuff we hear live your life life is short particularly if you’re in retirement age just that is so true hey we don’t know what’s going to happen get out enjoy life make your change we’re here to help you diana randall bro i’m the pickle lady come on to prescott we’d love to see you take care have a wonderful day bye
The power of voting can be a lot greater than you think, especially when you do it with your feet. In this episode, we discuss the latest trend sweeping the nation: the Great Reshuffling - and why you might consider hopping aboard.
good afternoon good afternoon folks in brisket arizona that’s right this is diane and randall grove and i’m the randall he’s the randall we are here in the lovely town of prescott arizona loving life loving our little business here and loving to reach uh to you guys and chat with you about uh different topics different topics so today we’re going to talk about a new phenomenon that’s sweeping the country called voting with your feet yes it’s more than one way to vote yeah if you can’t get the result that you want you can always vote with your feet so that was a quote that actually i think it was lenin uh people asked you know did the people uh want the czar or the did the people want to end the war this is world war one you know when did the people vote uh when did the soldiers vote that they should end the war and he said they voted with their feet meaning that they had all retreated from the front and you know right just gave up the fight and uh that’s a term that’s kind of bandied about quite a bit the idea of voting with you voting with your fee and we see it all the time as agents here uh we represent a lot of buyers uh they’re coming from california washington oregon even some new jersey folks yeah and um they are voting with their feet uh they are not happy with things that are occurring in their home states and they are retired and they’re like you know what we have a luxury now and the ability to vote with our feet uh we don’t have to put up with it anymore we don’t uh and we want to move on yeah and so a lot of them are coming here to prescott yeah a lot of them are a lot of them are it’s you know it’s the last resort uh you know it’s in communist countries like cuba and east germany you know they’ll build a wall to keep people from voting with their feet because they know their people are unhappy and uh so far there’s no place in the united states that i know of that forces you to stay where you are although california tried they were trying to tax people who are leaving you know and i can’t imagine that that’s gonna stick but uh but at this point in time you can still vote with your feet and the thing about it about voting with your fee is you get instant results if you elect your candidate it’s gonna take a while before your candidates able to bring you the changes that you want but when you vote for your feet you go to some place where things are happening the way that you want them to it’s right instantaneously you get immediate satisfaction you get immediate results um depending on where you go of course yeah um and so we get a lot of people who are like i’m moving on i can’t change what’s occurring in my state i sure have tried i’ve tried to hang in there as long as i can and hoping that there might be a change and now that they’re retired they have the freedom and the wherewithal they’re not tied to a job or career or kids in school yeah and so we are seeing it more and more that people are voting with their feet and they’re going where they feel uh with like-minded people yeah and um so it’s been an interesting thing to watch uh unfold and develop yeah and so we say it a lot a lot uh and it’s a phenomenon that’s happening really all over the country uh there’s a lot of new flux uh people call it the the the great reselection the great reset i forget that i don’t know yeah but it’s like the covet thing and it’s like everyone is sort of rethinking what they want to do with their lives where they want to spend their lives covered has changed a lot of things yeah it’s changed the path for a lot of people reshuffling i’m sorry the great reshuffling i knew it would come to you yes it always does but it is interesting to see a lot of people um have the effects of cobit and they realize hey you know i was gonna retire in five years um but now i actually can live and work wherever i want yeah because people started working remotely yes so it’s enabled them to move up their plans to move to a different state yeah hopefully prescott and it’s changed their life plan and that’s all because of covet they were like we have to work at home we’re going to figure this out and once it was figured out people realized well hell i can keep doing this nothing nothing to stop why do i need to stay here i can move where i want to move ahead of retirement i don’t have to wait until i retire right which is kind of cool yeah and for those who are kind of on the other side of the the the work period you know their work careers and looking at retirement you know you reach a certain age you realize that the situation is not going to be fixed on your watch you’re just not going to live that long you know you don’t have 40 years ago that’s great yeah i mean when you’re in your 20s it’s easier to be optimistic you want to be part of the solution you want to affect change you make the world a better place you get to be an old man it’s like ah you know i just i’m tired of fighting yeah all i’m looking for is peace i want peace happiness peace and i want my money to last until i die [Laughter] that’s all you’re looking for when you retire like hey i’m done i just want to chill out and have some fun yeah definitely so anyway if you were thinking about voting with your feet particularly if you’re a vote for prescott yeah and you’re going to want to contact the people of you absolutely we would love to find you a great place here in town help you develop a new life help you develop a new life and make it happen for you so if you are thinking about coming in give us a call or look at us at uh four one one dot com there it is your information source your search begins your search begins 411.com all of it free all of it free it it astounds me somehow sometimes it’s amazing work just how much you’ve done great job on that so much well you know someone asks you a question yep and you just put it on the site and after a while pretty much all the questions are answered it starts to accumulate and we’ve got a good little source of information for you yeah yeah so anyway we hope to see you if you’re voting for your with your feet give us a call at 713-302-1964 we’ll do that as well we’ll do that too okay bye good to see you and have a great evening
LA is finally back open, and taking advantage of the direct flight out of Prescott makes for an easy and fun trip. In this episode we share our adventures among the recently unmasked and give high praise to Prescott's brand new airport terminal.
hello hello peeps that was very sharp very sharp that was a very crisp hello that’s a crisp pick it’s a crisp pick one of those crunchy pickles all right this is randall and diambro i am the pickle lady i’m happy to be here i’m always in production so when you come visit i’ll bring you some of my famous cajun pickles happy to do that happy to share with friends and family that’s right back from l.a back from l.a well wonderful trip yeah so beginning i’m sorry the middle of uh with june we were celebrating our uh wedding anniversary and also father’s day yes and both of our kids are in l.a so we arrived in l.a so they arranged an airbnb we had the time of our lives we went in and visited and wow california is now open yep it was crazy a lot of people by force of habit were still wearing masks yes and you’d walk in and they’d look at you kind of funny of course you know we don’t we’re kind of past the masses here and it happened for a while in uh yeah so we walk in like it’s nothing and they were like oh my god but the governor mayor dictator whatever had just declared that uh the masks were optional for people who had been vaccinated or i don’t know what the proclamation was but it was essential they were open for business uh everything was open again you could go to restaurants movies everything everything was open and it was very very exciting very busy very crowded lots of traffic it was a little insane yeah it was lots of bad service to all the restaurants were just getting started they were completely inundated with people who’ve been in quarantine now for a year yeah and they’re struggling to get staff and their systems aren’t completely up to speed yet so uh the restaurant situation was kind of wrong but uh food was good so it was good yeah the hour wait to get our receipt yeah get our ticket check to get our check i was a little over that i was like okay i want to go back home to prescott where all this is over and we’ve already worked out the kinks and we’re smooth sailing and we’ve moved forward um la is still a few steps behind great to see the kids the kids are up and about uh today is uh our youngest adeline she uh she’s been working remotely yeah this is our first day back in the back in the office back up so a lot of exciting things a lot of exciting things yeah we uh we flew out of prescott yes it’s like having your own private jet it is so sweet without all the expense yes so you know as you know they’ve uh prescott has added some more longer um runways and they just built a whole new terminal beautiful it’s gorgeous it’s gorgeous but here’s the beauty you come in you live in here in prescott you go park your car for free you walk right into the prescott regional airport they take you through security you hop on a security secure like you’re the only you know we’re making conversation with all the dsm oh yeah it’s really like socializing it’s a beautiful thing and so we sit down and we just walk out onto the tarmac and get on the little 50-seater jet by united and then zip zip right into lax yeah hour later you’re in lax you fly into terminal 7 which is i don’t know if there’s seven or eight terminals but it’s kind of on the end of the ring so you’re able to bypass a lot of the congestion with the uh the other airport so it’s easy which is really nice easy to get in and out your people can pick you up easily uh you park for free at prescott’s you know as i said so you don’t have to pay for that yeah your family or you know get on the uber right there not a lot of traffic and off you go to have fun in la or whatever if you want to call it yes and we did uh airbnb which was the first time we really did an airbnb it was cool and uh full kitchen we spent too much time but next time we’ll cook more and order in more we ordered more thai food than we could we could swallow i do love me thai and it was wonderful we had all the kids and their friends you know the place that we rented had a beautiful front yard yeah it will have kind of like a picnic so it’s great since the world is opening up again uh it’s not like la that’s alive denver’s alive so we have daily flights to denver word is they’re going to start having daily flights they’re going to try to maybe add a couple of other cities you can also fly down to phoenix and catch a flight there to your connecting flight so the word is out uh the world is alive again yeah the cities are opening up yeah so we’re planning a trip down to costa rica with some really great friends of ours in december yep out of preston are we oh yeah oh rested flying so you don’t even have to take the shuttle you can just take a quick little puddle jumper into phoenix no no we’re going over to l.a nevermind nevermind cool yeah yeah it’s just so nice uh if if possible if you’re living in prescott try to start your flight your trip trying to start it from prescott absolutely it may cost a little more a little more but boy is it worth this it’s so stress-free it’s delightful and then when you land you just hop right in your car and go home and your luggage is just waiting for you it’s already there so that is our little tip to you uh cities are opening up la is alive really all the big cities are alive again live and well you can fly to him right out of prescott right now and don’t have the time of your life maybe any help with your real estate you can contact us at 713-302-1964 that is the pickle lady hotline there it is if you’re more of an online person go to pickle411.com yep as our source of information for buyers sellers everyone in between lots of information about prescott living in prescott what it’s like to live in prescott where to eat what to do we cover it up we cover it all we love it here all free yeah pickle for warm duck okay hope to hear from you soon take care happy flying
Identifying where the sun rises and sets isn’t just for constructing megalithic structures in bronze age agricultural societies any more.
Sun exposure can greatly impact the living experience you have in your home and its value in the marketplace. Is there a precise way to track the sun’s path in the sky across the seasons of the year?
Well, ask a nerdy question, get a nerdy answer in this week’s episode. (Always be careful what you ask for.)
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It’s no secret that a mass exodus is underway in California, as more and more retirees are taking their money and leaving a state they feel has turned its back on them. This video explores why they are leaving and why more and more of them are turning to Prescott as their refuge.
More and more Californians are cashing in on the arbitrage opportunity that awaits them in Prescott. The Pickle Lady explains how the “California Arbitrage” can turbo charge your retirement. Your financial planner will be glad you watched this video.
cheers cheers to you hello hello hello hey peeps i’m wearing my green and to commemorate saint patty’s day i have some green on my coffee mug i think that’s the only green i am the look of the irish a little in advance of uh st patrick’s day today so i i didn’t prepare i didn’t know you were gonna do the whole luck of the irish thing oh i’m just letting us know it’s you know march 17th it’s coming up it’s we’re going to have a good time and uh so we want to commemorate that official day so i put on my green yeah to match my green eyes there you go look at the irish she’s a prescott pickled lady diane brown my name is randall bro all disclosure is now done all disclosures are done i also want to just drinking coffee i also want to disclose that um i’m not as irish as i thought yeah um yeah i did that 23andme and uh i’m not so ironic yeah i’m not as irish my dad was very much a hundred percent irish yeah and i’m popping up what i don’t know something like twenty percent maybe there’s something else going on yeah postal worker or something but anyway a lot more spanish than i thought yeah anyway that’s cool that’s an aside in the business that’s an aside one of those decides it’s an aside but it’s on the side we did want to commemorate saint patrick’s day to all of our folks out there absolutely and uh we wanted to talk about california arbitrage yes california arbitrage a lot of people coming in from california and uh looking to retire and planning their retirement uh often what they miss is the opportunity for the california arbitrage which you can turbo charge your retirement correct so for a lot of people maybe you’re not thinking about this but you might be sitting on a million and a half or even a million nine hundred thousand dollar home in california maybe it was built in the 50s i don’t know i mean i don’t know your whole story where it’s located or your square footage or this that and the other but from our experience what we’re hearing from a lot of people coming in from california oh my gosh i can get a mansion here for like 600 000 and you don’t know where i’m coming from i’m like i don’t but they’re like i live in a 1200 square foot house uh built in the 50s and 60s it all needs to be updated i didn’t know i could live like a king and or a queen here oh yeah absolutely but the perk is not only can you live like a king or queen and get the latest and greatest and a beautiful home and the latest updates and this and that you’ll get beautiful views you’ll get a beautiful lifestyle but you sell that house over there in california for a million and a half you come here you can get a house in the fives maybe maybe even in the fours depending on what you’re looking for what your needs are and guess what mr brown what i just banked a million dollars you just not a million because you’re well you can bank most of that because you are buying a house yeah but still what a huge nest egg you could get from that your financial planner will thank you oh yeah they’ll be like wow this is awesome so if you’re looking at you’re looking at i did a video i’ll do a link on this so you can watch the video but you know if you are sitting on two million dollars you’re living in california um you know unless you’re like ready to pass on there’s a really good chance you know you’re gonna run out of money and uh if you if you come here not only is the cost of living a lot lower but you’ll be able to get a comparable home we estimate it’s about 40 about 40 of what your home is worth in california and depending on the area you know uh about 40 will will buy you a comparable home with that 60 percent that would go to your retirement yeah huge people yeah you try to save that while you’re living in california not gonna take and when you say comparable really it’s not even compromised not even conflict yeah i mean because what we’re hearing from our clients you know is much smaller square footage much older homes um tons of traffic tons of you know the neighborhood’s kind of going down that’s not the case here yeah you you’re gonna it’ll be safe not a lot of traffic correct bigger square footage um it’s almost like you’re you know moving into almost a brand new home yeah with the latest and greatest absolutely so we call that the california arbitrage california arbitrage arbitrage i like to say it like that oh it’s got to see it yeah so anyway something to keep in mind if you’re kind of on the fence and you’re like you know but i love my house it’s appreciated so much you’re sitting on that appreciation you’re not really able to access that appreciation it’s great it’s great to have but just imagine if you sold that and what you could do with that appreciation hell you could buy a house here live in the life of luxury and then travel the world i mean it opens a lot of women it does it is in your retirement it does as of now yes you know what we’re hearing is that in some areas of california the appreciation has slowed down uh appreciation here is robust so if the appreciation there is slowing down and the appreciation here is keeping moving forward then the arbitrage begins to lose steam so so keep that in mind don’t wait too long because you might miss the boat in california and you might miss the boat here in prescott yeah so anyway just something we’d like to talk about because we find it fascinating we find it interesting we wish we kind of were in that position yeah yeah but it didn’t happen we were coming from a different location so we couldn’t uh get that gigantic uh yeah but uh for some of you who can maybe you should think about that and take advantage of it california california arbitrage all right but anyway where can they find you below you can find me at the prescottpicklelady.com website or you can reach me at i do i answer all the 713-302-1964 yeah i i mean i get phone calls sometimes 11 o’clock at night we are full service so yeah we work hard yeah and uh we’re always available yeah you can also find us at we sell prescott.com that is for our listeners so you’re looking to sell a property here in prescott we can help you with that we all have the same um mission same mission statement customers come first we’re here for you absolutely we’re going to answer seven days a week plus you can get pickles plus you get pickles you’re not going to get that anywhere else folks particularly correct that’s what i’m talking about yeah absolutely mostly pickles pickle here i am all right anyway thanks for listening and we hope you have an awesome day and awesome st patrick’s day yes look at that look at the irish see you later bye
If you’re thinking moving to Prescott is hard… well, you’re not wrong. Moving isn’t easy or fun. But moving to Prescott is SO worth it.
Just ask Prescott’s latest Super Couple, our good friends and the ultimate role models – Hal and Linda Bray. Learn why their advice is Just Do It… NOW! (Before It’s Too Late)
hello hello hello hey peeps this is dying cheers cheers to you absolutely this is diana randall bro that’s us we are here in lovely pinion oaks yep and prescott arizona’s pickle lady that’s right price get pickled and you know what we got some notes yeah for those of you who are not in the business notes are hey let me tell you give you a little direction so one of our clients gave me some notes and said you need to explain what press could pick a lady means oh okay all right once or twice but i’ll cover it again um i am the president pickle lady because i make delicious new orleans style cajun pickles so when you call me and we go out i’ll bring you some of my delicious cajun pickles that’s right people started calling it a pickle lady right and i’m cool with that at first i was embarrassed but i’m okay you can call me pickles pickle lady whatever i respond to anything yeah pickles are good and uh the pickles are hot and spicy sweet and garlicky all at the same time so anyway this is randall bro i am dianbro with prescott huh that’s not right i’m just agreeing with you okay are you gonna interrupt me again absolutely he keeps doing this yeah that’s what we do all right but anyway i had a little bit of wine cheers but anyway we are there’s something about my car my car wants to be in the shot is your car yeah and uh we are excited today we are with some of our favorite clients absolutely hal and linda bray they are transplanted californians and we are at their beautiful beautiful home like so many of our clients are yes yes we figured these guys are like a role model for the whole state they totally are and so we are very excited to interview them today uh randall’s gonna get out of the shot because you can’t fit all four of us we can’t fit all four of us this popsicle stand i’m going to blow it that’s right but uh we’re going to have a good time they’re going to talk to you see the car you see the car there the car attracts the camera anyway um they’re going to talk to you about what it’s like to move here to press get coal from california and how great it’s been and i i just so admire them and their spirit and their go-to-ness and they’re like you know what we’re going to make this happen and we’re going to start a whole new chapter in our life so so with that she’s ready to get rid of me that’s right place me with them i don’t want to talk to him anymore yeah you guys probably had enough he’s getting you have like dappled sunshine on your face i like dapple dapple is good good word good work thanks it’s like an apple flavor but only better so in a second it’s that car again that car is sister treat all right hush stop by the car because i had enough of that all right but anyway in a second you will meet linda and hal bray can’t wait to talk to you all right let me get out of here bye bye cheers cheers i am so very very happy to introduce some of my favorite clients this is hal and linda bray they came here straight from california we are in their beautiful home here in pinion oaks and look at the view over our shoulder uh anyway what i so love about them is just their spirit their spunk their outlook on life and they decided you know what we need to move we need to make a change and we’re going to prescott arizona they came here cold and tell us about your going away party about what some people said to you some people said oh we’ll miss you so much and others probably not but um one of them that’s not true thank god the breakthrough but one of them actually said we’re stuck here we’re too old to move and i thought oh that really said it all so we were really glad that we did what we did not saying the boxing was fun but it was well well worth it so do you find that it was terribly hard to do or you’ve just embraced the city right well all of a sudden it was it was when the boxes were emptied we thought oh now what and then we thought oh maybe i’ll go sign up for a class maybe we’ll join a group maybe we’ll do this and that and it’s been easier and easier and we get this every day so we’re glad we did it right i get up every day and i look out from the porch here and i say thank god i get to live in prescott prison here um perfect you know we camped and hiked all over the country our whole life and when we looked at prescott we said we’ve got to live there and frankly we wanted to leave california for a whole bunch of reasons and i can’t find anything that i don’t love about living here absolutely great and you know what’s great about them is they are joiners they came here they found their church group right away um hal has already been published with a letter to the editor right i mean they jumped in you do tai chi at the senior center um and you know it it’s kind of like what hal said you know what if you can be president in your 70s you can make a move and start a whole new chapter in your life it’s fine it’s not the end it’s just the start it’s the beginning and and there’s a peacefulness here that you don’t see in other places um we we went to sedona twice you’ve been here 50 miles away in california if you’re going 50 miles away plan on being on the road for two and a half hours we went to sedona and in an hour and an hour i was gonna say a little under an hour but we wouldn’t speed have never been but it was great right part of being here part of the pleasure of being here is for example my taxes my property taxes all my taxes are less than half what they were in california so between the cost of living and what’s here already in prescott now it’s summer we’re into tourist season we have fairs in the mall practically every weekend it’s a great place to be lots of lots of things to do yes i mean and these these are folks that came here they have no family they have no friends here although we became friends we have a lot of fun with them um um but they came here and truly have had to restart it’s like a brand new chapter and they’ve completely embraced it and they said there’s so many things to do between the hiking you know everything else they go to this uh senior center uh they’ve joined the y um i mean don’t be afraid correct absolutely what do we say just do it just do it just do it just yeah i think part of that part of what makes it easier is you have to think a little bit before you actually make the move and if you plan a little bit the move itself is not that hard yeah yeah absolutely they made a couple of visits we had fun looking at houses we really did and and they ended up buying this beautiful home here with great views and you know i just admire their courage really because to me it’s really scary to start over and leave your family you left your son and your granddaughter who i know you love and adore but guess what she comes and visits and it’s a one-hour flight from la and they’re making it work yeah we actually use the regional airport um i went last month to see my granddaughter and the little regional airport here has flights to la daily flight’s coming home so we made that work it’s nice so i applaud you and i’m just so glad that uh you became our client and now you’re our friends and uh i just admire everything you’ve accomplished and i just think you’re awesome thank you thank you you’re awesome too so cheers and thank you for agreeing to be part of our wine down absolutely so if you’re thinking ah maybe my ship has you know sailed uh i’m i’m not in the right age anymore to do this you were wrong correct correct you need to do it and make it happen captain right right no regrets no regrets no regrets so thank you linda and hal bray well i’m not gonna give your address but our sale is but stop it anytime right stop it anytime they have a great front porch here we’re enjoying the views and having some good wine and just just having a good time visiting so listen if you’re worried and like um maybe it’s too late for me it really isn’t just what just do it cheers all right thanks guys have a good day talk to you soon bye
Wine Down comes to you this week from California’s own Wine Country – one of the many cool jaunts that are easy from Prescott. We discuss the Zen of Zin and how not to get yourself wrapped around the axle of the real estate process.
hello hello hello hey peeps new technology today yes and a new venue place to film isn’t it gorgeous yeah we have a drone that’s flying around us yeah very high tech so a fedex truck fedex truck dropping by that yeah cheers to fedex guy yeah actually just have the camera tied to a stick and uh you know we’re kind of going for a pretty cutting edge here yeah cutting edge or cutting edge we’re getting yeah fancier and fancier as time goes speaking of getting fancier somebody nominated as a rising star here in the prescott area our very own pickle lady that’s right you know what they say stars are just full of gas am i right i think that would be more appropriate it was one of the dogs maybe yeah but anyway the rising stars yeah yes i have to say i was pretty tickled um that the press get what is it prescott area nobody knows what it stands for yeah prescott area association of realtors see i got it there you go i didn’t even know they had this category i didn’t know anything about it i i heard from a couple of people today and i i really have to say i was tickled i didn’t know i didn’t even know what it was about so all of a sudden the phone started ringing off the hook you’ve been nominated i didn’t know but i’m tickled pink and uh the last award or anything i was i won or was nominated for was uh you know i i was vice president class president of my high school and and most christians most christian freshman insider she played mary remember she played mary most christian right there so it’s been a very long time that i’ve had anything i got to watch this camera’s going too high it’s going to see my where that’s right shaved my head by accident that’s right but anyway i was tickled and i do appreciate it and um thank you so much you know just for even thinking about me or nominating me it does kind of tickle me you have the ability to vote get out there and vote for you no don’t i hate that yeah i i’m campaigning on her behalf no i don’t like that but she does not approve this message i don’t approve this message okay i’m just saying i was tickled they have such a thing that’s all yeah it makes me laugh right there you go right there thank you all right here we go what are we talking about today oh we’re talking about um this is something cool certain areas out there are becoming like little baby many californians many californians many californians if you look at the neighborhood granite dells yeah we just had some californians move in yep and they go around to meet their neighbors and their neighbors are from you know riverside rancho cucamonga san diego it’s like little california over there little california we did some research and it turns out like in that particular area it’s like 90 percent or something most of the people are transplanted californians california so we’re going to call it little california look now well yeah rancho prescott tonia yeah something like that yeah yeah i think that’d be cool that’d be cool but uh so yeah if you’re coming here from out of state you you’ll be surprised how many people you’re gonna meet who are actually not from here they’re from entirely different areas california we’re from texas new orleans california is very popular and a lot of the people who are from california you know they’re afraid you know how do these people like me and our reply is you know they have maybe three people in your neighborhood who aren’t from california so you know they’re old and they’ll probably die oh my gosh that’s okay they were i didn’t say that say she’s most christian i am most persuasive me not so much yeah i didn’t say that but yeah you will find plenty of your peers yeah if you come here and you’ll love it yeah and you love it the little clusters are starting to form which is really cool you have like you know one one person one family will come in and they start recruiting their friends to come in and it becomes like a little their little enclave yeah you know you can be feel like you’re back home amongst friends and family yeah unless you want to escape friends and family yeah which uh well i don’t tell them about the airport because then um right don’t tell them about the airport but it’s all what you need yeah who you want to reinvent yourself that’s right right that’s right does that make sense californians california rancho prescottonia rancho prescottonia we welcome it we love it yeah absolutely if you’re from california you’re interested in finding some areas that are california heavy um we’ll help you out with that right absolutely now we can help you with them the other thing i’d like to say too is thanks to all of you guys who subscribe to our weekly wine down you guys are awesome yes and i mean the positive feedback we have gotten it just tickles us i mean we are cracking up laughing we’re just we just do this as a lark you know and for fun and so we appreciate your support we appreciate the fact that you enjoyed because we enjoy doing it too absolutely and we really appreciate the fact that you get it and you have a sense of humor yeah um we do get some nasty comments yeah we do but we won’t allow them to move here nothing yeah nothing’s gonna bring me down yeah nothing cause you you are the rising star you are my rising star pick a lady you heard it here first all right well that is it for today that’s it for today if you need any help finding something call the pickle lady 713-302 and i’m diane this is randall we’ll help you find your great place and help you find your new sense of home all right guys bye you
hi everyone hi clients friends and fellow preschootonians this is randall and diane bro here your spouses who sell houses as well as i am the people lady absolutely well this was made the fabric design was made by unknown i’m going to cover that yeah this that’s not cool but anyway this was made by kate sullivan kate sullivan yes did he get kate hey lisa toast to you fabric designer or just designer in general in new york city she was very kind to make this for me design the bathroom yes and then my wonderful managing broker at realty one group mountain desert sam dumas a woman of many many talents she loves to sew and she made this beautiful pickled wrap out of the fabric am i not lucky you are lucky here’s the sam thank you so much thank you sam also i would like to introduce these two appendages here in case you’re wondering we are having a wonderful week with our daughters who are here visiting um freaking frack welcome freaking fractions so glad you’re here hello it’s me rick i thought you were bragg no she’s freaking surprised [Music] so then for the weekend we figured what wind down would be complete without freaking fractures it would not be complete without freaking fret and they were anxious to be included so we said okay okay thanks for having us let’s do it for one anything for one these girls yeah they come in from california yes they’re coming from california cecily is a fellow los angeles hello she’s from the city of angels city of angels adeline is heading out that way she’s getting ready to graduate a whole year early cheers to you so proud thank you yes a year early your children too if they work hard enough can do that but it’s alright if you don’t but whatever we’re just saying i’m ready one very proud of her that was quite an accomplishment absolutely very proud of her anyway both girls are heading out to california as the young and foolish dude yeah that’s right all two of them yeah we will forgive them but uh we also want to say to you californians who were there and they’re saying hey you know what let me change your pace when you get out of big city yeah all 100 000 daily [Music] moving in the other direction right we’re tired of the taxes we’re tired of everything we here at prescott we welcome you we’re the ellis island yes california we are your port of harper’s destination destination port of harp part of i don’t know you’re weary yes you’re over-mortgaged over-taxed and under-appreciated everyone wanted to own a home i’m here to leave las vegas cheers we would love to help you relocate yeah we at realty one group there’s a whole bunch of us here waiting to help you you know as i say we came from texas i’m not a native chriskatonian but i got here as fast as i can and it’s a great town we’d love to have you love to help you in this very important process of your life yay that’s what we’re here for also i wanted to talk about some upcoming events this weekend i cannot wait we’re dancing for the stars it will be at the elks theater this saturday april 14th one o’clock because you guys can make a kite yeah thing i tried super hard but didn’t make the cut anyway it is a wonderful fundraiser there are several dancing teams competing and raising funds for the boys and girls club of central arizona what a great cause yeah that’s right so there are two shows saturday at elk theater one o’clock is the matinee where will be and then seven o’clock p.m is the second show call the elks theater and see if there are any tickets left it’s a worthy worthy cause for the boys and girls club of central arizona happy to have have them here and support that yeah call quick because they’ll probably sell it and also part two of beauty and the beast at the yavapai community center for the arts call them be our guest all right i got it in me okay you got it out you got out of your system good i’m good you’re good i’m good that was five years of uh voiceless killing it money very crap yeah yes very talented thanks for having me okay we will follow up with some open houses we’ll be hosting this weekend uh love to see you there text or whatever yes yeah they’ll put them in the text um anyway i hope that you guys will enjoy an upcoming weekend with your family and have a lot of fun hope yours is better behaved that i take offense we are we are we are moving right along we could not honestly we can’t ask for better daughters we are lucky lucky people so please do not hesitate to call randall and i we’re happy to help you out in your home search that’s what we’re here for call us at zero 928-496-001 seven five that’s right last time i called it worked my mind was like you nailed it she’s checking i’m like you got it like yeah is that right i don’t know my mind you know anyway a little too much wine anyway thanks for joining us and meeting our family and have a wonderful weekend with your family and enjoy some great happy times thanks for joining us until next week cheers to you cheers
