Category: Finding Your Home

well hello hey peeps at our open house here on our open house and we had a little break so we’re like you know what time to do a shoot time for some coffee time for some coffee so uh we are here at our lovely listing at 1262 pebble springs had a little lull in traffic so we decided let’s come sit out here and have some coffee in the courtyard and chit chat oh we’ll wait for somebody else to show we’ll wait for somebody else to show up bro randall bro prescottpicklady.com prescott piccolitti prescott arizona exactly realtors we’re living the good life enjoying this amazingly beautiful day it is so gorgeous it kind of feels like spring has sprung but it really hasn’t yeah just another february day just another great day here living the life in prescott so what are we here to talk about today mr brown well we want to talk about objectives so if you’re looking to buy a house in prescott one of the things that you need to be straight on and straight with us is your objectives like what are you looking for and you can break people into two camps those who are looking for a dream home and those that are looking for a great investment yes and a lot of times you know you start out in one and then they they they start talking about the other and they get themselves all discombobulated so we thought we’d talk a little bit about what that means and kind of how you you travel one path or the other correct i think a lot of people here are moving here for their final maybe retirement retirement yeah so are you looking for your retirement home slash dream home or you’re looking just to buy something for an investment and get some appreciation yeah i do want to say one thing um pretty much whatever you buy here whether it’s your final dream home you don’t care if you’re going to make money on it or not um you will still get some pretty good appreciation yeah you’ll get good appreciation but you know you buy well yes yes you know but if that’s what’s driving your decision then we’re gonna steer you toward certain things like for example if you are looking for the best investment you can possibly get we’re going to steer you away from new construction yes you pay a premium for new construction and having things just the way that you want customers the latest and greatest maybe your particular taste is not completely mainstream you want something a little off which might limit the market when you go to sell the home yep uh you know but if that’s what you want then buy that buy that absolutely if you want a great investment yeah kind of like buying a car a brand new car you drive it off the lot you kind of you know in the beginning in the beginning after you buy new construction you might get dinged a little bit in appreciation over the years though it will definitely appreciate yeah but you know you can’t expect huge jumps and appreciation you know within the first year of purchasing a new home because the rest of the developments going up and this that and the other yes so you know it’s something to kind of keep in mind um and also keep in mind that there are people out there who have come before you and they have built their dream homes yep knowing full well that when they go to sell they’re going to have to discount yep you buy those that’s a good investment that’s a good investment that’s kind of how this the circle of life things sort of works you know exactly i mean i constantly think about trading in randall and they said in the other i’m like well i mean if i get a newer model if you hadn’t married your dream guy well you would have been able to get a better deal if i were recycled through some other wife you’d get a much better deal it’s the same thing with houses you’re so bright i mean new construction some people are like you know what it’s my last house i don’t want to ever have to worry about putting on a roof or replacing anything new construction is the way to go for you yeah you will it’ll be worry free you can move here and not have anything on your plate that you have to worry about and look you may be thinking look whatever i investment or whatever that’s just going to be more money in the kitty when i die and my kids get all this yes they’re already getting more than they deserve you know or whatever you know i don’t know your kids but you know it’s like whatever’s left over that’s on them it’s not up to me to make that is maximize that i want to live my life and correct have a dream home that’s your choice absolutely you know that’s your choice but here’s the thing don’t mix your metaphors yeah yes if you’re in the mode i want to dream home then don’t get caught up with resale or buy what you want uh or maybe you’re somewhere in between right you know if a dream home is 10 and an investment home is zero you may be at a four you may be at a seven and we can kind of help you but you need to be clear on what your objectives are absolutely don’t don’t find the dream home and then and then in the 11th hour you’re thinking yeah but it’s not a good investment yes make up your mind what you want beforehand and we can help you find it absolutely and you know my saying is some people come in they’re like well i don’t know i mean i i love the views from this house but i don’t know i worry about resale here’s my here’s my kicker which is what my parents taught me if you’re of a certain age and this is your last house it really won’t be your problem now will it about resale that’s your kids part problem that’s your kid’s problem so if you see something that you absolutely fall in love and you’re like this is my last house but i’m a little concerned about maybe um an electric tower behind me or a power line yeah but everything else or hey i like to remodel old cars yes i need a lift in the garage right you know again that’s going to be your your kid’s problem that’s your kid’s problem you know my parents taught me well they did the same thing they were like you know that’s exactly what they did don’t worry about resale particularly if this is your retirement slash dream home you know honestly let’s let’s i mean i hate to say it but it’s really not going to be your problem is it that’s it it’s going to be you are your heirs it’s going to be your children’s problem um but in the meantime you will be enjoying the time of your life yeah and yeah that kind of thing just in general that this is your retirement home i would tell you that you should probably lean more toward the dream home mentality than you otherwise might correct because if you are like a lot of people who are in this in a position to buy a dream home you have a lifetime of habits and and actions that got you here yeah and so that’s that’s what you’re comfortable with with that’s what you’re you’re used to yeah that would be called earning it earning it you know you’ve earned it and now you can it’s well within the realm for you to spend a little of that uh rather than i’ll pass it on that don’t always worry about is this the sensible correct you know kind of you know what this is it this is your hurrah yeah enjoy it you worked hard i kind of like how this topic has kind of steered around to something else yeah you like that i do because you know what it is your it is your your hurrah that this is your retirement have fun don’t worry about oh investments we’re not going to sear you any place that’s going to be horrific no is that being said yes if you like no i want to i want to give my kids as much money as i possibly can it’s got to be we can help you we can do that for you and we cover it for you we can and we can we can go zero we can go 10 we can go anywhere in between but you need to be clear on what your objectives you do think about your objectives and we are here to to find whatever you need uh and to fulfill whatever objective you know your heart is calling you to that’s what we’re all about but just some food for thought this so we thought we’d chat about it yes absolutely food for thought where can i find you my love i’m at theprescottpicklelady.com or you can call me at 713-302-196 or where else mr brown yeah you can also find us at we sell prescott.com that’s for our listeners so if you have property here in prescott that you need some help selling we can help you anyway we’re all three here to serve you and help you make your dream come true whatever that may be whatever that may be all right cheers to that cheers to that all right have a great day folks catch you next time bye

hello what’s happening a lot here at the gazebo they still have the christmas decorations up so the nice little spot for us exactly this is diane and randall bro your local realtors here happy to be here today and it’s a good spot to be here at the gazebo because you know what they have here randall bro what are they at surveillance yeah that’s right we’re uh we’re being yeah well of course i’m videoing you are videoing but do you think there’s someone else who’s videoing i don’t know i think that they probably have some cameras in it i’m sure in the square as everywhere in the world nowadays they are very careful now there’s cameras everywhere yeah absolutely so that’s something we kind of wanted to talk about today absolutely um especially as we have new clients coming in as the new year starts and we’re going to look at houses and and you would be surprised how many houses have hidden videos hidden videos recording devices yes yes and what we wanted to address was why it’s very important when we go in to look not only not to make derogatory comments which sometimes it’s kind of hard not hard not to but we want to kind of coach everybody when you’re coming in and we go to look at these houses keep your opinions to yourself um uh sellers are very very sensitive yeah and a lot of them are emotionally attached to their homes yes so they don’t want to hear anything and they’re watching everybody and everything that’s going on it just has to be just to be uh clear here if you are a buyer and you go into a house and you say something derogatory they can’t do anything about that they can capture you on film and you can say oh you know the that looks cheap or you could say whatever you want as realtors we kind of have to be careful because you know we’re not supposed to say derogatory tournament exactly and there’s a code of ethics there’s a code of methods we are very respectful of that you know but that being said if you are looking at a house and we feel there’s something like if there’s a crack in the ceiling for example uh we might point that out to you because we’re trying to look after your best interest but it’s important to be so you know be respectful we may discuss some things privately when we get back in the car but the other thing you want to be super aware of is not only like lets everybody be respectful of uh of the their home and and you know let’s kind of keep it a little low key on your opinions yeah the most important thing is if they are recording and watching everything um don’t discuss i absolutely love this house i’ll pay any price pay any price i’ll do whatever i can’t believe yeah i have to have this yeah well you’ve just blown it yeah you will have to you want to pay a lot of money exactly that’s the biggest thing so that’s the biggest thing is not only let’s not be negative because that’s also my new year’s resolution i want to be positive let’s be positive yeah we may see some some homes we’re not so crazy about we may see some we love but let’s all be respectful nice about it yeah and most importantly don’t tip your hands no no don’t tip your hand if you find the right one we don’t want those sellers to be like oh yeah we got this in the bag we’re not going to give them anything they want so keep that in mind too yeah we can get all excited when we get back in the car yeah which we do a lot yes you get back in the car we’re like yes we found it you found the one this is it let’s go write the counter you know let’s go write the opera yeah so anyway keep those two things in mind yeah let’s just be kind and gentler yeah in this new now officially they are supposed to divulge if you are being filmed oh yes uh and some some people are very clear about it they you know they’ll have a sign posted but some people like if they put it in mls in the mls listing they have divulged it yeah uh so there are ways of getting around that so you just got to be very very careful yeah you are supposed to be up front if you’re filming they are supposed to they don’t necessarily have to be yeah so uh you know you need to be really careful just something you know it’s uh my cautionary tale question everything pretty much assume that you are being filmed pretty much at all times pretty much at all times pretty much just run with that yeah just run with that person into your life that way correct i mean as we know it’s everywhere yeah every street corner every street light every restaurant every i mean i know i watch enough law in order to know yeah we know these things they’ll track you down you don’t get the footage anyway i guess it’s a cautionary tale in life in general just behave yourself wherever you are yeah somebody’s watching you you can’t end up on an iphone somewhere yeah all right so that’s all for today but i wanted to give you that little tip so that when we uh find your dream home here in prescott you don’t screw up the deal by acting over over enthusiastic keep your cards close to your chest close to your chest all right give us a call if you’re heading out to prescott soon we’d love to show you some great homes you can reach me at 713-302-1964 or where else mr bro mr bros says you can find us at prescottpicklelady.com that’s our online presence lots of great information there about prescott and the kind of homes that are available and life here in general uh if you are if you’re a property owner if you own a home here in prescott and would like to have us help you sell it you can check us out at we sellpresskit.com lots of good information there too so that is all for today anything else you’d like to add i just said that you you’re going to get kind of close i’m chasing you with the camera yeah she keeps leaving me i don’t want to be in the shot all the time it’s okay if you leave me i just don’t want it on camera there’s another example there’s another cautionary tale a breakup a breakup caught on on on video on video not today though we’re too tired we’re too tired to break up all right everybody that’s it have a wonderful day on that bit of nonsense yeah have a wonderful day and we hope to hear from you soon absolutely take care bye