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Doner Stand at St. Michael’s Bistro

From the people we love at St. Michael's Bistro on the corner of Whiskey Row, comes a little offshoot window you might be likely to miss... Don't!  They serve an obscure Turkish treat out of that little window you do not want to miss.  Find out all about it in this episode.

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hello my fellow pickle peeps this is diana randall bro here in my lovely town of prescott uh we are so excited to share with you some of uh some new places that have opened up here in prescott after coven has lifted uh we are psyched oh yeah really psyched it’s really lifted the only bad thing is everything’s reopened everybody’s at the restaurant now we have a little weight and i’m a little yeah other than that a lot of people who should be serving me my food are home still collecting checks it’s kind of hard the restaurants are struggling to get staff and but everybody’s come out but everybody’s going out of out of their uh isolation and they’re like we’re ready to socialize we can get out now and be safe yeah so uh other than you know having a little weight at some of our favorite restaurants we are super excited that some new places have opened yeah and some old places we’re still waiting yes so uh the barley hound has won they’ve done renovations yeah i know they’re going to open just like they’re doing major renovations a lot of our places are like you know what we’re going to use this time to revamp and uh redecorate re do some renovations and so some of them but they’re coming back they’re just in the middle of yeah once they open that’s it i mean i know they’re going to be flat out so i guess they know that so one place that randall while he was driving by you know we take our dog for a ride at least twice a day and we go around the square she loves to go for a ride that’s her thing so as we’re driving brandon’s like oh i see something and i’m like what and he’s like donors i’m like that means absolutely nothing to me but it means a lot to him means a lot to me yeah so this is this is an offshoot of the st michael’s bistro one of our favorite restaurants right on the corner of whiskey row and they have been shut down for kovitz i mean for over a year now and they are renovating they will open much like barley hound they’re common say michael’s bistro’s coming back so give me something like a little taste they opened up this little a little sliver on the side of the hotel and it’s you have to look twice to understand that’s actually part of the bistro yeah but it’s their kitchen so they’re just serving right out the window and they brought this sandwich called a dirner like he says i say derner but it was a sandwich way back in the day uh a friend of some high school friends of mine uh joined together in germany for a little trip and we were in berlin and that’s when i first met the durner so at that time there were a whole bunch of turkish people immigrants or something yeah and they brought their cuisine with them and one of them was this sandwich so it’s a dirner turner a donor amazing yeah it’s a they make it with a rotisserie that’s vertical and they shave it off and they put it in this delicious sort of pita like bread but softer yeah just very spicy season beautifully and all kinds of extras so as we were driving by he’s like i see dirners donors whatever you want to call it i have no idea what that means that means nothing to you well it means a lot to me yeah it’s like i said this is like 15 years ago i have never seen 15 years ago 15 years ago i first when i was in germany it’s been longer than that i think so i’m about 15. i was in like early 40s that’s all right all right if you say okay it was first high school reunion but anyway uh that was not my high school room so the trip to germany yes it was for your 25th uh yeah 25th yeah there you go yeah i think you can graduate a little bit longer i don’t know have you no i don’t know we’ll do the math but anyway so that’s when he went and that’s when he had these sandwiches and all throughout germany yeah in some places like new york city or very big metropolitan areas they probably have i’m sure uh but i haven’t seen one yeah european cuisine right so i immediately bought like six of them oh yes oh my god oh that’s so good he felt compelled to share this with everyone out there when you come here you need to have a dinner whatever you want to call it and also know that saint michael’s bistro which is right next door will be reopening and they’re bringing back my favorite thing on the menu which is the uh uh reuben burger reuben burger corned beef reuben burger yeah it is a monstrosity it is really really big every time i ordered one the whole restaurant would go silent as i was being certain you would finish the whole thing here’s the thing do you notice we talk a lot about food a lot of us we’re foodies i think you can tell by our we’re more eaties yeah we’re more eating we are eating yeah so hey we enjoy everything yeah we love our little town we love all that our little town has to offer amazing all kinds of stuff i mean they even have turner’s donors whatever you want to call them d-o-n-e-r-s with the two dots over here what does that mean walnuts what is it walnuts i think it makes a diphthong of the vowel dorn i mean it’s like i don’t know what that is it kind of makes one vowel to about two i don’t care it’s good that’s all i know so if you’re headed here to town we’ll tell you where to go to get a dirner or a donor um yeah at this point they are uh they don’t have full service so i think it was like thursday friday saturday right in the afternoon hopefully it will catch on with all the other town folk and it will still be here because i checked the lady who uh serves it and she said they are on fire they’re going gangbusters this town has a sophisticated talent they know good stuff when they see it it’s sophisticated palette means you know turkish peasant food sure man anything unique we love it prescott loves it and prescott embraces it okay so if you are looking to visit and have a donor of your own or if you’re looking to come visit and try to find some homes here or if you want to list please feel free to call randall and i you can contact us at pickle411.com yeah lots of information or you can call us at that’s 713-302-1964 i will answer and uh anyway we hope to see you there soon he see you here i should say and share darner with us that is all bye

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Voting With Your Feet

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.

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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

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County Seat

In the episode we explore yet another great Prescott restaurant located atop one of the town's historic buildings.  Great views, great atmosphere, and good eats.  Come check it out.

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good afternoon good afternoon folks this is diane and randall bro here in the heart of prescott arizona randall in the pickle lady all right back at you coming right back at you we’re ready to help you we’re still on the hunt for all of you people coming in looking for a great place and a new start we are the team to help you do that yeah one of the things we’d love to do is let you know all the great places to visit here in the city and so we have another one it’s it’s been open now i think for maybe a year or so maybe a year maybe a little less than a year yeah and it’s called the county seat county seat it’s really cool it’s right at the square it’s upstairs so you go up it’s a giant almost looks like a warehouse giant space upstairs very open um yeah so straight across from the courthouse the square there’s a kind of a i hate to call it a strip mall because it’s like 100 years old but it’s called bashford court yes and it is actually three or four stories high uh in this particular entrance there are a number of them on the block but there’s one in the there’s in the basement is superstition metering which i love which we’ve talked about before we were just love it just had a flight of mead which was delicious the flight of the flight and uh on the ground level is a gift store just really huge all kinds of cool kitchen and cooking yeah and then the loft there is is a kind of an art gallery and then finally i guess i don’t know if you’d call it the third floor the fourth floor you have an elevator there’s an elevator uh you go up to county seats county seat yeah it’s cool it’s all open space wide open it’s great place to go have organic they have a lot of organics yes organic sandwiches salads all natural plant-based yeah there is some meat if you want yeah no the carnivores have a selection of beers but uh good ones a slight number of good ones uh cocktails are are really good yes um and some some of their own home-grown kind of and it’s a great place to sit up there it’s a wall of windows so you can look out over the square beautiful view it’s really cool beautiful beautiful yeah we like to go there and just kind of sit and watch people and have some good lunch or a good dinner and so we highly recommend it yeah a lot of it is um sort of i don’t know lady food it’s a good holiday but i got a reuben and the reuben you know it’s always a manly meal and uh some of it as i said is plant-based yeah that’s really bread that women like it’s not like wildflower no no no it’s not that weird right panera bread it is it is all natural it is it is what is you go to the tree [Music] you know there’s no such thing as natural bread but anyway it is more or less yes so he goes right for the group and everybody else gets something healthy and kale related yeah which is a big hit right now as we know the whole kill the whole kale famous i’m kind of over the kill thing i’m like i don’t know but anyway lovely place uh to grab a bite to have lunch dinner and the architecture is really nice really high all the big open windows it’s light and airy very lightweight good for a large group if you have a group of like we went there we had like a dozen people yeah and no problem you know we’re able to sit down no problem so we thought we would mention it so if you are planning a visit soon make sure you check out county seat so if you are looking to list your home give us a call we would so be happy to list your home and make that happen for you if you were coming in town to look give us a call that’s our favorite we love to bring out buyers and connect you with the right place yep so you can check us out at pickle411.com yeah lots of information lots of information real estate about press kit all kinds of restaurants and things to do in town and events so much stuff um we love it it’s an all-inclusive oh all inclusive so if you come in we may end up taking you to luncheon county i don’t know it depends on how the day goes so we hope to hear from you soon and we hope to see you and if you’re here visiting check out county seat all right have a great rest of your day take care bye

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LA is Alive Again

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.

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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

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Buyer Advisory

Buyers are often unaware that there are many things that sellers and their agents do not have to divulge to you… and questions you may have that even your own agent is not allowed to answer.

In this episode we reveal what these things are and where you can find the answers you need.

Download the Buyer’s Advisory at…
https://prescottpicklelady.com/buyers-advisory/

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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.

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Hello fellow pickled peeps peep starts randall and diane bro here something we’re kind of excited to talk about well because we just found this out the other day and we almost flipped our lids yes and then we have our yes so excited so we thought let’s do something on facebook and i’ll tell you why uh lots of people come here and they think we’re just this little bitty old town and do you even have fast food i’ve had people ask do you have movie theaters do you have we have all of them we have all of that yes it’s nice small town living but we do have a lot of the infrastructure that you’re used to coming from a bigger city yeah so we’re here to talk about fast food fast food the ones that we think might be you know really important to you the ones that you just can’t live without hold on i’m so glad you got one of those people come here and they’re like so we did a top five we did our top five so just to let you know for only people coming in in town and like jeez do they have chipotle i love it chipotle yes number five there are two of them one from prescott valley yeah yeah and one in brisket yeah so not a problem if you’re a huge uh chipotle you like their rice bowl and yeah all that other stuff so we have tons of fast mexican food yes of course we have taco bell and taco bell is there and you know but nobody makes nobody makes a better honestly dr pepper than we’re talking about taco bell they’re found dr peppers to die she goes there for the doctor i do we also have uh filibertos there’s a lot of little local fast food mexican chains but yeah so that’s here so yeah chipotle we’ve got it we’ve got it people you gotta miss your chipotle you won’t have to because you’ve got one we got it the other thing we have papa john’s dominoes i also have a local restaurant bill’s pizza yeah bill’s pizza lots of pizza yeah we got a lot of great pizzas no worries i don’t know if you i mean if you want it delivered um you know i haven’t delivered all the time yeah so we it’s here people yeah papa john’s dominance i don’t want you to think oh what will i do without him little caesars we got a little caesar we do where’s little caesar it’s on iron springs it’s uh iron spring i’m positive not just you’re positive okay all right well we’ll have to take his word for it i’m not sure we haven’t we don’t order little seizures but if you do we got it we got it it’s across where the um uh the uh starbucks is on gail gardner it’s across the street in that area that little place with that okay yeah someone didn’t know that the other thing is burger joints burger joints everybody the two that people are very happy that we have [Music] i love that animal style animal style it’s really hard to be it’s good so all of our californians come in and they’re delighted they’re like oh my gosh i can still have a little taste of home yeah you can’t we have red robin we have panera [Music] yeah we’ve got all those little fast food yeah we’ve got you know the burger king and mcdonald’s oh yes there’s an orbeez all that’s outside oh that’s standard i don’t know i don’t know about wendy’s i don’t know but anyway yeah we haven’t done one these now yeah but you know that they’re fast food but the ones that are important we find are five guys although they’re not doing the peanut thing during cole bed well they might that might be coming back because that’s my favorite thing at five guys i like to crunch those peanuts the five guys in in and out is very very popular we got it we do the other thing we have which we were so excited coming from texas we were right around the corner from a chick-fil-a yeah oh my gosh so every morning you know when the kids are on the way to school if they have a big day going to some drama event we would go get chick-fil-a chick-fil-a breakfast we’re going to raise children without chickens oh my god it’s essential it is essential so we were absolutely delighted that presque valley brought a chick-fil-a into our town yes well worth a little trek from from prescott it’s not even that far maybe 15 minutes 10 minutes but um chick-fil-a’s here super long line super good food so if you’re a chick-fil-a fan we got it we got it not on sundays not on sundays i know and that’s what i always seem to crave at the moment i want to we call it a chisket isabel that’s a shout out to you and your family yeah they used to call their chicken biscuit so now we do but anyway and then our newest and latest greatest that we were so excited we found we just tried to drive by there last night because we were going to pick some up yeah but they’re not but they’re not open yet they’re still under construction very much under construction not even close but we’re coming from new orleans yeah popeye famous fried chicken is now coming here it’s also in prescott valley actually it’s across from chick-fil-a yeah very close uh we are super psyched uh i don’t know for all of those uh who who maybe don’t know but popeyes originated in new orleans al copeland developed all the spices that make it special and uh so popeyes started in new orleans the best part of uh popeye’s is not the chicken although the chicken’s good the chicken it’s the sides oh my god cajun rice and red beans and rice biscuits oh yeah the biscuits season fries the onion rings oh oh yeah it’s all good yeah good stuff good stuff we also have kentucky fried chicken you know your usuals but we are particularly being from new orleans excited to hear about love that chicken from papayas that’s how the song goes yeah i don’t know if it still goes that way but that was in the that was in the commercials what’s the other part of it i think that’s it spice geek delicious chicken they used to actually have pot pie on the couch yes they did it spicy yeah that’s i’m showing my age it’s been a while since how did he say spicy spicy delicious chicken or something i don’t know popeye accent popeyes came out when we were kids yeah right they’re teenagers yeah so it’s been a while we know all the old commercials that’s why you miss it you know you grow up with it it’s a it’s a little slice of home absolutely and i’m sure some of these other places are also kind of a slice of home for you yeah wherever you’re coming from so when you move to prescott or prescott valley you will still have that little sliver of home it’s here people we have it all we have it all right so anyway we were just so excited yesterday to see popeye’s tried to drive through the drive-through and realized that this man hadn’t been bored yet yeah it’s kind of already so it wasn’t going to happen of course but maybe in two months couple months yeah we’ll be uh hitting it hard some other good ones they have uh uh subway got lots of subway lots of subways um i don’t know i can’t think about anymore there’s a another sandwich shop i can’t mike subs oh no uh jersey mites jersey mike’s jersey mike’s not as good as scottish and the big chains as well yeah so if you’re looking to come here and you’re like wow is this going to be like living out in some rural you know little town no we have it here and you’ll be excited if you need that fix one night and you’re tired and you’re like you know i just want pizza i want popeyes chick-fil-a we have it it’s at your disposal absolutely all right so that is all we just want to share we’re so excited about popeye’s coming here yeah it it evolved into this whole wine down need more information the best place to find it is pickle411.com and whether you’re a buy seller somewhere in between lots of great information about real estate about restaurants about press kits life in general just lots of things we got useful information and we’re here so give us a call if you need any help finding finding a home or selling we’re happy to help you take care bye

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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.

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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

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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.

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well you waited for me such such uh discipline i’m trying to i’m trying to be in the moment in the moment i’m trying to trying to let me have time to sit down i know i’m working on it i’m working on it good afternoon to all of our pickle picks pickle stirrers peepsters this is diana randall bro and uh we are here today to do another little community service uh kind of picking up on where we all left off last time yeah we wanted to talk to you about grinder pumps this is something totally new to us when we moved here uh we are from louisiana and texas they come with terrain and we’re from areas of the country that are very flat super flat so this was something totally new to us uh so back home for especially in louisiana we’re below sea level so we don’t have we don’t have a need for such things that we’re about to talk about what we’re going to talk to you about and educate you about is something called grinder problems you will find them throughout prescott and all kinds of homes particularly in homes built out on stem walls yeah so we have a video on stemwall construction in the wine down so you can search for that on the website but very briefly a stemwall home is a type of construction specifically for homes that kind of hang over a cliff so the upstairs is the where the where you live and then you have space underneath which is where the where the cliff is the stem wall is the support structure that kind of keeps the cantilevered part of the home up in the air so it will be built out and a lot of them are closed and finished in yeah it’s not a basement per se because you’ll have bathrooms embedded yeah it’s closed high ceilings and it’s completely finished out um but the main level that’s level to the street we’ll have city sewer lines connected to it or even septic i mean that’s where are you accepted yes where it is is on the top of the cliff right and so for those bathrooms that are below the cliff level that the street level that’s where the grinder pump that’s where a grinder pump comes in had never heard of it don’t know what it means i’ll tell you what it means it is a very important uh piece of machinery whatever pump in your home on the bottom level so when your bathroom’s downstairs we’ll go to the grinder pump the grinder pump pretty much grinds it up grinds it up sucks it up and then pumps it up to the street pumps it up to the street level uh sewage so it connects into the city so of course the city can’t dig all these pipes below to hook up downstairs so that’s where the grinder pump comes into play the grinder pump does that job um kind of like a bank teller yeah you know when you put your taylor kind of thing they tell you hit that button yeah this is a different kind of deposit yeah very different kind of deposit still a paperwork involved yeah yeah pretty much but that’s what the grinder problem does it gets it all together shoots it up with a vacuum and connects to the city sewer upstairs so if you if you’ve ever seen one you go downstairs you open up a closet somewhere where they’ll have a grinder but it’s like oh my god i don’t understand what is this that’s what it is imposing yes you have heights and everything right you usually you you will have it maintained once a year have somebody come check it out because believe me when something happens and it doesn’t work you know yeah you’ve got a load of trouble yeah you know trouble and it’s they’re expensive to repair so you want to try to maintain them always maintain them but they they will last forever a long long time yeah and occasionally you have to replace the float in there or whatever [Music] no pun intended yeah yeah but um there you go i’ll move this one along but um she’s getting bad anyway grinder pumps are important you will find them in many many homes all throughout prescott so terrain something when you are moving here and you see it don’t be like i have no idea what this is now you know yeah so but if you if you build a home in an area that’s flat then you probably won’t have one right and then the other thing is if you get a home warranty make sure your home warranty covers the grinder pump yes now it doesn’t always cover replacement yeah or yeah it covers some repairs yeah so just but a lot of them the the basic one it’s not included at all yeah that’s because the warranties are offered all over the country areas where they don’t exactly exactly so if you want yours covered make sure you read the fine print make sure you read the fine print you have to upgrade a little bit make sure it’s covered so more than you ever wanted to know about grinder pumps so that’s what we’re here for to teach you education behind the scenes dirty jobs equipment that go unglorified right and it’s the pickle lady it is behind the scenes yeah behind behind the scenes okay i’m sure that grinder parts get their due that’s right so that’s a little uh education there we just had some people we took out and they were asking us about grinder problems and we might you know what this is something different growing problems we need to give the info on that if you need more info yes 411.com that’s where all of our free information begins if you are a buyer seller somewhere in between information on grinder pumps toilets tushies uh remodeling restaurants you name it we are it is truly a wealth we cover it all from a plethora to z free information free information very useful stuff yeah it’s all things you should know yeah okay it’s been a pleasure seeing you today and i hope you take something away from this don’t flush it away all right friends until next time bye

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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.

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Petroglyphs

People have been living in Prescott for a long, long time… and we have some very old rocks to prove it. Check out Prescott’s famous petroglyphs in our latest episode.

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Obstructing the Buyer

When you’re selling something, it’s a good idea to make it as easy as possible for buyers to buy – especially for big-ticket items like real estate. You’d be astonished how often sellers’ agents violate this basic, commonsense rule, creating outrageous roadblocks for potential buyers for your home.

Here are some easy tips to keep your agent from doing this to you.

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Spring is a’Bloom

Delight with us in the glory of Prescott’s latest spring, and see the white and pink blossoms through the holes in the Pickle Lady’s chest.

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Meat Sticks & More

When it’s comfort food you’re looking for, there’s no better place around than Prescott’s family-owned diner located right in the crook of where Highways 89 and 69 meet – Prescott Junction. Cheeseburgers, meat loaf, home-made pies… with friendly service and 50’s music. Join us as we celebrate the re-opening of their famous breakfast bar, an extravagant spread featuring, among so many other things, the ever-elusive fried meat sticks – which you really don’t want to miss.

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Solar Compass

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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Bypass Prescott’s Switchbacks

If you’re driving in to Prescott from I-10, your GPS will likely take you through some annoying switchbacks that run between Yarnell and Prescott. Unless you’re into motion sickness, you might want to bypass them. Here’s how to do that.

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Listing Tsunami

Right now, it could not be a better time to sell a home in Prescott, but these days are numbered. Find out why we are predicting a “listing tsunami” later this year and what you should do about it now.

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Birds of Prescott

Prescott is a convenient stop for birds heading north, south or just hanging out – so we get lots of different varieties in town. In this episode we cover local birds and Prescott’s bird-loving community.

Local Resource –> Jay’s Bird Barn

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Atmesfir for Fine Dining

Despite the spelling, this restaurant never fails to please. Prescott’s foremost venue for fine dining, Atmesfir is the kind of place any city would be proud to claim. Makes any occasion special.

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Falling Out

With historic low home inventory and buyer bidding wars a-blazing, you would think Prescott home sellers are just taking it easy and living large, but that is not so. In this latest episode, we discuss the latest bug-a-boo in the Prescott real estate market and the best way to deal with it if you are looking to sell property… or just thinking about it.

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