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Schedule Your Fun
Visiting Prescott is always a lot of fun, but it pays to plan in advance. HOT TIP: Even if you aren't ready to buy... even if you're not sure this is the place for you... schedule some time with the Pickle Lady. Here's why you'll be glad you did.
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here’s my new phrase i love to call everybody i call my daughters us chicken leg chicken leg chicken what’s up chicken legs what’s up chicken wing what’s up turkey leg and they’re like i don’t know i like that little draw you throw in there yeah yeah she’s the pickle lady diane bro i’m randall bro realtors and prescott and this is our informative video to help you buy sell or just have fun here in prescott arizona and in case you didn’t realize or you haven’t caught on yet um he’s the straight guy and i’m the he’s the wing man oh you think i’m yeah i’m the funny one i think you’re the one man you’re the chicken wing you’re the chicken wing man chicken leg i’m the leg i’m the chicken you’re the turkey leg anyway she’s trying to establish uh you know who’s who and his videos but anyway we are here to talk about something that actually makes me brings a tear to my eye makes me sad makes me cry and i really want to emphasize uh to those of you watching if you are planning a trip here and then you you arrive and you decide hey i think i want to see houses it’s very hard for any agent out there if you call five minutes before and say i’d like to go see i want to see this house and i’m right outside it right now x y and z and i listen most of the time i’ll throw my bra on i put my bra on my shoes i’m out that door and i’ll make it happen sometimes though i’m already booked with another client or we might have a plan we’re having a mammogram or something yeah you know i mean we do have lives unfortunately that’s a very weird thing yeah yesterday i was just thinking you you’re gonna call can you come show me well you know well not right now i’m being squished yeah and you ladies out there know what i’m talking about i’m being quick so we highly highly highly recommend if you are planning a trip give us a call i’ll put you on the calendar and then i’ll work around your schedule so your trip is not ruined and you can’t go see something or you have to wait a couple of days till we’re available yeah um nothing really bothers me more hurts my heart when it’s like i just i can’t i simply can’t i can’t make it um we appreciate that you are taking you know time uh uh money effort uh to get here right whether you’re flying or you’re driving and uh you know you’re spending money and you’re spending your time and want you to have a a good experience absolutely if you are not planning on buying anything that’s okay absolutely i mean we’re not expecting you to buy a house as soon as we see you we get the fact that you’re going to have to you’re going to want to see the town and make sure that this is where you’re going you’re going to want to settle right that’s fine as i always say what do i say i understand it’s a process it’s a process yeah we have absolutely no issue spending about five or six hours with you giving you a good tour of the town and previewing homes that fit your requirements and usually we end up with lunch somewhere yeah and we actually have a fun day yeah it’s a great time this isn’t oh i’m gonna take you to see three houses and i’m gonna kick you out of the car no we really go to great efforts and we want to give you that experience so if you kind of call within five minutes i can’t quite do that first of all also you need to know when we preview homes those are all scheduled appointments yes um you can’t just arrive and and the people will leave their house yeah it takes you know an hour or two to schedule all that up because in particular if the homes have uh sellers living in them right you know you gotta arrange all that that takes time to set that up and you gotta do all right this one’s gonna start at ten and end at eleven the next one’s gonna start geographically map it out know and we want to give you the of you ultimate experience we don’t want you to come in and well i can only show you this house because i can’t get you into any other homes right now so keep that in mind and the reason why i say this is some people say i just want to visit first and see what i think i can guarantee you’re going to love this time you’re going to love it yeah 100 and then you’re going to be here and you’re back damn i do kind of want to see more and some people say i’ll find the neighborhoods myself very difficult very hard to do when you’re not from this area and you don’t know the lay of the land and we know firsthand when we came to because we did it oh we’re online and we’re looking at homes and i thought we could do it you know when you find the ones that you think are nice and you drive over to see them and you find out oh i have no desire no i can’t live here yeah so we were you know we spent a day or so um looking around on our own before we were scheduled to meet with our real estate agents and uh what the next day they immediately took us to our neighborhoods like oh my god this is we didn’t even know this this is it this is what we’re looking for you’ve dialed in the frequency that i’m looking for exactly and we could do the same thing for you so and we want to do this for you and we want to have fun and of course you know i want to be prepared have my pickles ready everybody who goes out with us gets our famous pickles yeah and uh take a look at our date tours too we’ve got uh five or six different day tours lined up with an itineraries for you know if you’re a dog person these are the kinds of things that you can do with your dog if you’re a music person these are the music venues uh if you want to hit whiskey row you know there’s a day tour for that so we have a lot of preparation for you and we give you a huge binder that’s just loaded with all kinds of amazing information so i highly recommend book with us don’t just come in here cold we’ll be in advance we want to make it happen we want to give you a really really good taste of what it’s like to live here and present and have a good time and if you end up not moving here at least you’ll have a great little vacation and we’re fine with that if you’re not ready to buy how many people we have so many friends that came here three years ago and it took them three years to finally close yeah we don’t care it’s fine with us please don’t think and people will say i don’t want to waste your time it’s okay yeah that’s what we do that’s our job that’s our job we’re here to serve we’re here to take you and if it takes you three years it takes you four years it takes you whatever we’re okay with that so please don’t think you’re wasting our time we love doing it we enjoy doing it and it’s a lot of fun so when you’re thinking about visiting and you’re like maybe i don’t want to do that wrong answer just book the day and we’ll take you out for half a day and then you’re free to go do the rest of your visit however you want but we’ll really give you some good accurate and informative and uh info yeah informative information informative information action-packed action action-packed action and informative information and some chicken legs and some chicken chicken free free pickles no we don’t do free chicken but we do have our cars always always fully fully stocked with pickles and with snacks and with drinks for for you guys when we take this tour yeah it’s a good time it is a good time all right so that’s our little tidbit for the for the day if you’re thinking about visiting just book it with us in advance in advance and we’ll have a great day all right so cheers to you bye
Denver Adventure
It's easy to forget just how close places are to you when you've got local jet service right here in Prescott. Hear about how easy it was for us to get away for a quick weekend jaunt to Colorado and the wonderful adventures we found there.Video Transcript
hello hello hello hey happy fall y’all back of all y’all we’re here it is here we’re so excited and fallen fall has arrived it really hasn’t fallen it has arrived yes um this is raynal and diane bro she’s the pickle lady i am the pickle lady today i’m in green i didn’t think about that oh you can’t wear that no let’s start over oh my god it’s gonna go right through them what up hello peeps i like yours like the 80s dance what is that the safety pants i’m raising the roof i don’t know what she’s thick lady my name’s randall we’re in prescott arizona we’re real estate agents over here to share information with you about prescott prescott real estate and just life in general just life in general sometimes we just like to talk more about life in general because it’s just more fun it’s entertaining and it’s just um we just have giggles yeah and case in point uh today we’re going to talk about our denver adventure yes the real connection this as uh prescott is that we flew out of the prescott airport yep and it was so easy oh my god it is so easy to have a denver adventure they got flights there every day and a little airport it’s so easy to just step on board it’s like having a private jet and it flies you there a couple hours later you’re in denver you’re in denver not even that really it’s like an hour and 40 minutes yeah yeah um so we had friends uh their daughter uh was married in uh colorado springs so a shout out to elizabeth and jim miller our friends from texas yes their daughter megan megan and who’s the husband was it nate nate yeah sorry megan i forgot we just sorry we met him for the first time and they just shook the hands with him but anyway um we were tickled to be invited and we went and oh my gosh i’m so excited this is one of the perks of living in prescott uh we are so amazingly like centrally located to all kinds of great places so for instance we discovered easy to hop on the jet get into denver so we could now we’ve discovered colorado springs we’re going back over like a three-day weekend yeah what was the name of the hotel uh the broadmoor house hotel stunning yeah absolutely one of the five-star hotels in the world oh it was so beautiful beautiful grounds yeah uh the wedding was gorgeous it was we’re gonna put some pictures up oh yeah so um have you and the mother of the bride oh yeah you and the bride right we had a great time she had a beautiful wedding shout out to megan good job um but anyway so i told randall my gosh this is so great we are so conveniently located to quick little jaunts yeah so if you need a quick getaway we have sedona we have tucson we have you know of course scottsdale uh vape it sounds like by the way oh yeah and jerome and jerome i mean quick flights to la and our flight to l.a uh go to denver and go to denver so we want to go we’re going to plan to go yeah we’re going back to denver and we’re going to go back to colorado springs and yeah see the cathedral of the gods there’s so much stuff easy peasy lemon squeezy uh trips to take yeah um that that you could just have some quick adventures oh and we found a partner in crime the pickle pickle shack oh we did we’re driving along a place called pickle shack well obviously we’ve got to stop it we must check out the pickle shark and we did yeah so if you find the pickle shack make sure you get the uh garlic that’s the the pickled garlic was amazing well for some people yeah for the rest of us that had it was good for me it was not so much for her not so much for me sometimes it was rough in that rental car yeah open up the windows yeah but so it was a lot of fun and so we wanted to share with you that yeah when you move to prescott you too can take some quick little fun weekend trips yeah and have a great time absolutely you know and not spend a lot of money no no and you know we are not used to anything in the midwest so for us we’re discovering all kinds of new things that we have no idea well where are we we’re in the west we’re in the west southwest we’re in the southwest midwest yeah the west whatever one of those those mountains and all that stuff you know it’s it’s it’s fun for us to discover it’s all brand new to us yeah so uh we’re having a good time learning all these new little places new places to yeah and people have lived out here for a while i mean to them it’s oh yeah you got to go here no big deal and we’re like how cool is it yeah but we’re discovering it’s just so easy just so easy so easy so easy though so want to share that with you guys and we want to say congratulations to megan and nate and happy happy future to you and jim and elizabeth thanks for an amazing wedding great set the bar super high for us you know for our daughters we’re a little scared now i don’t know if we can do that but it was a great time so we appreciate it all right guys see you soon
Escalating Things
In this episode we discuss an approach to making competitive bid situations more fair and effective for everyone. No, it's not an auction. It's simpler and getting more and more popular in the Prescott real estate market.Video Transcript
what’s up what’s going on folks randall and diane bro here uh we are so excited to have our next little episode of prescott pickle lady press completely [Music] yeah that’s what we like to do we have a lot of fun and sometimes i’m out in a store and somebody will come up to me and say are you the pickle lady yes i am and i’m like what did i do and they’re like oh my gosh i watch your windows i love them they make me laugh and i’ve learned a lot so some are interesting some are just fun some we try to educate you but we try to bring something to the table every time every time every time this time we’re talking about escalation escalation clause weren’t used too much uh two years ago didn’t have to yeah a contract with an escalation clause and a lot of times the agent would call me back and say what is this what does it mean but in this crazy moment everyone’s learned about escalation it’s heavily employed heavily employed so just say very important just so you know an escalation clause uh so so you you offer a certain price on a house and then you have an escalation clause so let’s say you offer you know five hundred thousand dollars on a home and you are in you expect that you’re going to be in a competitive situation you definitely want the house but you don’t want to pay more than let’s say 550. so you could do an escalation clause you know i will beat uh you know we will beat any offer uh by a thousand dollars up to and including 550 000. and so that way if there are other offers that are less than 550 you’ll get it and you only have to pay a thousand dollars over the best alternative offer right and so it kind of it takes a static situation and turns it into kind of an auction correct yeah and people will get you know multiple off what we at one point we’re getting you know tons and tons of offers on we might get 10 offers on one house and like three of them will have an escalation right and that kind of separates you out of the others and gives you a little bit more winning room like okay somebody came in at five 550 but you have an escalation clause to 555. so with a thousand over so you might be able to beat them out you know even by a thousand dollars which is really important yeah in this crazy market yeah in this crazy market you don’t want to pay any more than you have to right and it’s really it’s the most fair to do it as an auction uh obviously it’s better for buyers who really want the house but they don’t want to pay any more than they have to but it’s also in the best interest of sellers because a lot of people you know they don’t want to just stick their necks out and offer a whole lot of money but they are willing to participate in what would be an auction and if they feel oh yes it was very competitive and i do have to do my top dollar they feel uh they feel comfortable doing that right a lot of people like some some agents uh some listing agents will say no escalation clauses and i really believe that is a disservice to their sellers because you know our experience is a lot of buyers will say well in that case i’m not gonna i’m not gonna offer anything uh even even buyers who really have a lot of money to spend like they could be the top offer right but they’re not willing to just go 100 000 over asking price without knowing how competitive and that is one key thing to remember so don’t be alarmed if you do an escalation clause and you say okay um i’m going to put an offer in a 490. i’m willing to escalate a thousand over 500 000 and you you you put your offer and everything and then somebody else comes along that might beat it but they have to present that other contract yes so you’re not tied into i know i said i would go up to 500 000. if the other contract you know yeah they can’t just come back and say oh no well we’re gonna take your 550. well then you’re going to show me right you know another offer for 449 right because and then you otherwise we the escalation clause doesn’t kick in and and the clause does say that it says as demonstrated by uh so don’t feel like okay i’m putting an offer in but i’m doing this escalation but i’m really kind of hooked into this escalation and i’m just going to overpay anyway not so yeah they have to present the other offer and see where that one came in yeah so in other markets where uh there are a lot of buyers present in the market at any one time let’s say phoenix a lot of people living in phoenix and buying in phoenix all at the same time auctions work in cities like that you know because everyone’s kind of there they can follow the auction um prescott you know a lot of the people who might be participating in the offers they might not be in town uh right you know auctions have not really taken off here like they have in phoenix uh but we’re doing escalation clauses it’s kind of our alternative right and i think it’s smart i think it’s a good way to do it it kind of gives you a little extra advantage a little more uh you can be a little more competitive yeah so if you’re open to it and you have a final bottom line this is really truly how i want to go sometimes it works and it works in your favor yeah and it’s a very useful tool very useful tool okay so that is our little saga on escalation they work they can be good and help you separate yourself from the the rest of the crowd okay if you guys are looking to buy a home or you’d like to list your home please feel free to reach out to randall and i yep you can find her at 713-302-1964 i also bought you a 928 number but i don’t know it yet yeah yeah not too late or reach us at piccolo 44111.com lots of online information lots of information check it out check it out let’s go i’m checking you up yeah i’m checking you out right now i’m escalating yeah okay that is all for today’s lesson and we hope to see you next week absolutely
Event Calendar – October 2021
Grumpy & Delicious
When the food is this good, you can put up with a little attitude. So it is with this new addition to Prescott's Whiskey Row line up. Come check it out.Video Transcript
hello hello hello hello hey peeps what’s up here with the pickle lady what’s happening our coffee yes our green screen friendly we are here today to talk about a new find uh we’ve stumbled across right by the square called the grumpy succession right in the heart of uh whiskey road yep used to be the place that would deep fry oreos and stuff like that yes devil’s kitchen and people might know devil’s kitchen they sold out it is grumpy sicilian grumpy sicilian now good food all kinds of pizzas oh yeah calzone calzones were amazing yeah uh what else did they have that was well they have pizzas and calzones [Music] really good uh great little atmosphere uh go in no no reservations which i’m always looking for yeah and after a night out at whiskey road not bad you know you could pop in there get something to eat or get something to eat before yeah before you hit whiskey road yeah good selection of drinks yeah yeah wines and you know stuff like that it’s like an old-fashioned pizzeria yeah you know and the owner’s right there yes and he is grumpy i didn’t i didn’t want to say the apple i mean i i feel that needs to be validated you know you go into a place called the grumpy sicilian and you expect to meet an honorary italian guy and you do he well he was cute he was nice and then he would then he started laughing yeah no absolutely not it wasn’t it was a cute experience i mean you know you hear the pickle lady you expect her to have pickles absolutely sicilian nice to be a little grumpy so just yeah absolutely listen the first time when the question is asked yeah you asked a question yeah because then he’ll then you know he might yeah don’t don’t make him go through the uh the selections which is what i did yeah which is on me because i wasn’t paying attention yes i could see but that would be aggravating oh my god come over and work for me but it is great food great atmosphere really a cute cute place you can’t beat the location right off the square um so if you’re got a good hankering for some authentic delicious uh hand tossed handmade pizza this is the place to go yeah you’re looking so rough you get a little bit too much to drink man some of that pasta the pizza oh man you’re done you’re done then you’ll be all good absolutely so we cannot say enough good things about the grumpy sicilian and uh if you’re going around the square get in there and get a slice of that delicious spice he makes absolutely it’s good stuff sicilian sicilian pies it’s the way to go all right hope to see you there yeah absolutely yeah tell the grumpys you sicilian salad yeah yes said to go check them out exactly if you are looking to list your home or if you’re looking uh you need to buy a home uh feel free to reach out to us at 713-302-1964 find us online at pickle411.com with your buy or seller somewhere in between also free and useful and fascinating bits of information absolutely and we try to make your tour fun pleasant and cover all the different neighborhoods so you really get a good taste of where you might want to wash up when you make your move to our lovely tail absolutely all right that is all for today folks have a good day see you soon bye
Everything Asian
Here's a great new spot out in Prescott Valley you have to try. Although the exact name remains somewhat elusive, it's quickly becoming the new Prescott nexus for all things Asian and delicious. Check it out.Video Transcript
hello folks hello peeps this is diane and randall bro here you are the pick lady that’s right i am the pickle lady you are correct and uh we discovered thank you we discovered a great new place we’re so excited yes um sometimes in prescott it might be a little hard to find some good asian food correct lots of thai we need lots of people yeah we’re going to do an episode on thai food yeah uh smatterings of chinese yeah uh a couple of sushis but uh this is asian asian bistro and it it does all those it’s amazing it’s in prescott valley and it’s a combination of both so you can get amazing chinese food and amazing sushi sushi and it’s all contained under one roof you’ve got your your sake hot or cold whatever you want that’s right and it’s yummy it’s very yummy and it’s uh it’s not not just the asian bistro it’s like w z or ws or something whatever those letters are no one ever remembers that yeah that’s what everyone seems to be calling it oh the asian beast is red probably should have looked good lost before we started talking about it we’ll put it up we’ll we’ll uh we’ll have him edit in yeah you’ll see the official name of it it’s on 69. it can’t be beat though can’t be beat yeah the decor is really cool it’s super cool very charming yeah nice or not tiki but just sort of it’s kind of like authentic japanese yeah and they also have some japanese stuff in there too but you know you go in and it’s kind of set up like i don’t know what you call those houses and but anyway yeah a little yeah yeah with lots of plain wood right right it was super cool great experience great good time with jeannie weenie shout out to jean shout out to jeannie weeney our friend got the uh chinese and i think i got sushi you did yeah sushi was good times left over yeah tons left over but the chinese food was good very yeah it was very enjoyable so we wanted to pass that out to everybody out there if you’re looking for a new place to try asian bistro hit it it’s fantastic yeah good stuff lots of asian things happen yeah very good all right we hope maybe we’ll see you there one day absolutely if you need any help with any real estate needs listing or buying feel free to give us a call at 713-302-1964 or you can find us online at pickle411.com you’re buy or sell sellers somewhere in between lots of free and useful information absolutely we are here to help you on the next step absolutely all right friends have a wonderful day bye