Leanne Smith's (highdesertre) Blog

For those moving to Arizona seeking to buy real estate, many are not aware that the State of AZ is an open range state. There are numerous states that have open range laws with many west of the Mississippi.Here in AZ, ranchers lease land from the Bureau of Land Management. This allows the cattle ...

Lately this word of Sense has been in the news in general conversation when paired with common.  The word sense has many meanings from being something intuitive as in a “gut feeling” to part of the human physical experience as hearing, seeing, touching, etc.Albert Einstein has his own belief abou...

Real estate is truly a 24/7 business.  Add in each real estate transaction is unique, personal time becomes evasive.For the last couple of years, I have made a concentrated effort to schedule more personal time.  And this year I have been able to be more successful in achieving this personal goal...

Yesterday evening when I explained to a friend I could not attend the weekly Friday late afternoon get together as I had just received another residential listing referral, he said “Go make some money.” When we are in sales, we often hear this phrase or a similar phrase. Yet what I have discovere...

Imagine not having neighbors to your north, south or east. This nearly 2,000 sq. ft. home on over 2 acres with 2 vehicle space garage is looking for a new owner.5677 W Unkar Dr, Golden ValleyCovered Front Porch3 Bedroom/2 BathroomsNo HOAHorse FriendlyPrimary Bedroom has sitting room that can be u...

Years ago some may remember a word accompanied by a handshake was all that was needed to sign small to million dollar contracts or just to personal agreements. Back then:Your WORD Was Your Bond!In today’s marketplace more consultants and websites are offering sales advice. The focus has turned to...

Lately I have had “I love Selling Dirt” truly come back to bite me because I have never been so busy.  My latest “dirt” sales lead actually came from Active Rain. Over 90% of my real estate sales leads come from referrals and signage.  To be forthright, I didn’t ever realize or anticipate the imp...

Maybe the 1/5th of time real estate buyers spend in searching for a home or even vacant land without a real estate agent is because they are frustrated from not receiving: Returned phone calls from Agents Real estate agents not answering their phone calls or texts Agents with voice mail boxes tha...

Often sellers have a desire to list their residential properties or vacant land parcels at a price often higher than the reality of local real estate market.  This is why comparing apples to apples within the competitive market analysis (CMA) is quite critical.I was reminded of this clash with a ...

Once upon a time, these authors, Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton, wrote a book in 2000 entitled It’s Not the Big that Eat the Small..It’s the Fast that Eat the Slow. Within these 262 pages, the authors share how fast has become the competitive advantage.  I was reminded of this book when I r...