Greater Phoenix Real Estate Podcast with Kelly Cook

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Let’s say you are selling your home. It’s been under contract, you’re three days away from closing, and you’re all ready and packed up. Suddenly, you receive that dreaded call that the buyer is walking away. What’s more, they’re taking their earnest money with them, which can be done in the state of Arizona. This is a nightmare scenario that happens to people in this state when they don’t have the right representation looking out for their best interests...

Looking to buy a home? Search all homes for sale  Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report There is one simple strategy that banks don’t want you to think about when it comes to mortgage payments. This strategy allows you to turn a 30-year mortgage into a 22-year mortgage. How do you do that? First of all, there are different mortgage options out there: interest-only mortgages, 15-year mortgages, and 30-year mortgages...

Looking to buy a home? Search all homes for sale  Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report A question that I get a lot that I'm passionate about is this - can real estate as an investment ever go to zero? The answer is no, it can't. That's what makes real estate such a sound investment. Stocks as an investment, on the other hand, can go to zero. I have unfortunately experienced that personally. A stock that I owned just filed for Chapter 13, and the price went to zero...

Looking to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report Why is June 29th such an important date in the lending world? If you’re looking to purchase a new home, have student loan debt, and you qualif

Looking to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report I talk to many of my clients who want to know whether or not they can trust Zillow to provide accurate home value estimates. I want to start o

Looking to buy a home? Search all homes for sale Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report I had a great question come up the other day. A seller was wondering how to capitalize on the dollar value of his home sale. He thought it was