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Ok, so you are thinking about selling your home…… and you want to play all your cards just right! Not a bad idea, especially in THIS market! So you are in luck! We have written a special report just for you! In this report, “44 Money-Making Tips for Preparing Your Home to Sell”, we cover the very specific ways that you CAN play every card just right! Take a minute to download this report HERE, after all, it’s completely FREE! Enjoy! Thoughts? Questions? Give us a call to discuss! (928) 237-1908.
"44 Moneymaking Tips for Preparing Your Home To Sell" (Compliments of The Long Family Team)
You can read the first Secret below, or download the whole report here!
Looking to Buy in the Prescott, Arizona Area? Then THIS Report is a MUST READ! It Could Help You Save Thousands!
Now, Here is an excerpt from the report!
“You Don’t Make Money When You Sell Real Estate, You Make Money When You BUY It!”
Dear Home Buyer,
Do you see the statement above? Someone once told me it was written backwards…that you only make money when you SELL real estate. “How on earth could you make money when you buy it?” he said.
But that statement is accurate. You might receive your sales proceeds when you sell your home, but it’s how well you BOUGHT your home that will determine HOW MUCH your proceeds will be.
But the story doesn’t end there. Finding the right home, and making a prudent financial investment is more involved than just “buying right.” You also need to FINANCE it right.
Even Experienced Homeowners Make Costly Mistakes
When Buying And Financing Their Home
Hi, our names are Lari and Aaron Long, and we specialize in helping people buy the right home at the right price…AND right financing.
It’s no surprise that borrowing $100,000…$200,000 or more is a lot of money. And how to FIND the right home…how much to PAY for the home…how much to BORROW…and on what FINANCIAL TERMS can literally mean tens of thousands of dollars MORE or LESS in your pocket!
If you’re like most people, the decision to buy a home involves a number of stresses and strains. For about 80% of buyers, it’s the single largest financial transaction of their lives. Mistakes in any part of the buying process can cost you thousands.
That’s why we wrote this special report…to give you a number of helpful, straightforward tips for finding a home that meets your needs, AND becomes a wise financial investment for you.
Here are eight strategies (We call them “secrets” because so many home buyers disregard them when buying) you should consider when buying your next home…
Secret #1: Understand What You NEED In Your Next Home.
Two things you need to consider here: Your NEEDS…and your WANTS. They’re two very different things.
You may need four bedrooms because of your children, or need a 3-car garage because of your three cars.
What you’ll find is your needs are fairly basic. It’s the “wants” that take a little more time to clarify. Here is a list of needs you should consider before looking for your home:
1. General price range of home. We’ll cover this ahead when discussing financing options and the amount of home you can afford.
2. Approximate size of home (in sq. footage). Make it a reasonable range.
3. General location, area, or subdivision.
4. Number of bedrooms required. Don’t forget to include any home offices or guest rooms.
5. Number of bathrooms you need. Frequently determined by the number of children you have.
6. Style and layout of home. Do you want a more formal plan, or a contemporary plan with great room designs, etc.
7. School requirements or districts.
To Get the 7 Other Secrets, Download Our Full Report Here!
My wife, Carrie, and I recently sat observing the inner-workings of a local classroom as we contemplate where we are sending our kids for school next year. As we sat and watched I was truly impressed! It wasn’t the room itself that impressed me, because as we all know, you can have the finest facilities and still not have very much to offer! No, it wasn’t the gym (there wasn’t actually any gym at this particular school), and it wasn’t the sports program (none of that either), it as the care and attention that the teacher was giving to her students that most impressed us! In fact, there were three full-time teachers in this one school room of about 25 children, and they all were VERY good at what they did! I then and there decided that wherever we send our kids, that the care and attention they receive was the most important thing to me in choosing a school! See, when it comes down to it, you can have a lot of “features” on your list of facilities and services, but if the care and attention is lacking, the “features” mean absolutely nothing!
My dad, Lari, and I look at our real estate business in the same way…… we focus first on the quality of service we provide, and secondly on the list of “features” we offer. We have found that this is completely opposite of what most real estate teams and brokerages do. In addition to our extreme attention to service, we offer the unique advantage of having two full-time professionals taking care of all of our clients, and on top of that are supported by a team of professionals to assist us. I look at this much the same was as the classroom of 25 kids with 3 full-time teachers……. did they really “need” 3 full-time teachers? Probably not. Did having 3 full-time teachers present to care for the children make all the difference in the world? Absolutely! See, it’s not a matter of “need”, it’s a matter of preference….. and we prefer to offer service that is truly remarkable!
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For those of you who enjoy a good burger, this is a must share…… So I sat at In N’ Out Burger the other day (if you’ve never been there, put it on the short list of things to do) trying to figure out just exactly why I can’t get enough of their burgers! It’s not the ketchup (same as anywhere else), it’s not the potatoes they make their fries with (although their fries are really good), it’s not their extensive list of items to choose from (they pretty much only do burgers and the fixins), it was simply the burger itself! Then I thought, “how come they do it so much better than anyone else?”. McDonalds makes burgers along with a host of other VERY popular burger joints, but no one fast food burger restaurant even compares to In N’ Out Burger! And as I stared at the menu searching for answers, it hit me! They only do burgers! While most fastfood burger joints try to have a lot of options, and are always offering a “limited time” special item, or continually revamping the menu, In N’ Out keeps it simple, and just focus on making the best 
burger every time! And they do just that!
See, we buy into this theory as it applies to our real estate team…… instead of offering to do everything (specialize in gas stations, mountain property, etc.), we choose to put all of our efforts into creating the best experience possible, and servicing our clients beyond their highest expectations. Our goal is to leave such a lasting impression on our clients about what incredible service they received, that although they can’t quite put their finger on it, they are happy to tell their friends and family about the “must have” experience, just like I tell everyone about In N’ Out Burger!
The February 2010 numbers are in for the greater Prescott, AZ Real Estate market! We have created a special report (continued every month) that will give you the straight numbers without the spin! Our 28 page document is available to download right here, right now, just for our valued clients! Here are the links:
Don’t take our word for it, hear what our clients have to say about us! We are proud of our family name, and our family’s history in real estate! So, we work hard to make you like us by providing excellent service to all of our clients just like we were taking care of a member of our own family!
