One more thing…

At the end of the very successful and well attended (500+) Real Estate Bar Camp Phoenix 2010, Jay Thompson stood before the crowd and thanked, very graciously, Calie Waterhouse, Nick Bastian and myself for our volunteer efforts. Jay also gave each of us a $25 dollar gift card as an extra bonus. A very thoughtful […]

Scottsdale Scenes: Chaparral Park

Scottsdale is one of those fortunate cities that has an abundance of parks and open space for its residents to enjoy the nearly year round beautiful weather.  One of the 11 community parks that the City of Scottsdale has and part of its Indian Bend Wash park system is the 100 acre Chaparral Park.  Located […]

Remote Desktop Solution

Having a mobile office can have its pros and cons, one of the cons is not having every single file or document with you or on your laptop/netbook at all times. Unfortunately, I have a lot of experience with this scenario and have been forced to find a solution. So, I thought I would share. […]

Get Involved! Apply for a Scottsdale Advisory Board

It is that time of year again, the time when the City of Scottsdale looks to its citizens to be involved and apply to be on one of six advisory boards that have openings right now.  The six boards with openings are the Industrial Development Authority, the Personnel Board, the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the […]

Wisestamp for your business. Seriously.

Have you been looking for an easy, diverse and customizable auto signature for your Gmail, Yahoo, AOL or Hotmail web mail?  Maybe one you could display your social media profiles, RSS feeds, fan pages and blog posts in.  Are you a Firefox, Chrome, Flock or Thunderbird user? If so, I have been using a great […]

O’ Christmas Tree Pick Up in Scottsdale

Do you live in the City of Scottsdale and still have your live Christmas Tree? Now is the time to put it out for curbside pick up.  The City will pick up all ornament, light and stand free Christmas Trees this week, January 11-15. If you end up missing the curbside pickup, well, there is […]

Scottsdale Area Holiday Events

Are you looking to get into the holiday spirit? Well, AZCentral.com recently posted an excellent list of the Top 10 Arizona holiday events.  As the article points out, it is difficult for some to get into the holiday spirit in the valley, with our 65 degree days and all.  So, here are the top three […]

Home Buyer Tax Credit Passed by Congress

If you haven’t heard by now the Congress has extended and expanded the homebuyer tax credit.  Both the House and the Senate passed an Unemployment Insurance Extension bill that includes an amendment that extends and expands the homebuyer tax credit.  The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Obama today. Is anything […]

Scottsdale PD Shred Event Coming Up.

The Scottsdale Police Department is holding a document shredding, prescription drug disposal, kid finger printing and bbq eating event on October 31, 2009 in Scottsdale.  The event is to benefit the “Shop with a Cop” program so a suggested donation of $2 a box for shredding is recommended.  However, the shredding, drug disposal and finger […]

You Can't Refinance: Now What?

You can’t refinance due to loan to value problems, but it doesn’t mean you can’t still save money on your monthly mortgage payment.