Archive for February, 2006

Keeping my fingers crossed

Monday, February 27th, 2006

I got offers which I accepted on both of my condos #2 and #3 for sale. I'm not going to post any numbers until everything is done. I just have to hope that inspection and financing go through... but I'm not holding my breath.

Got some rental bites on Condo #1

Friday, February 24th, 2006

I started early this time and put out FOR RENT ads on craigslist for my Condo #1 in which the lease expires in August 2006. I also put it up for sale on craiglist for $285k. I also refinanced this condo with a no cost re-fi at 6.25% 5/1 ARM. As ...

Reduced my price on St. George land

Friday, February 24th, 2006

I reduced my asking price on Land #2 by $10k. I'm hoping to get a quick sale so I can take my profits and cash to use towards my new construction that will be closing in April. At this point I don't want to get leveraged even more. I was contacted ...

Phoenix market turning around??

Monday, February 20th, 2006

My realtor told me today that the number of active listings in Phoenix is now 31,000. The number actually went down from 32,000! This is the first time that active listings have gone down since late fall of 2005. I hope this is a sign that the market is going ...

Realtors…

Monday, February 20th, 2006

I have to vent this because these freakin' realtors just have no clue sometimes. I have two condos on the market with tenants and both are on lockboxes. Well I get a call from each tenant this weekend because some idiot realtors aren't reading the listing and are just incompetent. ...

My toothache

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

Sorry it has been so long since my last update. I woke up yesterday and my tooth was hurting, at noon I knew it wasn't going away and I knew what it was. I had 2 root canals done when I was in high school. In early 2003 when I ...