Famous Dave's BBQ

I grew up in Chicago surrounded by great places to dine. My favorite food in chicago is rib tibs and BBQ. When I moved here I was a little disappointed in the BBQ places in Metro Phoenix area, the meat was dry or no flavor. I decided to try Famous Dave’s BBQ to my surprise Dave’s serves rib tips and BBQ. Famous Dave’s BBQ is great, the meat is so tender it just fall off the bone. You can have your BBQ dry or wet, plenty of sauce at the table. I seldom eat everything on my plate but all the sides are delicious including the homemade desert. Famous Dave’s offer eat in, carry out or cater service. If you eat in the service is great everybody is smiling and willing to serve your needs. Famous Dave’s is a great place to take your family and friends out to dine. Dave’s prices are not expensive either ribtips are $9.99 not bad at all. Famous Dave’s have several locations in Metro Phoenix area Peoria, Chandler, Mesa and San Tan Valley. I like to to visit Famous Dave’s in Peoria the staff is very friendly. Famous Dave’s motto ” only the finest pig carry Famous Dave’s donor card”

Surprise, Marley Park

Surprise Arizona is locate Northwest of Phoenx and is the sixth growing city of Arizona.   Surprise was founded in 1938 by Flora Mae Statler, who named it Surprise.  She named it Surprise because she said ” be surprised if city amounted to much”.  If Mrs Statler could see Surprise now she would surely be surprised.  Surprise is now a beautiful growing and thriving city.  If you live in Surprise you never have to leave due to so much shopping and restaurants there.  Many buyers are attracted to Surprise due the houses are priced modestly and property taxes are the lowest in Arizona.  Looking at Surprise today sort hard to believe it used be the king of cotton.   Surprise Arizona has come a long ways with large shopping centers throughout, sports arena, and many parks it is hard to imagine cotton used to grow there.  Many of my buyers like Surprise and I find myself showing lots home there.  I visited an area of Surprise recently called Marley Park, new homes are under construction and some are ready for move in.  Marley Park has 40 acres of parks.  Marley Park community also offers the heritage campus with heritage hub, pool house, Heritage Park.  The city of Surprise is a great place to work, play and live.

Heritage Club

I hear this all the time “what should I offer”, I tell my buyers to offer their highest and best offer if they want to buy a house.  Recently I had a client that saw a house and it had all the things in a new home they wanted and need.  I advised my client that the house had an offer and was at the counter stage of the offer.  I explained to my client that if you to buy this house we need to put an offer in tonight before the  owner counter come back.  Well my buyers wanted to go home and think about the offer never called me back that night.  The next day their dream home was in pending status under contract.  My clients lost out on their dream house, I took them out to view other homes but that dream house was always on their minds.  My client now is hoping the dream house  contract will fall out of contract but this house is a regular sale.   Some good advice for all buyers, if you see a house you like put an offer in immediately, dream homes don’t last long on the market.  When buyers go out with their agents have all your necessary documents ready to go such as your earnest money check and proof of funds.  Signing an offer is made so easy now  for buyers, you don’t have print your offer  just sign them online with esign.  Most realtors want to make your transaction as smooth as possible.  So next time you are out with your realtor and see your dream house, put an offer in right away going home to think about your dream house will cause you to lose out.  If a buyer offer their highest and best offer, you most likely with get your dream house.

wages and weekends. Shining brightly more than 300 days each year.

The warm weather attracts an estimate $5 billion annually to valley economy.

Tourism also draws a steady flow of newcomers looking to settle down in the

Phoenix area.  For every three people come to valley 2 leave.  Nine months

of the year is beautiful spring like weather. The summers are hot reaching over

the 100 degrees but it is all dry heat except during monsoon season. Humidity

is almost none existing except during monsoon season.  Many people during

monsoon season sit watch the lightening in the evening such graphic sight

There are many economic opportunity in Metro Phoenix, many newcomers

are transferred or secured jobs once arriving. Phoenix offer leading private

sector employers including U.S Airway, Chase Bank, Samaritan Health System,

American Express travel related services,and many more. Among the many companies

with corporate or regional headquarters in the valley are Intel Corp, U Haul

International, Phelps Dodge Corp, and Boeing employment draw many newcomers

to the valley.

When the weekend comes many people in Metro Phoenix especially in the summer

time drive up to the lakes and nearby attractions.  There are 5 lakes driving

distant to the Metro Phoenix area.  Phoenix offer water-sking, power boating,

sailing and fishing. If you are not into a lot water sports drive up to the

Grand Canyon to cool off. The valley is a mecca for hikers and campers. Just

pick your mountains, Camelback, Piestewa Peaks, Papago Park which are favorites

due to they are so close to home. You can go horseback riding, hiking, or just

ride your bike. If your are looking for Phoenix real estate agent contact me at

888.897.7821 x 108 so you can I can help you find your new home in  Metro Phoenix.

Members of the Armed Forces and certain federal employees serving outside the U.S. have an extra year to buy a principal residence in the U.S. and still qualify for the credit. An eligible taxpayer must buy or enter into a binding contract to buy a home by April 30, 2011, and settle on the purchase by June 30, 2011.

For the rest of us your home purchase will need to be under contract by 4/30/2010.

Please give me a call today if I can be of assistance.

Tim Broderick

602-741-0862

HouseMaster 480-345-8570

Ecospec Home Inspections 602-332-7132

Home inspection companies will generally do an overview of the home. Making sure things work such as appliances, toilets, hot water heaters, fixtures, HVAC units etc. They are not specialty contractors.If you wish to have specialty inspections performed such as roofing, pool, lead based paint, radon gas etc. you will need to contact a specialty inspection company and/or a specialty contractor to have these types of inspections performed. Again remember to make arrangements for these inspections immediately following your offer being accepted and that they have been completed within your inspection period. I have an additional list of contractors and inspectors that I can provide you with if you wish, feel free to contact me anytime.

Contact your lender if the transaction is being financed and let them know that you have an accepted offer. Your agent will be sending them a copy of the executed contract. Also provide your lender with your homeowners insurance agents contact info. ( I have included several numbers below of agents I have used in the past.)  Make sure your lender has all the documentation they need to complete your loan such as paystubs, tax returns, financial statements etc.

Contact your homeowner’s insurance agent and inform them that you have an accepted offer and that you will be in need of a homeowner’s insurance policy to be effective by the close of escrow date.

Ken Stephens Allstate 480-948-8817

Toni Allen Farmers 602.324.4668

Be on the look out for information from the title company. They will be sending you a packet to get some information from you. It will also determine how you will take title to the property. Additionally they will include wiring instructions for any funds that need to be brought in at close of escrow. Certified funds are also acceptable.

You will also want to contact the local utility companies about ten days to two weeks prior to close of escrow and make arrangements for the utilities to be turned on and/or transferred into your name.

Salt River Project Electric       602-236-1889

Arizona Public Service            https://www.aps.com/customer/ratewizard/start.asp

Southwest Gas                        877-862-6020

City of Phoenix Water            602-262-6251

Please contact me with any questions or comments:

Tim Broderick

602-741-0862

Originally the custom was to decorate a Christmas tree with lights, but it wasn’t until the 1960s in the U.S. when tract housing become increasing popular that lining the eaves of homes with lights grew in popularity. Back in the 17^th century a tradition of using small candles to light up the tree started. It took a couple of centuries before the practice grew in popularity and spread to Germany and Eastern Europe. Initially the candles were melted against the tree or attached with pins. Later in the 19^th and 20^th century candle holders were used and later lanterns which held the candles.

With the advent of electricity Christmas tree decoration was ready to take a big leap. Towards the end of the 19^th century; 1882 to be exact, Edward Johnson an assistant to the famous inventor Thomas Edison, lit up a Christmas tree in New York City with 80 small electric light bulbs. By 1900 shop keepers and merchants alike were using the strings of electric lights that Johnson eventually developed to decorate their store fronts and displays. It wasn’t until the 1950s that average households adopted the use of decorative lights during he holiday seasons. One of the events that helped make the use of the electric lights more popular started in 1927. One of the oldest light festivals in the United States began. “The Festival of Lights and Christmas Festival” in Natchitoches, Texas was a joint effort of neighbors to decorate their homes. The festival still exists today and is known as “Holiday Trail of Lights”

So the next time you are in Arizona during the holidays looking for your dream home to decorate, stop at the Phoenix Zoo for Zoo Lights; another long standing tradition. And remember, when you find that dream home, you too can decorate it with the holiday lights of your choice. You are only limited by your imagination.

For more information on Arizona homes please contact me at:

Tim Broderick

Realtor, EXP Realty

602-741-0862

Toll free: 1-888-897-7821 ext 126

Email: tim@phoenixpowersearch.com

There are teams from all over the valley playing. If you love baseball then Arizona is the place for you.

In addition to the Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League playing here during the regular season, we (the Phoenix Metro Area, Arizona) are host to Cactus League Spring Training for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, and the Texas Rangers.

This weekend, local youth teams 18 years and younger have converged on Peoria Sports Complex to battle it out for top honors. The Peoria Sports Complex is the Spring Training home to the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners. The kids are thrilled to be playing on the same fields that the big leaguers play on. Baseball Club Teams from as far away as Queen Creek, Chandler, and Ahwatukee made the trip across town to play in this Labor Day tournament. The since of community and family fun was at an all time high. You could just about here the lyrics to “Take Me Out to the Ballpark” resonating in the air. The kids had access to major league batting cages, bull pens and practice fields.

Please use the link below for more information on the Cactus League Spring Training. There are also links for individual ball parks around town. So chose your neighborhood based on your favorite team and after I have helped you close on your new home I’ll see you at the ballpark. By the way The Outlaws are in first place in this weekend’s 16 and under tournament bracket and will be playing for the championship on Monday. Shoot me an email and I will let you know how it turned out.

http://www.springtrainingonline.com/ includes both Cactus and Grapefruit League info.

Peoria Sports Complex http://www.peoriaaz.gov/sportscomplex/sportscomplex_main.asp

The Cubs play at Hohokam Stadium located in Mesa, Az http://hohokamstadium.com/Home.aspx

http://camelbackranchbaseball.com/ Home of the LA Dodgers located in Glendale, AZ

Brewers play at Maryvale Baseball park in Phoenix http://www.mlb.com/spring_training/ballpark.jsp?c_id=mil

The Oakland As play in Phoenix at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium http://mlb.mlb.com/spring_training/ballpark.jsp?c_id=oak

http://www.tempe.gov/diablo/ Tempe Diablo Stadium home to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/stadium/springtraining.asp Scottsdale Stadium home to the San Francisco Giants

If you have any additional questions please give me a call. For additional information on homes available in the Phoenix and Scottsdale Metro Area please call:

Tim Broderick @ 602-741-0862 or toll free @ 888-481-4447 ext. 126.

You can also reach me by email: tim@phoenixpowersearch.com.

First of all, when sending a wire transfer, even if in US Dollars, the wire will often times come in about $15 to $50 LESS than what you wired!  This is because both reserves may apply a fee when transferring the money, unbeknownst to you.  It is always a good idea to send a little more, just in case.  Title companies will refund whatever is left over, we promise!

Also, when depositing a Canadian check…if the check does not reference directly on the face of the check a US Bank, the check may be returned by the bank.  As well, if the check does not state the words “US Dollars” on the face of the check, it may deposit as Canadian funds, making your escrow short somewhere between $400 and $600!!  It is always best, in my opinion, to wire, even if those fees are withdrawn by the reserves.  That way you know immediately what the deposit is.  Whereas, a check may take sometimes several weeks to physically deposit.  This could cause a delay if the title company is unable to verify whether or not it will deposit as US dollars or Canadian dollars.

When delivering items over-night to Canada, plan on the delivery taking a minimum of two deliver days.  There are many “rural” areas in Canada where that delivery may take even longer.  Particularly if there is a loan, it is very important to ensure that the documents are sent out in plenty of time.  For Example:

Loan documents come in at 3pm, making it TOO LATE for the title company to prepare a HUD, have the lender approve it, and get a package out FedEx.  Now the package leaves the next day…Friday.  It doesn’t arrive until Tuesday because of the weekend.  The buyer signs very timely, but the package does not leave Canada until Wednesday and is delivered back to the title company on Friday.  Documents arrived at title Thursday a WEEK AGO!  AND, now the documents have to be sent over-night to a lender, arriving there on Monday.  The lender then takes 48 hours to review documents and funding takes place Wednesday, 9 business days from the day the documents arrived at escrow…Wow!  It is VERY important to communicate both with your escrow officer and your loan officer from the very beginning.

One last thing…I have learned that Canadian Credit Reports are not as readily available as credit reports are here in the US.  They can sometimes take two or three weeks to obtain.  This will have Quite an Affect on your loan approval time.  If your lender needs a Canadian credit report,  ask that they order it even if you don’t have an offer on a house yet.  That way if they need an update, they can order it at the time the offer is put in, and have it in time to draw docs.

When there is a loan involved, you may want to plan on that minimum 45 day escrow.

When there is no loan, allow the full 10 business days for the HOA (Home Owners Association) to respond to title, and from there docs go out…two days there…one day out…two days back.  So about 2 ½ weeks, maybe less, if the HOA is timely.

This has been a limited over view of items to take into consideration when planning on buying a home in Arizona. If you have any additional questions please give me a call. For additional information on homes available in the Phoenix and Scottsdale Metro Area please call:

Tim Broderick @ 602-741-0862 or toll free @ 888-481-4447 ext. 126.

You can also reach me by email: tim@phoenixpowersearch.com.