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Tips For Packing For Your Big Move

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Appliances: Wrap small appliances in inkless newsprint or your kitchen towels or linens. Tape the bottom of a medium box securely and put down a layer inkless newsprint for padding. you can pack several small appliances to a box. For large appliances, make sure you check your owner’s manual for any special instructions before you […]

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Your Phoenix Moving Checklist

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  Planning for your move… PREPARING FOR YOUR PHOENIX MOVE: Previous residence Leave keys & garage openers (with your Realtor or new owners). Travel funds (cash & travelers checks), Defrost freezer, and clean refrigerator. Prepare pet transportation and Personally transport valuables & jewelry ADDRESS CHANGES: 2-3 weeks prior to moving day. Notify friends and family of […]

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A Guide to Help Make Your BIG Move Easier.

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What to accomplish one month prior to your moving date: Let everyone who’s anyone know that you’re moving. This entails sending out the “I’m Moving” notices. These cards should provide your new mailing address and contact information. Send these to friends, family, doctors, magazines subscriptions, insurance companies, banks, and credit card companies. (Obtain the change […]

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Phoenix Arizona Closing Cost Guide

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The SELLER can generally  expect to pay for:   •     Owner’s title insurance premiums •     Real estate commission •     1/2 of the escrow fee (except VA)* •     Any loan fees required by buyer’s lender (according to contract) •     Payoff of all loans •     Interest accrued to lender being paid off, statement fees, re-conveyance fees and […]

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Important Property Tax Information For Arizona

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  Here in Arizona property taxes might be done a little different then your use to, so we took the time to explain it. ANNUAL TAX STATEMENT 1.     Annual statements are billed for the calendar year, although they are not issued until the fall of the current year (September or October). 2.     Taxes may be […]

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20 Reasons You Should Have Title Insurance In Arizona

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Should I Buy Title Insurance?…What if, what if, what if, can drive you crazy.    1.     A fire can destroy your house and the improvements thereon; but the land is still there! A defective title could be the cause to take away that land from you! Title Insurance protects against such loss. 2.     There may […]

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What Is Title Insurance?

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Title Insurance In Arizona You are probably asking yourself “do i need title insurance”, our answer would be absolutely. Your purchase of real estate is more than likely the single largest investment you will make in their lifetime. It is only prudent, then, that you would want to safeguard your rights and investment! Title insurance […]

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Phoenix Home Buyers, 5% Grant with Home in 5 Advantage Program

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Great News for Home Buyers in Maricopa County Arizona, housing just became more affordable for you, with the Home in 5 program. This is a grant program that provides the down payment assistance to low and moderate income to individuals and families purchasing a home. Home buyers like yourself can receive 5% (6% to a […]

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Welcome to Top Property Shop

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httpv://youtu.be/w0SyZkSvYPM Hi I’m Michael Carsey welcome to Top Property Shop. Top Property Shop is a full-service Arizona Real Estate Brokerage. We service the entire Phoenix Arizona metro area, from Gilbert to Goodyear. We are a high tech company with high touch. Our services that we provide are for: Buyers Sellers Property Management Apartment Locating Tenants […]

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3 Ways To decide If You Should Buy A Home (That Don’t Involve Money)

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While money can decide what you can afford when it comes to owing a home, there are many other motivators and drivers of a real estate decision. Here are the top 3.   1. Family When considering if you should buy a new home, family is usually the number one factor. Maybe you’re just starting […]

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Getting Your House Ready to Sell in Glendale Arizona

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Introduction – Emotion vs. Reason When conversing with real estate agents, you will often find that when they talk to you about buying real estate, they will refer to your purchase as a “home.” Yet if you are selling property, they will often refer to it as a “house.” There is a reason for this. […]

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Benefits of Owning Your Own Home

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The Best Investment As a fairly general rule, homes appreciate about five percent a year. Some years will be more, some less. The figure will vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, and region to region. Five percent may not seem like that much at first. Stocks (at times) appreciate much more, and you could earn over […]

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