WaMu…is Chase any different?

Breaking the bank

The mantra over the last year has been all about change. I think I can usually handle change but the constant changing of our financial institutions is now becoming a concern.  I used to be a WAMU customer; tonight I am a Chase customer…BUT for how long? Over the past few weeks I have heard numerous complaints about WAMU and [...]

How are you marketing yourself to other agents?

Leolinda Bowers, Realtor

Interesting communications can make friends and influence people.  Sometimes agents can make you laugh your socks off with their comments.  This week I was showing property to a buyer from Norway.  We saw everything in her price range with all of the upgrades that she wanted, homes with and without pools, and even golf course [...]

Got Horse, Will Travel

cartoon rv

Most retirement community homeowners associations allow RV loading and unloading for a 3 day maximum.  What do you do after the 3 days have expired? If you haven’t been to Arizona, this is “recreational vehicle” time in the Valley of the Sun and the RV’s are rolling in.  The snowbirds are returning with cars, boats, [...]

Sexual discrimination?

Leolinda Bowers Realtor

Many people belong to a country club.  I have been a guest at several clubs around the United States and have seen some interesting behavior.  In one I visited recently, the ladies played cards in the ladies restroom and according to my husband, the men did the same in the mens room. The Phoenix Country Club [...]

Sun City Grand Community Yard Sale!

garage sale location

The date has been set! The annual Sun City Grand Community Yard Sale will be held on November 1st from 7am to 3pm in the parking lot next to Dillons Grand. You won’t find an individual estate sale or yard sale in Sun City Grand – they aren’t allowed.  The annual community yard sale is the [...]

Top Ken Meade Realty Sales Agent, Sun City Grand, AZ

Leolinda Bowers Realtor

The Sun City Grand real estate market is different from the markets in most other areas in Arizona. I live here in Sun City Grand, I work here, I know this community! How is Sun City Grand different?  Retirees tend to be more cautious with their investments, and although prices have decreased here, the price reduction [...]

SURPRISE! We are cleaning up!

cartoon world

On Saturday, September 20,  the City of Surprise will be sponsoring its annual “Sept. 20 Clean-Up Event” from 7am to 1pm.  Everything except hazardous waste can be disposed of at the Northwest Regional Landfill, and it’s FREE FREE FREE for Surprise residents only.  You just need to show proof of residency in the City of Surprise (driver’s license [...]

Will it REALLY happen on September 9th?

cartoon typist

Every year I try to guess the exact date that the temperature in the Phoenix area will decrease and we will actually start feeling cooler.  It’s a little idiosyncrasy of mine that I started when I first moved to Arizona. Donna, who is a local stager, visited one of my open houses in early August.  She brought [...]