The Wood Door? - A Cool Home Improvement!

In this challenging real estate market we are in, it can be helpful to "spruce up" your home before selling. A cool trend in many upscale neighborhoods has been adding wooden garage doors for a new look and feel. These doors can run thousands of dollars and normally require a little more maintenance than other doors. A friend of ours owns a company that can actually come to your home and paint your existing door. The painted garage doors look just like the "real thing" but for (normally) a lot less money! How cool is that?! You can even get front entry doors done. Cheryl has painted many doors here in the valley as well as some cabins up in Northern Arizona. Visit the Wood Door web site for more ideas and information. We also have their link on our web site along with tons of other information that might be helpful. As always, when you are thinking of buying or selling real estate.. "Just Call Nick"

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The Joy of Second Home Ownership

I am a big fan of investment property and “second” homes. While the population of Arizona continues to grow and baby boomers begin to retire, Northern Arizona becomes an even more attractive place to invest in your future. While we have several great second home communities, many of them will only hold a limited amount of people. As the demand grows for this limited supply, it makes sense that the “value” goes up. Another great way to look at “value” is to consider the relaxation factor of getting away with family and friends. Although I am pretty sure that I will never live in a place where I have to shovel my drive way on a regular basis, it is pretty nice to be able to visit cooler weather.
With the weather beginning to cool off, I know many of you are looking forward to snow skiing. Northern Arizona offers many communities that are a short drive to snow skiing. Over the years, our family has owned property in Payson, Munds Park and, most recently, Flagstaff. I have worked with agents in several of these areas and would be more than happy to guide you in the right direction if you too are interested in owning a second home. Remember, if you are heading up north OR across the country, “Just Call Nick”, and I’ll be glad to help you make good decisions wherever you go!