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Understanding and Navigating the Modern Age of the Millennial Real Estate Market

By Kara Rozendaal | Mar 1, 2020

What is a Millennial and Why Should I Care? To understand the millennial market, it’s probably important to understand what a millennial is, right? In the most basic of terms, a millennial is a person born between the early 80s and early 2000s—a generation that came of age around the millennium. Millennials are one of […]

Free Admission to National Parks

By Elizabeth Winters | Mar 1, 2020

Did you know that Arizona has 22 National Parks? If you are in central Arizona and looking for some outside recreation, there are a couple of National Parks and National Monuments that are great options. A National Monument that is well worth the visit is the 20 room high-rise apartment built in the limestone cliffs at […]

What to Expect from a Home Inspection

By Kara Rozendaal | Feb 15, 2020

Navigating the Home Buying Process One of the very first steps to take after putting an offer in on a new home is making sure a home inspection is completed. Inspections can be a bit nerve-wracking, but don’t fear! The following is a quick rundown of all the things you’ll need to know when planning […]

What to Expect When Working with a Lender

By Kara Rozendaal | Feb 1, 2020

A Quick Breakdown of Mortgage Lenders Working with a lender is an integral part of buying a home. Whether you are coming at the transaction as the buyer or the agent, working with a mortgage broker helps make the whole process go a little bit easier—and here’s how. You might wonder…what is a mortgage lender? […]

Selling Luxury Real Estate

By Kara Rozendaal | Jan 30, 2020

How to Break into the Luxury Market and What to Do Once You Have Selling luxury real estate takes a certain type of agent with a certain type of mindset. Marketing is key, and high-end homes deserve high-end agents. The luxury agent has an all-around understanding of how business and marketing work within a multi-million-dollar […]

Understanding the Real Estate Market

By Kara Rozendaal | Jan 15, 2020

When Is It Buyer’s, When Is It Seller’s, and Why? Once you dip your toes into the real estate world—be it buying, selling, or simply entertaining the idea of either—you will inevitably hear the terms ‘buyer’s market’ and ‘seller’s market’ more times than you’ll be able to keep track of. While you may hear it […]

Retiring in Prescott

By Kara Rozendaal | Dec 30, 2019

Let’s get one thing settled first… Why Prescott? What’s so special about this little north-central town in Arizona—and why are retirees flocking to it with such enthusiasm? When topretirement.com voted Prescott #3 on their list of the 100 Best Places to Retire, the decision came down to more than just gorgeous year-round weather and majestic […]

Historic Districts in Phoenix and Prescott

By Kara Rozendaal | Dec 15, 2019

How to be a Quality Agent in the Historic Home Market America is ripe with historic homes, and while most of the oldest homes in the country reside on the east coast, there are plenty of historic homes in the southwest—and Phoenix and Prescott are just a few cities in Arizona that boast a number […]

Prescott Pub Crawl

By Kara Rozendaal | Dec 1, 2019

For any transplant to a new city, it’s important to figure out what kind of fun can be had around your new town. It is especially important to have a go-to activity when people come to visit, so as to keep them coming back! As an agent, having these kinds of ideas on the ready for […]

Having a High Time, Living the (Off) Grid Life

By Kara Rozendaal | Nov 30, 2019

How to Live a Good Life Off the Grid The current state of the world is enough to make you want to run into the woods and never return to society or life as you once knew it. For many, the idea of living “off the grid” is less of an escape and more of […]

Tlaquepaque: Sedona’s Famous Artist’s Village

By Kara Rozendaal | Nov 15, 2019

What to See, Where to Go, Who to Meet, and What to Know Abundant, lush, vibrant landscapes help to surround and cloister the vibrant artist’s community of Tlaquepaque—a small community for artists fashioned to resemble a traditional and authentic Mexican village in central Arizona. Known as the “Art and Soul” of Sedona, Tlaquepaque was founded […]

Hearth and Homesteading

By Kara Rozendaal | Nov 1, 2019

Jumping Headfirst into a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle It’s one of the longest standing pursuits of humankind through history—homesteading. We have always instinctually attempted to find a path to self-sufficiency, even when the world around us has told us it can’t be done. But what exactly is homesteading and how where does the journey begin? Good news! […]