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Have you ever wanted to go somewhere where everyone knew your name? I know the old saying from Cheers can appear a bit cheesy, but it is true! People generally want to go back to places where others know their name because they feel like they fit in & let’s face it everyone loves to hear their name! I knew the first time I stumbled into the Coffee Shop at Agritopia in Gilbert while rushing to work I found a new favorite place for that exact reason! When I ordered my iced coffee with gingerbread they asked me my name, they spelled it right and they even used it. I know this seems so basic and almost trivial but they made me feel at home in an unfamiliar town. I had just moved to Gilbert and I was looking for a new coffee spot to frequent. Admittedly, I was formerly starbuck’s junkie, but I was smitten by the coffee from the Coffee Shop at the first sip & my experience made me know I had just discovered a very special place where I felt at home.

My encounter at the Coffee Shop made me want to learn all about the community it was located in. I drove through Agritopia and this is what I saw. People were sitting on their front porches, which I think is a very rare thing to see in most Arizona neighborhoods. Being an Arizona native, there are so many neighborhoods that I have been in that feel cold where residents come home, shut their garage and spend all their time in the backyard or in the house. This is not what I saw in Agritopia. The streets were lined with trees and there were more green areas than I could even keep track of. I saw children playing at the park, people playing tennis and many other just walking around. I thought the homes looked like they belonged in California in a beach community because they were so cute and had such unique elevations and color schemes. There was a school nestled in the center of the community and the there was even an urban working farm. I knew this was not a typical neighborhood and I sensed the same thing I felt at the coffee shop and that was community. To me, community is something you feel. This master planned mixed use development facilitated community among residents and it doesn’t have cookie cutter homes. There are more than 10 unique floor plans with several special features including basements and home sizes vary.

I feel like I stumbled on a very special treasure that first day I walked into the Coffee Shop. Now, more than three years later I still frequent it for pumpkin spiced lattes, wonderful cupcakes, great food and now they even remember my dog’s name because she comes with me. I have conducted business meetings, coffee talk with friends and family lunches at the coffee shop. Every single time I am in there I run into someone great and connect. I would highly recommend checking out the community of Agritopia and everything it has to offer including Joe’s farm grill if you want an experience to write about and you want to go somewhere where people know your name.

If you are interested in learning more about Agritopia or seeing some of the homes they offer there in person, please contact DENA JONES either on her Facebook Fan Page or email her directly at Dena@IntegrityAllStars.com.

Watch video so you can learn more about Dena and what she does to help our clients of the Integrity All Star Team.

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Do you want to avoid a stressful foreclosure and leave your home gracefully?

We help homeowners just like you and your friends who may be in a position where you think you owe more than your home is worth or you cannot afford to make your mortgage payments anymore or you just want to know what options are available to you.

There are many reasons homeowners choose to do a short sale:

1. They recognize that to get the help they need is completely overwhelming and disheartening. There is light at the end of the tunnel! We can help you navigate through the HUGE organizations such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo or Chase systems and get you results. Many times clients come to us after being denied a loan modification and super frustrated already by their processes.  We don’t give up on our clients and because of that we have a very high success rate!
2. A short sale will give the seller some control over the process and a potential seller incentive for moving expenses. YES, that is right I said “SELLER INCENTIVE”. Not all short sale situations result in giving the seller incentives for moving expenses, but in some cases a seller can get up to $5000 for moving expenses. How do you know if you qualify? Call us let us help you determine if there are any programs out there that will help you move into the next chapter of your life.
3. A short sale helps preserve a neighborhoods market values and reputation. 66% of all homes that sold in August were either short sales or bank owned homes. The national average home price of a short sale is $213,900, an REO is $184,300 and a damaged bank owned home is $113,900. Homes that are damaged are bringing down home values and making everyone’s property values suffer. What can you do about it? Maintain your home and call us to sell your home in a short sale before it is too late. It’s amazing how many people worry about impacting their neighbors when they decide to leave their home, which is totally normal.
4. They want to help preserve their credit so they can buy a home again someday soon. Did you know that based on today’s current FNMA lending guidelines that a person can apply for a new home loan 2 years after they had a short payoff through a short sale and people who had a foreclosure need to wait 7 years. Lending guidelines are always changing, but as of today a person can apply for a short sale 2 years after their short sale has been closed. ACTUALLY,did you know if you are current on your mortgage payments, FHA will give you a new loan NOW with no waiting at all? Contact us today and we can explain how that works.

Foreclosure can be extremely stressful – let us help you gain some control over your situation by helping you with a short sale, click here to apply online with NO COST to you to find out if we can help.

Recently Dena Jones and I helped our investor client purchase a great home at a Trustee Sale.

• Opening bid was 292k
• He won at 318k
• We sold and closed it 40 days later for 410k
• He netted over $65k after all fees and costs

Not bad,eh? 

Click the link below to watch the virtual tour of the actual sale itself to get a feel for how it works.

Maricopa County Trustee Sale

If you are interested in doing the same, click here to get started.