New Twist on Trashed Foreclosed Homes

by Jay Thompson on December 30, 2009

Ask any real estate agent and they will tell you they have seen their share of trashed out foreclosure properties. Here’s a sample video of one in the Agritopia subdivision. Yes, it is illegal to wreck a home, but that doesn’t stop a lot of people from doing it. On Monday, I saw a new (for me) twist to this madness. While showing a beautiful northeast Mesa custom home--that was in great … [Read more...]

A Simple Rule of Thumb Could Save You Thousands On Your Mortgage

by Justin McHood on December 27, 2009

One of the great things about spending at least a little time each week at Gangplank is that when I am there I am surrounded by people who are not in the mortgage business. And since I play a loan officer mortgage originator on Twitter, to many of the geeks at Gangplank I am that guy they can bounce individual mortgage questions off of. I ask them geeky questions, they ask me mortgage … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas

by Jay Thompson on December 24, 2009

Just wanted to take a moment to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas. Here are a few of my favorite Christmas songs. All quite different, all by very talented musicians. I hope you enjoy them. … [Read more...]

Phoenix New Year’s Eve 2009 Festivities: Ringing in 2010!

by Jay Thompson on December 22, 2009

PLEASE NOTE! If you are looking for Phoenix New Year's Eve events for New Years 2011 / 2012, please click here! Looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve 2009? Want to ring in 2010 with a bang (so to speak)? Here’s a list of all sorts of things to do for New Year’s Eve across the Phoenix Valley. The Epic Parties: Fiesta Bowl Block Party 2009 / 2010 Dec 31 5:00pm – 12:30am … [Read more...]

Trophy’s Steakhouse: A Slice of Heaven in Queen Creek

by Jay Thompson on December 21, 2009

Two days ago, my lovely bride and I were looking for a new place to eat on “date night”. So we scoured Yelp and Restaurant.com (more on that gem later) looking specifically for a good steak house. I wasn’t expecting to find a world class steak house in Queen Creek, Arizona. But find it we did. I am a “meat and taters” kind of guy. Much to my cardiologists dismay, I’d eat a medium … [Read more...]