Oro Valley Arizona AZ Homes and Real Estate

Ian & Dwight Taylor

Top Selling Agents Oro Valley Arizona / Northwest Tucson Arizona Since 1988

Ian & Dwight Taylor - Long Realty
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Oro Valley Homes Guide


Oro Valley Home Inspection


The purpose of a thorough home inspection is to ensure that Oro Valley home buyers know exactly what a home’s condition is prior to completing the transaction. A good Oro Valley home inspection should include an evaluation of the foundation, framing, roofing, site drainage, attic, plumbing, heating, electrical system, fireplaces, chimneys, pavement, fences, stairs, decks, patios, doors, windows, walls, ceilings, floors and built-in appliances. All significant or pertinent findings should be reported in writing to the prospective Oro Valley homebuyer. The home inspection report gives the Oro Valley homebuyer the information he or she needs to determine whether to buy the property as is or to ask the seller to make repairs.

In most cases, when an Oro Valley homebuyer makes repair requests, sellers usually agree to some if not all of the conditions.

Oro Valley Disclosure Rule


Types of Material Defects for Oro Valley might include any known structural deficiencies or building code violations. Material Defects might also include defects in walls, ceilings, floors, windows, foundations or electrical or plumbing systems. If you are selling in the summer and the place usually floods in the winter that is a material defect that is not going to be obvious to a prospective buyer.

When you are contemplating the possibility of selling your Oro Valley you might want to ask yourself what you would want to know about the property if you were planning to buy it. If a condition or situation would be important to you, disclose it and disclose it in writing. As a seller, this is your strongest protection against future litigation.


Bitten by the Oro Valley Home Improvement Bug?


Maybe, like millions of Americans, you can’t help it! You live in your Oro Valley home for several years and before you know it, you find yourself thinking about how the kitchen would look with new cabinets and a granite countertop. Should you start with the kitchen or would it be better to add a home office to give the family a little more room? There seems to be endless options for the creative Oro Valley homeowner bitten by the Home Improvement Bug. Once you get started thinking along these lines, it usually doesn’t take long before the ultimate question pops up. Is it better to improve your current home or simply sell and buy a bigger, newer or more desirable Area home? Here are some issues to help you make that all-important decision.


Buying Oro Valley Below Market


On most real estate Websites you can enter the parameters you want for your Oro Valley. Include the price, size, features and location and the technology will notify you automatically the moment a property that meets your needs comes on the market. Now if what you are looking for is a particular type of property for a price that is significantly under market, you’d better be prepared to act quickly because you aren’t the only one who’s looking for a bargain.

Often times, when a home comes on the market priced under the market there are extenuating circumstances. Maybe the house needs maintenance. Maybe the yard needs work. If you are prepared with a certain amount of knowledge about the costs of roofing, painting, landscaping and other types of deferred maintenance, you will be in a position to evaluate whether or not the Oro Valley is priced well enough that it truly is a bargain and not a fixer-upper nightmare.


What Makes Oro Valley Sell?


The Condition affects its salability and possibly price. Oro Valley that is in move-in condition will usually sell for a higher price than a home that suffers from deferred maintenance.

The Home’s Accessibility refers to just that. Is the Oro Valley accessible to shopping and local transportation? For some this would be a necessity and for others, the more remote the better.

Marketing Exposure refers to how Oro Valley is advertised. Today the Internet is a fantastic way to market a home but it is still true that the best service a listing agent can do for sellers is to promote the home heavily with local brokers and agents. The Internet and other advertising certainly help, but it is still true that in most cases it is the agent that sells the home by making sure the right buyers know about it.


Oro Valley INVESTMENT


Investing in Oro Valley as a second home or as a rental has many advantages. But before you invest, it is a good idea to acquaint yourself with the actual sales price of similar properties and to get a picture of the Oro Valley market in general. Please contact this office for detailed information on Oro Valley market

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