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
Direct 520- 400-9494     Toll Free 800- 551-1253

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Oro Valley Overview of Homes for Sale


Oro Valley Lot


Financially that may be a good strategy but take heed and purchase your Oro Valley lot with care. Why? Because it can happen that the lot you buy today is not suited at all for the Oro Valley home you want to build in the future. Here are some things to watch out for.

Oro Valley FAIR MARKET VALUE


Setting the right price is an important first step in getting a home sold. Sellers often wonder if they should spend $200 to $400 for a professional appraisal of their Oro Valley real estate before placing it on the market.

WAYS TO DETERMINE VALUE IN Oro Valley


A professional appraiser's opinion of a property's market value is based on the recent sales of similar Oro Valley real estate. Different appraisers could come up with different numbers. Even if all of them agreed on a value, there is no guarantee that you would receive that amount for your property. An alternative to a professional appraisal is to ask a professional Realtor for a written market analysis of your property. This analysis will include information about recent home sales in your neighborhood, as well as how those homes compare to yours.

Oro Valley Real Estate Cycles


During a slow economic time, fewer people are buying homes in the Oro Valley market. Even so, some homeowners find themselves in a situation where they must sell. Families grow beyond the capacity of the home, employees get relocated, and some may even find themselves unable to make their mortgage payment - perhaps because of a layoff in the family.

During sellers' markets, Oro Valley real estate sells quickly and sellers have a lot of pricing power. As a result, prices rise more rapidly than at other times. During buyers' markets, Oro Valley real estate may sit on the market for a while before selling, so sellers become more flexible and may even drop their prices.


Oro Valley Homebuyers Quandry


Before you begin your next home search, make sure the Oro Valley you have is Market Ready. If painting or landscaping or repairs need doing, get them done. If you are going to go out house-hunting you may save yourself a lot of heartache and headache if your house is ready to be listed at a moment’s notice.

In many cases the amount you expect to realize from your existing Oro Valley real estate will determine the price you can afford to pay for your next home. Start with a Comparative Market Analysis so you will know about how much you can afford to spend.


Bitten by the Oro Valley Home Improvement Bug?


Before you finalize your decision regarding remodeling versus moving, it is wise to get a professional estimate of your Oro Valley home’s current value, the actual costs of moving to a different home and the estimated return on investment of the most common types of home improvement. I’ll be happy to provide you with a complimentary analysis of your home’s current value. Simply call or E-mail me whenever you are ready. As for improvements that traditionally bring the highest rate of return on investment, here are some statistics. Kitchen remodeling and adding a bath tends to bring rates of return with averaging anywhere from 85% to 95% return on your dollars spent. Compare that with the 64% return on investment for adding a home office.

Buying Oro Valley Real Estate...Will it Pay?


With a typical 30-year loan, most of your monthly payment goes toward interest payments with only small amounts going to the principle in the early years. Only half the principle is repaid in the first 23 years of the loan. You can build equity in your Oro Valley faster by choosing a 15-year loan instead of a 30-year loan.

As a Oro Valley real estate owner you have the right to pay more towards the principle loan amount each month. Let’s say your monthly payment is $700.00 a month and $100.00 a month is being applied to the principle. If you choose to pay $900.00 instead of $700.00, the $200.00 overage will be applied entirely to the principle. Thus, instead of gaining $1,200.00 a year in home equity, you gain $3,600.00. Investing in Oro Valley can be a very good idea.


Oro Valley Arizona AZ Homes and Real Estate For Sale