Looking for Container Gardening Ideas?

Container gardening is great for gardeners of all ages and skill levels. Containers are easy to water and weed, can be moved to different locations for sun or privacy, and they add pizzazz to small spaces. They’re terrific accents for decks and patios, and add a welcoming touch of curb appeal to entryways. Ready to be inspired? Check out our slideshow for container gardening ideas.  Read the full article 

Boy do I know about gardening in a small space, I live in a Town home and I guess I am lucky to have some space. 

The picture below and to the right is my PATIO, and it does need some HELP.

 I am always looking for ideas to improve my patio, my small outdoor space. This article helped. 

15 Indoor Garden Ideas for Wannabe Gardeners in Small Spaces

15 Indoor Garden Ideas 

for Wannabe Gardeners in Small Spaces

 I live in Central Phoenix in a town home, I am always looking for ways to garden in my home or on my Patio.  

No patio? No problem. You can still build a lush summer garden inside your four walls, no matter how much living space you have. We've rounded up more than a dozen indoor garden projects that take shape in new and different ways – growing up, hanging down, or simply making use of otherwise unused space. 

READ it right here.

Want your Phoenix Home Sold by Summer?

I think it's time to Sell!

I think it's time to Sell!  

The months of March, April, May and June is always a peak time for Phoenix the Valley of the Sun's Real estate sales, and this year even stronger. Interest is High and Inventory is Low. The demand and prices are high. Like many Phoenix home owners you may be thinking, it looks like now may be a good time to sell your Phoenix home and indeed it is.

Typical sale timeline:

A. Select a Realtor (1 week)

B. Shine up the property (2-4 weeks)

C. Valuation, contract, photography (1 week)

D. market time (3-6 weeks)

E. Escrow (4-5 weeks)

So if you are a Phoenix home seller hoping to capitalize on this strong spring market, the bad news is that you’re out of luck. But if you start today, you can get the house in front of our very busy July crowds, enjoy one more summer in your Phoenix home, and have it completely sold before you put the turkey in the oven! 

Contact Linda Wieczorek 602.391.8246

Arizona Elite Properties

Phoenix Town house Condominium REAl Estate Update

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The Real estate market has been HOT Spring 2016  and Phoenix Town Houses is also HOT, the community includes over 150 townhouses 2 bedroom 3bedroom and 4 bedroom. The community sits between 15th Ave and 17th Ave N. of Indian school & between Campbell and Hazelwood.

 Due to its proximity to downtown Phoenix and the Melrose  WoodLea Historic Neborhood, M7 the little eclectic haven. Phoenix Townhouses is a very short walk to M7, PTH community is a GREAT buy, walk to the light rail /  bus route,  close to 117 and I10 interstate  and the array of restaurants in the area. 

The last 6 months 14 listings have been on the market 4 ACTIVE 2 PENDING and 8 SOLD

If you are interested in viewing call Linda Wieczorek 602.391.8246 

Great First Impression When Selling Your Home Part 8

Preparing Your Home or Condo For Sale 

Part 8 of 8

Preparing Your Home For Sale - Thinking about selling you home? A Few Helpful tips: 
The key to selling your house or your condo is a "Great 1st impression".  First impression Matters! 

DAY OF SHOWING  - OK it's Show Time! 

◊ Open all drapes and curtains
◊ Leave porch lights on at night to showcase
◊ Avoid cooking a meal that would leave distinct
odors
◊ Keep all pets in an area away from prospects
◊ Keep children occupied in one room
◊ If possible, leave the house while being shown
◊ Give brief polite answers if asked a question
◊ Allow your agent to show
◊ Allow your agent to negotiate

If you'd like to know more about preparing your house for sale or would like a free, no obligation room-by-room review of a home your thinking about selling please give me a call or message Linda Wieczorek  602.391.8246

Great First Impression When Selling Your Home Part 7

Preparing Your Home or Condo For Sale 

Part 7 of 8

Preparing Your Home For Sale - Thinking about selling you home? A Few Helpful tips: 
The key to selling your house or your condo is a "Great 1st impression". First impression Matters! 

LIVING AREAS

◊ All windows clean
◊ Neutral colored walls
◊ Draperies and blinds clean
◊ Carpets steam-cleaned
◊ Clutter removed
◊ Furniture positioned to showcase size and space
◊ All toys, video games etc…out of sight.
◊ Extra books or magazines...out of sight.
◊ All lighting functioning properly
◊ Shades and windows open to allow natural light - Nothing is more depressing than walking into a home where shades, curtains and drapes are closed.

◊ Any signs or smells of pet removed,

If you like to know more about preparing your home for sale or would like a free, no obligation room-by-room review of a home your thinking about selling please give me a call or message me 
Linda Wieczorek 602.391.8246

Phoenix Multi Family Residential Investment HOT Sheet
05/13/2016

         Investing in Apartments - Cash Flow, Appreciation 

multi-units VIEW  Phoenix Duplexes, Triplexes and Fourplexes For Sale

Why Apartment Investing?

Cash Flow, Cash Flow, Cash Flow, more cash flow with a multi unit or apartment then SFH . Owning more units increases the overall probability of success. 

Buying Real estate for investment, Not any real estate but real estate that will hold its value, apartment buildings. Apartment rents are still going up, the value of apartment buildings have the best chance of appreciating and are appreciating while everything else goes down. With the low interest rates you can have a positive cash flow. Mortgage rates are currently 4.5% to 6.5%.  Apartments have become a better investment for two main reasons. First, carrying costs (interest costs) have been going down. Second, income has been going up, substantially. For more information of multi - units  give me a jingle. 
Linda Wieczorek 602.391.8246 AZHomes4u@gmail.com  

VIEW  Phoenix Duplexes, Triplexes and Fourplexes For Sale

Phoenix Home Prices once more are getting HIGHER then ever right now!

Phoenix Home Prices once more are getting HIGHER then ever right now.  Find out the TRUE Value of your Home for FREE 

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Subscribe to our monthly Neighborhood Scoop today, let me know what neighborhood you want eyes on.  Check out the FB Page for daily updates about the neighborhoods  

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Linda G. Wieczorek ABR,CNE, CSSN,SRES^® 
REALTOR®,  602-391-8246 
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Great First Impression When Selling Your Home Part 6

Preparing Your Home or Condo For Sale 

Part 6 of 8

Preparing Your Home For Sale - Thinking about selling you home? A Few Helpful tips: 
The key to selling your house or your condo is a "Great 1st impression". First impression Matters! 

BATHROOMS

◊ All sinks, tubs, showers and counter tops clean
◊ Grout in tiles and sinks clean
◊ All joints are caulked
◊ All fixtures including exhaust fans are working
◊ Install new shower curtain if needed - very little money for a big impact.
◊ Store all shampoos, toiletries etc…
◊ Repair leaky faucets
◊ Toilets clean and working properly
◊ All glass and mirrors clean 

Keep all reading material out of sight in the bathroom.

If you like to know more about preparing your home for sale or would like a free, no obligation room-by-room review of a home your thinking about selling please give me a call or message me 
Linda Wieczorek 602.391.8246

Historic Woodlea & Melrose Neighborhood Real estate Update Page

Stay connected, stay informed M7 neighborhood - Melrose / Woodlea Historic Neighborhood is your cup of tea.  Updated Real estate information
on Facebook. 

Local real estate leader is providing up to date real estate neighborhood information on the Urban M7, Woodlea & Melrose Neighborhoods.

Subscribe to our monthly Neighborhood Scoop today, let me know what neighborhood you want eyes on.  Check out the FB Page.

Linda G. Wieczorek ABR,CNE, CSSN,SRES^® 
REALTOR®,  602-391-8246 
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Historic WOODLEA & MELROSE Neighborhood Real estate Update

New Listing hit the market in Historic 

WOODLEA & MELROSE Neighborhood 

05/07/2016 1137 W MACKENZIE DR, Phoenix, AZ 85013 $279,000 with a Pool.  Nice size lot Approx Lot SqFt: 10,781 / County Assessor.

FABULOUS WOODLEA HISTORIC DISTRICT HOME ON LARGE LOT. STONE PAVERS CONNECT LARGE WOOD DECK TO FENCED PEBBLE TECH POOL AND GRASSY AREA. MATURE LANDSCAPING BY DESIGN, SEPARATE STORAGE SHED, SPACIOUS AZ/BONUS ROOM WITH RELAXING VIEW OF DECK AND POOL. TILE FLOORING, TILE COUNTER TOPS, COPPER PLUMBING IN UTILITY ROOM, AC AND CEILING FANS THROUGHOUT. MOVE IN READY.

 Keeping you informed on the neighborhood Real estate. 

Please check out the FaceBOOK PAGE - Dont forget to LIKE 

Interested in viewing this property or the the other active listings in the neighborhood 602.391.8246 

Courtesy of  Apartment Hunters 

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Townhouses Close to Phoenix Melrose & Woodlea Historic Neighborhood

Phoenix Townhouses 15th AVE & Campbell   ONLY 4 active Listings in the neighborhood 2 Pending and 1 UCB under contract accepting backups as of 05/06/2016.

The National Association of REALTORS® has announced that there's a housing supply shortage. Homes are selling quickly and home prices are starting to inch up again. It's becoming a seller's market in many areas. great community close to Light rail and M7 neighborhood.  

Check out Listings right here if you would like to view any of the listings just give a jingle.. 

Linda Wieczorek

Arizona Elite Properties

225 E Germann Rd. ste 110

Gilbert, AZ 85297

602-391-8246

azhomes4u@gmail.com

http://azprideproperty.com/

Great First Impression When Selling Your Home Part 5

Preparing Your Home or Condo For Sale 

Part 5 of 8

Preparing Your Home For Sale - Thinking about selling you home? A Few Helpful tips: 
The key to selling your house or your condo is a "Great 1st impression". First impression Matters! 

BEDROOMS -  Make the bathrooms sparkle
◊ Repair cracks in ceilings and walls
◊ Remove personal items (photos etc..)
◊ Remove clutter
◊ Draperies and blinds clean
◊ Fresh paint if needed
◊ Toys, video games etc… put away
◊ Beds neatly made
◊ Blinds and shades open to let in natural light

Put away the stacks of reading material on night stands and leave room for one good book. Candles and fresh flowers are excellent accessories on bedroom furniture.

If you like to know more about preparing your home for sale or would like a free, no obligation room-by-room review of a home your thinking about selling please give me a call or message me 
Linda Wieczorek 602.391.8246

FIVE SMART HOMEBUYER STRATEGIES

The National Association of REALTORS^® has announced that there's a housing supply shortage. Homes are selling quickly and home prices are starting to inch up again. It's becoming a seller's market in many areas.

Any time the market changes, it's time to change strategies. During a buyer's market, buyers have the upper hand and can make more demands to sellers over their homes' price and condition. During a sellers' market, buyers concede the upper hand to sellers and are more willing to accept higher prices and terms.

When homes are in short supply, buyers don't have the luxury of taking their time, teasing sellers with lowball offers, demanding that every little thing be fixed, and shopping for homes with multiple real estate agents. Do these five steps instead. 

Make a good first impression. Not only do you need to impress sellers, you need to impress real estate agents. Hire one agent and let him or her profile your needs to the marketplace. Be specific about your must-haves so you don't waste your agent's and your time viewing homes that lack what you want most. When you find the home you want, send the seller a letter along with your offer outlining why you love the home.

Get preapproved by a lender. Not only will you know how much home you can buy, you'll be ready to make an offer quickly. Your real estate agent can include the fact that you're financially preapproved by your lender in with the offer, which will carry weight with the seller.

Shop within your price range. In a seller's market, it's wise to shop for homes within or slightly below your price range. This will give you more room to make full-price offers or above in case the home you want is in a bidding war with other buyers. You'll be able to pay your own closing costs. Trying to buy a home out of your reach during a seller's market will only cause you and your agent frustration.

Be flexible. No home is perfect. To get more home for your money, you might shop for an older home that needs renovation. Try to look past ugly wallpaper and stained carpet and visualize the home with more attractive finishes. You may be able to get more living space in an established neighborhood than with a newer home that is priced higher for similar square footage.

Be ready. Be ready to see a new listing at a moment's notice. Be ready to make an offer when you believe this is the right home for your household. Once a seller has accepted your offer, proceed as if you're in a normal market. Set a reasonable closing date that accommodates the seller as much as possible. Confirm the offer with your lender. Schedule the inspections you'll need and don't nitpick the seller over small things.

Whether you're in a buyer's market or a seller's market, you should feel good about the home you choose, the deal you make, and the courteous way you treated all parties to the transaction.

Written by Realty Times Staff on Thursday, 05 May 2016 3:30 pm 

Thinking about buying a home or selling a home contact Linda Wieczorek, REALTOR®

(602) 391-8246

azhomes4u@gmail.com

Historic WOODLEA & MELROSE Neighborhood Real estate Update

   Neighborhood Real estate Update 

Know what going on in the Neighborhood New Listings, what SOLD, what went under contract and which homes fell out of escrow. 

in an effort to help educate the our sellers and stay on top of the market, we are reaching out to those who may be interested  in getting automatic updates form the MLS about comps in your area, basically you will have a link to WOODLEA & MELROSE neighborhood property comparable website.  We find that this is a great way people to really understand whats happening in there neighborhood without having to reach out and ask 

The  neighborhood sits in a bustling part of Phoenix just North of Indian school off 7th Ave. Includes over 350 single family homes in the area bound by Indian School Road on the south, the Grand Canal on the north, 7th Avenue on the east and 15th Avenue on the west.  The neighborhood is nestled in the heart of Phoenix, it is a quiet, cottage community where most of the homes were built between 1931 and 1947.  

Click to view all Woodlea/Melrose listings

Statistical Market Analysis

Status	# Listings	List Volume	Sold Volume		List Price	Sold Price	Sale/List Price	Approx SQFT	List Price Per Approx SQFT	Sold Price Per Approx SQFT	Agent Days On Market	Cumulative Days On Market
Active	3	934,700	0	Low Avg High	289,900 311,567 344,900	0 0 0	0.00 0.00 0.00	1,258 1,595 1,976	146.71 204.70 274.17	0.00 0.00 0.00	21 81 198	21 81 196
Pending	2	764,000	0	Low Avg High	289,000 382,000 475,000	0 0 0	0.00 0.00 0.00	1,125 1,702 2,280	208.33 232.61 256.89	0.00 0.00 0.00	32 34 37	32 34 37
Closed	15	4,295,700	4,168,880	Low Avg High	150,000 286,380 499,000	150,000 277,925 491,000	0.88 0.97 1.06	1,000 1,443 2,258	80.80 203.93 261.42	85.70 197.65 259.93	5 51 151	5 53 151
Overall	20	5,994,400	4,168,880	Low Avg High	150,000 299,720 499,000	150,000 277,925 491,000	0.88 0.97 1.06	1,000 1,492 2,280	80.80 206.92 274.17	85.70 197.65 259.93	5 54 198	5 55 196

Active Listings

MLS #	Address	FE	Bed	Bth	SqFt	YR	OLP	LP	SP	COE	LP/SP/$/SF	ADOM	CDOM
5351805	1407 W GLENROSA AVE	32RO1C2S	3	2	1,976	1939	299,900	289,900			146.71 / NA	198	196
5425421	4213 N 15TH AVE	32R2C2S	3	2	1,552	1950	319,900	299,900			193.23 / NA	26	26
5427364	908 W MACKENZIE DR	31RDQ2G2C2S	3	1	1,258	1946	349,900	344,900			274.17 / NA	21	21

Pending Listings

MLS #	Address	FE	Bed	Bth	SqFt	YR	OLP	LP	SP	COE	LP/SP/$/SF	ADOM	CDOM
5413185	910 W Turney AVE	32R1G2S	3	2	1,125	1947	289,000	289,000			256.89 / NA	32	32
5414896	1322 W Heatherbrae DR	43RDPQO3S	4	3	2,280	1940	475,000	475,000			208.33 / NA	37	37

Closed Listings

MLS #	Address	FE	Bed	Bth	SqFt	YR	OLP	LP	SP	COE	LP/SP/$/SF	ADOM	CDOM
5397447	930 W MONTECITO AVE	31R1G	3	1	1,125	1947	286,500	286,500	280,880	04/19/2016	254.67 / 249.67	68	68
5384824	915 W GLENROSA AVE	32RPO2C1S	3	2	1,501	1942	349,800	349,800	345,000	04/08/2016	233.04 / 229.85	83	83
5373885	1106 W MACKENZIE DR	32FRDO1G2S	3	2	1,341	1944	355,000	330,000	303,000	03/31/2016	246.09 / 225.95	96	96
5356712	4314 N 14TH AVE	32RDQO1C2S	3	2	1,365	1947	274,500	269,900	260,000	03/30/2016	197.73 / 190.48	151	151
5408759	1310 W HEATHERBRAE DR	43RDXQO3S	4	3	2,258	1940	499,000	499,000	491,000	03/30/2016	220.99 / 217.45	17	17
5388427	911 W Montecito AVE	32R1G	3	2	1,372	1947	310,000	310,000	298,000	03/11/2016	225.95 / 217.2	10	41
5396361	1314 W HEATHERBRAE DR	32RO2G2C2S	3	2	1,335	1941	349,000	349,000	347,000	03/11/2016	261.42 / 259.93	25	25
5351239	911 W ROMA AVE	31R1G2C	3	1	1,125	1947	229,000	215,000	215,000	02/26/2016	191.11 / 191.11	32	32
5349169	1308 W MACKENZIE DR	42.5FRDXQ1G	4	2.5	2,009	1944	375,000	359,000	335,000	02/18/2016	178.7 / 166.75	107	106
5376511	1333 W Heaterbrae DR	22O2G1S	2	2	2,042	1950	165,000	165,000	175,000	01/25/2016	80.8 / 85.7	29	29
5376519	4213 N 15 AVE	322C1S	3	2	1,449	1950	150,000	150,000	150,000	01/20/2016	103.52 / 103.52	24	24
5355148	917 W TURNEY AVE	31R1G	3	1	1,125	1947	249,000	249,000	219,000	12/28/2015	221.33 / 194.67	61	61
5357859	1112 W MACKENZIE DR	31R1C1S	3	1	1,000	1947	210,000	210,000	210,000	12/18/2015	210 / 210	5	5
5349176	1107 W Turney AVE	42RDQO3S	4	2	1,471	1947	279,000	279,000	275,000	12/10/2015	189.67 / 186.95	15	15
5341952	1402 W Glenrosa AVE	31RDO1G	3	1	1,125	1947	274,900	274,500	265,000	11/25/2015	244 / 235.56	52	52

If you are considering selling your home let me know if I could help you with a Free Market analysis.  We are also happy to help family and friends. 

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Linda G. Wieczorek ABR,CNE, CSSN,SRES^® 
REALTOR®,  602-391-8246 
Reviews  &  Video Testimonials