AZ What a wonderful place to be in February

Relocating to Arizona
By : Johnny Walker

This weather is killing my swerve..
So year after year this is the weekend I tell all my family and friends in Chicago to be sure not to miss the PGA golf on TV. The one BIG opportunity I get to tick everyone off – all in good fun of course.

Generally this is the weekend that it is cold as heck and usually 2 feet of snow in Chicago.

This year – ahhhhhhhh NO. It’s freezing and rainy here in the Valley of the sun.

So in the interest of having fun with this – watch recordings of last years tournament or find a recording of the other HUGE event here this time of year The Barrett Jackson Car Auction.

If you are driving in Chicago around either airport look for this billboard. Yeah – thats me.

By the way the forecast for next week is 70 degrees and widespread sunshine. Let me know if you want me to send pictures.

Johnny
602-315-2906
jwalksaz@gmail.com

If you want to discuss any of this call me or email me.
If you want to buy/sell a home or you need some Real Estate advice – CALL ME

My Opinion…..
By : Johnny Walker

And So It Begins…

Wether you love or hate the current administration, they MUST address inflation and Interest rates. They have NO CHOICE if they have any hope of re-election. AMERICANS, ALL Americans are pissed about the price of gas, eggs, cars, loans. There are no DEM gas stations, there are no REP grocery stores. There are AMERICAN stores and the prices are high for ALL of us.

THANK GOD it is an election year.

So I had a wise man once tell me that if you are going to present a problem – have a solution ready as well.
OOOOOK – I GOT IT..

Once mortgage rates get to the low 6% or 5% GAME ON. While this may seem high compared to the Covid induced 2-3% rates, 5-6% is doable for most folks. If you are waiting for the Covid 2-3% rates you will be waiting for a LONG time. Those are a thing of the past. I predicted rates would fall to low 6% in March 2024. Well I was wrong. The drop started in November WOO HOO. I like when I am wrong. (5 words Jim Szabo has NEVER uttered)

OK so that is the good news. Unfortunately this comes with some bad news.

Our inventories are still low. (16600 active homes on MLS today). Once rates get into doable ranges WATCH OUT. It will be like a marathon race when they shoot the starters pistol. Buyers will be out in force.

The days of multiple offers, $20k $30k even $40k over asking will be back like it was 2 years ago. Folks will either settle for a house that “works” or get priced out by all the Californians moving here with wads of cash they got from selling a shack in Pamona for $1.5 million

NO WORRIES – I have a solution for this as well.

MARRY the house – DATE the rate
Jim Szabo, My Lender Partner and I have a guarantee solution. We created a certificate for buyers for a NO- COST Refinance. Buy now Save later.

With this in mind – I fully understand that there is NO off the shelf solution for all. Every scenario is different and requires specific solutions. The Johnny Walker Real Estate Group was formed to accomplish that.

If you are looking to sell or buy NOW is the time to start a conversation to see if it is the right time for you. It may be but it might not.

As always – feel free to call me with any questions you may have. 602-315-2906

Have a great week.
Count on me as a resource for ANYTHING Real Estate related. (or baseball or hockey – LOL)

Johnny
602-315-2906
jwalksaz@gmail.com

If you want to discuss any of this call me or email me.
If you want to buy/sell a home or you need some Real Estate advice – CALL ME

Real Estate

I created The Johnny Walker Real Estate Group with one thing in mind – ensuring our clients get to the finish line on time and with a smile on their faces. We accomplish that by ensuring that everyone involved is rowing together in that direction.
There is only 1 Realtor / QB – Johnny. I realized long ago that to do this right I needed to align with great professionals.

Here is the Team:
Jim Szabo – Lender Green Home Loans
Breanna Kruger – Great American Title
Shelby Mallory – Super Home Warranty
Rich LeGrande – Alliance Home Inspection

Everyone has a specific need. This is not an “off the shelf solution” time in Real Estate. Making a plan is vital right now.

Call me to discuss further. Creating a strategy is not only important but there is NO cost to the consumer – YOU.

My new website is up and working. Came out great. Check it out.

www.johnnywalkerrealtor.com

Johnny
602-315-2906
jwalksaz@gmail.com

Let me be your resource for ANYTHING Real Estate related

Ha Ha’s   –   LOL’s   –   Weekly Funnies.

Classic golf quotes

1. These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit
it with the shadow.
~ PGA Hall of Famer Sam Snead

2. I was three over today: One over a house, one over a patio and one over a
swimming pool..
~ Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett

3. Actually, the only time I ever took out a one-iron was to kill a
tarantula. And I took a 7 to do that.
~ Sports Writer Jim Murray

4. The only sure rule in golf is – he who has the fastest cart never has to
play the bad lie.
~ Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle

5. Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if you’re not good at
them.
~  Actor Kevin Costner

6. I don’t fear death, but I sure don’t like those three-footers for par.
~  PGA Golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez

7. After all these years, it’s still embarrassing for me to play on the
American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie for a sand wedge and he
came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye.
~ PGA Golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez

8. The ball retriever is not long enough to get my putter out of the tree.
~  Tom Weiskopf

9. Swing hard in case you hit it.
~  Football QB Dan Marino

10. My favorite shots are the practice swing and the conceded putt. The rest
can never be mastered..
~ Lord Robertson

11. Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep
the clubs and the fresh air.
~ Jack Benny

12. There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different
games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
~ Ben Hogan

13. Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time,
you’re the best.
~ Jack Nicklaus

14. The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf. It’s almost a
law.
~ H. G. Wells

15. I never pray on a golf course. Actually, the Lord answers my prayers
everywhere except on the course.
~ Billy Graham

16. If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play at it, it’s recreation. If
you work at it, it’s golf.
~ Bob Hope

17. While playing golf today, I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake in a
sand trap.
~ Henny Youngman

18. If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf
ball.
~ Jack Lemmon

19. You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of
them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.
~ Lee Trevino

20. I’m not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they’d
come up sliced.
~ Lee Trevino