Arizona Home Talk

Happy New Years!

I wanted to share 3 personal New Year’s Resolutions with you all. If you have one of your own you’d like to share, feel welcome to add a comment!

1. Invest in Real Estate. I hope to practice what I preach by taking advantage of the low low prices in the Phoenix real estate market. We are seeing 2003 prices back again. Lender owned properties are all over the place. Home builders have slashed prices. I plan to either upgrade myself and buy a new-build, or find an ugly lender-owned property that failed to sell at foreclosure auction. Phoenix real estate will be one of the first markets to rebound considering our weather, jobs and popularity. See related post here. It can be confusing out there…for more on the differences between REO/bank/lender/corporate owned properties, short sales/pre-foreclosures and other investment deals stay tuned for another post or email me at Becky@BeckyWyattOnline.com.

2. Capture Memories. I took some great vacations in 2007. San Francisco, Austin, San Antonio, and I took some great photos. But I haven’t gotten around to putting them in an album, or framing them, or putting them on a DVD. I really want to get organized. So far www.picasa.com has been a help. I’d also like to convert VHS tapes of home movies to DVD form. I’m actually waiting for the technology to get beyond DVDs (they break, they scratch, they skip) and go to some indestructible memory stick.

3. Throw a Party. I realized this holiday season that I haven’t hosted a party at my home in a long time. I had a fun client party at Freestone Park with burgers and soda…but nothing with cocktails, adults and desserts. Maybe for Valentine’s Day…