{"id":80,"date":"2025-06-23T03:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T03:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonahomesland.com\/blogs\/?p=80"},"modified":"2025-06-23T03:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T03:56:22","slug":"so-close-and-yet-so-far-in-buying-an-arizona-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonahomesland.com\/blogs\/2025\/06\/23\/so-close-and-yet-so-far-in-buying-an-arizona-home\/","title":{"rendered":"So CLOSE and Yet So FAR in Buying an Arizona Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So CLOSE and yet so FAR in real estate can make a big difference. Some are bigger than others. Buying a home with a mistake can make your new home purchase annoying and a cost to replace. Did you realize there was a through street that gets busy at rush hour behind the backyard wall? The home&nbsp; looked great in the pictures and everthing was quiet when I saw it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need advice in buying your next Arizona home? Give me, Jeff Masich, REALTOR a call or text at 480-242-6500, I would be pleased to guide you in the right direction including recomending a home inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note a &#8220;little&#8221; mistake can be big in using the home like with this poorly built door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/activerain.com\/image_store\/uploads\/agents\/jmasich\/files\/mistake+door+pexels-pixabay-277559.jpg\" alt=\"Mistake door\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mistakes do happen&nbsp;(Photo: Pexels-Pixabay)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Sinatra sang about his life mistake his famous song &#8220;MY WAY&#8221;&#8230;.remember?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=w019MzRosmk%3Fsi%3DWbKLtSz5oFyDUMPl\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frank sang,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Mistakes? I made a few&#8230;but I did it MY WAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, in real estate that is not always a good thing to do it &#8220;MY WAY&#8221; and make mistakes. Take a look at a few building mistakes as in this building mistake video realized when the &#8220;MY WAY&#8221; home owner decides to sell their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake House- How many can you find?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=sNSWccfdO3Y%3Fsi%3DG0ImAbe6ouEv0yWw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;MY WAY&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;is not always what a home buyer is looking for. Did you notice the &#8220;wood like paneling&#8221;, &#8220;reach in closet&#8221;, &#8220;colored appliances&#8221; and &#8220;natural growth roof&#8221;. Sure it was done &#8220;MY WAY&#8221; by the Seller. The good thing? Maybe a buyer can get a good price. Not so good for the &#8220;MY WAY&#8221; seller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes it is just better to buy a home that is built to code in the Phoenix metro area. Hey, I can help you with that as your REALTOR\u00ae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/activerain.com\/image_store\/uploads\/agents\/jmasich\/files\/HomeSmart+Let+me+help+you+find+home.jpg\" alt=\"Family Home Buyers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As your Buyer&#8217;s Realtor, I track single family detached homes for sale in the Phoenix Arizona metro area for my clients and let you &#8220;filter&#8221; those homes with hundreds of criteria on the free MLS I provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UPDATED DAILY Homes For Sale in the Phoenix Arizona Metro on the MLS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click &#8220;Sort&#8221; and view in price order lowest to highest and&nbsp;ALWAYS UP TO DATE&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.flexmls.com\/181h8kd6b10q,12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phoenix Arizona Metro Detached Homes<\/a>&nbsp;on the MLS&nbsp;for a&nbsp;FULL PAGE&nbsp;view&nbsp;with pictures, prices and also to get your personal&nbsp;FREE ARIZONA MLS SEARCH PORTAL&nbsp;provided by me, your Buyer&#8217;s Realtor. Call\/Text me at 480-242-6500 if you are interested in seeing a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/activerain-store.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog_entries\/399\/5261399\/original\/8M1G0014_5_6_7_fused_%288.5_x_5.7%29.jpg?1534293158\" alt=\"Featured Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the latest and always up to date MLS list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.flexmls.com\/1oecd2datewg,12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phoenix Arizona Metro Single Level Detached Homes<\/a>&nbsp;for sale if you prefer not climbing stairs. They are great and so much easier to walk around in and for seniors and keeping the kids accounted for. Or see homes for sale, including 2+ stories with ALL&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.flexmls.com\/181h8kd6b10q,12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">single family&nbsp;all detached homes for sale in the Phoenix<\/a>&nbsp;Arizona MLS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note, he older homes prior to the late 1970s also tend to have larger lots and no HOA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the Phoenix suburbs, Scottsdale living or anywhere in the Phoenix metro area and to see homes for sale:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahomesland.com\/buy\/scottsdalehomes\">Scottsdale Homes For Sale<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahomesland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona Homes For Sale<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meet Jeff Masich, REALTOR\u00ae when looking to buy or sell a home in Phoenix &nbsp;area<\/strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PsvfHuscwfU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Masich, REALTOR\u00ae to get started and then call\/text 480-242-6500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are looking to move to Phoenix including Scottsdale or&nbsp;other areas of Arizona to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahomesland.com\/buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy a home in Arizona<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahomesland.com\/sell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sell a home in Arizona<\/a>, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahomesland.com\/ourteam\/jeffmasich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeff Masich<\/a>, Associate Broker and REALTOR\u00ae. 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