Comments on: You Pick: Dated and Established, or New and Undeveloped? http://www.mytucsonblog.com/tucson-homes-explained/you-pick-dated-and-established-or-new-and-undeveloped/ Everything you need to know about Tucson and Real Estate - and then some Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Reppond http://www.mytucsonblog.com/tucson-homes-explained/you-pick-dated-and-established-or-new-and-undeveloped/comment-page-1/#comment-1918 Jim Reppond Thu, 14 May 2009 07:28:55 +0000 http://www.mytucsonblog.com/tucson-homes-explained/you-pick-dated-and-established-or-new-and-undeveloped/#comment-1918 As a real estate agent, sometimes a client's tastes and preferences will shock you. The key is to make it about them, not you. It's not about YOUR opinion, you are there to help them find the right match for them. As a real estate agent, sometimes a client’s tastes and preferences will shock you. The key is to make it about them, not you. It’s not about YOUR opinion, you are there to help them find the right match for them.

]]> By: Scott http://www.mytucsonblog.com/tucson-homes-explained/you-pick-dated-and-established-or-new-and-undeveloped/comment-page-1/#comment-1916 Scott Thu, 14 May 2009 01:48:20 +0000 http://www.mytucsonblog.com/tucson-homes-explained/you-pick-dated-and-established-or-new-and-undeveloped/#comment-1916 Personally, it always seems to end up being an emotional reponse. I'm sure a psychologist could break that response down into 20 or 30 very specific component factors. But when the realtor asks me "why this place and not that place", I have to shrug. I've fallen in love with old places. I've fallen in love with new places. I loved a former house on a 100' x 200' lot. I love my current home on 18 acres. Who can figure? There is one thing I'd do before making my decision, though. I'd go to the Tucson police website and check out their online map of crime activity for both neighborhoods. Your realtor can't ethically steer you away from a neighborhood, but that map sure can... Personally, it always seems to end up being an emotional reponse. I’m sure a psychologist could break that response down into 20 or 30 very specific component factors. But when the realtor asks me “why this place and not that place”, I have to shrug. I’ve fallen in love with old places. I’ve fallen in love with new places. I loved a former house on a 100′ x 200′ lot. I love my current home on 18 acres. Who can figure?

There is one thing I’d do before making my decision, though. I’d go to the Tucson police website and check out their online map of crime activity for both neighborhoods. Your realtor can’t ethically steer you away from a neighborhood, but that map sure can…

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