Are Short Term Rentals a Disclosure Issue?

City of Scottsdale, Chris Combs and various sources, January 2023 Question: I am an elderly lady that is exhausted by all of the STRs having parties on our street in Old Town Scottsdale. In the spring I want to sell my home and move to San Diego to live with my...

Can Landlords Refuse Section 8 Housing Vouchers?

Zona Law Group, Pat Hune, Broker 1st Southwest Realty and Various Sources, March 2023 Landlords Can No Longer Reject Section 8 Housing Vouchers: Based on this update from Zona Law Group the answer is no.  Landlords can no longer reject housing assistance programs like...

Should you buy a property with a land lease?

Pat Hune, Broker 1st Southwest Realty  and Various Sources, February 2023 Land-leased properties can be confusing.  First, what is a land lease?  A land lease is where one person owns the structure on the property and someone else owns the land.  The structure owner...

Can Bugs Stop a Home Sale?

Pat Hune, Broker 1st Southwest Realty  and Various Sources, November 2022 Recently I was selling a fix-up property in Glendale.  Overall the house was in pretty good condition.  It was a John F Long home back when John was building block homes. It was structurally...

What is a 40-year Listing Agreement

Pat Hune, Broker 1st Southwest Realty  and Various Sources, January 2023 Latest Real Estate Scam – 40 year lien. In 2018 a real estate brokerage* started offering property owners money ($500-$1500) in exchange for signing an agreement. What the owners don’t know...