RHRyan Harju
Associate Broker · Keller Williams Integrity First Realty
Guides

Straight answers, written down.

Every guide is written for East Valley buyers, sellers, and investors, checked against the Arizona forms and the current numbers, and updated as the market moves. New one every week.

SellingWhat’s my home worth? How I value an East Valley homeHow an East Valley home gets valued: the last three closings, the days they took, condition adjustments, and why the website estimate is different.
BuyingWhat it really costs to buy a home in the East ValleyEarnest money, inspections, appraisal, closing costs, and the first sixty days: what East Valley buyers actually pay on top of the price, in order.
SellingPricing: the two numbers that decide the first two weeksWhat the last three homes like yours closed at, and how many days they took. The two numbers that decide whether your East Valley home sells in two weeks.
BuyingFirst-time buyers: the whole process, in orderBuying your first home in Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa or the East Valley? Every step, deadline and Arizona form, in plain English and in order.
BuyingHow offers win in the East Valley: four leversPrice is one lever. Timing, terms and a clean contract are the other three. How an East Valley buyer writes an offer a seller picks, without overpaying.
SellingFix this, skip that: prepping an East Valley home to sellWhat a buyer’s inspector flags in ten minutes, what changes the photos, and what to leave alone before you list your East Valley home.
SellingSell then buy: timing two East Valley contractsHow to line up selling your East Valley home with buying the next one, so you are not carrying two homes or renting in between.
BuyingBuying before you sell: Arizona’s home sale contingencyHow the Arizona home sale contingency works when you buy before you sell in the East Valley: the seller’s three-day bump and waiving it.
SellingPre-listing checklist for East Valley sellersSelling in Gilbert, Mesa or Chandler? The seven things to finish before your home goes live, in order: disclosures, HOA papers, fixtures, repairs, photos.
SellingExpired listing: why it didn’t sell, what to changeEast Valley listing expired? The three usual causes are price, condition and photos, and access. What the data shows and what to change before relisting.
BuyingFHA buyers in the East Valley: how your offer competesHow an FHA offer competes in Gilbert, Chandler and Mesa: what the seller sees, what the appraisal can flag, and what to ask the seller for.
BuyingVA buyers in the East Valley: what the seller side must doWhat a VA offer needs from the seller side in Gilbert, Mesa and Chandler, how it competes, and how Arizona forms handle your agent’s pay.
BuyingNew construction: bring your own agentBuying a new build in Gilbert, Queen Creek or Mesa? Why your agent goes on the first visit, how builder contracts differ, and which inspections to get.
BuyingRelocating to the East Valley: a buyer’s guideMoving to Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tempe or Scottsdale? Home styles, freeways, HOAs, summer realities, and how buying from afar works.
SellingSelling a tenant-occupied home in the East ValleyNotice rules, showing access, the lease and the deposits: how a tenant-occupied home in Mesa or Gilbert sells to an investor or an owner.
SellingSelling an inherited home in the East ValleyInherited a house in Mesa, Gilbert or Chandler? The order of steps, who can sign, what to disclose if you never lived there, clearing out, and pricing.
InvestorsRental math: rent minus everythingThe East Valley rental math worksheet: real rent, vacancy, taxes, insurance, HOA, reserves, management, and what is actually left before you write the offer.
InvestorsBuying a rental with tenants in placeWhat the seller must hand over, how rents and deposits transfer, and what ends at closing when you buy a tenant-occupied home in the East Valley.
InvestorsHow to read a rent roll before you buyWhat a rent roll shows, the lines that mislead, and how to check it against the leases, deposits and tenant files an Arizona seller must hand over.
Investors2 to 4 unit multifamily in the East ValleyBuying a duplex, triplex or fourplex in Mesa, Tempe or Chandler: the extra disclosure, the rent roll you are owed, and the different math.
InvestorsShort-term rental rules in the East ValleyShort-term rental licenses, registration and tax steps in Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tempe and Scottsdale, checked against each city’s own site.
Investors1031 exchange timing in the East ValleyHow the 45-day and 180-day exchange clocks fit around Arizona contract deadlines when you sell one East Valley rental and buy the next.
InvestorsBuying East Valley rentals from out of stateHow remote buying works in Gilbert, Mesa and Chandler: notices by email, inspections you skip, and the Arizona registrations owners can’t.
InvestorsSelling a rental portfolio in the East ValleySelling several East Valley rentals: package or one at a time, how leases and deposits move, what portfolio buyers check, and disclosure per property.
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