I am including live links to several communities in the Phoenix and Mesa Valley. This is a work in progress, so if you know of one that you would like more information on, please just let me know!

Mesa

I’ll be posting most of my new information on AzLadyInRealEstateBlog.com.   This will contain good information for buyers and sellers in the Phoenix real estate market. Searching for a home, searching for a specific community? Then watch carefully. I will be setting up one-click links to properties throughout the valley. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me if you would like me to set you up on a portal specific to your searches.

Hazardous
Waste Collection and Recycling Event in Mesa on December 12, 2009! 2412 North Center (Center Street North of McKellips)

 I appreciate the opportunity to clean out the garage, get rid of those
“things” that have been sitting around forever and dispose of them in a
safe and green manner.  

Event Hours: 8 a.m. - 12 noon.  Materials will not be accepted after 12 noon!!

Here’s a list of ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

Paints, polishes and varnishes;
paint related materials;
turpentine;
appliances (limit 2);
aerosol cans;
adhesives;
motor oil/antifreeze;
transmission fluid;
fuel additives;
pool chemicals;
prescription drugs;
gasoline;
batteries;
mercury;
pesticides;
computer equipment;
televisions;
compact fluorescent lights;
automobile tires (limit 5);
rims accepted only if tire has been removed

List of UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

Commercial/industrial waste;
55 gallon drums of material;
large truck tires;
radioactive material
explosives.

For more information, call City of Mesa Customer Service at: 480.644-2221 or visit www.mesaaz.gov/waste

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The City of Mesa provides recycling for all sorts of items including: computers, televisions, PDA phones, audi-video equipment, printers, appliances and other electronics. The City’s first express drop-off recycling gathering will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at 2412 North Center Street, Mesa. No charge for this service, but only Mesa residents are eligible.

I”ve provided a link to the recycling website! Let’s all clean out our garages and get rid of all of those phones, cords, electronics, and make room for all of the new stuff we will be purchasing or receiving as gifts.

In a nut shell, a drop bid is a tactic used to sell a property faster. Though this practice is legal in some states, drop bids are illegal in Arizona.  Arizona law requires that opening bids on the foreclosure properties are to be posted at 9:00 a.m. the day before the auctions. This is so all potential bidders, including the homeowner, have the information in time to research a property and line up the money to bid. [The Arizona Republic - 11/22/2009, p. A20]

The drop bid is happening on the courthouse steps the day of the auction. It appears as though a few “insiders” are the ones privy to this information and, thus, are able to grab the deals before the regular folk can even have a chance!

I cannot even believe how corrupt our country has become! Everywhere I turn, there’s another story of thievery and greed! What is to become of our world if this continues?

Since I am particularly fond of checking out our local Farmer’s markets, I thought it would be useful for my readers if I provided a list of the Farmers’ Markets in the Southeast Valley including Mesa, Chandler, Phoenix, Tempe, Gilbert, Ahwatukee and Casa Grande.

Where possible, I’ve included any website information as well as time and dates of the Farmers’ Markets.

• Downtown Chandler Farmers Market – Open on Thursdays fron 3–6 p.m. Located at the southwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and Arizona Avenue.
• Farmers Market at Solera Community Center – open from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesdays of the Month from September-July. Located at 6360 South Mountain Boulevard, Chandler.
• Farmers Market at Trilogy-Power Ranch - open 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesdays of the Month from September-July. Located at 4369 East Village Parkway, Gilbert
• Agritopia Farm Stand – open from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturdays from November – May. Located at 3000 East Ray Road Gilbert.
• Mesa Community Farmers Market – open 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Fridays. Located at the Rendezvous Center, 263 North Center Street, Mesa
• McDonald Street Farmers Market – open 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays from October 24–May 1. Located at the northeastern corner of Main Street and MacDonald, Mesa
• Ahwatukee Farmers Market – open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays from October-April and May-September. Located at 4700 East Warner Road, Phoenix
• Farm at South Mountain – open 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturdays October through May 16. Located at 6106 South 32^nd Street, Phoenix
• Market on Mill – open 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Thursdays. Located at 730 South Mill Avenue, Tempe
• Mill Avenue Farmers Market – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sundays. Located at 24 East Sixth Street, Tempe
• Casa Grande Farmers Market – open 8 a.m. – noon on Tuesdays. Located at the Christian Church of Casa Grande parking lot, 1510 North Casa Grande Avenue, in Casa Grande

Mesa, Arizona Real Estate. Call me at: 480.216-3334 for information on purchasing or selling a home in Mesa, Arizona or surrounding towns. OR email me: Teri@TeriEllis.com. Feel free to visit one of my websites: HomesAzRE.com, MoveToMesaAz.com or MoveToSunnyAz.com. Or stop by my blogs at: MesaAzRealEstateVoice; Phoenix and Mesa Real Estate Blog; Phoenix Valley Real Estate Blog

Do you ever take just “five minutes” for YOU? Life can be stressful, and the days whiz by before we know it, and we look around and wonder? Where did the time go?

Recently I read an article which inspired me to do just that - take five minutes! At first, I wondered whatever I could do in just “five mintues”.  I decided to compile a list [I am a fan of lists] of what “I” could do! How about YOU?

My first try at the “five” minute break, was to go into my closet and rid myself of the things that no longer fit - nor ever will. Okay, I spent maybe fifteen minutes - but, it felt GREAT!

Here is my list - by no means complete - feel free to add your ideas as well.

1 - Call - not email - someone! Take a minute to find out how they are doing, etc. It could be a friend, family member, or client!
2 - Go to your “go to” spot and sit and close your eyes for five minutes and think of all of the good things in your life! And express gratitude for all of those “good” things.
3 - Sit outside - in good weather - and enjoy seeing the flowers, trees, sky, birds - nature!
4 - Take a walk around the block.
5 - Visit with your husband or child or a friend
6 - Begin one of those projects you’ve wanted to do for a long while - just invest five minutes!
7 - Begin/finish your blog post!
8 - Read/learn something new!
9 - Practice on a talent!
10 - Clean out your purse - or wallet?
11 - Walk up and down the stairs five times.
12 - Give/get a back/shoulder rub   
13 - Sit, relax, and dream for awhile — and don’t feel guilty!
14 - Sew on a missing button, or mend that hem or?
15 - Update family photos, or hang a picture on the wall.
16 - Polish a pair of shoes
17 - Water your plants!
18 - Get rid of a pile of old magazines or newspapers or catalogs
19 - Write a list of things for which you are grateful
20 - Plan your menus for a week
21 - Clean off your desk (five minutes’ worth)
22 - Organize those files
23 - Clear off those things sticking to your refrigerator
24 - Look at your kitchen - get rid of the stuff laying on the counter that doesn’t need to be there
25 - Clean out a drawer

I COULD go on and on, but you get the idea. These are some great five minute options - and, the way I look at it, if it takes a bit longer, that’s okay too. If we begin with five minutes, tha t doesn’t sound so overwhelming….five minutes at a time!

My wish for all of you is to have a wonderful and peaceful Thanksgiving.

Mesa, Arizona Real Estate. Call me at: 480.216-3334 for information on purchasing or selling a home in Mesa, Arizona or surrounding towns. OR email me: Teri@TeriEllis.com. Feel free to visit one of my websites: HomesAzRE.com, MoveToMesaAz.com or MoveToSunnyAz.com. Or stop by my blogs at: MesaAzRealEstateVoice; Phoenix and Mesa Real Estate Blog; Phoenix Valley Real Estate Blog

Our day trip on the Light Rail from Mesa to Phoenix and Back was such a kick! On November 11, Veterans’ Day, we boarded the Light Rail in Mesa at Dobson and Main. I love to take day trips to better appreciate the beautiful Phoenix Valley. I wanted to stop by the Tempe Farmer’s Market, walk along Mill Avenue in Tempe, and enjoy the sights all of the way to the end of the line and back.

The price of an all-day ticket is so reasonable.  We purchased them at Safeway in East Mesa. There were very few people traveling today, and we witnessed ongoing Veterans’ Day parades in Tempe and in Central Phoenix. It was so cool! The trip took about 30-40 minutes to the end of the line at the Metro Center - 19th Avenue. We changed trains and headed back!

Since I grew up in Phoenix, I loved traveling through downtown Phoenix and being able to see how “modern” Phoenix has become. The Light Rail route is so nicely designed and maintained, there is a feeling that I could get off at any of the stations and feel “safe.” We passed by the Westward Ho, a skyscraper hotel located on Central Avenue built in 1928 that was famous in the “day” and the tallest building in Phoenix until the year 1960. Anyone who has seen Al

fred Hitchcock’s movie, Pschyo, will remember that it was filmed in Phoenix in 1960. As a child, my mom would drop us off in downtown Phoenix to watch movies, and we got in for a quarter. ;-)Then, there’s my high school, Phoenix Union, which has been torn down now, but the memories are still there of the “good old days! Very nostalgic for me. The City has certainly “grown” up.

There is more to this story - I’ll share photos of Mill Avenue, where we ate, and more photos in another post.

Be sure to stop by my new Blog Site: AzLadyInRedRealEstateBlog.com for photos and more!

There were shootouts, people dressed in their “old west” garb, and plenty of food. Rides on the train for little ones, jewelry booths, and a wide assortment of opportunities to purchase goodies or just walk and enjoy the music and the sights.

Winter visitors are back!! These events continue until May when visitors return to their cooler climates. There are plenty of these Farmers’  Markets, festivals, craft shows, and celebrations going on all winter.

It was a balmy 78 degrees this morning around  11:30, and we stopped by and tried out a homemade tamale. LOVE tamales! We purchased six, and will be having them for dinner soon. The Tamale Store is located in north Phoenix, but you can call and order your tamales, or go online at www.thetamalestore.com, and pick them up at the farmers’ markets in town. I do recommend them.

The McDonald Street Market is located in the center of Old Mesa at McDonald and Main. I’ve included a link to their website which provides dates, times, and other useful information for those who like to keep up on the local news.

Hopefully I’ll see you there as well. Give me some time to get it going. It’s a baby right now, but I hope to bring it to the forefront within the next few months. Remember, I am still around on all of my other blogs and websites. AND I’m always a phone call or email away.