Evan and Todd dig into the foreclosure scene with some real life examples of misdirected energy from banks leading to even lower prices. Oh, and some goofing off , too. All of this and more, in Episode 13 of Mohave County’s favorite podcast:

• It’s been a little muggy around these parts
• Cool off in Hualapai Mountains
• A trash bag where my window should be
• Tech Tuesday – Google Maps, Outlook and Vista tips
• Don’t worry, Todd know how to operate manual car windows
• Golf is more fun when you’re better than they are
• Cerbat Cliffs golf course
• If you want to list with Todd you want to sell your house
• Evan goes off on banks
• Are multiple offers making banks more brazen?
• Standard AZ Resale Residential Purchase Contract (PDF)
  
• The bank addendum
• Close escrow or your neighbor gets it!
• Hoop-jumping is part of the foreclosure game
• In the end, bank’s misdirected energy leads to lower prices for foreclosure buyers
• Loan modifications to avoid foreclosure and bank bailout
• Your Way Home AZ offers 22% purchase assistance for foreclosure buyers in Mohave County (Including Bullhead City and Kingman)
• Evan quits real estate?
• Foreclosure buying doesn’t have to be a nightmare if you know what to expect, but it can be frustrating
• June’s avg price per square foot for homes in Bullhead City: foreclosures $78.10, non-foreclosures $94.42
• Sellers are making better decisions and buyers are acting
• Bullhead Laughlin Realty to represent Sun River Mesa Condominiums
• “One person’s crisis is another person’s solution”
• July is water awareness month at MoCo Real Estate News
• Anonymous, enlightened REALTOR on Kingman Daily Miner?
• Water is a dry subject <we’ll be here all week, folks>

In Episode 12, Evan and Todd go from blog comments to tech news before getting down to real estate topics, including turning the tables on buyers and sellers, and moving up in a down market:

• Mohave County’s favorite podcast
• Todd’s mad photo skills
• Todd goes tongue-in-cheek on water worrywarts
• Tech news
• Firefox memory issues? Still the best browser.
• Microsoft and Google to go head to head
• “Highly interesting” is like “good personality”
• Deep thoughts: “Through discussion comes collaboration. Collaboration becomes solutions”
• Kingman real estate report
• Bullhead City real estate report
• June sales highest in three years
• Todd is excited that lower prices get the market moving, but is either empathetic or sympathetic to certain sellers
• Moving up in a down market
• Cashing out vs. moving your chips to a different table
• Next week, Why Evan is pissed off at banks

Evan and Todd touch on anti-growth issues, debate government’s place in the foreclosure market, and wrap up with a general bitch session in Episode 11:

• Fun with water
• Excuses for anti-growth
• Global Warming is now Climate Change
• Cap and Trade
• New bumper sticker: We’ll be out of private property rights before we’re out of water
• Your Way home AZ – 22% financing assistance for Arizona foreclosure buyers
• Buyer assistance or bank bailout?
• Bottom line: Foreclosure need to move to restore health to the market
• Bottom line: Claim your free money while you can
• Banks are strategic sellers or just messing up?
• (All) Sellers need to be nicer to buyers
• Relocating as a water conservation technique
• Friends don’t let friends move alone…as long as cocktails are provided
• Happy Birthday, USA
• In the end you’re gonna get taxed

Evan and Todd reach a milestone in Episode 10:

• This just in: It’s hot
• Lake Mohave a great spot to cool off
• House hunting in Bullhead City
• This just in: Kingman may be cooler than Bullhead City
• Oatman Egg Fry
• Movie review: The Hangover (Rated R)
• Kingman pending sales up 40%
• Bullhead City pending sales up 54%
• Buyer’s Choice
• Your Way Home AZ – Let Arizona put up 22% of your foreclosure purchase
• First-time buyer programs
• Bullhead City Farmer’s Market
• States going broke
• CA set to issue IOU notes
• Mohave County office in Bullhead City cutting hours (M-TH 8-12, closed Fri)
• Cutting fat means cutting services
• Elected officials get less attention than American Idol, I’m a Celebrity, Dancing with the Stars
• March on Washington DC
• Kingman Tea Party
• Print money, go to jail (unless you’re the federal govt)
• Kingman for Positive Growth (Facebook)
• Happy Independence Day!

Evan and Todd shake off the rust and get down to business in Episode 9:

• What the heck goes on in Whistler?
• Oh, Canada! Pictures from Todd’s trip. See more on Todd’s Facebook page.
• You can only drink so much tequila
• Evan calls BS on Todd
• Tech news – Customize your address on Facebook
  
• Kingman folks standing up for growth
• “Insourcing” instead of outsourcing?
• Inaction is not an economic development strategy
• Where will the leaders come from?
• Arizona offers financial assistance for foreclosure buyers – 22% of purchase price!
• FHA 203k – Financing for home purchases including rehabilitation money
• Foreclosure sales ease competition but don’t displace a seller and stimulate another sale
• Buyers set the market, prices
• Assets vs. liabilities
• Kingman real estate update
• Bullhead City real estate update
• Bullhead City foreclosures report