Short sales: 2013

Friday, December 20, 2013

Heroes Home Advantage | … Cash-Back Program for Home Buyers / www.yourValleyProperty.com

Heroes Home Advantage ® | … Cash-Back Program for Home Buyers

Realty Executives East Valley is an Independently Owned and Operated subsidiary of Realty Executives International, offering a complete range of real estate services to the entire Phoenix Valley Area. Bill Salvatore is owner/partner of Realty Executives East Valley, Founder of Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans (AZVHV), and President of the Phoenix Chapter of Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP).

You can find details of services and discounts offered to Veterans and Military Members at: www.azvhv.wordpress.com and www.varep.wordpress.com or contact Bill Salvatore, 602-999-0952 for additional information.

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Sunday, December 15, 2013

7 top housing trends for 2013 - MSN Real Estate / www.yourValleyProperty.com

7 top housing trends for 2013 - MSN Real Estate

Gilbert Real Estate 602-999-0952 | www.yourvalleyproperty.com | Bill Salvatore | GilbertRentalAgent@gmail.com Realty Executives East Valley

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Maximizing the Value of Your Apartment Investment / Gilbert Real Estate 602-999-0952 | www.yourvalleyproperty.com | Bill Salvatore

Maximizing the Value of Your Apartment Investment

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Year in Review Bill Salvatore with Realty Executives East Valley

Year in Review

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Year in Review Bill Salvatore with Realty Executives East Valley

Year in Review

Saturday, December 7, 2013

The Holidays… gratifying or a groan? | Heroes Home Advantage ®

Bill Salvatore, Realty Executives East Valley with Jessica of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, Adopt-a-Senior program

The Holidays… gratifying or a groan?

Decorating the yard for Christmas in shorts and sandals is nothing less than awesome but it does very little for your holiday spirit. Don’t get me wrong. I do not miss schlepping through a foot of snow with a frigid metal ladder over my shoulder only to dangle from the icy railing and attach a half-lit string of lights. Assuming your limited patience overpowers your economic good sense and you throw out all the tangled ones, putting up Christmas lights in Arizona is virtually hassle-free. Scaring up an appropriate mood for the holiday season takes a bit more effort.

So every year we try to do something Christmasy right after Thanksgiving. Sometimes we take in the local talent at the Botanical Garden during their annual Luminaria. The Zoo puts on possibly the coolest ever Zoo Lights display. There’s a peculiar but somehow exquisite tumbleweed tree in the center of Chandler, and the dazzle of Main Street in Mesa, and Glendale Glitters are not to be missed. But we’ve discovered the thing that does our hearts the most good during the holiday season is passing the spirit on to someone else.

The wonderful people at Gilbert’s Chamber of Commerce have imagined a brilliant project they call Adopt a Senior. Every November they collect a short wish list from each of their Meals-on-Wheels participants, and distribute the lists to anyone who requests them. This is satisfying in more ways than one. My wife welcomes yet another compelling reason to shop, and it kicks off the holiday season with just the right sentiment.

My point is this. Do something nice this year for someone you don’t know. It doesn’t need to cost a lot… a dollar in a few Salvation Army kettles, or a box of supplies for the local food pantry goes a very long way, and brings a lot of meaning to something that can easily become reduced to the annoyance of hanging lights.

Tags: Christmas, Holidays in Arizona, Things to do for the Holidays, helping others, Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, Bill Salvatore, Realty Executives East Valley, Living in Arizona, Living in Gilbert, Living in Mesa, Living in Chandler

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296
602-999-0952
www.yourValleyProperty.com

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Dear Southwest, a short story of a missed opportunity. | AZVHV

Dear Southwest, a short story of a missed opportunity.

Posted by AZVHV.wordpress.com on December 3, 2013

Posted in: Military Members, Veterans buying Real Estate. Tagged: Bill Salvatore, honoring our military, Las Vegas Airport, Military, Military discounts, Property in AZ, PropertyInAZ, Realty Executives East Valley, Southwest Airline, Veteran home buying discounts, Veterans. Leave a Comment

He is willing to step up to honor his country and defend us all, this lone Marine at Las Vegas airport. He seemed a proud young man, very quiet, and very last in the boarding line.

There was a sign on your check-in desk offering open boarding positions A1-15… for a price. I have no problem with that. Nor do I have a problem with the way Southwest customarily treats soldiers. I’ve witnessed many, many times, crew and passengers recognizing and applauding military personnel. But somehow I felt this time an opportunity was overlooked.

How much would it have cost Southwest to move this admirable young Marine to one of those 15 empty spaces at the front of the line? We all know that would be nothing. It would have had no monetary value or loss to you but so much value in the eyes of your customers. We would have happily given him our boarding position but he was not on our flight. So why didn’t Southwest step up this time? We noticed him, why didn’t you

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Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

You can’t shut me up about this stuff! AZVHV | Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans

AZVHV | Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans

You can’t shut me up about this stuff!

Posted by AZVHV.wordpress.com on November 26, 2013

Posted in: Buying a Home in Arizona. Tagged: Arizona Homes For Sale, AZVHV, Bill Salvatore, Phoenix Area Homes, Property In Arizona, PropertyInAZ, Realty Executives East Valley, Top Producing Agents in Arizona, VAREP, Veterans and Military homeownership, Veterans Helping Veterans. Leave a Comment

Deb “Ruby Cheeks” Luray of 93.3 KDKB with Bill Salvatore, Realty Executives East Valley

I’m really impressed by how much people care. VAREP has taken off like a bat-outta-hell. Since the formal induction of officers last month in Phoenix, our chapter of VAREP is just exploding. It’s a great non-profit, founded by Son Nguyen in 2012 and dedicated to helping Veterans and Active Military members with all aspects of homeownership.

As President of the Phoenix chapter, I had the pleasure of talking on air with Deb Luray of 93.3 KDKB last week. She was a delightful interviewer right from the get-go and she’s great at what she does. Naturally it didn’t hurt her credibility that she was a Patriots fan. I’ve got to tell you, Deb was fantastic at avoiding awkward silences of which I’m sure there was the potential for many. Neither Michael (a fellow real estate agent and VAREP member) or I are exactly radio pros but to our credit we did manage to get our point across with very little loss of cool.

Bill Salvatore with Vern Bagley 1010AM KXXT

This was actually the third time I’ve been given the opportunity to talk about VAREP in as many weeks. Vern Bagley of 1010AM KXXT is an ardent advocate for Veterans and has graciously invited us to speak twice on his weekly radio show “The Voice of Veterans”. I love his passion for Veteran causes. I don’t think I know anyone else with a finger in as many pies.

VAREP has a carload of educational and informational forums in our pipeline for 2014 and I can’t wait to get started! If you’re a real estate agent and would like to attend let me know, we’ll have a schedule available very soon. If you’d like information on membership in Phoenix or nationwide, or if you are a Veteran or Active Military and just need some help, give me a call. I’m getting really good at talking about this stuff

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Blog-Ography – AZ Day-by-Day | AZVHV | Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans

You can’t shut me up about this stuff!

Posted by AZVHV.wordpress.com on November 26, 2013

Deb “Ruby Cheeks” Luray of 93.3 KDKB with Bill Salvatore, Realty Executives East Valley

I’m really impressed by how much people care. VAREP has taken off like a bat-outta-hell. Since the formal induction of officers last month in Phoenix, our chapter of VAREP is just exploding. It’s a great non-profit, founded by Son Nguyen in 2012 and dedicated to helping Veterans and Active Military members with all aspects of homeownership.

As President of the Phoenix chapter, I had the pleasure of talking on air with Deb Luray of 93.3 KDKB last week. She was a delightful interviewer right from the get-go and she’s great at what she does. Naturally it didn’t hurt her credibility that she was a Patriots fan. I’ve got to tell you, Deb was fantastic at avoiding awkward silences of which I’m sure there was the potential for many. Neither Michael (a fellow real estate agent and VAREP member) or I are exactly radio pros but to our credit we did manage to get our point across with very little loss of cool.

Bill Salvatore with Vern Bagley 1010AM KXXT

This was actually the third time I’ve been given the opportunity to talk about VAREP in as many weeks. Vern Bagley of 1010AM KXXT is an ardent advocate for Veterans and has graciously invited us to speak twice on his weekly radio show “The Voice of Veterans”. I love his passion for Veteran causes. I don’t think I know anyone else with a finger in as many pies.

VAREP has a carload of educational and informational forums in our pipeline for 2014 and I can’t wait to get started! If you’re a real estate agent and would like to attend let me know, we’ll have a schedule available very soon. If you’d like information on membership in Phoenix or nationwide, or if you are a Veteran or Active Military and just need some help, give me a call. I’m getting really good at talking about this stuff

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85296

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Gilbert Home for rent | GilbertRentalAgent@gmail.com ~Veterans helping Veterans~ call Bill Salvatore 602-999-0952 | 4979016 - PropertyNut.com

Homes Houses Rental in Gilbert AZ : 5032084 - PropertyNut.com

Bill Salvatore is owner/partner of Realty Executives East Valley, Founder of Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85206

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Gilbert Home for rent | GilbertRentalAgent@gmail.com ~Veterans helping Veterans~ call Bill Salvatore 602-999-0952 | 4979016 - PropertyNut.com

Homes Houses Rental in Gilbert AZ : 5032084 - PropertyNut.com

Bill Salvatore is owner/partner of Realty Executives East Valley, Founder of Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans

Bill Salvatore, Realtor/Owner/Veteran

Realty Executives East Valley

1166 E Warner Road, Gilbert AZ 85206

602-999-0952

www.yourValleyProperty.com

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Houses Homes for Sale in Mesa AZ / www.yourValleyProperty.com

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The E-Myth Real Estate Brokerage Blog | From the Desk of Rich Rector

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Home Inspection – John Haag | AZVHV

***New Construction, buyer agent assistance free for the buyer***

Did you know- if on a Friday the contractor who installs the insulation and runs one wall short. The Sheet Rockers scheduled first thing Monday morning, mistakes can happen??? One of our partners with AZVHV (Veterans Helping Veterans) has a tool to check the closed up wall to insure proper insulation is in place. You do have a right to hire a home inspector with New Builds. Check out NPI, National Property Inspections page below:

Bill Salvatore / Arizona Realtor / www.yourValleyProperty.com

Veterans Helping Veterans ~

Arizona Broker/Owner Gives Back to Veterans

AZVHV | Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans

~Veterans helping Veterans~ Bill Salvatore / 602-999-0952 / Realty Executives East Valley email: golfArizona@cox.net

Arizona Broker/Owner Gives Back to Veterans

Last week, Realty Executives International introduced a new marketing initiative that is designed to appeal to United States Military Veterans. The Program, which launched on November 1, has both a franchise sales and a recruiting platform. To help promote this program, we are running advertisements in several major consumer business magazines including Forbes Magazine, INC Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine.

As a Veteran himself, Broker/Owner Bill Salvatore of Realty Executives East Valley understands the challenges of returning to civilian life after enlistment. Leveraging his career in real estate, the former Army Military Police (MP) wanted to help other United States Military Veterans in some small way. “I don't think I could ever have predicted how involved I'd be a year later,” Salvatore said.

Today, Salvatore is a shining example of how Executives can utilize the momentum of the newly launched Realty Executives International Veterans Program, as giving back to vets was something Salvatore had already been doing with tremendous results.

From a Broker/Owner standpoint, the Veterans Program was designed to honor men and women who have bravely served our country and are now considering a career in real estate. This can be accomplished in a number of ways including sponsoring real estate school, pairing a newly licensed veteran with a mentor Executive, or rebating monthly fees for a period of time; the possibilities are many are up to the discretion of the individual Broker/Owners throughout our system.

From an Executive standpoint, there are many ways to leverage both the recent and upcoming marketing initiatives of the Veterans Program, which clearly demonstrate that Realty Executives is a company that cares about Veterans whether as a potential real estate practitioner or as a potential home buyer or seller. As for Salvatore, when researching home buying assistance programs for veterans left him disappointed, he took it upon himself and founded Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans (AZVHV) last year.

“At the time I was hoping for maybe one participant in each major category; lending, title, home inspection etc., who would offer a discount to veterans buying or selling a home. Participation has been much stronger than I expected and momentum is growing. All I ask is that they offer something of value to the veteran. My personal contribution is 25% of my commission as a credit toward the veteran's closing costs,” Salvatore said.

Shortly after beginning to market AZVHV, Salvatore was contacted by a representative of Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP). He is now President of the Phoenix, Arizona Chapter and is busy planning several events in the upcoming year. The focus in 2014 will be on educating both Realtors and veterans on available tools and procedures for home buying programs including VA financing.

“I thoroughly enjoy doing anything I can to help Veterans but it doesn't hurt that it's also helping my real estate business. I'm getting calls not only from people who have been referred to me but from total strangers who have seen my blog or picked up a brochure. This business is all about people, not product, so I've chosen to direct the majority of my marketing toward helping people. After the financial trampling we've taken in the past few years I think we all realize how important it is to have folks around us that we can rely on. I'm trying to give a little support back to the people that we've all had the privilege of relying on,” Salvatore said.

For more information about the Realty Executives International Veterans Program contact Bryan Brooks, senior vice president of franchise development for Realty Executives International