MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION

As your Consultant and Agent, our responsibility is to help you make informed decisions.  Among the documents you may want to obtain and review during the “INSPECTION PERIOD” are as follows:

Multiple Listing Printout;                             Arizona Department of Real Estate Property Buyer’s Checklist;

Original Subdivision Public Report;             Arizona Association of Realtors “Sellers Property Disclosure Statement”;

Homeowners Association By-Laws;           Subdivision Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements;

Financing Appraisal of Value;                     Homeowners Association Articles of Incorporation;     

Preliminary Title Insurance Commitment;     Pest Inspection Report;

Affidavit of Disclosure;                                Lead Based Paint Disclosure;

County Assessors’ Property Data;              Home Inspection Report;

The Arizona Department of Real Estate “Buyer Advisory” has more detailed explanations of the documents listed above and also websites with additional information.  

It may be necessary for you to direct questions to experts within the appropriate field.  We aren’t qualified to explain the nuances of many of the documents listed.  As conduits of information and as a resource, we have assembled the other services listed in this book as an extension of the professional knowledge we bring to your home buying experience.

Our TRANSACTION COORDINATOR is an additional resource for you.  Your Agent may request any of the documents listed above directly from Transaction Management within the inspection period.

Websites Featuring Useful Information:

• www.century21.com                                                                                 CENTURY 21 National Site      
• www.azcentral.com                                                                                  Arizona Republic/NBC Channel 12 Site
• www.phoenix360.com                                                                             ABC News Channel 15 Site
• www.ade.state.az.us                                                                                Arizona Department of Education
• www.greatschools.net                                                                             School Information
• www.myfico.com                                                                                       Financial Advice/FICO Scores
• www.re.state.az.us/checklist.html                                                         Public Report
• www.aaronline.com/docs/spds_samp.pdf                                         Sample Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement
• www.realtor.com/BASICS/condos/ccr.asp                                          Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
• www.titleawannotated.com                                                                    Information on Title Issues
• www.aaronline.com/does/leadsale.pdf                                               Information on Lead Based Paint
• www.re.state.az.us/leadfacts.html                                                        More Information in Lead Based Paint
• www.maricopa.gov                                                                                  Maricopa County
• www.ashi.com/                                                                                         American Society of Home Inspectors
• www.btr.state.az.us/                                                                                 Board of Technical Registration
• www.sb.state.az.us/wir.htm                                                                    What You Should Know About Wood Infestation Reports
• www.re.state.az.us/                                                                                  Arizona Department of Real Estate          
•  www.rc.state.az.us                                                                                  Registrar of Contractors
• www.arizona-contractors.com                                                               Licensed Contractors
• www.aaronline.com                                                                                Consumer Information
• www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/36/01681.htm.                                          State Law on Swimming Pools
• www.appraisal.state.az.us/Directory/directory.html                           Arizona Board of Appraisal
• www.adeq.state.az.us                                                                             Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
• www.az.nrcs.usda.gov                                                                             Information regarding Expansive Soil
• www.desertusa.com/oct96/du_scorpion.html                                    Information regarding Scorpions
• www.maricopa.gov/envsvc                                                                      Information regarding Roof Rats
• www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/32/02156.htm                                            Law regarding Deaths and Felonies on the Property
• www.hs.state.az.us/edc/oeh/moldfact.htm                                          Arizona Department of Health Services
• www.fema.gov/maps.                                                                              FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center
• www.smarthomebuy.com/                                                                     Professionally Prepared Home Reports
• www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/spds/phx.html                        Cleanup Maps, Environmental Quality

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