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.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.htmlCleanup Maps, Environmental Quality

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