Paul Slaybaugh

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I am a native of Scottsdale Arizona, and a 2nd generation AZ Real Estate agent. Specializing in Scottsdale, Phoenix and Paradise Valley, I was raised in McCormick Ranch. To this day, my partner and I place a special emphasis on the McCormick Ranch market due to our history, knowledge and love for the area. After obtaining a BS in Criminal Justice from Texas Christian University, I joined my father, Ray, in the Real Estate profession at Realty Executives in 1999. Our brokerage has been the annual #1 seller of Arizona residential Real Estate in every category that matters since 1972. Total transactions, total sales volume, transactions per agent ... you name it. Within the company, I have been a recipient of the 100% Club award for production from 2004 - present. When I am not working (which is rare), I spend most of my free time with my family; my wife, Brandi, and my two boys, Jack & Wyatt. I love the outdoors, sports, a good book and good music.

To reach me or read more about our services, please visit us athttp:// www.RayandPaul.com

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I'm looking for a home that has a similiar floorplan or the homebuiler for address 4442 W. Myrtle Glendale

Asked Sat Nov 17 2007, 10:17 by Terri - Glendale - Home Buying - 6 answers

Paul Slaybaugh answered:

Hi Terry,

Dave is right. That home appears to have been built by Galleria, and the only current active listing in the subdivision is a much smaller model (1100+ sq ft). Searching by the assessor book number, the link below is to a few listings in neighboring subdivisions with similar size, single level, and date of construction (late nineties). Without physically seeing them, it's improbable to determine the exact level of compatability with the home you mentioned, but it's something. Good luck, and let me know if I can be of any help.

http://armlslistings.marketlinx.com/SearchDetail/Scripts/Prt… - Sat Nov 17 2007, 11:06

Why do realtors deserve $60,000 to sell a $1 million house?

Asked Mon Nov 12 2007, 16:28 by Tom - All locations - Home Selling - 19 answers

Paul Slaybaugh answered:

If your 13 year old can navigate a million dollar transaction, than he/she can earn that compensation as well. How about this, Tom. Why does the seller deserve 1 million dollars for the sale of house that he bought ten years ago for $400,000? "Deserve" has nothing to do with anything. It's all about market forces. Mr. Seller wants top market value, so he pays the fees necessary to get it. Deserve? What kind of naivete is that? - Mon Nov 12 2007, 17:54

What is the construction costs per square foot of a residential home in North Scottsdale run these days? I ha

Asked Mon Nov 12 2007, 07:55 by Tara - 85255 - Financing - 9 answers

Paul Slaybaugh answered:

So I count 3 local agents responding, and yet an out of area Realtor wants to direct the questioner to his website? Come on, Ian. What purpose does this serve? - Mon Nov 12 2007, 08:58

Hi Tara, while it will obviously vary from builder to builder, you are probably looking at between $150-200 per foot. "If you get into highly custom touches and finishes, though, it will exceed that range. - Mon Nov 12 2007, 08:05

Participants, How Was Your Open House on National Open House Day?

Asked Sun Nov 4 2007, 16:29 by Deborah Madey… - All locations - Home Selling - 21 answers

Paul Slaybaugh answered:

I saw about 8 parties in 4 hours at my open in Phoenix. 3 legitimate buyers, though not for the property I held open. My partner had even better traffic at another of our listings in McCormick Ranch (10 parties in 3 hours). I was very pleased with the turnout. For a market that has been getting endlessly crucified in the press, there seem to be a lot of buyers out looking at property. - Sun Nov 4 2007, 21:09

Hey How about A Realtor National Open House

Asked Sun Sep 23 2007, 08:33 by Patrick Maho… - USA - General Area - 148 answers

Paul Slaybaugh answered:

Happy Halloween, indeed. This year, no tricks. Only treats.

Great properties at great values.

Find yours athttp:// www.national-open-house.com - Wed Oct 31 2007, 10:40

All hands on deck! The registrations are coming fast and furious. Just emailed all local Realty Executives here in the greater Phoenix area to get their open houses registered by the end of the day. Within five minutes, we had 3 new sign-ups. I expect a wave of activity today. It's a bid deal within my company, make it a big deal within yours!

Many thanks to Pete and Trulia for their support, as well as this for providing this great platform for promoting a positive message. This isn't about us. This is about the buyers and sellers out there who need to meet!

Agents: GET REGISTERED TODAY athttp:// www.national-open-house.com
Buyers: Go to the list of open houses on the site to find the perfect one(s) in your community to visit! - Tue Oct 30 2007, 11:28

You had to know I was kidding Patrick! There is no best answer on this thread!

National Open House, November 4th.
Running out of time to register, so do it today!

19 states already represented - be the first in your area!

Simply go tohttp:// www.national-open-house.com and follow the directions to register your open house(s), and link to your website. Who doesn't like inbound links from a highly trafficked Real Estate site? Google sure does! - Thu Oct 25 2007, 12:31

Patrick,
I fully expect you to carefully scroll through these responses to select a best answer when all is said and done!

www.national-open-house.com

November 4th. Be there or be square, folks. - Mon Oct 22 2007, 15:56

How about a little friendly competition to have some fun, folks. In an effort to attract as much participation as possible, I propose that we have a little interstate rivalry here. Let's see which state produces the most agent turnout. Winner gets boasting rights and anything else we deem fit!

Sign up today and help drive your state to the top of the heap for the National Open House!

www.national-open-house.com - Thu Oct 18 2007, 10:57

I think the newcomers are out of order due to the switch to an automated registration. The site host is no longer manually rearranging the photos after each new submission. We're simply getting too big to contain. As Sylvia mentioned, let's get all Trulia agents registered for some great personal and industry exposure!

Sign your properties up athttp:// www.national-open-house.com

There is nothing left to do except hold your listings open on Sunday, November 4th. You're doing the open house anyway, so why not sign on for this group effort to promote the great deals that are available in this turbulent market? - Sat Oct 13 2007, 23:03

Okay gang, I just put out an email soliciting participation that my office secretary will forward to all agents. It will also be forwarded to the various Realty Executives offices in the Phoenix area. I don't know how many agents it will reach in total, but we have over 1600 agents throughout Arizona! Heather, your server is going to melt!

Sign up today athttp:// www.national-open-house.com - Tue Oct 2 2007, 09:39

Picked up a couple more agents from the Active Rain network today. This is spreading like wildfire. Or is it a snowball rolling downhill? Pick your simile. However you want to quantify it, this is turning into one heck of a push.

Agents and sellers: Go tohttp:// www.national-open-house.com to learn how to participate in the Nov. 4th event.
Buyers: All you have to do is show up! Participating listings will be posted on the site, but bear with us as we are currently just trying to keep up with the number of agents who are registering. - Mon Oct 1 2007, 22:15

James,

Absolutely! This effort is open to everyone, everywhere. I'll forward the link to the address you provided. We're happy to have your participation! - Mon Oct 1 2007, 12:43

Ed, as Ruth said, the effort has been underway for several days now. Check out the great site that Heather and Ruth have launched.

http://www.national-open-house.com

The purpose of this thread has segwayed from conceptual to practical. We're not just thinking aloud now, we are addressing specific means of implementation. Join the discussion as we'd love your input! The effort is fully a "go," now we just need to decide how to market this huge effort to the fullest.

I'd love to see all of the agents on this forum participate. Think we wouldn't get any media buzz from Realtors in different companies across the nation making a push for one concerted sales event? Great publicity possibilities within your local markets, and a great way to generate some traffic for your sellers. Show your market that you are adapting creative strategies in challenging times! - Sun Sep 30 2007, 07:26

I think we want to keep it simple, Sylvia. Much easier to promote a charitable contribution to one organization (and for our profession, what is better than Habitat?), rather than muddling the message. Charity of choice doesn't quite have the ring of naming a particular organization. If need be, we could vote on the charity, but let's keep things consistent where possible. We'll get pulled in too many directions otherwise. - Sat Sep 29 2007, 15:49

I like that idea as well, Deborah. I was thinking of a contribution to Habitat for Humanity for any property sold as a result of the event. Obviously, additional donations would be welcome, but not mandatory. I like the idea of we Realtors demonstrating a willingness to give back to the community. The public's confidence is assailed everyday by media and cynics alike. Lets do something positive that people can rally behind. - Sat Sep 29 2007, 15:09

Good point, Carrie. Different areas might have different customs regarding time of day. No reason somebody with a hillside or city-light property couldn't choose to do a twilight open house. The national thrust might be better served with just the date, and we can leave the individual times up to the agents to promote for their listings. By the way, getting a little interest from the Active Rain community, but I think the majority are waiting to see if this evolves into something more tangible. Questions about marketing (aside from the website) and the feasability of driving traffic to specific localities through such a broad campaign. In short, they'll want to hop on board after they see some of the fruits of our labor, but are currently just dipping a toe into the pool of interest. - Fri Sep 28 2007, 08:42

All,

I am posting a blog entry to the Active Rain community looking for additional agent involvement. I'll direct traffic to this thread for interested participants and rubber neckers alike. - Thu Sep 27 2007, 12:50

Love the ideas so far, but I don't like the notion of picking a "primary" open house. I want to expose all of my listings. I would have an awfully difficult time explaining to my other clients why I selected another listing to promote. Thoughts? - Thu Sep 27 2007, 08:10

I'm thinking that a "Trulia Community of Realtors" angle would be mutually beneficial. I agree that we should get as many folks on board as possible (that includes you and other FSBOs, Ruth), but having it under the Realtor umbrella is really what will command attention. If Trulia were to somehow rally around the effort, imagine the great publicity this would generate for their site. I can see it now. "The Trulia Real Estate Community comes together for unprecedented national open house!" How about Roger, Emily, etc? Thoughts? - Tue Sep 25 2007, 09:56

Hi again everyone,

I spoke with Patrick this morning, who mentioned that several of you have had trouble reaching me via email. Until I correct the issue, feel free to reach me at the following address: paulslay@aol.com

Thanks,
Paul - Tue Sep 25 2007, 09:12

Patrick, I am in for that date as well. You and I should grab a coffee one of these days to discuss additional means of implementing this locally (in addition to the national push. - Mon Sep 24 2007, 10:40

Patrick, I'm in. I'm preparing to participate in a second community open house (posted a thread about the first effort) in South Scottsdale the prior weekend. Giving the public a reason to look at property is critical right now. With so much inventory, many potential buyers are just drifting aimlessly. Unable to focus on specific areas or make any decisions due to the sheer number of choices. As listing agents, a call to action like this can create some excitement and fear of loss where there is currently apathy and no hurry. Let's get some brainstorming going here. Think of the publicity that "agents banding together to sell houses" can engender. - Sun Sep 23 2007, 10:06

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