4 – For Buyers

Links below lead to external websites which are not affiliated with The North Phoenix Agent. Some sites below even list real estate agents other than moi (gasp!). Those agents aren’t necessarily better than me, they just paid to be listed on these websites.

The Ten Steps to Buying a Home

(link coming soon)

Mortgage Calculator

Mortgage Calculator

See Professional Pics of the Area

LocalPhotoTours.MetroShot.com (“The largest and highest quality local photo tours of only the stuff you need to see!”) has really great pics of spots around various towns.

Note: these links lead to exterior, independent websites and NorthPhoenixAgent.com takes no responsibility for their content or accuracy.

• Phoenix
• Scottsdale
• Peoria
• Surprise (my partner, Chris Butterworth, can help you out in Surprise)
• Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Tempe (talk to my boss Jay Thompson and Francy Thompson for help here)
• The gorgeous area called Fountain Hills, (my colleague Michele Guss can help you here)
• Queen Creek, as well as Chandler, Apache Junction and Tempe/Mesa/Gilbert (talk to Jamie Geiger!)

Check Out the Neighborhood

• Zip Skinny
• Zip Code Stats
• WalkScore.com
• Arizona Neighborhoods.com
• Phoenix Restaurant Guide

Check out local schools

• Arizona school websites, listed by district
• Find Arizona Charter Schools – through the AZ Dept of Ed website
• GreatSchools.Net – find and compare schools nationwide

Crime Check

• Family Watchdog (national sex offender registry)
• Arizona’s Sex Offender Registry
• Phoenix Police Department
• Phoenix Fire Department

City, County & State Websites

These websites are useful for looking up police & fire, local park information, finding government jobs, finding historic neighborhoods, and just about anything else touched by local government.

• City of Phoenix
• City of Scottsdale
• City of Glendale
• Town of Paradise Valley
• City of Peoria
• Maricopa County
• State of Arizona

Starting Your New Life In Arizona

Get your driver’s license, register your car, contact local utility providers, find a job…

• AZ Department of Motor Vehicles
• Phone, Internet and TV – You can get these from Cox or from Qwest
• Water, sewer, trash, etc – contact the city you’ll be moving to first, or check this utility-list-pdf
• Electric – Contact either SRP or APS
• Southwest Gas
• Try Meetup.com to find groups
• Check out local businesses at the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce or the Glendale Chamber of Commerce
• The Arizona Republic, the Valley’s local daily newspaper, is a great place to start a job search