Illegal Subdivisons in Arizona

I find this information on illegal subdivisions very valuable to any Arizona land investor or Arizona land owner. Also if you are a Realtor or real estate agent in the State of Arizona in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Maricopa, Show Low, Concho, Pinetop, Snowflake, or Tucson you need to read this information. A.R.S.§32-2165(B) designates illegal subdividing as a class 5 Felony. I just talked with a White Mountains real estate agent up in Show Low that didn't want to go to jail or prison. These real estate agents are very scared.

This was written by Bill Day and published in the State of Arizona Department of Real Estate Bulletins .

You can request an investigation with the State of Arizona Department of Real Estate. The Department is authorized to investigate and take action when someone violates real estate law or the Commissioner’s rules. On the left side bar is an option to request an investigation. You just need to fill out the forms. You can also email the real estate investigations at this email address: investigations@azre.gov

The department also post red flags -things to watch out for that could be a possible illegal subdivision red flags.

Check out the very important report titled: Illegal Subdividers Beware! By Bill Day on Page 7 of the Arizona Department of Real Estate bulletin.

Best Domain Names For Realtors

If you are a REALTOR® or Real Estate Agent you need to have a domain name for your business.

What is the best real estate domain name?

Key words are very important in selecting a domain name. First of all you need to have your primary town or city in the domain. Second important item is to have your specialty in the domain name. What is it? Real estate is your specialty. End your domain name with some sort of real estate word.

Forget all that information I just told you above if you can get your hands on a geo city domain name. I think if you own the city name in one way or another this would be the best domain name. You always want to own the .com version for your business. The city domain or town domain name will get lots of traffic and is very easy to remember.

Watch the domain name auctions for domain names that you may be interested in! Many domain names expire each day and you may be able to buy it!

Arizona Land and Homes For Sale

Here is a real estate market update for Arizona land and homes for sale in Concho, Arizona on December 29, 2007. Concho is located in Apache County in northern Arizona.

Single Family Homes For Sale in Concho, Arizona: 19 Concho homes are listed for sale at this time. Prices for a Concho house start at $20,000 for a 2 Bed, 1 Bath
760 Sq. Ft. on 0.34 Acres of property. The most expensive property listed for sale is $599,000 and this property includes: 5 Bed, 3 Bath 4,250 Sq. Ft. and sits on 31.68 Acres.

Manufactured Homes For Sale in Concho, Arizona: 23 Mobile homes and manufactured homes are for sale in Concho, AZ at this time. The least expensive property listing  is listed for $39,900 4 Bed, 2.5 Bath 1,440 Sq. Ft. on 0.68 Acres. The most expensive listing is $365,000 for a 3 Bed, 2 Bath 1,850 Sq. Ft on 37.48 Acres.

Arizona Land For Sale in Concho, Arizona: You have your choice of 307 properties of Arizona land for sale in the Concho area. Land prices start at $3,500 for 1.04 Acres.

Problems with Arizona land sales in Apache County have increased dramatically this past year. Illegal subdividing of lands are taking place in Concho, Vernon, and St. Johns. These bad land sales have put a black eye on the whole area.

Concho, Arizona Real Estate Public Reports

Here is a link to Apache County Public Reports issued from 1/2002 to the 12/2007.

You need to read this if you bought cheap Arizona land from a developer or a real estate agent in Concho. Many developers and land investors have issued public reports with the Arizona Department of Real Estate. These subdivisions have had new public reports issued. If you bought land in any of these subdivisions. Take a look at the Arizona Department of Real Estate site. Take a look at the public report to see if your lot is listed on the public report. If your lot number is listed you should of received a copy of this public report before you bought the property.

You can get all your money back if you were not provided with a public report.

If you did not get a copy of the public report you should contact the Arizona Department of Real Estate office in Tucson.

How To Get All Your Money Back From Your Concho Arizona Land Purchase

I bought some land in Concho and was shocked to find my Concho lot listed on the Arizona Real Estate Department website.

A developer had issued a public report for a Concho, Arizona subdivision and my lot was listed on the public report!!

I contacted the Arizona Department of Real Estate Public Reports Office in Tucson, Arizona . I wanted to know about this public report and where is my copy of it that I never received nor was I notified by the State or the land seller.

The people in the Tucson public reports office were shocked that public reports were issued for land already sold in Concho, Arizona.

I was also very thankful of the Arizona Department of Real Estate office in Tucson. They quickly looked into the situation and started an investigation.

A public report is issued for future subdivisions and land sales.

In my experience a developer published a public report in a Concho subdivision for land already sold. He used to own it before he sold it. The land purchaser of the lot in the public report was me!

The good thing is that this developer quickly gave all my money back from my land purchase. Money from my land purchase was transferred into my Paypal account. The land seller very quickly refunded my entire purchase price of the land. I was very happy with developers customer service of this situation. I was kind of caught in the middle of this and just wanted my money back.

State Of Arizona Department Of Real Estate Investigations

The Arizona Department of Real Estate is always willing to help consumers by investigating violations of real estate law. Our friendly investigations team members are knowledgeable, efficient, and well-trained. Many have experience in law enforcement and investigation practices.

The Department is authorized to investigate and take action when someone violates real estate law or the Commissioner’s rules. Most of our complaints involve the following:

Advertising violations
Breach of Fiduciary Duties
Dishonest Dealings
Disclosures
Forgery
Illegal Subdivisions
Unlicensed Activity
And many other Rule and Statute Violations

You can reach us at investigations@azre.gov.

White Mountains Real Estate Agents Going To Prison or Jail?

A White Mountains real estate agent told me that "I don't want to go to jail or prison". This real estate agent was talking about the land sales that have been going on in the Apache County area. These real estate people are very scared on the situation going on.

The latest talk of the town is mortgage fraud in Concho, Arizona and possible illegal land sales in Concho. Land sales in and around the golf course and lake area have raised some eyebrows. Some large land loans have been recorded in Concho this past year with inflated land appraisals. One large mortgage note or land loan was in Concho Valley Unit 3 others are all around the golf course and lake.

Land Fraud Hits Concho

Concho lots, land, and acreages have gotten new land loans this past year. This is a very bad situation for the whole area. These real estate developers have built up inventory of Arizona land in Concho. Land sales in Concho, Arizona were recorded with inflated prices. The real estate developers got new land loans with the inflated land prices of the recorded land sale.

Illegal Arizona Land Sales With Financing

Apache County residents and land owners are getting letters with offers of land with financing. A local Apache County real estate business is selling Arizona land with financing and setting up illegal subdivisions within a subdivision. Yuck!

Concho, Arizona Land Owner is Selling its Property

Some large Concho, Arizona land owners in the area are selling off the property .... This was even news to the local realtor!!

I hope 2008 is a much better year for Concho, Arizona and Apache County!

Manufactured Homes For Sale

The quickest way for a house in the White Mountains is to purchase a brand new manufactured home or factory built home. If you are a smart shopper you can find wholesale new manufactured homes from $35,000 and up.

Cavco Industries, Inc. - A Southwest Leader of manufactured and factory built homes. many floorplans and options to choose from has a factory in downtown Phoenix.

Manufactured homes are all around the rim country of Arizona including Payson, Heber, Show Low, Snowflake, and even Greer.

I will never forget eating lunch at a Greer, Arizona restaurant and looking across a meadow and seeing a mobile home on the hillside! I asked the waitress if that was a mobile home up on the hill? She told me she doesn't see a mobile home on the hill! I guess the Greer real estate and the Greer locals do not want everyone to know that manufactured homes are in Greer!!!

Make sure to get all the proper permits from the local government and county officials.

Payson Arizona Taxi Services

Payson Taxi
Phone Number: (928) 951-1159

Lightning Transportation
Phone Number: (928) 474-3595

White Mountain Passenger Lines, Inc 1041 E. Hall Street, Show Low, Arizona 85901 Phone Number: (928) 537-4539 Offers bus and freight services and provides transportation to the White Mountain community.

Piper Seminole Departing KPAN Airport

Great video of a Piper Seminole departing from KPAN Payson Airport. Nice shots of the forest surrounding Payson, Arizona!

Payson Arizona Mazatzal Hotel

Mazatzal Hotel
Highway 87 - Mile Market 251
Payson, Arizona
Phone Number: 928-474-6044

Check the hotel website for discount packages.

The Mazatzal Hotel is owned By Tonto Apache Tribe.

Tour of Unit 6 Land

Toured Concho, Arizona on December 26, 2007. I took SR 87 up from Scottsdale and drove by Fountain Hills, Payson, Heber, and Show Low. Driving in my rental car took a little under 3 hours to Show Low. Very little snow was still on the ground from the overnight snowstorm.

I filmed the Concho Valley Unit 6 property from corner of Osage Land and Ranch Drive. I pan over to the Town of St. Johns water tank and property. Town officials have told me at some point the water tank will be removed. At this time no water is privided in this Concho, Arizona subdivision. On the backside of Concho Valley Unit 6 St Johns Arizona has an active city well that provides municipal water water to St Johns.



No luxury homes, mobile homes, or manufactured homes have been built in this subdivision yet. This Arizona land is flat with no pine trees. Cattle roam the land at times. This is open range land. You can fence off your property to keep the wildlife and cattle away.

Talked with a few local real estate specialists. Things are real slow right now and slow for the whole White Mountains real estate market.

One of the Vernon real estate mogils was on vacation down in Tucson??? Yes Tucson.

The Windsor Valley Ranch subdivision has a nice sign along the State Route 61. I did not see anyone touring that land nor any sales people around on the property.

I also did a quick tour of the new homes for sale in Show Low. The Show Low Bluff development is one of the largest developments in the White Mountains.

In all it was a nice day trip to see the White Moutains and Concho.

Navajo Casino Near Sanders Arizona?

The #1 Newspaper in the White Mountains The Pioneer has a story titled "Navajo Nation Bringing Gambling to Sanders".

I have listened to all the talk of a possible Arizona casino in the Nahata Dzill, Chapter near Sanders, Arizona. It never happened. No new information was in The Pioneer news story.....

Now the first Navajo Nation casino is being built I think in Shiprock near the New Mexico and Arizona border.

It is interesting that no one is talking about the Zuni Tribe buying a large parcel of Arizona Land near Hunt, AZ. Hunt is located near Concho, Arizona and the Petrified National Forest. The location of the Zuni land is SEC 34, T14N, R26E. 660.47 acres were purchased by the Zuni Indians for $330,000.00 dollars. This is $500.00 dollars per acre of land. This land was purchased in a Arizona State Land Department Public Auctions on November 9, 2006. The land auction number was 53-110004.

The Arizona Department of Gaming lists the Zuni Tribe on its website.

Robert Worsley and his NZ Legacy own a large chuck of land near Hunt, AZ and he is planning a new city called Stone Axe, Arizona. Yes I did say large city. Looks like this is no Greer, Pinetop, Show Low, or Heber that he is planning.

Hey I wouldn't mind living in a nice well designed Northern Arizona city! The local newspapers are writing about future growth projections for the White Mountains. Wonder if all these new residents will be moving up to Stone Axe near Hunt, AZ.

Video of Hummingbirds

Here is one minute of time spent standing by a hummingbird feeder in Payson, Arizona. This video was shot about one foot from the feeder. Check out the Broad-Tailed Hummingbirds, Broad-billed Hummingbirds, Black-Chinned Hummingbirds, and Rufous Hummingbirds. Awesome!

Playing in the Payson Snow

On the Highway 260 heading towards Payson. A city boy had to get out and play in the snow . This is winter at its best!

Drivin Thru Northern AZ

Enjoy the Payson countryside while driving in northern AZ. Great video of the Arizona mountain scenery.

Payson VStrom Motorcycle Ride

Enjoy a video of a motorcycle ride from Phoenix to Payson, Jerome, and Sedona.

Mogollon Rim Waterfall

Mogollon Rim camping trip near Payson AZ, with a great view of a waterfall.



All around Payson and the Mogollon Rim you can find great camping spots near lakes and streams.

Payson House For Sale

3 Bedroom, 3000+ Square Foot, custom Payson house for sale listed by Stephen & Sally Cantrill of Realty Executives Payson & The Pines.

Payson Arizona Camping Trip

A camping trip to the Arizona rim country. Camping in Payson is fun

Dog Playing in the Snow

Payson, AZ winter time fun on the rim. A dog named Daisy is playing in the snow. Yahoo!!

Sledding Green Valley Park

Sledding in Payson during the winter. Green Valley Park in Payson is a nice place to go sledding.

Payson Arizona Lakeside

This video was filmed lakeside in Payson, Arizona. Don't feed the ducks!

GTO Driving To Payson

Video of the actual Arizona GTO Driving To Payson on 05-20-07.

Camping Trip Bear Canyon Lake

A cool trip to Bear Canyon Lake in Payson, AZ.

Payson Dirt Bike Jumping

Check out this guy doing jumps dirt biking in Payson, AZ.

Payson Arizona Home For Sale

This is a video of a 3 bedroom Payson home for sale in Alpine Village. This Payson property could be a full time residence or a nice 2nd home. Has a covered patio with a spa. 2 master suites, one upstairs and one on the main floor. Loft area could be additional sleeping area or office location.



This house is listed by Stephen & Sally Cantrill of Realty Executives Payson & The Pines.

Payson Squirrels Having Fun

Check out this video of camping in Payson, Arizona at a camp site called Christopher Creek. Very beautiful place. Squirrels tried to raid this camp.

Jammin Around the Campfire

Camping in Payson and a little guitar entertainment around the campfire!

Payson is in the center of the Arizona's mountain country and just an 1 1/2 car drive from Phoenix.

Payson Arizona Practical Shooting

USPSA match at the Payson, Arizona Tonto Rim Sports Club.

Check out the nice mountain views in the background.

Payson Eagle's Aerie Ranch

Payson Real Estate photo tour of the Payson Eagle's Aerie Ranch.

Payson Quad Fun in the Forest

Great video of Quad riding in Payson, AZ. Check with the US Forest Service for information on best place to go off roading!

Payson Second Crossing Waterfalls

The Second Crossing waterfalls is a great place near Payson, AZ with at least 3 waterfalls within about 1 mile of a nice campground.

Payson Off Roading in Ranger

Mud hole off roading fun up in Payson AZ The mud pit gets muddier as the day goes on.



Driving From Phoenix to Payson
Distance: 100 miles
Driving Time: 2 hours

Payson Arizona Snow

Yes, we do get snow in Payson AZ! Check out a winter wonderland in Payson.

Tonto Natural Bridge

Visitors to the Tonto Natural Bridge can go and stand on top of the bridge or you can hike down below the bridge.



Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
Payson, Arizona 85547
Phone: (928) 476-4202
Giftshop (928) 476-2261

Directions
The Arizona State Park is located off Highway 87, around 10 miles north of Payson.

Steve Ditto Rim Concert

Steve Ditto Jams out music on top of the majestic Mogollon Rim in Payson, Arizona.

Jeep Cherokee Payson Mudding

Check out this 1996 Jeep Cherokee crawling across a mud/water pit in Payson, Arizona!

St Johns Arizona Ranch Land Sold

According to reports, a large ranch located in Apache County has been sold. The ranch was located near St. Johns, Arizona. The sale price was not released.

Expired Domain Names

Looks like another Concho, Arizona domain name will go up for auction maybe??

Real estate Domain Names can be goood investments.

A good place to find quality expired domain names is at the domain name auctions!

Currently the busiest real estate activity in Concho, Arizona is the weeds growing in Concho Lake!

Grand Canyon South Rim Elk

These people woke up early to see the sunrise at the Grand Canyon South Rim. They were surprised to see three elk outside the El Tovar Hotel!

Important: Do not feed the animals in the park!

Torreon Golf Club

Come and enjoy the golf course and the nice surroundings, great food and service. Call the Clubhouse for Reservations.

Torreon Golf Club
2050 S Summit Trail
Show Low, AZ 85901
(928) 532-8563

White Mountains Pow Wow

Native American Apache dance from Arizona's White Mountains. The Pow Wow Video is from 2007.



White Mountain Apache Tribe Tribal Enterprises:

* Wildlife & Outdoor Recreation Division

* Hon-Dah Resort Casino

* Sunrise Park Ski Resort - Sunrise is one of the largest ski resorts in the southwest.

* White Mountain Apache Office of Tourism

* Hon-Dah Home Center - FOR CONTRACTORS & DO IT YOURSELFERS

Sunrise Park Resort - Trail Maps

Take a good look at the many different trails at Sunrise before you start your ski day. The trail map fro Sunrise Park Resort in Arizona is very detailed.



Enjoy your retirement in Concho, Arizona!

Snowcat Ride Sunrise Park Resort Arizona

A nice snowcat ride at the Arizona's Sunrise Park Resort on December 10, 2007. The snowcat driver is Bill London. Bill is the Sunrise Ski Area Mountain Manager.

The video was filmed by Ned Ganz. Ned also skied the first tracks of 2007! He filmed this ski run going down one of the ski trails at the resort.

This ski run took place 4 days before the mountain opened to the public.

Snowbowl Ski Report

Arizona Snowbowl Ski Report
Updated: Friday, March 21, 2008

Snow Conditions
Snow in last 24 hours 0"
Storm total 0"
Settled snow depth at 9,500 feet 57"
Settled snow depth at 10,800 feet 96"
Season to date snowfall 240"

Check the Snowbowl website's ski report for updated information.

Check out this April 2, 2006, White Lightning ski run video!

High Speed Driving - Chrysler 300C SRT 8

Cave Creek Arizona High Speed Driving - I have no idea who the driver or the owner is of this race machine. Driving around Cave Creek and Scottsdale Arizona. It looks like the 51 Freeway and Cave Creek Roads and some other roads. Fasten Your Seat Belts!

Balloon & Air Show - Blue Angels Air Show

The Goodyear Balloon & Air Spectacular, Goodyear, Arizona, is a great air show that runs every year. This is a great activity for the whole family - young and old!



Goodyear Arizona is a short 30 minute or so drive west of Phoenix, Arizona.

Fountain Hills Park Visitor Information

Fountain Park
12925 North Saguaro Blvd.
Fountain Park is located on Saguaro Blvd. between El Lago and Palisades Blvds.



Fountain Park is a 64-acre multi activity recreation area and located at the town center.

Fountain Hours of Operation:

7 Days a week
Fountain runs each hour for 15 minutes from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM.

The grass around the fountain park can be wet and messy. I would recommend you bring blankets or towels to sit on. Great place to have picnics! Lots of free parking. Clean restrooms. Don't forget the camera and video recorder.

Hannagan Meadow Storm Totals - Snowfall Amounts

Hannagan Meadow get dumped with lots of snow!

ARIZONA TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX ARIZONA
955 AM MST MON DEC 10 2007

TEMPERATURE - LOW TEMPERATURE - PRECIPITATION - AND
SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 8 AM TODAY.

HANA3 : HANNAGAN MEADOW, Arizona *
Elevation: 9160:
High Temperature: 37
Low Temperature: 30
Precipitation: 0.88
Snowfall Amount: 5.0
Snow Depth: 21

Sunrise Ski Resort near Greer, Arizona webcam is down right now. Earlier the webcam showed light snow falling at the ski resort. No official snowfall amounts have been released from Sunrise Ski Area. No opening date has been announced from the ski resort.

Other Northern Arizona snowfall amounts include:

Flagstaff: Snow depth is 6 inches in Flagstaff.
McNary: Snow depth is 5 inches in McNary.
Pinetop: Snow depth is 7 inches in Pinetop.
Show Low: No Report
Forest Lakes: Snow depth is 12 inches in Forest Lakes.

Source: National Weather Service

Winter Storm Hits Arizona White Mountains

A major winter storm has hit Northern Arizona this weekend with heavy snows. Here's the latest storm totals from the National Weather Service .

These are preliminary NOAA snowfall totals from Friday through 11:00 am Saturday afternoon:

This list includes the reported snowfall amounts in inches:

ALPINE 5-6.
BELLEMONT TRACE-1.
CLINTS WELL 2.
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT TRACE-1.
FOREST LAKES 5.
GREER 4.
JACOB LAKE 4-5.
KOHLS RANCH 3.
MCNARY 2N 4.
SNOWBOWL (9500 FEET) 5.
SNOWBOWL (10800 FEET) 7.
SUNRISE 10.
WINDOW ROCK 2-3.

The White Mountain Country Club webcam had a nice holiday treat. Fresh Snow! I have been keeping an eye on this Pinetop webcam all day.

Check out the Sunrise Ski Resort webcam . Sunrise has been dumped on all day today. The folks have not updated any snow reports or total snowfall yet. I have seen a bunch of activity nears the ski lifts. These are people who work at the ski resort that are getting the ski area ready to open up.

Sunrise Park Ski Resort

Powder hounds get your skis and snowboards ready because Sunrise Ski Resort is getting pounded with snow right now. Sunrise is one of the largest ski resorts in the southwest and it really rocks. The resort is located an hour away from Concho, Show Low, and Pinetop-Lakeside.

This ski flick was filmed out at Sunrise and it is wild and crazy. I love the scene with the snowplows clearing the highway!

Van Slyke Productions Presents Sunrise



Sunrise Park Resort
PO Box 117
Greer, Arizona 85927
Phone: (928) 735-7669 (800) 772-7669

Development Fizzles

Recap on whats going on in the Concho, Arizona Real Estate area: nothing, zip, and zero.

This past 3 years or so I have seen 4 or 5 grand openings published in the local newspapers for land sales, new homes, and or developments.

What a joke! I think the money dried up along with the get rich frenzy that took over the Arizona real estate market.

Arizona Department of Real Estate

Here is the Arizona Department of Real Estate website link if you have had any problems with Arizona land or real estate. You can find links on the site to file a complaint with them.

$5,000 Concho Lots Listed For Sale For $50,000!

The market is flooded with people trying to sell $50,000 1/2 acre lots around the golf course that are only assessed for $6,000 or so. These people bought these lots for $5,000 and jacked up the prices to $50,000! LOL! I watched this going on this past year and I feel sorry for the people that paid inflated prices for Concho land.

Some sellers of local White Mountains land and real estate this past year were telling people that they were running out of land to sell in Concho! Oh brother.

Motivated Seller in Soft Market

Here's confirmation on the status of the current real estate market in Concho. A motivated seller has these two words in its advertising in the local newspapers: "sacrifice sale"!

I first started seeing ads for the local ranch property in the local papers and got excited. Then I quickly noticed that the sales info did not say anything about that it was located in Concho, Arizona. LOL - this is just nuts. With all the stuff going on in the real estate market you would think they would advertise the correct location of this land they are selling. Its not located in Show Low, Arizona! Concho is 30 minutes outside of Show Low.

This is a cool video of a local water feature. I have yet to find it!