The Man Cave

Sometimes you wonder are we going forward or backwards in society?

I have a good friend and he has a Man Cave. This is his 1/2 of the garage set aside specifically for him and his projects. It is complete with the beer fridge, couch, air hockey table, TV, a/c when it gets hot and all of his tools.

Some people might say what the heck, how about a living room or game room, but you have to understand this is an area where guys like to hang-out. You don’t have to really be doing any work to appreciate the wall of tools or cool breeze blowing in the open garage door.

It is almost like sitting on the front porch in the old days before they stopped building homes with front porches. My friend knows most of his neighbors and is very welcoming when people pass by.  I have enjoyed many an evening working on something or just kicking back in the man cave.

My 6 year-old son is proud to tell people he is a member of the Man Cave. There are even pictures of other Man Caves. http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/04/16/mancave.irpt/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Even one of the local radio stations here in Phoenix, AZ has a commercial about the ultimate man cave and your chance to win it.

I think there is something to be said about having a man cave.

 

Is the Phoenix Real Estate market turning?

I was having lunch with Tony Scardina from Security Title today discussing the Real Estate market and what he thinks it will take to get things going.

Tony was quick to point-out that this market is probably the best real estate market since our grandparents first bought homes near the end of the great depression. There is a large inventory of homes to choose from with great interest rates. His office is starting to see an increase in activity which is a good sign.

I agree with Tony, there are some great deals to be had in this market. There are investors out there buying 5 and 10 homes all at once. They are buying foreclosure properties and either holding them or renting them out. There are Canadian Buyers using their buying power to get their retirement homes.

Maricopa county lead the nation with the largest increase in residents – 102,000 people either moved here or were born here in 2007.

If you are thinking of buying a home keep your eyes and ears open the winds of change are starting to blow. No it will not be a monsoon like 2005 but don’t be surprised if there is a dust devil every now and again.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0319census0320.html

The last home game for this season

The last home game for the Phoenix Coyotes is this Thursday at Jobing.com Arena starting at 7 pm against the Dallas Stars. I hope to see you there to cheer on our Coyotes!

Unfortunately they did not make the playoffs this season but they did provide us with plenty of excitement! I hope you can make it to the last game to thank the Coyotes for the great season. You also will get a preview of the talent coming up… Kyle Turris who recently signed with the Coyotes a couple of days ago is a great up and coming player. 

With our young team getting experience this year we are sure to be even better next year!

 http://coyotes.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=358722&page=NewsPage&service=page

  Hope to see you Thursday night!

Jimmy Buffet’s Coming to Town

This is a call out to all you Parrot Head’s. Jimmy Buffet is coming to town to offer a free concert at his famed restaurant Margaritaville at Westagte City Center on April 9,2008. There is a catch you have to win the free tickets by either visiting the restaurant or being a lucky winner from one of the media outlets.

This should be a great concert! Hopefully I will see you there!

http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2008/04/01/20080401gl-buffet0401-ON.html