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SANDRA LENA Your Arrowhead Ranch Specialist Also, specializing in bank-owned and *short sale properties
602-616-2166
RE/MAX Desert Showcase
*If you need help with your mortgage and having problems paying, call me to get some advice. There are free services that can help you either save your house or avoid foreclosure. Call Sandra Lena at 602-616-2166, RE/MAX Desert Showcase
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| It's all about results! Sandra Lena's clients never have to ask the question, "What have you done for me lately?" That's because they see results - every day. Sandra Lena lives and breathes real estate. My passion for the business makes it easy for me to make a full-time commitment to my clients. By combining personal, one-on-one attention with dynamic web and e-mail resources, I provide 24/7 market coverage for my clients. Sandra Lena lives in Arrowhead Ranch in Glendale and spends 90% of my time selling and servicing buyers and sellers in Arrowhead Ranch and the surrounding areas of Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Avondale, Goodyear, Waddell, Wittmann, Phoenix, Tolleson, and the retirement areas of Sun City, Sun City West and Sun City Grand in Surprise, Arizona. There are particular areas of real estate that I have studied: My designations have been in the areas of Fine Homes & Estates, Golf Course Properties, Retirement Communities, and Mature Movers Specialist. We specialize in properties valued between $150,000 and $15,000,000 . We also specialize in 1031 exchanges. Ask me about what this encompasses.
Because of all the problems with homeowners being compromised and being faced with either foreclosure or a short sale, check out the button to the left of this page titled "SHORT SALES". There is information to help someone decide if a "short sale " is an alternative to a "foreclosure."
Let Sandra Lena represent you when you visit new home constuction. Remember, the sales agent is working for the builder. It doesn't cost you anything by being respresented by a professional real estate agent. Protect yourself and your family by hiring me.
If you want to move here but need a rental for awhile, don't hesitate to ask Sandra Lena help you find a rental home. Sandra Lena of Century 21 All Star, Realtors in Avondale, Arizona is also a Property Management company
If you have any questions and want to know about what has sold in your area, contact me!
I look forward to working with you! |
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