Nori's Favorite Links US Preferred Realty Your place to buy or sell, new home or residential resale. Buyer Advisory Look up material facts like, flood zone, water rights, fissures, and more - even whether a property is in a Superfund site! Arizona Buyer's Advisory More info.: eNeighborhoods.com neighborhoods, schools, etc. More Info.: Phoenix Police Look up crime statistics, etc. Everything you wanted to know about property in Maricopa County - look up public information like zoning, easements, title issues, CC&Rs, taxes, etc.: County Recorder (602) 506-3535 http://recorder.maricopa.gov County Assessor (602) 506-3406 http://maricopa.gov/assessor Home Inspectors Assure Home Inspection Tom Sanders (480) 829-0333 US Inspect John Mikos (888) 874-6773 "Sell" Home Inspections, Inc. (602) 908-SELL (7355) SellHomeInspect@cox.net Sunwest Home Inspections John Styers (480) 821-9146 Sell Home Inspections Rob Sell (602) 908-7355 American Dream Home Inspections Paul Gonzalez (480) 988-6832 Desert State (480) 585-6456 Here is an additional inspection to investigate danger from fissures, whether you can expect 911 coverage (fire, ambulance, rescue, etc.); water, sewer, other utility connections, cell phone coverage, etc., recommended for property outside established cities or in a county island. Kevin Knight, Property I.D., (480) 682-7407, (800) 626-0106x146, knight@propertyid.com PropertyID.com. For organic pest and termite control, go to ArizonaOrganic.com. Mortgage Lenders Click here for "The Lending Process," and a good lender in the Phoneix area. Utilities Set up the utilities to transfer into your name on the day of close of escrow. Click here for links to local water, power, phone, cable, etc. Home Warranty Peace of mind for buyers and sellers. Your REALTOR® will tell you more. Home Repair Help (tell them Nori sent you) John's Painting (480) 694-1512 Capitol Plumbing Charles Harrington (602) 859-3455 Cell (602) 301-8600 Senoran Desert Plumbing (480) 984-6000 azPlumbers.com (480) 659-2243 Acme Locksmith (480) 380-2263 Beaza Tile (480) 784-7552 Dynamic Garage Door Service (602) 335-1077 Keatring Electric 602electric.com (480) 655-0641 Call Victor or Albino of Albino Landscaping (602) 703-3920 for block, brick, or stone work. Jesus and Soina, gardening and housework (480) 809-9943. Tree Doctors tree trimming - people who know how to do it correctly. AL's Tree & Yardwork, Inc., Tempe, Phoenix (623) 580-1880 More coming soon! Other, Misc. Links Find out about foreclosures - link to HUD site - click here Viviun.com International real estate. EscapeArtist.com International real estate and job information. PatriciaSepulveda.cl Real estate on the northern coast of Chile. Real-estateOnline.com.au Click here for info. about moving to Australia! BytheLakeProps.com Vacation rentals at the nation's fun resort lakes, including Lake Tahoe, Lake of the Ozarks, Wisconsin Lakes. Fair Housing Information We Do Business in Accordance With the Federal Fair Housing Law (The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988). (read more) Photos of Phoenix Neighborhoods by Nori Muster. Recommended Hotels The Valley has many fine hotels. Here are a few suggestions. Embassy Suites Hilton 4400 South Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85282 - Phone: (480) 897-7444, Toll free (800) EMBASSY - Approximately $100 a night Click here to book online reservations at this hotel. Motel 6 Phoenix Tempe - Priest Dr - ASU #1193, 1720 S Priest Drive, I-10 at Broadway Road, Exit #153, Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85281 - 800-4-MOTEL6 (800-466-8356), Local phone: (480) 968-4401, Fax: (480) 929-0810. Click here to book online reservations at this Motel 6. Quality Inn 1375 E. University Dr. Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: (480) 774-2500 Fax: (480) 929-0524 Click here to book online reservations at this hotel. Make your house shopping more fun: stay in one of the Valley's fine hotels when you visit for the first time. Here are some good ones! Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa 2400 E. Missouri Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85016. Reservations: (800) 950-2575, Main Hotel, Guests: (602) 955-6600, Fax: (602) 381-7600. Luxurious resort near Echo Canyon Recreation Area. The hotel is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's early projects. Rooms for $160 - $400 per night. (This one is about twenty miles from Tempe, but worth the drive.) Click here to book online reservations at this hotel. The Buttes, Marriott's Tempe Red Rock Mountain Resort 2000 Westcourt Way, Tempe, Arizona 85282 USA - Phone: (602) 225-9000, Fax: (602) 438-8622, Sales: (602) 225-9000, Toll-free: (800) 843-1986 - One of Tempe's finest resorts. Rooms in the $150 - $350 range. Click here to book online reservations at this hotel. The Tempe Mission Palms Hotel 60 East Fifth Street Tempe, Arizona 85281 480 894-1400 - Reservations 800 547-8705 - FAX 480-968-7677 Click here to book online reservations at this hotel.