Rainy Time in Tucson
February 8, 2010
The Green one is for Sunday
You would think the monsoon of last summer finally arrived in Tucson. It was a long hot dry summer last year. Not once during the Monsoon season did we see any roads around us closed. The fall wasn’t much better. But January was the 8th wettest on record. February is turning out to be very wet.
It isn’t hard to know how many days of rain there have been in a week. All you have to do is see how many newspaper bags are in the recycle bin.
As you can see we had one Sunday that was very wet. (Yesterday was another but I had already taken this picture).
One of my better images don't you think
Yesterday was supposed to be a slight chance of rain. It was more like a slight chance of flooding. Our entire back yard was underwater and stayed that way till late afternoon.
The rest of this week is supposed to be wet, wet, followed by more wet.
But here’s the good thing. We aren’t complaining about it. Saturday was a beautiful day here. I could have worn shorts (could have, but didn’t). Much of the rest of the country was still being buried or digging out of a massive blizzard and we had a bright sunny day.
All this rain is going to lead to a beautiful spring in the desert. The Arizona Daily Star even made it front page news last week one day so we know it’s going to happen, Right?
The annuals are iffy. The rains came so late there is no way of knowing if they will germinate or not. But the perennials will soak up this moisture and paint our desert with color in 6 to 8 weeks.
Blue Palo verde bloom Yellow. Go figure
Post Tags: blue-palo-verde , spring wildflowers , wet tucson
Tucson Home Sellers Take Advantage of Tax Credit Expanded
February 3, 2010
If you are thinking about selling your Tucson home one thing to take into consideration is the Expanded Tax Credit. This tax credit allows up to a $6,500 credit for qualifying buyers. I’ve outlined those qualifications in the last two posts. (This is the last in this series)
Many people don’t know there is a new tax credit
This past week we have encountered two families that weren’t aware of the tax credit. One is an estate sale. They weren’t planning on buying or selling a house. But now they are doing so. They asked “When is the best time to sell” We mentioned now is the time when many are buying their second homes in Tucson and with the tax credit many will be looking to apply that toward a purchase made before April 30th.
They had heard something about an expansion of the credit but that was about it.
The second was an inquiry about turning a primary residence into a rental and moving to a new place. But they didn’t want to begin looking until May. They weren’t aware there was a tax credit they could apply for if they were under contract before April 30th.
We usually are unaware of what doesn’t interest us
If you don’t follow any sports, you usually aren’t aware of who is leading in any category, be that individual or team. Maybe you will watch the Super Bowl this next weekend (do you know who is playing this year) or the World Series but till those games are on the air you have no idea who is playing in them.
The same is true about tax credits and what is going on in real estate. Many people aren’t interested and are unaware of what is going on in the marketplace.
For the Tucson Home Seller
Right now if you are thinking of selling your home. It is a good time to be getting it on the market. Many homes in Tucson aren’t necessarily attractive to first time home buyers. This new tax credit fall right in the area where most who are buying their new primary residence in Tucson will be able to use this credit.
Retiring to Tucson and making this the primary residence is perfect for this tax credit situation. For the seller it is like offering a $6,500 incentive to buy now.
Post Tags: Tax Credit Incentive
