After several weeks of deliberation I decided to forfeit my employment with the construction company I was managing. I still hold my real estate license but have eliminated my every day income. After speaking with my brother in law, it appears I may be relocating I will be applying to a couple of different real estate investment companies in the Phoenix area within the upcoming weeks and will most likely fly down for interviews and be offered a position This is a great opportunity for me, but I'll be sad to leave all you guys behind as I head to warmer weather And before you ask, the FD will be going with if this does end up happening... But hey, you can all come visit me in the sunny weather! lol More to come.....

 

awww, your leavin us tim? well now at least there will be an excuse to gather up some people and head to arizona

 

I did some testing at the Nissan test facility near Pheonix when I was a test rider/engineer for Indian Motorcycles. F@*K that place is hot and stays 100 degrees during the night in the summer.

Good luck, hope your FD has A/C and cloth seat.

 

look for a member that goes by "fdeeznutz"

https://www.rx7club.com/members/fdeeznutz-21244/

His name is Scott, he is a real estate guy also.

and a fellow FD owner. (94 White)

in fact, he is the guy I bought my 95' from.

 

You must of really wanted out of there if you quit before securing another job.

 

heck yea road trips to phoenix hardcore caravan.. lol

 

afgmoto - I love the climate down there!! Unfortunately I do not have cloth or A/C in my FD, but thankfully it's not my daily car.

Spandy - I have checks coming from commissions on sales from the company at the end of this month. I also continue to actively sell real estate. It's just not a great market right now and there is definitely more potential to learn from some really successful people down in Arizona. Ultimately I'd like to own my own real estate brokerage and working with some amazing business people who are self made multimillionaires would do me some good. I was offered a position down there back in April, but decided to hold off and continue to see how things woul pan out up here. I'm still "fresh" meaning within the period where most people give up on their attempt at real estate, but I've done enough business already to know this is my career, I just really want to broaden my experience. Not to mention I've been contemplating this relocation for a couple of years now. And I feel the time is right. The management gig was just turning into hell with the owner trying to have more say in the business rather than allowing me my free rain and he was very close to losing the majority of our clients because of it. He's not very service oriented. Good at real estate, not good at customer service or construction companies, hence the reason I was running it for him.

UPS - you wanna ship my stuff down there? hahaha

 

You should try and hold out till at least next Feb. I bet the market will pick up by then. I've had a very tough time w/ realestate these last few months. I have clients, but w/ lenders as they are, they have little faith in the market.
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You just have to stick in there and wait it out.

Good luck!
-Clayton

 

i dont know u tim but i'll visit u lol. my uncles live down there n the older of the two owns a flood restoration buisness. btw in arizona the pipes suck so find a new house w/good plumbing. thats how my uncles make lots of money lol. n when ur in the fd u'll probably be on it a lot cuz the drivers r f*ing nuts n the cops r even crazier. some guy went to protest bush in his 2nd election run n the cops shot him. . .! no joke, they r way far rightist

 

mwmburton - yeah I love how fast people drive there. Average speed on the freeway is at least 80-90 mph. I was afraid I'd get shot when I traveled there with my parents. Dad drove the rental car 5 mph UNDER the limit...!! You're more than welcome to come visit. I will most likely be in a condo owned by the company I will be working for. Most of which are fairly new construction. Nice complexes. Just need a garage *crosses fingers*

Clayton, it's not that I've lost faith in the market here, believe me I'd love to stay here, but the best opportunity for me to learn from the best and position myself to one day own my own company leads me to Arizona. I have clients currently that I'm working with... I may one day be back, I may continue my venture in Arizona. Only time will tell. But this is strictly based on positioning myself for the future. I know things will pick up here, but that only continues adding experience under my belt, and sure business will pick up as the rate of referrals increases as well, but this is strictly a decision for my future. I passed it up once with no regrets, and feel that now is finally the right time for this to begin.

 

I wish you luck.

My blood is to thick for arizona. I had four friends go down there for school at uti. Anyways at one of their partys, some crazy people ended up having a point blank shoot out inside there house INSIDE THEIR HOUSE!!! Just remember, the desert is a vast area where many people end up missing, seriously watch out for yourself man, don't step on peoples toes

Hope to see you back here in a few years as a millionaire.

 

Maybe by then his FD will actually be fixed.

We'll miss you, man. Good luck.

 

tim you moving to pheonix is chock full of fail.

 

yea no more excuses

 

damn that sucks man.. well good luck with your interviews.

 

Oh- check out the roads by the Catalina mountains in Tucson. Specifically the road that leads to Mt. Lemon. Definatly a fun drive from what I recall. I used to live in Tucson... Took a few years to get used to the heat. A/C is a MUST.

 

Aaron, you forget I'm a g, can't no tricks mess wit me

Percent, that's part of the reason for the change. I needs me some money to get it faster and licensed lol

I'll be sure to find some good roads when I'm down there, although most of my time I'm sure will be spent handling business... We'll see. Bro in law is setting up an interview for me with another elite management company down there, not his, but it's a good start.

 

well this is the pits... Let me know what you plan to do... I wont have anymore North end buddies to cruise with. Course I am planning to move down to Renton. I know what it is like to quit before you have another job so if you need anything letme know. I hope that everything goes good for you.

If TIm does move to AZ then I think we should all cruise down there for the SEATTLE - ARIZONA game next year and sport the Blue and Green!! I have never been to a NFL game so that would be a good excuse and it would be warm!

 

Oh, and you better get that Coolant leak fixed or get that 5-gallon overflow tank installed or you wont make it very far down there!!

 

haha WORD! Everyone come down for the Seahawks games! Such awesome weather and so much room for tailgating!! It's awesome down there. Been the last 2 years. Maybe they'll in next time lol

Chris I'm still here now, buy a condo

 

Looks like it's gonna cost an arm and a leg to get the car down there =( An extra $400 on top of the usual tranportation charge to have it shipped in an enclosed trailer... OUCH! It's $470 nefore that extra charge... Then about another $500 to have it picked up from my place and dropped off at the new place. Or I can not pay that and drive the car to Lakewood at their location and pick it up in Phoenix at their location...

 

well tim i have only met you once during the dougs lynnwood mazda dealership meet i thought you where a pretty cool guy sorry to hear your moving

 

OR

You could pay the same amount and drive down there!!

 

I have two cars!

 

Good luck Tim. Hope it works out for you.