Buyer Agent Blunders
Real Estate Lingo
State Smarts AZ edition
Mesa Mind Twisters
100

You arrive at a property for a scheduled showing and find yourself searching everywhere. You check the front door, the gate, and even the water hose. What is the item you’re looking for? 

The lockbox

100

When a home is so hideous from the exterior and often has an interior photo as its primary online feature picture a realtor would refer to the home as?

"Not a drive by"

100

What was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Arizona

128 degrees 

(Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994)

100

What is Mesa's nickname?

The gem city

200

Not having ___________ can often leave you on the outside of the neighborhood looking in? 

a gate code

200

Another word used for a home that is lacking square footage?

Cozy

200

The Arizona Territory became the 48th state in what year?

February 14th, 1912

200

The name Mesa has its origins in the Spanish word for?

table

300

If you find a homes condition with any or all of the following the home most likely is?  

-dirty dishes in the sink

-house smells like cigarette smoke

-stranger sitting on the couch

"tenant occupied"

300

How would a realtor describe a distressed property in the public remarks?

“Needs a little TLC” or “handyman special”

300

What are the five C's of Arizona?

Copper, Cotton, Cattle, Climate, Citrus

300

What local business is the home to four theaters, five art galleries, and 14 art studios? 

Mesa Arts Center

400

A house that is so outdated, it looks like it belongs in a museum would be described as having lots of?

character

400

"Call today, this home won't last" usually means?

This home will sit on the market for a while

400

What is Arizona's state bird?

Cactus Wren

400

Who originally built the Mesa canal system?

The Hohokam Native American tribe

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