Elevate48 Real Estate

Here's how I'd rank Arizona rental markets right now. These are the metrics…but DO NOT forget to account for the other “4 Engines” of Wealth Building!!

🥇 1st Place: Phoenix Metro – Still the most complete market in the state. Strong job growth, strong population growth, and enough renters and buyers to support just about every investment strategy.

🥈2nd Place: Mesa – The underrated sweet spot. Lower entry prices, strong rental demand, and a nice balance between cash flow and appreciation. The tradeoff is dealing with more older homes and the occasional maintenance surprise.

🥉 3rd Place: Chandler/Gilbert – More expensive to get into, but some of the best tenants you'll find. Strong appreciation, low vacancy, and neighborhoods that tend to attract people who stick around.

📈 4th Place: Goodyear, Avondale, and Surprise – If I was betting on growth over the next 5–10 years, I'd be paying attention to the West Valley. New homes, new retail, new infrastructure, and a lot of people moving in.

The funny thing about real estate investing is that everyone is looking for the "best" market, when most of the time they're really looking for the market that fits their goals, budget, and risk tolerance.

I ran into this large-scaled textured wall on a showing last week. The texture extends from floor to ceiling and follows the vaulted roofline. It gave the whole house a retro-modern feel.

Clients were split in their feelings about it. What do you think?

Offer accepted for Daniel! 🎉

This one is pretty wild.

Daniel is buying his first assumable property and taking over a VA loan with a 2.5% interest rate. The result? A monthly payment of around $2,400 on a $725,000 house.

Yep... that's a real number.

When we started looking at assumptions, we knew there were opportunities out there. We just didn't know we'd stumble across a unicorn like this.

Now we get to see if we can get it all the way across the finish line.

Congrats, Daniel. You've got yourself one heck of a start to your short-term rental journey.

Pretty cool recognition for the Elevate 48 Team this month!

While our name is on the list, anyone who knows me knows this isn't a one-person show. Nina, Martin, Patrick, Mary Jane, Alex, Ginger, Ashley, all of our vendors, referral partners, friends, family, and the amazing people who trust us keep us successful.

Realtors post these because nobody hangs our elementary school artwork on the refrigerator anymore. This is basically the adult version!

But the consistency of the awards, recognition, close sales, and happy clients is a valueable testament to the entire team about WHY people like doing business with us!!

So thank you to everyone who's been part of the journey. We appreciate you more than you know. And if we've crossed paths somewhere along the way, drop a comment and say hello!