Lake Havasu Area Homes

08/18/2026

I believe Lake Havasu City is a year round resort for the most part. Especially if you make your backyard useful. Pop in an outdoor kitchen, Mister sytems, umbrella isters, etc. Put in a good sound system and a big screen with a big swimming pool, and you may never want to leave.

If you are trying to sell,... it's all in the showings,... if there are none, price drop in 25k increments and better marketing. Some showings no offers,= good marketing, poorly priced. Make sure to remove conversation pieces that don't go with the house, such as a classic car as they will remember the car and not the house. If you can leave the house during showings. Nothing screams your in someone else's home like an owner watching over a potential buyer. Get a completed "Home Inspection report" and leave it on the table along with freshly baked cookies The Sellers Property Disclosure Statement or SPUDs report, and a maintenance log. Remember, a nice smell to the home, and 1/2 hour notice is all you need. Leave a note on the table that says grab a bottle of water in the fridge, cookies and reports are for you while you're here.

Almost every week, around 30 houses sell, out of around 475-500 homes on the market, in Lake Havasu City. I'm talking Single Family Homes,... not condos, new homes, models, mobile homes etc. Another 42 get newly listed for sale. Many houses go into escrow and fall out and go back on the market. Some cancel their listing. Some just expire. There are many reasons for this,.. home inspection, failure to properly get pre approved for a loan, cold feet in general, and the usual family or friend told them it's a bad deal. Is yours going to sell this week, or months from now?

Your agent has to be on it!
They need to:
1. Market the house constantly.
2. Answer their phone like a 15 year old girl waiting on a boy to call.
3. Be ready to show your house within an hour 6 days a week.
4. Have a Loan officer that works 6 days a week and can do a real pre approval in a short amount of time and show all the possible loan options for your property. This loan officer should also market the property as well,... because they have buyers who are pre approved.
5. The closer your agent lives near your house the easier it is for them to show it.
6. Price should be in 25k increments not 499k but 500k.
7. Agent should show you a sample offer to purchase and get you ready so when an offer comes in you know what to expect.
8. Agent should have preliminary paperwork done in the first 3 days of listing property.
9. Many photos showing off your house.
10. Time frames of a contract, what you need to do, Should be easy to follow and do. No last minute panick attack.
11. No agent can predict how long it well take to sell.
12. Make it easy for you to go through the process.

The average house sells for around $475,000.
Is your house an average house, below, or above average? A couple quick tell tale signs are year built, and roof. Is it newer than 2000 year built and does it have a tile roof?
Then we get on the inside,... age of appliances, what are the countertops and vanities made with? Are the cabinets standard or upgraded? Condition of the house. Is it clean, i mean spotless, is it well maintained? Does it flow? Traffic noise? Neighbors parking junk? Did they build multi units or small houses nearby? Is the driveway adequate or an uphill beast? Are the outlets and switches old school or rectangular? In essence has the house been upgraded or just a few parts of it?
Is there a History of insurance claims within the last 5 years?

In my experience as a Real Estate Broker and showing 100s of homes since year 2000 to 2018,...
A buyer gets a good feeling, or a bad vibe, or nothing, within the first 8 seconds of walking in the door. The seller needs that entry to scream welcome this is your new home. The kitchen, the master bath, the garage, has to say, "This is your new home" The back yard is the icing on the cake saying, "The old house is boring, this house rocks." Umbrella misters might be a good touch. Think a party with 4 of them, don't stop at one. Add some misters on that back patio cover.
Put in neutral carpet and paint with base board case and base a two tone. Make sure all the hardware cabinet k***s door k***s shower heads match. Install large white ceiling fans. Install small 3 inch white recessed LED can lighting with dimmers enough to light up the rooms. Remember the average age of a buyer, here in Havasu, is around 55. Use white trim accents as the square footage may seem small to many buyers. White makes it look larger. If your house is well maintained, add a second book of a maintainance log. Log it all, the roof, water heater, a/c issues plumbing, filter changes, electrical, etc. This log shows you care about the home.

Vanities and counters must be empty. Personal iems, pictures, statues, religious stuff, should be packed. Over sized furniture should all be in storage, not your garage. Remember, you are selling a commodity. If you think people want a lived in house, you'll be keeping it for a long time and losing money on the sale.

06/08/2026

Rent vs Purchase in Lake Havasu City.
This is the kind of Facebook post I'd use because it's short enough for people to read but still has real numbers behind it.

BUYING: • Purchase Price: $500,000 • 20% Down Payment: $100,000 • Estimated Closing Costs: $10,000 • Mortgage (Approx.): $2,400/mo • Property Taxes: $200/mo • Insurance: $150/mo • Maintenance & Repairs: $400/mo • Total Monthly Cost: About $3,150/mo
RENTING: • Similar Home Rent: About $2,300-$2,700/mo • Let's use $2,500/mo
Difference: Buying costs roughly $650 more per month.
If a renter invested: 💰 $110,000 upfront (down payment + closing costs) 💰 $650/month
At a 7% average annual return:
After 5 Years: ≈ $180,000
After 10 Years: ≈ $310,000
But here's the catch...
If that $500,000 home only appreciates 3% per year, it could be worth about $672,000 in 10 years, creating roughly $172,000 in equity from appreciation alone, plus mortgage principal paydown.
The real answer?
The winner depends on: ✔️ How long you stay ✔️ Future home appreciation ✔️ Investment returns ✔️ Repair costs
In many cases, the break-even point is around 7-10 years.
If you're planning to stay only a few years, renting can make a lot of sense.
If you're planning to stay for the long haul, homeownership often wins because of leverage, appreciation, and equity growth.

Current Lake Havasu City median sale prices appear to be running roughly between $460,000 and $500,000 depending on the data source and month.

Long-term rental homes are commonly showing around $2,300-$2,700 per month for a typical 3-bedroom house, with market-wide averages around $1,900-$2,000.

"Would you rather have a paid-off house in 30 years or a $500,000 investment account?"

06/08/2026

Currently, in Lake Havasu City, the average home goes on the market, and stays on the market for around ninety days before it goes into escrow. The homes that do go into escrow,... approximately thirty percent fallback out of escrow and do not complete the sale.

05/25/2026

02/23/2026

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02/19/2026

we all grow and as we grow we learn skills. these skills lead us to become who we are. everything we do everything so learned skill with the exception of breathing. even how we act, is a learned skill.
no one is born a criminal. no one is born a doctor. no one is born a president. no one is born a nurse. the path we take or the path that is provided us leads us to where we are. charisma is a learned ability and skill. parenting is a responsibility to lead offspring to become better than who they were. it doesn't always work out that way. usually because of the friends or influences in their environment takes them down a separate path. this is why parenting and choosing their offsprings friends where they School is highly important. where they grow up makes or breaks a child that becomes an adult. hang out with the wrong crowd become a criminal. hang out with the right crowd because successful. hang out with people that are just relaxed become relaxed. we are all a product of our environment be it parents friends neighbors teachers etc. one of the biggest problems in life is not seeing the path you are going down or taking. many don't see it until it's too late, including the parents.

im so lucky to have met my wife when I did. if I met her earlier she would have never put up with me. I was too much of a wild man. it's not that she tamed me, it's more what do I got to do to stay with her to be with her. life takes very many twists and turns. sometimes you just know when it's right. they say no one is perfect. however sometimes somebody's perfect for you as Shari is for me.

at some point you choose your own path whichever direction you want to go. everyday you are offered choices. take a moment to choose wisely but don't take too long. life is short. try to treat everyone with common decent respect as they are trying to get through life too. everyone has their own set of challenges. more than you'll ever know. do not blame others for the situation you are in as you have made a choice to be near those others. take the time to do the best you can so that you're offspring can be the best that they can. the worst thing you can do is be lazy. we were designed to work hard and to be everything we can be. the problem is generation to generation has gotten lazier and lazier. you can't blame the generation gap. we can only blame ourselves. blame is not a virtue. the excuses are worthless. get up and do your best every day. some people believe Sunday is the day of rest and that may be so for them it doesn't have to be for everybody. while some people take the day to recharge your batteries, follow their faith, the other chores, rest and relax, others will push harder. they call it the human race. and it is quite competitive. well we are social beings it is in our nature to be competitive and social.
we all wonder what happened to the people we met years ago, everybody does. we all have fleeting thoughts about our past some good some bad often in wonder. it's normal.
in relationships people come people go. some relationships end easily, and some end very harsh. picture a divorce. the reason divorce is so harshlyn is you put a lot of stock into that relationship and it's frustrating to know that the relationship failed. rest assured you'll choose a New path one that could be far better than the path you were on. many people are on their second third marriage. somehow they learn to do it better. it is a relationship it is socializing it is work it is the learning skills and ability that come along in life.

you can leave something behind before you go to make it easier on the ones you love. it could be money, it could be a house, a home, assets, knowledge, skills and abilities that you took the time to teach others, or some other legacy.

enjoy your life, as I know I am.

02/09/2026

When it comes to iake Havasu city housing,...
The market seems to be dipping ever so slowly, If you're a buyer.
If you're a seller or you own a home and you're trying to sell it or refinance it, it feels like a slow burn watchingthe equity go away.. The average time on the market for a well priced 500,000 dollar Home is 60 days before going into escrow. As the price goes up there are fewer buyers and longer waiting periods. an 800,000 to 900,000 dollar home will average 100 to 120 days.

01/12/2026

What's our projection on the housing market for 2026 well from what we can tell the next 5 months are going to remain the same as it has been this means houses that want to sell or need to sell are going to continue to lower the prices interest rates wont change very much however I wouldn't look for any changes until May or June until the money starts getting freed up by the fed or otherwise the economy is going to be at a standstill or inflationary period.

01/06/2026