More experience.
Same cost.
One name on the file.
Todd J. Smith has worked Arizona real estate for forty years, guided nearly three thousand escrows, and sold 100 homes. My team is me, myself and I, so the person who answers the phone is the person who closes your deal. From offer to closing, you never get handed off.
I sell representation, not houses.
My business is people, not property. It has been since I started as a loan originator in 1986, helping Arizona families buy homes they could afford to keep. Most of my work still comes from past clients referring family and friends, because over four decades I have learned to do something simple: under-promise and over-deliver.
A team model sounds impressive until you get handed off to a stranger at the midpoint. My team is me, myself and I, so you get individual customer service from offer to closing, or from sign up to sign down. One broker, one standard, one name signing the paperwork: mine.
- Buyers and move-up families
- Home sellers and new construction
- Luxury homes in the NE Valley
- Military, veterans and relocations
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For buyers
The buyer's advisory, a 30 to 45 day escrow with every date managed, the BINSR negotiated like it should be, and a walkthrough done with a checklist, not a handshake.
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For sellers
Priced with live comparables, prepared without going broke, photographed like a magazine spread, and negotiated by a broker who has seen a few thousand escrows.
Read the selling guideClient Review ★ Sold & Bought With Todd
Read the full review“He simply treated us like we were family. From participating in our daughter's cookie dough school fundraiser to spending a whole weekday helping us move, Todd is a great person and friend. When it comes to buying or selling your house, hiring Todd is a no-brainer.”
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Buyer Advisory
Phases of Escrow in Arizona: From Accepted Offer to Recording
Arizona is an escrow state, which means a title company, not lawyers, carries your transaction from earnest money to recording. Here is the 30 to 45 day shape of the deal, phase by phase.
Read it hereInspection Period
The Arizona BINSR Explained: Inspection Notice and Seller Response
BINSR sounds like jargon but it is a simple, powerful form: it is how the buyer turns inspection findings into repairs, credits, or a clean walk away. The default flow is 10, 5, 5.
Read it herePhases of Escrow
The Week of Closing: What Happens Before You Get the Keys
The last seven days of an Arizona escrow are a stack of small tasks with hard dates. Here is the week before closing, in order, so nothing catches you off guard.
Read it hereContact · Schedule
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Say the word and we will set up a first conversation. No pressure, no scripts: just a broker who has been through it a few thousand times.
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