Tucson Real Estate News

Tiger Woods Wins Unprecedented 3rd World Match Play Championship

The juggernaut that goes by the name of Tiger Woods graced the fairways of Dove Mountain this week.  Coming away with a record 3rd Championship in the Accenture World Match Play series, he has won every event he has entered this year so far.  While people will undoubtedled ask him over and over again about the possibility of an undefeated season, it matters only to the statisticians, as he is proving yet again that he is the best player the game has ever produced.

Records fall like dominos in regular order as his career rolls along like a finely tuned machine.  Sometimes there are adjustments to be made, a tweak here, an improvement there...but even in his "off" years, Tiger Woods dominates his competition.

Take this year's Accenture World Match Play Championships at Dove Mountain:  struggling and behind in the first round, he cranks up his game to win 5 straight holes to move to the next match.  In the final pairing, he takes no mercy on this fine course or his opponent, Stuart Cink, winning by an awe inspiring score of 8 and 7.

When asked at the press conference about the possibility of going undefeated for the year, he grinned and replied, "I want to win every tournament.  That's why you enter them."  Tiger plays to win, and he does.  He practices to win, and he does.  Those who play to make the cut or place in the top 10 usually struggle along the way.  It is easy to talk about having a winning attitude, believing it in one's heart is another.

Hats off to you, Mr. Woods - it was a pleasure to have you in Tucson, playing at Dove Mountain.  You are an inspiration to many, myself included...(update) we hope to see you when your rehab is complete.

Kent Simpson - The Pepper Group Diversified

                                   Update:  Littrell Racing's #88 SuperStock Practice Session

  Many people stopped by to read and comment the previous time I wrote about Littrell Racing's #88 SuperStock entry in the coming dirt track season.  On behalf of the team, thank you for your interest.

This Saturday was the first practice session...a chance to see how well the plans and hard work had come together, what tweaks need to be made & to get a feel for how this car will perform.

Aside from needing a larger radiator to combat overheating challenges the car performed 

better than expected.  The engine is truly a beast!  A decision was made to change the gear ratio to take advantage of the horsepower on the short track.  The handling was a dream, suspension design and modifications had the car "riding on rails," according to owner/driver Glenn Littrell.

Now it is off to be painted in team colors, decals for identification and sponsors added (of which The Pepper Group and I are one) and the aforementioned "tweaks" made before the first race on March 15 at United Sports Arizona Dirt Track.  Look out Tucson, there's some racing to be done!

See you at the races!

Driving to the office the other day, bored with the usual morning chatterboxes, I was surfing the old radio dial when I ran across a local guy talking with great vehemence about the "economic idiots" spewing doom & gloom at every opportunity.

He went on to castigate expert after expert, refuting their findings without a whole lot of supporting evidence to back up his alternate opinion...until the callers started chiming in. 

Call after call was a business owner or manager talking about how business wasn't booming, but was steady and strong.  I was beginning to think that he had stacked the phone lines with buddies when I heard something startling come over the airwaves!  There was a real estate agent talking about the shocking amount of cash buyers who were coming out of the woodwork and snapping up property.  I listened even closer, and I realized that it was one of the agents in my brokerage that had started the "Foreclosure Bus" with some other agents in the office.  In the process of pre-qualifying people wanting a seat on the bus, nearly 40% of those wanting in on the tour were bringing certification of funds letters to pay cash for properties.  Given that Tucson averages 16% cash transactions on a regular basis, this is incredible!

I had no idea!  Then I looked at my own business in the new year--I'm running at 75% cash buyers--it just had never dawned on me.

Hmm...how can we be in a recession when people are willing to part with their cash so readily?

By the way, the "Foreclosure Bus Tour" is so popular with investors, we are getting calls from all over the country and may consider adding another 30-passenger bus if need be:  Call me if you want a seat on The Pepper Group's Bus...cash or not!

Nascar has begun its season which means the local stock car series will begin soon!  Tucson boasts both a clay track and a paved raceway, owned by separate entities--which means there will be plenty of racing to enjoy!

Once again I am proud to be a crew member and sponsor of the Littrell Racing Team, which will debut its newest SuperStock entry at the first meeting March 15 at USA Dirt Track.

There are high hopes for the #88 entry, as this is a brand new car from the
ground up, the only exception being last year's motor, which is a beast! 

 
Wait 'til this baby hits the track!

               View of rear suspension and deck 

Owner/Driver Glen Littrell has been working tirelessly with his team members to get the car prepared for the season and is excited to start racing.  Now you'll know why my calls will go to voicemail every other Saturday evening during the summer--I'm at the track and can't hear you!

If you're in Tucson and enjoy dirt track racing--give me a call, come into the pits & meet the team.  See you at the races!

24-Hour Information Hotline at 1-888-782-5211 extension 96 or info@ThePepper.com

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             Kent Simpson

Well, the Congressional hearings into steroid use in baseball grind on like so many dentists drills with half the promise of results.  Roger Clemens has dug himself into a deep 3-2 hole and his best pitches are looking more and more like the efforts of someone desperately trying to convince his date that he really was a big star at Podunk Jr. High, and his date isn't buying it.

When the Mitchell report first came out, I was skeptical about its merit, but jaded enough about drug use in sports that I just nodded my head thinking, "we all know they're dirty...now prove it."  This McNamee character seems to have none and I figure that it will take a lot more than this typical feeble effort by baseball's commissioner to whitewash a bad situation to take down some of the big names in the game.

Reading reports about Clemens' testimony before Congress, and his pathetic attempt to flex his dwindling credibility, I am reminded of The Picture of Dorian Gray.  A classic tale of a man so desperate to keep his youth, that he sells his soul for it.  His inability to own up to his misdeeds is shameful and increasingly pathetic.  Face the music Roger, you are making Canseco look like an honest man in comparison to you.

Shoeless Joe might have been innocent, perhaps not, but he took the punishment handed out to him with dignity.  Roger Clemens has none left to protect.

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Lately, I've been burning the candle at both ends, which I enjoy, but I have to work hard at taking a moment to enjoy what is going on around me.  Standing in line at the convenience store to pay for my gas (irritated because the outside credit card swipe wouldn't work), growing impatient because the first person in line wrote a check, starting to get exasperated because the person in front of me had to go out to their car to get more money to pay for their purchase (geez, I have something productive to do...hurry up!)...a little girl behind me was telling her mom "Relax.  It doesn't matter if we get there a few minutes late, it will still be Eric's birthday.  He'll be happy we came."

Wow.  I needed that.  The calm surety of that little girl's voice just washed my impatience away, eased my revved-up mind.  Just a few seconds later, I paid for my gas and noticed the sun setting against the mountains to the west in my rear view mirror.  Taking a moment, I got out of my truck and watched the colors change, a sense of peace and gratitude soothed my soul. 

Getting into traffic, I reflected on what had just happened, and silently thanked the little girl as I drove on.  Had she not spoken up at the right moment, I would have just jumped in and sped onto my next destination and missed enjoying a classic Tucson sunset.

Thank you little girl at the Circle K, you made my day without knowing it.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being a guest on a local radio program, Prime Talk, hosted by Mark Ross, the President of Prime Capital Mortgage every Monday during afternoon drive time.  Mark invited me to come on so that we could discuss First-Time Homebuyers. 

Mark Ross - Loan Guru &
            Radio Star

He has been doing Prime Talk for quite some time now, and does a great job with his show (which I would expect from knowing his professionalism in the mortgage business).  Mark has been gracious enough to allow PSAs from one of the association committees we are on to be aired during his show, and I never pass up an opportunity to get my "million dollar voice" (okay, Simpson, get ahold of yourself) on the airwaves in one form or another!

 I just want to thank Mark for the opportunity and kudos for the folks at KJLL Tucson's Jolt Radio for helping me stumble and fumble my way through another PSA for our Homebuyer Fair.  They do a nice job of cleaning up my mistakes.  If you are in Tucson on a Monday afternoon, tune in and listen to Mark's show from 5 to 6 PM.  He compiles some valuable information about the economy and the mortgage market, spiced by guests from a wide variety of fields.  Check it out!

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