My business partner is older than dirt.
Seriously, he's so old that Metamucil takes him in the morning.
He's so old that when he takes his grandchildren on his knee and speaks of "The Great War," he is referring to The Crusades.
He's so old that it takes 4 hours for his life to flash before his eyes.
Okay, so my business partner is my father, and he's not really all that old. Just old enough for some good paternal ribbing and to have more years invested into this industry than I do on the planet. Aside from the advantages that attend living through every up and down market cycle that one masochist can hope to experience, you also tend to wind up with a file cabinet full of lost treasures.
Let's see ... <sounds of rummaging> ... here's a signed photo of pops with a young Wyatt Earp at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go. Here's what looks to be a rough draft of the Gadsden Purchase. Who knew he brokered that one? And here is the very first scorpion to ever be encased within amber and sold at a downtown Scottsdale tourist shop. Beautiful mementos all, but not the antiquities I'm after on this day.
Ahh ... here's what I want. Floor plans. Old, forgotten floor plans.
Blowing the dust off these lovelies, I have committed to an undertaking that may very well end up with me being committed. I am uploading all of these ancient gems to the Scottsdale Property Shop site as part of the community service I should have served for youthful transgressions too numerous to count from my formative years. While many of our newer Scottsdale developments have readily available plans, it can be rather vexing to track down those from the original construction of the 1970s and '80s of such stalwart communities as McCormick Ranch, Scottsdale Ranch and the like.
For the remainder of the year, I will be hard at work augmenting community overviews with rare floor plans on our most excellent Scottsdale Real Estate site. A project requiring Herculean effort, but we Slaybaughs are of hardy stock. Did I mention the time my old man bested Hercules, himself, 2 out of 3 in armwrestling? Just because Homer didn't write a poem about it, doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Whether you are shopping from afar, planning a remodel or simply a fan of 2 dimensional black and white renderings, add us to your bookmarks so you can check back in from time to time to see if my progress has reached the community you desire. I will also update this post with links to the community pages for those that are up and running.
Old guy with the goods + Young guy with penchant for usurping content = Victory for the consumer!
Here's where the endeavor stands right now:
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