ClozeEZ's Pro Network explains the 18 trades an Arizona home sale uses, what each costs, and how to pick one, so selling or buying without an agent does not mean doing it without professionals. Title, mortgage, and agent pros are listed today; the rest as they are checked.
The neutral company that runs your closing, holds the money, and insures your ownership.
Arizona closes home sales through title and escrow companies, not attorneys, so this is the one pro every single transaction on ClozeEZ uses. The right escrow officer keeps an agentless closing calm, on time, and safe from wire fraud.
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American Title Service AgencyLocally owned Arizona title and escrow agency · 9 Valley offices, refinance and sale escrowPhoenix MetroScottsdaleEast ValleyWest ValleyView profile and contact →
WFG National TitleNational title underwriter with Arizona escrow offices · Camelback and Scottsdale branchesPhoenixScottsdaleStatewide AZView profile and contact →Pre-approvals and home loans, and the difference between an offer that closes and one that doesn't.
The lender decides how strong a buyer really is, and a good one turns a maybe into a closed sale. Sellers should know lenders too: the pre-approval letter attached to an offer is only as good as the lender behind it.
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★ FeaturedKurt McClearenBranch Manager · Fairway Home Mortgage · NMLS #1338163Statewide AZLicensed in 18 States
V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc.Scottsdale-founded lender since 2006, veteran-founded · purchase, refinance and DPA programs · NMLS #145502ScottsdaleStatewide AZ47+ StatesView profile and contact →Your listing's first showing happens on a phone screen. Professional photos decide whether there's a second.
Nearly every buyer meets your home first as a thumbnail, and listings with professional photography draw measurably more views and showings. In the desert, shooting matters more: harsh light punishes amateur exteriors.
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Rocket ListerListing photography, drone video and Matterport tours · Tempe, Valley-widePhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →
ProVisualsPhotography, aerials, video and reels for listings · PhoenixPhoenix MetroView profile and contact →The professional who checks the house top to bottom during the buyer's 10-day inspection period.
In Arizona the buyer gets ten days to inspect, and what the inspector finds drives the biggest negotiation of the sale. Desert homes have desert problems: the AC and the roof are where the money hides.
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Advantage Inspection ServiceArizona home inspections since 1988 · 115,000+ inspections, termite and pool add-onsPhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →
Desert State Home InspectionsPhoenix and Scottsdale home inspections since 1999 · 25,000+ completedPhoenixScottsdalePeoriaParadise ValleyView profile and contact →
Patterson Property InspectionsResidential, warranty and new-construction inspections · Phoenix and East ValleyPhoenixScottsdaleMesaEast ValleyView profile and contact →The policy your closing needs bound before the lender funds, from brokers who quote Arizona right.
A financed purchase cannot close without homeowners insurance in place, and roofs decide Arizona quotes. Shopping it early is the difference between a bound policy and a closing-week scramble.
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Greene Insurance GroupIndependent agency since 1962 · home, auto, umbrellaPhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →Full representation for sellers who want a licensed pro running the whole sale.
ClozeEZ exists so you can sell without one, and some sellers still should hire one: out of state, complicated property, or no time for showings. A good listing agent earns the fee; this page is about telling the good ones from the rest.
What to look for →Representation for buyers, under the written agreement the 2024 rules now require.
Since 2024, a buyer who wants an agent signs a written agreement first that spells out exactly what the agent charges and who pays it. That made hiring a buyer's agent a real decision instead of a default, and this page is the homework.
What to look for →The independent opinion of value the buyer's lender orders before it will fund the loan.
When a buyer uses a loan, an appraiser decides whether the bank agrees with your price. Price from real comps at the start and the appraisal is a formality; price from hope and it becomes the sale's hardest negotiation.
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Sun Point AppraisalsCertified residential appraisers · quick turnaround, Phoenix metroPhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →
Master Appraisal ServicesCertified home appraisals for sales, refinance, estates and divorce · Maricopa CountyPhoenixScottsdaleMaricopa CountyView profile and contact →
Phoenix ValuationsResidential appraisals, estate, probate and expert-witness work · PhoenixPhoenix MetroView profile and contact →Optional in an Arizona closing, invaluable in the situations that aren't standard.
Arizona closes through escrow, so most sales never need a lawyer. The exceptions are exactly where an hour of attorney time is the cheapest insurance in real estate: seller financing, estates, disputes, and contracts you don't fully understand.
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Combs Law Group, P.C.Arizona real estate law firm · contracts, transactions and disputesPhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →
Platt & Westby, P.C.Phoenix and Gilbert firm, 50 years · contract review, free initial consultPhoenixGilbertEast ValleyView profile and contact →
Gottlieb LawReal estate transactions and litigation · PhoenixPhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →
Patrick Nackley, Nackley LawScottsdale real estate attorney · HOA, easement and commission disputes for owners, agents and brokersScottsdalePhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →Arranging the home so buyers can imagine living there, from free declutter advice to full furniture packages.
Staging is dressing the house for the photos that last forever and the showings that decide everything. It ranges from a consult that costs less than dinner to full vacant-home furnishing.
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Sutton StagingVacant-home furniture staging, designer inventory · Scottsdale and the ValleyScottsdalePhoenix MetroView profile and contact →
StyleHouseModern-organic home staging and interior design · Scottsdale, PhoenixScottsdalePhoenixParadise ValleyView profile and contact →
Attractive InteriorsHome staging and interior styling with Heather Good · Phoenix, ScottsdalePhoenixScottsdaleView profile and contact →Deep cleans before listing and move-out cleans before closing, the cheapest upgrade a home can buy.
Clean is the one presentation upgrade with no taste risk and no downside. A deep clean before photos and a move-out clean before the final walkthrough are the two moments every sale needs one.
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Maid EasyMove-in and move-out cleaning · Phoenix and Scottsdale, 3,500+ homesPhoenixScottsdaleView profile and contact →
Eco Mama Green CleanOwner-operated eco-friendly cleaning since 2010 · move-in and move-out cleans · Phoenix, ScottsdalePhoenixScottsdaleView profile and contact →
Mopstar CleanersMove-out and deep cleaning · Phoenix, 250+ five-star reviewsPhoenixWest ValleyView profile and contact →Curb appeal is the first photo and the first impression, and desert landscaping has its own rules.
The front yard is photo number one and the drive-by test. Desert-smart cleanups are cheap, fast, and visible from the street, which makes landscaping one of the highest-return dollars in listing prep.
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Moon Valley NurseriesMature trees, hedges, palms and landscape design and installation · Valley-widePhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →
AAA LandscapeLandscape installation and maintenance, decades in Arizona · Phoenix, TucsonPhoenix MetroTucsonView profile and contact →
Phoenix LandscapingYard cleanup, gravel and irrigation since 1969 · licensed, bonded, insuredPhoenixScottsdaleParadise ValleyView profile and contact →Arizona's favorite amenity needs to sparkle in photos, pass inspection, and transfer cleanly to the buyer.
A pool is a selling point exactly as long as it looks like one. Blue water for the photos, a clean pool inspection during the buyer's ten days, and a smooth handoff at closing are what pool pros are for.
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Bestway Pool Service & RepairCleaning, replaster and repairs since 1991 · PhoenixPhoenixScottsdaleView profile and contact →
Aquaman PoolsWeekly cleaning and repairs, family owned · Scottsdale and PhoenixScottsdalePhoenixView profile and contact →Licensed electricians for inspection repairs, panel questions, and the safety items every buyer flags.
Electrical findings are the inspection items neither side should improvise: they are safety items, they spook buyers, and Arizona licenses this trade for a reason. Fixed right with a receipt, they disappear from the negotiation.
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Turn It On ElectricResidential and commercial electrician · PhoenixPhoenix MetroView profile and contact →
TAB ElectricPanel upgrades, EV chargers and repairs · Phoenix, North ValleyPhoenixPeoriaGlendaleScottsdaleView profile and contact →
Rod ElectricLicensed electrical contractor, A+ BBB · Phoenix, TempePhoenixTempeEast ValleyView profile and contact →Scorpions, termites, and the desert's other residents, handled before they show up in a buyer's report.
Termites are common enough in Arizona that the question is prevention, not embarrassment, and scorpions are a fact of desert life. Pre-listing treatment and a clean wood-destroying-insect report keep pests out of your negotiation.
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Bill's Pest Termite ControlFamily-owned termite and pest control since 1998 · free termite inspectionsPhoenix MetroView profile and contact →
Budget Brothers Termite & PestVeteran-led termite and pest control, 25+ years · PhoenixPhoenix MetroWest ValleyView profile and contact →Water heaters, slab questions, and the leaks that turn walkthroughs into renegotiations.
Water is the finding buyers fear most, because water damage spreads and hides. Plumbers earn their place in a sale fixing inspection items with receipts and replacing the water heaters that hard desert water retires early.
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Wyman Plumbing & MechanicalResidential plumbing, A+ BBB · North PhoenixPhoenixNorth ValleyView profile and contact →
Somers Plumbers24/7 plumbing, repipes and water heaters · Phoenix, Scottsdale, TempePhoenixScottsdaleTempeView profile and contact →
Sav-On PlumbingPlumbing and water heater service since 1981 · Glendale, West ValleyGlendaleWest ValleyPhoenixView profile and contact →Licensed movers to bridge the day escrow closes and the day your life is in the new place.
The move is the sale's last mile, and the one part everyone underestimates. Licensed, insured movers booked early make closing week logistics instead of chaos, especially in an Arizona summer.
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Camelback MovingIndependent local and long-distance movers · PhoenixPhoenix MetroView profile and contact →
Lifetime Moving & StorageFamily-owned movers and storage, 40+ years in Arizona · Phoenix, ScottsdalePhoenixScottsdaleStatewide AZView profile and contact →
AZ Brothers MovingLocally owned movers, 20 years, A+ BBB · PhoenixPhoenix MetroView profile and contact →
Muscular Moving Men & StorageLocal and long-distance movers with climate-controlled storage · Phoenix, 17+ yearsPhoenix MetroStatewide AZView profile and contact →In Arizona the AC is the most scrutinized system in the house, in every inspection, every summer.
Nothing on an Arizona inspection report gets read harder than the air conditioning, and nothing costs more to replace. A serviced, documented AC is a selling point; a neglected one is a five-figure negotiation.
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Larson Air ConditioningAC repair, replacement and ductless installs · Scottsdale, PhoenixScottsdalePhoenixView profile and contact →
Day & Night Air Conditioning, Heating & PlumbingPhoenix HVAC and plumbing for over 40 years · same-day service, 10-year parts and labor warrantyPhoenix MetroView profile and contact →Some sales are better run by a licensed agent: out of state, a complicated property, tenants in place, or simply no time for showings. ClozeEZ's agent pages cover who is available for full service right now, what representation actually costs, and the questions to ask before you sign a listing agreement.
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