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Kaushik Sirkar

GRI
Agent Member Since June `06

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Avg Photos per Listing: 9
Blog Posts: 15

Chandler, AZ  
United States

Cell: 480 600 2808
Fax: 480 993 0914

Hi! Thanks for checking out my page on Active Rain. Well, a little bit about myself. Much like many of the folks in Arizona, I'm not a native. I grew up in New Jersey. Subsequently, I went to the University of Virginia where I received my BS in Chemical Engineering. I then went to Texas A&M where I received my MS and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering as well. Upon the completion of all my education, I took a 'process engineering' position with a large semiconductor company in the Southwest.

It was at this time that I purchased my first home. Within about a year, I decided to move and purchased another home. Rather than sell the first one, I kept it as an investment property. This started a real estate investing career that has seen me purchase and sell numerous properties in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. I currently own and manage single family homes, duplexes and fourplexes in these states as well.

Though I had numerous technical challenges to keep me occupied in my engineering career I also wanted an opportunity to more directly work with the customer or end-user. Real estate, specifically being a realtor, afforded the ability to work very closely with people in one of the most important transactions of their lives.

I have found that most of my clients are very pleased with my direct attitude, the information I provide as well as my knowledge of the product. I try not to point out how 'cozy' a home is - that is for the client to decide! A 'beautiful' backyard? Not for me to judge - that is up to the buyer! Rather, I emphasize the latest market data and trends (lots of folks overlook trends), advertise my listings aggressively with the latest technology and stay in nearly constant communication with my clients. My professional background in engineering as well as my knowledge of Real Estate (from my personal investments and constant market analysis) are often very reassuring to my clients - they know that I'm on the cutting edge, that I have all the necessary market knowledge and the highest level of customer service awaits them!

I look forward to working with you on your next Phoenix real estate transaction!
Hi! Thanks for checking out my page on Active Rain. Well, a little bit about myself. Much like many of the folks in Arizona, I'm not a native. I grew up in New Jersey. Subsequently, I went to the University of Virginia where I received my BS in Chemical Engineering. I then went to Texas A&M where I received my MS and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering as well. Upon the completion of all my education, I took a 'process engineering' position with a large semiconductor company in the Southwest.

It was at this time that I purchased my first home. Within about a year, I decided to move and purchased another home. Rather than sell the first one, I kept it as an investment property. This started a real estate investing career that has seen me purchase and sell numerous properties in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. I currently own and manage single family homes, duplexes and fourplexes in these states as well.

Though I had numerous technical challenges to keep me occupied in my engineering career I also wanted an opportunity to more directly work with the customer or end-user. Real estate, specifically being a realtor, afforded the ability to work very closely with people in one of the most important transactions of their lives.

I have found that most of my clients are very pleased with my direct attitude, the information I provide as well as my knowledge of the product. I try not to point out how 'cozy' a home is - that is for the client to decide! A 'beautiful' backyard? Not for me to judge - that is up to the buyer! Rather, I emphasize the latest market data and trends (lots of folks overlook trends), advertise my listings aggressively with the latest technology and stay in nearly constant communication with my clients. My professional background in engineering as well as my knowledge of Real Estate (from my personal investments and constant market analysis) are often very reassuring to my clients - they know that I'm on the cutting edge, that I have all the necessary market knowledge and the highest level of customer service awaits them!

I look forward to working with you on your next Phoenix real estate transaction!
4/27/2009 2:05:00 PM

Can Realtors Please Stop Being Directionally Challenged?

Looking for Tempe homes for sale? Chandler homes for sale? I'll show my clients all homes currently on the market that fit there parameters. This even includes short sales (Chandler short sales, tempe short sales, Gilbert short sales) - i hear various ...

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4/22/2009 12:30:00 AM

Looking for homes in Chandler AZ ?

Curious about the latest Chandler AZ Real Estate specific market statistics? Well here you go - in the last thirty days absorption rate for the Chandler market continues downward! Sold Active City Last 30 days 4/21/2009 Absorption Rate Chandler 254 1431 5.63 ...

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4/22/2009 12:18:00 AM

Ahwatukee AZ Real Estate

What/where/who/when/why/how is Ahwatukee? Well, Ahwatukee is a region - a part of Phoenix that is bound by South Mountain to the north and west, I-10 to the east and reservation land to the south. It is primarily composed of zip codes 85044, 85048, and 85045 ...

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4/13/2009 10:50:00 PM

Your IRA can buy Real Estate for you!

Thinking about buying additional Real Estate? Investment property, perhaps? But with today's tight mortgage guidelines (ie 20+ % downpayments the norm) you don't have the extra cash lying around? But what about diversification? You want to invest in ...

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4/3/2009 9:21:00 PM

An Intro to Real Estate Investing in Phoenix

I have previously blogged in depth about real estate investing . With the way the Phoenix metropolitan Real Estate market is shaping up - and considering that a fair percentage of my clients are investors (clients after my own heart!), I thought it was time ...

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4/1/2009 11:43:00 PM

Phoenix - a Balanced Real Estate Market ?!

I just recently started blogging again. Two posts ago, I defined Absorption Rate and pointed out how the Absorption Rate for homes in the Phoenix metropolitan area had been trending down. I must also point out that I originally (some 2 years ago) got the idea ...

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3/31/2009 1:40:00 AM

What's a Short Sale Again?

I continue to receive this question - so I thought I'd post the answer for everyone to see. If you already know the answer - feel free to ignore this post. Otherwise, pay attention. A short sale situation occurs when the selling price of a home is less ...

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3/24/2009 10:39:00 PM

Absorption Rate?

Buyers market. Sellers market. Sure, globally most folks understand what this terminology means. But how do we quantify these types of markets? One of the most common measures of a real estate market is the absorption rate - the rate at which all the current ...

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4/16/2008 11:10:00 PM

Realtors have a FIDUCIARY duty to their clients

http://www.inman.com/news/2008/04/15/jury-sides-with-realtor-in-dispute-over-sales-price See this article. Do I know what went on behind the scenes? Nope. Did this Realtor act ethically? Did they fulfill their fiduciary duty to their clients? I have no way ...

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4/15/2008 10:46:00 PM

Are We Near the Botton in Phoenix?

A subtle reminder - I don't have a crystal ball. But notice that sales have gone up every month this year....Jan, Feb, March. Of course, that isn't uncommon to see a seasonal trend AND the sales #'s still don't approach those going back 5+ ...

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