Patrick Harfst, Tech Savvy Agent
I am a residential Realtor, working from the beautiful Arizona desert, in an oasis near Phoenix known as Val Vista Lakes. I specialize in helping buyers & sellers avoid the pitfalls in a transaction that can be an unwelcome surprise or worse. After 25 years in the industry, a few things stand out: real estate purchases are emotional decisions, backed up with logical facts. I enjoy using technology to bring these two pieces of the puzzle into alignment. Whether it is viewing home tours at Starbucks on an iPad, or instantly transmitting documents with others in the transaction via smartphones, the consumers of today & tomorrow are a mobile bunch, and expect their Realtor to be equally mobile.
Stability is one of my strengths – I’ve have had the same office phone number for 24 years. I have been a full time licensee with Realty Executives for almost half my life, have taught new agents through their Executive Launch program, and been a office manager for several of those years. I appreciate a well written blog, whether my own or someone else’s.
I can be found online at www.ArizonaHomeLocator.com (my primary site) or at www.PHarfst.SearchHomesSouthEastValley.com (a lead generator site), or at www.RealtyExecutives.com/PatrickHarfst (company based site with major Google juice) Also on Facebook, of course, and Twitter @ValVistaLakes (the community I work from and specialize in).
Phones work too: 480-926-3400, or 1-800-595-7940. Pat@ArizonaHomeLocator.com is the best e-m to reach me. An iPad & an iPhone are always with me, and Jimmy Buffett is the captain of my musical library. I am married to Sharon harfst, and we have numerous children & pets here in the home, in the quaint little town of Gilbert AZ, population 240,000. Yes, it is still a town. I will never eat okra.
Looking forward to helping your family with their housing needs!



