Michael Dunn

I am originally from San Diego, CA but my father was in the United States Air Force (now retired) so I traveled most of my life growing up. In 1991 he was transferred to Kirtland Air Force Base here in Albuquerque, NM and I have been her ever since.

In 2001 I decided to get my Real Estate License and make a big career change. In 2002 I got my Real Estate License and joined the Coldwell Banker Legacy Realtors Team and have loved every minute!!

Luckily I have met MANY wonderful people and seen many beautiful places in this world. For over 20 years I have called Albuquerque home and plan on calling it home for many years to come!!

I strive to provide the best life and upbringing for my daughters Ashley and Haylei.

That is the VERY short version but if you would like to know more then please don't hesitate to ask as I love to share what I have done and where I have been!!

Michael Dunn on Q&A Home Buying & Home Selling Panel

October 27, 2017 by Michael Dunn

A few times a year Kirtland Federal Credit Union hosts a Q&A panel for potential home buyers and potential home sellers. They typically consist of a Realtor(me), a mortgage lender, a title company escrow officer, an appraiser and a home inspector. Here are a few of the questions that came up that I thought I would share.

Q. What is the difference between an appraisal and a home inspection?

A. An appraisal is to determine the value of the home in todays market and a home inspection is to determine the condition of the mechanical systems in the home.

Q. Should I get an appraisal before I list my home for sale

A. You can get an appraisal on your home if you would like to but that appraisal can’t be used by the buyer of your home for their mortgage. Mortgage lenders have to order the appraisal for the buyer. When trying to establish value on your home Michael Dunn will give you a detailed and comprehensive breakdown of the market to determine market value of your home

Q. Are there still any first time home buyer programs out there?

A. YES!! There are! Some of these programs only require as little as $500 out of pocket to close on your new home!

What additional questions do YOU have about the home buying or selling process?? Call, Text or email me and I’d be happy to answer them for you!! Michael Dunn 505-379-5849 ABQDunn@gmail.com or fill the form out below

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THANKS!! 10 Years!!

November 1, 2012 by Michael Dunn

Well, it has now been 10 FULL years that I have been in the Real Estate business and have now helped hundreds of people buy or sell their home! Back in October of 2002 when I received my New Mexico Real Estate license I was the youngest Realtor in my office and knew it could be difficult getting people to trust such a young person to help them buy or sell the biggest investment of their life. Luckily I had my first closing just a few weeks after getting my license and have been a full time Realtor ever since. Thanks to all of you that have trusted me with your homes and also thanks to all of you who believe in me enough to refer your friends, family and colleagues to me as well. Referrals are where the majority of my business comes from so please continue remember me when you hear of someone looking to buy or sell a home. I will continue to work very hard for each and everyone of you!!

PLEASE feel free to leave comments below of dealings you’ve had with me and dont mind sharing with others 🙂

P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon Arizona 2012

January 17, 2012 by Michael Dunn

Back in August, 2011 I cheered my Dad on as he ran Pikes Peak Ascent (the 1/2 marathon) and when he finished I promised him and myself that I would do the Pikes Peak Marathon with him in 2012. Having had no running base prior to that I sure had a long road ahead of me. Since then I did the Day of the Tread 5K in Albuquerque, Duke City 10K in Albuquerque and now completed this 1/2 Marathon. With my time (2:26:03) I qualified for Pikes Peak Ascent. This will be my back up plan just in case I don’t qualify for the marathon. BUT, I won’t need a back up plan! 😉 I need to run a full marathon in less than 5.5 hours to qualify for Pikes Peak Marathon before March 1, 2011. I am set to run the IMS marathon in Phoenix February 19, 2012 and am hoping for a time of 5 hours or less.

I must say I had a BLAST at the Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon. The feeling is truly 1 of a kind. It was amazing how many people came out to support this race and cheer us all on! It seemed like there were spectators, cheerleaders, bells, bull horns, whistles, signs (you name it) on every inch of that course. In some places the crowd was 2 or 3 people deep! It was well supported with plenty of hydration stations. Mile 5-7 I was still feeling fresh and ready to conquer the world! Mile 8 for some reason I had second thoughts of why I was running but that only lasted about a minute or so. I think anyone that has run any sort of distance at some point has these thoughts go thru their head. I just blew it off and kept running. Mile 12 I saw my buddy Charlie and he gave me huge high five and kept me pumped up prior to crossing the bridge. He said I crossed a bridge but I don’t remember it. Obviously I had to cross the bridge because I didn’t swim in the lake to get to the other side! Who knows, all that excitement was a blur! 🙂 Somehow right at Mile 13 I spotted Stephen in a crowd of thousands of people (probably because he was cheering frantically) then momentarily after that I saw my Dad, Christine and Paul. It was such a great feeling having them there cheer me on!! I ran as fast as I could to cross the finish line with a BIG smile. What a day!!

2nd Annual Charity Chile Cook off #nmtweetup

December 8, 2011 by Michael Dunn

twittelator salsa — @twittelators's salsa

Sorry this post is so late but we had another successful Chile Cook off this year with only one little snag that I can think of. The snag? Well, most of you know that I NEVER go to ANY event without taking a single picture. Thats right, I hosted this entire event and did not take 1 picture! Zip, zero….zilch! I am not too sure how that slipped by me but it did. The image you see here was the salsa that @twittelator entered for the cook off and I took this picture when I got home. It was HOT!! Tasty but hot! For those of you that missed the event click here to see what it was all about. http://charitychilecookoff.eventbrite.com/

On to the good stuff….. we raised 178 cans,
14 miscelaneous boxes of food items,
8 rolls of toilet paper, 2 starkest tuna kits and 2 uncle ben ready rice kits for the Road Runner Food Bank in Albuquerque!!!

Congratulations to the door prize winners: Marcos & Linda (@lrockwellatty) who won items from Hippy Chix Store (@505jc), @twittelator won a gift certificate to Albertsons grocery store, an anonymous winner (I did not catch the persons name) won a gift certificate to Vernon,s Prime Gourmet Sandwich shop and last but not least to @Clausw and the Hancock family who Sandia Peak Tram Passes.

Who won the Chile Cookoff??

Best over all Chile winner was Wendy Forbes (@wendy92) who won a gift certificate to Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse!!

Hottest Chile winner went to @twittelator who also won a gift certificate to Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse!!

We had a ton of good chile and raised a lot of items to donate to the Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque!! Thanks again to all who attended and all who donated door prizes! Also many thanks to Vernon’s Prime and their staff for allowing this event to take place at their restaurant. They were awesome hosts!! Until next year……..

Salmon Snagging Heron Lake November, 2011

November 16, 2011 by Michael Dunn

Salmon snagging season started last Thursday at midnight. As usual, we go to the lake about mid day on Thursday to set up our camp and save a few spots for some other people in our group. The weather was absolutely beautiful during the day but got really cold at night. Fishing was pretty slow compared to the last few years. In years past we have fished at the boat ramp along with a bunch of other people and been fairly successful. This year the fishing was slow and by Saturday there were just a few people on the boat ramp and a few times there was nobody at all. Friday and Saturday we decided to go to “Salmon Run” down the way a bit where there were a lot more people! We did end up catching many more fish there than we did at the boat ramp but still was not nearly as many as we have in years past. I ended up catching my first and what turned out to be my only fish on the 3rd day of our trip! All in all we had a great time and the weather was good. Luckily it didn’t start snowing until the last day when we were driving out.

YouTube Video of Salmon Run

Panoramic Photo if Boat Doc of Heron Lake while Salmon Snagging

2 things I hate about being a Realtor

July 30, 2011 by Michael Dunn

There are only 2 things I really don’t like about being a Realtor.

1. Fumbling around with all the keys! Does anyone else get annoyed when there are numerous keys, darn things don’t work correctly and who knows what works what. Then to top it off you have your own keys in your hand, your lock box key, probably a cell phone and the mls sheets fumbling around. Maybe I just need a purse.

I was showing homes yesterday and ran across this house that had the keys color coded. That made my day!

2. Can anyone guess what the 2nd thing is I don’t like about being a realtor? 🙂