Joanne and Bill are the owners of Jolee-Jaffa Consulting and Investments, LLC, and founders of a section 501(c)(3), IRC charitable organization (Jolee-Jaffa Music Foundation, Inc.).
Bill has served as an advisor, accountant and tax specialist to billion-dollar businesses for over 42 years, and has worked and provided consulting services in accounting and tax matters for a variety of industries, including manufacturing, retail and service businesses, both nationally and internationally, and worked as a senior member of one of the largest accounting firms in the world. He is a co-owner of a CPA firm that specializes in national and international tax services. As a former Mesa, Arizona Planning and Zoning member and City Councilmember, Bill applied his efforts to developing and having Mesa, Arizona, adopt its first residential development guidelines, and bring quality residential and commercial development to the city.
Joanne bootstrapped her first service business starting in the garage of her home and growing to a main street storefront which she later sold at a good profit. As a conservatory trained composer and musical artist, she then developed and manufactured music instructional products that were sold nationally and internationally by leading distributors. Joanne has been a licensed Realtor® since 2007.
Bill and Joanne have been involved in real estate enterprises including residential development, developing plats and writing CCRs for their own residential development, serving on HOAs, purchases and sales of real estate investment property, like kind exchanges of real property under section 1031, IRC, involuntary conversions of real estate under section 1033, IRC, negotiating right of way and easement agreements, and changes to existing developments in both the city and HOA environments, and owning and managing commercial, industrial and farm property.
Joanne and Bill are owner/builders, and designed and built their mountaintop dream home dubbed by the Tribune Magazine, the Giant White Fortress. The build was inspiration for Joanne’s book, ‘How to Move a Mountain -and other important things to know.’
They are both licensed yacht helmsman, and between them share 8 children and 9 grandchildren.
Please email your questions to contact@joleejaffa.com
Cedar Spring Ranch
Gentleman’s Ranch – Enjoy your private ranch on 640 deeded gross acres with unending views from your custom hilltop custom home. The property is completely off the grid but has all of the luxury amenities you want – solar power, wind turbines, cell and wi-fi service, your own deeded water spring with an orchard and pond stocked with fish. One hour from Las Vegas and 20 miles east of Kingman; the property is at an ideal elevation that reaches close to 5,500 feet, and you may see an elk from time to time resting under a juniper pine tree. The home is newly renovated, inside and out.
Build Your Dream Home
Build your dream home in an exclusive subdivision among multi-million dollar homes on your own private street on one of the highest elevations in the entire metropolitan Phoenix Valley with sprawling unobstructed views, magnificent sunsets, and shimmering city lights every evening. Located in the prestigious community of Las Sendas featuring the Trailhead Members Clubhouse, an architectural masterpiece, and world-class golfing on one of Arizona’s top courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. The Las Sendas Spa and Fitness Center offers personal training, massage therapy, aesthetic services and fitness classes, special interest clubs and social gatherings.
Thank you for all your help in facilitating our sale – results speak for themselves, and your professionalism and guidance were keys to a successful closing.
After losing our home to a short sale we weren’t sure how realistic it was to purchase another home. Bill and Joanne pointed out things we never would have seen by ourselves and helped us avoid potential pitfalls.”
When purchasing my investment properties, Joanne and Bill are a key part of my team. I appreciate their experience and the knowledge they impart to me on available tax benefits.
We got an amazing deal on a beautiful home and now we can plant our roots and start our lives together.
Joanne and Bill are a prime example of what great communication is all about. It was an honor and privilege to have a real estate team like this backing me up every step of the way. I recommend them 8 days per week!