It's tough being in a city you know nothing about. It's even tougher when you are looking for a place and for the life of you you aren't able to find it - especially if you are traveling cross country and have just gotten off the freeway exit to make a short stop, then you get turned around and
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09/25/2011
I keep talking about how our market it here is a little strange. While we have elements of being a depressed market, we also have odd elements of being a sellers market and there is still quite a bit of new construction going on. Last weekend I went to the HGTV Showcase Showdown reveal and it w
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09/24/2011
As I reflect back on a week that we have closed a couple more properties and helped a few more home owners here, in the greater Boise area, avoid foreclosure I continue thinking about a number of discussions with another listing agent and a short sale seller that are not working with me but hav
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09/23/2011
People often think that the summer months are the busiest in real estate. We have been in a rapid and regular decline here in Boise, Idaho so I wanted to compare summer of 2010 to 2011. Our market here is quite odd. While news media would still claim housing markets in great distress and adver
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09/23/2011
I am looking into different online file management programs such as Paperless Pipeline and SkySlope. I am watching a demo for Paperless today and will be having a live demo on SkySlope tomorrow. I am wondering if any of you Rainers use either of these programs and what your thoughts are on them
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09/20/2011
CNN Money put out a report stating the top 25 places in the country to retire. I've always known that Boise, ID was a great place to live. It's a great place to raise a family. It's a great place to start a business. It's been on all of these lists in various magazines in the past (which is i
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09/20/2011
This is an overview of the year in review thus far for all of Ada County. As you can see, June was the peak for total number of homes sold, total dollar volume and average sold price. August beat July in all three of those categories as well and had the highest median prices. January wins for
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09/19/2011
As I write this post I have 99,859 points. If my mathematics and understanding of Active Rain points are correct, upon posting this blog post I will be at over 100,000!! I have been a member of Active Rain for quite a few years. During that time I never posted, but I did regularly log on and r
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09/18/2011
With so many people out of work, on government help programs and who have difficulty budgeting, Nampa Idaho has one of the very best community programs that I have ever heard of or been a part of. Love Inc is a private, Christian organization that is run primarily by the work of volunteers - tho
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09/18/2011
It's not everyday that your town hosts an HGTV showhouse showdown! But this Sunday is our day. Here in Boise, Idaho HGTV is holding a "reality showdown." Two homes built by our very own local builder, Tahoe Homes, are getting a makeover by two professional designers with the same budget. It's
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09/15/2011
