MtnHomeJan

I just completed a year long (well, it took ME a year) program leading to certification under the ECOBroker program.  The primary goal of ECOBroker is to train real estate professionals about residential energy efficiency and home environmental issues (e.g. indoor air quality) so that we can can ...

I'm not quite sure how to handle this (true) story. I'll try to do so with sensitivity and dignity but..... Several Boise investors were among those victimized in a $95 million dollar scam where a "1031 Exchange Accommodator" (more about this later) took the investors' money to purchase businesse...

If you've been keeping an eye on the "Market Conditions" page of my web site you probably know that it's my read that the Mountain Home real estate market is in "pretty good" shape at the moment.  However, much as I hate to, I recognize that there are a few hard cases out there that like more tha...

Hot on the heels of another successful Air Force Appreciation Day, Mountain Home Air Force Base will host a birthday bash honoring (oddly enough) the United States Air Force.MHAFB will be open its gates to the public at noon on Saturday, September 14th and a F15 flyby at 1:30 will officially open...

Mountain Home's 47th annual Air Force Appreciation Day may go into the books as the biggest of all.  Festivities included a 2 hour parade, an A10 flyby provided by the Idaho Air National Guard and a free barbecue which fed over 5,000.  Downtown streets were lined by an estimated 10,000 spectators...

Many of my clients initially express an interest in moving into a home that "with a little work" will result in a fat profit on resale.  Although a few ultimately take the plunge (some successfully), most quickly realize that these projects aren't for the faint of heart.  In hopes of helping the ...

A bit of interesting news entirely unrelated to real estate.  Veterans interested in starting their own businesses may  want to jump all over the Small Business Administration's new "Patriot Express" (where dooo they get these names) Loan Program.  The program, also available to active duty perso...

Myth #1 - A Listing Agent Who Doesn't Show Your Home to a Boatload of People is a Bum! I recently acquired a listing from homeowners unhappy with their listing agent because "he never showed our home".  Treading gently, I tried to communicate that the primary job of the listing agent is not to se...

The primary goal of my blog is to promote real estate peace, love and understanding but there will be times when I will stray from my lofty purpose and grumble a bit.  This is one of those times.I note that, as the Boise real estate market cools, a surge of what must be patriotic fervor is sweepi...

Mountain Home Idaho real estate is, in large part, a numbers game. We need them to talk about prices, appraisals, sizes, interest rates, dimensions and the list goes on. But, like in any other industry, some of the numbers used are misleading, irrelevant or just plain wrong. Some examples.  Local...