Kent's Sandpoint, Idaho Blog
This blog is about Sandpoint, Idaho - Schweitzer Mountain Resort and some of the things that happen around here that makes this the greatest place in the world to live.
ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2009
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The economy has "gone south" here in Sandpoint, Idaho as it has all across the country. It doesn't look like we can expect to see an old fashioned economic revival for at least two years. These are the times when we need exceptional inspiration to get us motivated and excited about our lives an...
01/27/2009
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." Life is a race…a competition…a work of art. We can’t control what the Universe dishes out to us, but we can control how we react to it. I relish the idea of facing, what appears to be, ...
01/27/2009
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My wife and I have had a listing on the mountain here at Schweitzer Mountain Resort since August. It is a great little 1 bedroom condo, wonderful views, priced right, clean and located very near the slopes...not quite ski-in/ski-out, but close. It should have been an easy sale.NOTHING. All the re...
01/25/2009
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I actually don't play much golf...no time ...but I do know golf provides a great opportunity to do some real estate business. The hours it takes to play a round of golf coupled with the decompression time in the clubhouse after a difficult round provides a great venue to pick up a listing or sell...
01/24/2009
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LISTING AGENTS! Please help us all out and be prepared to sell your listings! I met a very excited client at the top of a mountain to preview a great listing. (We drove seperately). After a 22 mile drive, we ventured up the winding driveway approach to a spectacular butte overlooking a gorge pepp...
01/17/2009
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I know it gets repetitive, but ...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN RESORT was absolutely over the top today! I left a very cloudy Sandpoint and headed up to the mountain (hidden in the clouds) at noon. Half way up the pass I broke through the cloud layer and burst into the indigo blue skies of Schweitzer ...
01/15/2009
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FORECLOSURES are not going away. It is estimated that 20-45% of real estate sales in 2009 will be a short sale or a foreclosure. Customers are asking me every day about foreclosures in this market area. Below is a brief overview of the foreclosure process that can give your customers a little...
01/13/2009
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Oh my gosh! It just doesn't stop. Sandpoint, Idaho once again finds itself getting the accolades of the national press. This time, CITY GUIDES.MSN (http://cityguides.msn.com/citylife/cityarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=16209353) has listed Sandpoint as one of the TOP TEN "WINTER WONDERLAND" cities ...
01/10/2009
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We are in the 2nd day of the warm front...lots of wind, lots of rain...a few inches of new snow on top. This isn't all bad. The snow has compacted considerably across the whole mountain compressing the potential hazards from summer brush build-up. We can now look forward to a long winter with ...
01/08/2009
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As we see the increase in Short sales, there are a lot of requests for BPO's. According to Idaho Real Estate License Law, it is legal for brokers, associate brokers and salespeople to give their educated opinion on the value of real property for the purpose of a prospective lisiting or sale (CMA'...
01/07/2009
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