Barbara's Blog

Build Your Vacation Dream Home Here

Barbara Morales (Canyonside Irwin Realty) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:38:06 -0700

Location, Location LOCATION!!

This 10.91 acre property is THE LOCATION for a great recreational lifestyle! Located in Southern Idaho near the town of Rupert, this property has approximately 650 feet of river frontage. If you boat, ski--water or snow, fish, or hunt this is the place.

The property is just 5 minutes from Lake Walcott (for boating, fishing and skiing) and just below the Minidoka Dam (the best fishing). Or put in at your front door and boat West for miles. Like the snow? The view from this proeprty is of Mt. Harrison where the Pomerelle Ski Resort boasts 24 slopes and a 1000 ft verticle drop. No fake snow here--they get hundreds of inches of the white stuff each season.

Currently being farmed, the acreage has full water rights for irrigation. MLS# 98316772 is listed at $350,000.

More details can be found at CanyonsideIrwinRealty.com or BarbMorales.com

Keep on Marketing

Barbara Morales (Canyonside Irwin Realty) — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:40:35 -0700

When business is slow, sales are down, the majority of business owners, realtors and others, stop marketing. WRONG.

According to most savy marketing consultants, when business is the slowest, you should advertise the most.

Know this and take charge of your own marketing. Advertising sales people will try to sell you marketing plans no matter what's going on -- it's their job.

When the market is flooded with buyers, do enough marketing to get the business you need or want, but save the big dollars for when they really need to be encouraged to enter the market.

While the real estate market is slow it's probably wise to keep these things in mind:

1. Evaluate your marketing. Hopefully you've kept track of which methods have produced the most business in the past, allowing you to fine tune your advertising expenses.

2. Continue to keep in touch with your core sphere of influence. These are the people who are the core of your business--the people you know personally, have represented as a buyer or seller, or have some close connection with. It's important to keep them informed about the market and that you are confident in the future of real estate and most importantly, that you are still in business.

3. Stay positive. I was having lunch with some friends last week when another real estate broker and owner of a national franchise office, came up to our table. One of my friends knew she was in real estate and inquired about business. She screamed "IT SUCKS"! The entire dining room turned around. I wanted to crawl under the table. You don't have to lie about the market, but you can be positively truthful. Negativivity can become a self fulfilling prophecy.

As with everthing else, the current real estate market is what you make of it! Make the most of each day!

Living the Idaho Dream

Barbara Morales (Canyonside Irwin Realty) — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:20:19 -0700

Every dream of a new and better lifestyle. Idaho offers one of the best lifestyles! As a Realtor in Twin Falls, I have the opportunity to sell homes and sell Idaho.

As I work with families and individuals to find the perfect home I am continually sharing my knowledge of the area--things to see and do, community activities and where to find everything needed to make Twin Falls "home". Providing this information doesn't end at the closing table. I continue to provide information whenever needed. I consider it an honor that my clients consider me their source of information for years to come.

This type of customer service is not required of Realtors, but I believe the successful Realtors give beyond what they are paid. For those of us in that category business will be good regardless of the economy.

If you're looking for a home--not just a house, give me a call. And I'm never too busy for referrals.

Here goes! My First Blog

Barbara Morales (Canyonside Irwin Realty) — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:00:36 -0700

I'm new to Active Rain and this is my first blog--ever, anywhere! I can't believe I'm blogging.

I live and work in one of the still thriving areas of the West--Southern Idaho. I've been in real estate about 4 years and it has been just great--successful beyond my expectations. Although our market is a little slow, the community is growing--in a matter of 2 weeks in the early Spring ground was broken on at least a half dozen multi-million dollar building projects--hospital, 2nd high school, hotels, restaurants, Walmart, banks and more.

Residential sales are down, but not out. Many people are transferring into the area and looking for homes. Many locals are upgrading or down sizing their housing.

It's a great place to invest in commercial or residential real estate. Let me know if I can provide more information on the area or real estate opportunities in Southern Idaho.