leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Kahler Glen Home Destroyed by Avalanche - Old Study Used - 02/25/08 05:53 PM
The Kahler Glen home destroyed by an avalanche earlier this month was built under the assumption that an older geo-hazard study was still valid according to a recent Wenatchee World article. After the study was completed a forest fire razed the slopes above the home removing the trees and vegetation that … (0 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: MyLeavenworth.com picked up by Citizen Rain - 05/28/07 04:00 PM
Many folks know that I have been blogging about Leavenworth real estate for about 2.5 years now. Hosted by Blogger, my site was orginally known as leavenworthwashingtonrealestate.blogspot.com. In 2007 it finally got a new name and became www.MyLeavenworth.com (much easier to remember and type)
I am happy to announce that readers can now find … (1 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Leavenworth Condos - The last 25 years - 05/20/07 08:13 PM
Leavenworth Condos
With all the great new condo projects going up in Leavenworth a casual observer might think that condominiums are just now starting to be built in our Bavarian hamlet.
Aspen Suites at Icicle Village Resorts
In fact we have had new condos built on a … (9 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Leavenworth Condos - Market Update - 05/15/07 10:16 AM
Leavenworth Condo Update - Considering all the new construction that is going on in the Leavenworth condo market and the increasing prices, I thought I would see how they compared to other regional prices. Ben over at Seattle Condos and Lofts did a short update on the condo market in Seattle. … (2 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Kahler Glen Athletic Club - 05/04/07 01:53 PM
Buying a condo at Kahler Glen or building a new home on the golf course? Many buyers ask me if membership to the Kahler Glen Athletic Club is included with their association fees.
This members only facility has separate memberships that have been limited in number. Recently there have only … (3 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Leavenworth Wa Condo Market - 5 Things to Consider - 04/29/07 11:41 AM
Buying a condo in Leavenworth this year? Here are 5 things to consider:
Do you want to use your condo as a vacation rental? In the city limits and the Urban Growth Boundary of Leavenworth this means the condo needs to be zoned for commercial use. Condominiums in residential areas may be … (6 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Website Upgrade - 03/20/07 08:04 PM
My website has many names. Whether you first came upon it as www.LakeWenatcheeCabins.com or perhaps www.CashmereHomes.com or even rarer yet www.GeordieRomer.com they all are my website. It started and still is a really nice template site from Cevado (my favorite web geeks on Lake Chelan) I needed an upgrade- something that yelled … (2 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Investing in Leavenworth real estate? Does it make sense for you? - 02/14/07 06:56 PM
Are you curious about investing in the Leavenworth or Lake Wenatchee real estate market? Seems like everyone is interested in real estate investments these days. I see or hear about three types of "investors" most often in our local market. I use the quotes because most of these are "would be" … (0 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Leavenworth Gets Amtrak Station - 02/09/07 11:42 AM
Amtrak has just announced the approval of a new stop in Leavenworth from their Empire Builder Route according to a recent article in the Wenatchee World. The plan has been in the works for some time- pending approval by Amtrak and by Burlington Northern Santa Fe who owns the tracks. The … (7 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: New Feature "Not My Listing" - Best Buy for Leavenworth Washington - 02/06/07 02:38 PM
This is a new feature that I am rolling out for 2007. I call it NOT MY LISTING. My plan is to pick out a listing, perhaps once a month, that I think is a great deal and blog about it. I will only pick out good listings and say nice … (4 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Leavenworth Washington in the National Spotlight - 02/02/07 01:19 PM
Vacation homes in Leavenworth Washington made the national spotlight today. There was a great article (This is now a permalink- no membership required.) in the New York Times about our Bavarian Village. A number of my past clients got interviewed as did I. As an added bonus, one of my listings and … (3 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: The Vacation Home that Pays for Itself - 01/29/07 07:09 PM
I stumbled upon this article about financing vacation homes on MSN. There are a couple important points that seem to be a matter of debate - manager or no manager? I guess it really depends on which is more important to you - profit or workload. This is a personality question … (0 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Cheapest Electricity in all the Land - 01/24/07 06:55 PM
Allyson Zacharko, my partner, in life and in real estate, wrote a nice article on our blog about the cheap electric rates in Chelan County and compared them to those in Seattle and other parts of the state. We often have clients who ask if natural gas is available or wonder … (3 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Kahler Glen Condos- Do you own one? - 01/23/07 07:46 PM
If so, we should talk about the value of your home. It wasn't very long ago that there were 5 or 6 condos at Kahler Glen for sale, all around $160,000. Slowly, they finally sold. The next house came on at $180,000. I had some clients who made an offer, but … (2 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Insurance for Luxury Homes and Second Homes - 01/18/07 07:09 PM
Here are some ideas about homeowners insurance from my friend (and insurance agent) Eric Kossian at Leavenworth Insurance.
Most standard home insurance policies provide little, if any, coverage for the following:
Unlimited dwelling replacement cost for your home. 20% of homeowners are underinsured after a total loss and had to pay the extra … (1 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Best Companies to Work For in Washington State - 01/12/07 12:00 PM
Fortune magazine just came out with their list of top companies to work for. The list in Washington state is filled with companies in the Seattle area that I'm quite familiar with. These are the companies that are fueling economic growth in Western Washington and creating opportunities for people to buy … (0 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Renting Leavenworth Vacation Homes - 01/04/07 01:55 PM
The company I work for, Windermere Real Estate in Leavenworth, Washington doesn't handle rentals. (Either vacation rentals or monthly rentals) I do however sell a lot of vacation homes and many of the new owners think about having them as rentals when they are not using them.Here are the websites of the … (2 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Leavenworth Real Estate: What's Hot? - 10/27/06 06:46 PM
"How's the market doing in Leavenworth?" my friends from Seattle always ask. It depends is often the answer.Condos remain a hot ticket. More specifically condominiums zoned Commercial (to allow for overnight rentals) under $250,000. We are seeing a number of new condo projects, but the prices start much higher. Generally for … (1 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Leavenworth Washington in the News - 10/12/06 07:38 PM
Our lovely Leavenworth, the Bavarian Village in the Cascades was the centerpiece of a nice article in the Seattle Times. It may be hard to find the perfect home here due to such low inventory, but it isn't hard to fall in love with Leavenworth. Coming over for Oktoberfest? Look us … (4 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: New Website for Plain, Washington - 09/26/06 07:44 PM
The newest t-shirt from Plain Hardware says it all. "Where the *!@# is Plain?" Plain, Washington is located in the Beaver Valley near Lake Wenatchee and Leavenworth. It's a small place. (They share the 98826 zipcode with Leavenworth) Home to Just Plain Grocery and Plain Hardware and a newly opened Napeequa Winery. … (0 comments)
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leavenworth vacation homes and vacation rentals: Bat Poop - 09/12/06 08:10 PM
Who else in real estate is blogging about bat poop? Nobody.I recently sold a vacation home in the Lake Wenatchee area to a nice couple from Seattle. My partner Allyson and I were up visiting them last weekend and they remarked about all the droppings in front of their door. They were … (1 comments)
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