A brand new listing for me, located at 7804 Gravenstein Dr. in Osoyoos, B.C..  5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, completely renovated and ready for you to move in to.  There is a basement suite consisting of 3 of the bedrooms which you can easily rent out, a large back yard, covered parking and much more.  Call me today at 1-888-499-0012 to arrange a viewing.  You can view more pictures of this listing by going to http://www.sunvalleycountry.com

Lee Krepps

RE/MAX Desert Country
Serving Keremeos, Osoyoos, Oliver and Okanagan Falls
The best of Wine Country Real Estate.

What an incredibly busy week!  We finally sold our house in Osoyoos, and have moved back home (20 minutes away) to my home town of Oliver!  Packing, movers, unpacking, kids getting adjusted, friends helping with the smaller details, unreal!  But I know that you know what I'm talking about, right?

So, with that all in mind, I've also moved offices..... still a RE/MAX boy, but in order to serve everyone better, I've moved to RE/MAX Desert Country, based in the heart of Keremeos!  I'll still serve the South Okanagan for your real estate needs, but for those of you that want acreage, farms, small town atmosphere, or just more elbow room, I can now help you find that too!  I'm excited about the new office, the new home, and of course, coming back to my home town.  Call me anytime at 1-888-499-0012 and lets do coffee!

 

 

Facebook or Crackbook.....you know you have a problem when.....

1.  You see a post from your wife telling you it's time for dinner.....and you reply back.

2.  The last time you saw your neighbor 2 doors down from you was when they posted a new pick on their profile.

3.  You think you're really getting rich by playing the "Owned" application.

4.  You ask your children if their homework is done by posting the question on their home page........ okay, I've seriously done that.

5.  You think that being on Facebook will really, really, really help you sell houses, and that's why you spend 1/2 of your workday on there.

6.  You are in your home office, your wife is in the family room....she comments on your status, you comment back, she adds another comment, so you comment back.......it never occurs to you to walk 15 feet and talk to her personally....... oh man, done that too!!!!!!!!!

7.  You believe that you are incredibly popular because you have more then 700 bazillion friends on your friends list, but can't remember the name of your dog.

8.  You took your computer with you on family vacation under the pretense of 'working'..... but you really just want to annoy your friends back home with pictures proving how wonderful a time you are having.......

9.  And finally (because I have to get back onto my profile) You think that people who don't 'facebook' just aren't worth your time, obviously, because they lack the computer skills in order to be able for you to communicate with them............

 

Can it be?  After such a long winter, my dawg has informed me that spring is finally here!!!!  Most of my clients have been putting off coming here to purchase until the cherry trees have blossomed (or so they say), because we have had such bad, rotton, stinking, no-good waaaaaaaaaaay below normal temperatures.  Hey, even the fruit trees didn't want to 'bud out' because it was, well, I already said what it was like......(redundent, redundant?)

I haven't even posted in soooooo long because my fingers were too frozen to use the keyboard!!!!!

Anyhow, am back, and hopefully with a vengeance so that I can once again maybe entertain somebody... off to cut the grass, see y'all later.

 

Ahhhh.... that time of year again, the leaves changing, the grapes harvested, the pumkins ready to pick, sitting in the field... the first signs of frost, golfers wearing long sleeved sweaters... and my broker making noises about 2008 goal settings.  So, being the productive person that I am, I 'googled' goal setting.... and was overwhelmed, so got up, grabbed a coffee and went outside for a smoke......

Not that I am putting off setting my goals, nope, not me.  I just needed the coffee to clear my head.  Go ahead, be brave, I dare you.... try the google yourself and see what you get.  Okay, so now back to my broker.  We're a relatively small office with 14 agents, so you can run, but you can't hide.  I know that she'll find me, that she'll be persistent (someone once told me that 'persistence breaks down resistence", must have personally known my broker), and that I'll cave in and get to working on my goals. 

So with that said, here's some advice if you want to put off goal setting:

1.  Play more golf... It's fun, it's relaxing, you can drink lots of beer and pat yourself on the back for avoiding
     the office.  Should be broke in no time.

2.  Stay out of cell phone range for as long as possible and at all cost avoid answering your brokers calls, after
     all, you know what they want.......

3.  Play more computer games, they keep you sharp, you avoid people, and the day doesn't seem near as long
     and tedious.  After alll, it's more fun then talking to past clients asking them for referrals.  Again, should be
     broke in no time flat.  Or flat broke, whatever.....

4.  Spend more time at the bar, a wonderful social atmosphere that enables you to carry out deep meaningful
     conversations with people that are like minded.  Go ahead, what a great place to prospect, and spend all
     that money that you will earn off of these clients, if they remember you in the morning. 

Well, those are just a few thoughts... please feel free to add more :-)

AH!!!! The great days of summer are upon us!  I actually even went swimming a couple of days before Mothers Day this year!  Swimming in the morning, golfing in the afternoon, and then a nice bike ride in the evening at sunset.... does life get any better then this? 

The market is picking up again, so if you are looking at possibly investing in this area, for a second, or recreational home, now should be the time to start thinking about it.  I've noticed a sharp increase in buyers showing up at the door, looking for properties like this, so sellers need to know that the market is there!

                                                     

Thanks for reading!

Lee Krepps
MailTo:lee@sunvalleycountry.com
http://www.sunvalleycountry.com
RE/MAX Realty Solutions
Serving Osoyoos, Oliver and beyond
1-250-495-7441

What a way to start the first week after Easter!  I've had a listing for the last 3 months, it probably will go into foreclosure, the client has had the phone cut off, only way to contact the client was through e-mail, which was rarely answered, hopeless to try and set up showings, as client was usually drunk and obnoxious.... had to drive 30 minutes to bang on the door, as no key was ever given out because the client was afraid that the 'ex' might try to by-pass a restraining order and get in thru another realtor.  Okay, so now for the good news... it's now an expired listing, and now the client wants to re-list thru me, happy with my service, etc, etc... AND wants to raise the price of the house, which just isn't feasible.  I know I'm not going to do the re-list, just am wondering how to 'tactfully' let this person know that I don't want to work with this person.....  ???????

Yet another client e-mail.....what are they trying to tell me?  Hope you get a laugh out of this one  :-)

PONDERISMS >

1.  I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

                          

2.  Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

                                            

3.  The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.                                   

4.  Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.                                                                        

5.  There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.                                                         

6.  Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see 'em tumble down the stairs.                                                                                                                   

7.  Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.                                    

8.  Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.                                                                                     

9.  In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.                                                                                                                                            

10.  How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?            

11.  Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"                                                                                                                          

12.  Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt."                                                                                                                                                 

13.  If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?                                              

14.  If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?                                                                                           

15.  If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?                                                      

16.  Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?                                                                    

17.  Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?                                                                            

18.  What does Winnie the Pooh smell like?                                                                                           

19.  Why are they called buildings...shouldnt they be called builts?                                                            

20.  When a Schizophrenic person threatens suicide, is it considered a hostage situation?

 

Okay, just another test I was emailed by a client......

Test for Smart People
Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. OK?

Let's find out just how clever you really are....

Ready? GO!!! (scroll down)



First Question:

Y ou are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?


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Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are
absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!

Try not to screw up next time.
Now answer the second question,
but don't take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?

Second Question:

I f you overtake the last person, then you are...?
(scroll down)




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Answer:  If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?
You're not very good at this, are you?



 Third Question:
V ery tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only.

Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.


Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30.
Add another 1000 . Now add 20. Now add another 1000
Now add 10. What is the total?

Scroll down for answer.....



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Did you get 5000?

The correct answer is actually 4100.

If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!
Today is definitely not your day, is it?

Maybe you'll get the last question right.....Maybe.

 

Fourth Question:

Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini,
4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?


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Did you Answer Nunu?

NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary.  Read the question again!

 

Okay, now the bonus round:

A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By
imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of
sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?





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 He just has to open his mouth and ask...
It's really very simple.... Like you!

This was sent to me via e-mail by a friend of mine:

A  rich Osoyoos man decided that he wanted to throw a party

and invited all of his buddies and neighbors. He also invited Lee Krepps an Osoyoos Realtor and the

only redneck in the neighborhood.


He held the party around the pool in the backyard of his mansion. Lee

was having a good time drinking, dancing, eating shrimp, oysters and BBQ

and flirting with all the women.  (at least until his wife caught him) 


At the height of the party, Mike the host said, "I have a 10 ft man-eating

gator in my pool and I'll give a million dollars to anyone who has the

nerve to jump in."


The words were barely out of his mouth when there was a loud splash and

everyone turned around and saw Lee in the pool! Lee was fighting the

gator and kicking its butt! Lee was jabbing the gator in the eyes with

his thumbs, throwing punches, head butts and choke holds, biting the

gator on the tail and flipping the gator through the air like some kind

of Judo Instructor.


The water was churning and splashing everywhere. Both Lee and the

gator were screaming and raising hades. Finally Lee strangled the gator

and let it float to the top like a dime store goldfish. Lee then

slowly climbed out of the pool. .


Everybody was just staring at him in disbelief.


Finally the host says, "Well, Lee, I reckon I owe you a million

dollars."


"No, that's okay. I don't want it," said Lee.


Mike said, "Man, I have to give you something. You won the bet.

How about half a million bucks then?"


"No thanks. I don't want it," answered Lee.


The host said, "Come on, I insist on giving you something. That was

amazing. How about a new Porsche and a Rolex and some stock options?"

Again Lee said no.


Confused, Mike asked, "Well, Lee, then what do you want?" 


Lee said, "I want the name of that jerk who pushed me in the pool!"