boise real estate: 3632 Bottle Brush AVE, Boise, ID 83713 OPEN SAT 1-4 PM, March 8 - 03/08/08 01:42 AM
Here is my Newest listing. 
 
 
  3632 Bottle Brush, Boise, ID  83713!!!!   MUST SELL!!!!!Bring all offers!!!! All offers will be considered. OPEN SAT 1-4 PM Bring your buyers! This home has it all!!!! Come home to a magnificent view of Bogus Basin with a living room, family room, den, beautiful kitchen with tiled floor, huge master bedroom with garden tub. All the bedrooms have walk-in-closets!! Two car garage, fenced yard and dog run. The subdivision has a huge playground for the kids. Close to schools, HP and shopping. Not only is this house great it is priced 10k under appraised value for … (1 comments)

boise real estate: I lost all my Yahoo links today!!!! I had 114 of them yesterday!!!!! - 03/07/08 12:12 AM
I really don't get it.  I have been linking and blogging.  originally I did it as another form of advertising but I have learned a lot.  My Google and yahoo ranking increased.  Especially the Yahoo.  Then it dropped.. I disappeared again.  I then started rising again slowly.  I was impressed.  Then just as I thought I figured it out all my yahoo links and ranking went away.  Now if you type Boise real estate market .  I just don't appear except on msn.  It's google and yahoo I need.   My husband, Randall Holmes is a math professor with a edu … (4 comments)

boise real estate: Everyone is trying to sell me something.... - 03/04/08 01:27 AM
Last week I had three people call me to try out their new and different websites...  It didn't matter to them that I had two websites and a blog.  www.debbieholmes.net, www.homepages.com/debbieholmes1 and this blog. If I just try their product my business will boom and my webranking will skyrocket!!!!!! Sounds to good to be true.  Homes.com actually succeeded because they promised me a lot of exposure so my third webpage is.... drumroll........ http://debbieholmes.directhomes.com/  They gave me a great deal and had some cool features.  I don't know if this will be useful.  Plus I have 2 free featured listings.  Got to … (9 comments)

boise real estate: Has anyone worked a short sale with First Tennessee (they are handling First Horizons equity loans) - 03/03/08 06:23 AM
I need help.   Has anyone worked with First Tennessee?  They seem to be servicing First Horizons equity lines of credit.   The short sale package seems pretty normal except for the fact that they charge the client for the BPO and they are warning us up front that they reserve the right to go after the deficiency.   Anyone have any experience with this?  If this is the case how willing our they to write off the deficiency?  What can my clients do to protect themselves (or what can I do to protect them?).  I have never seen this warning on  … (9 comments)

boise real estate: OPEN SAT. 1-4, Three Condos each has 1386 Sq ft. in Chateau Les Bois - 02/23/08 01:24 AM
THREE BEAUTIFUL TWO BEDROOM CONDOS
 
1067 CAMELOT, 2 bed, 2 bath, $152,900 Keller Williams, 941-8644
1073 CAMELOT, 2 bed, 1 bath, $148,500 Gold Key, 761-2551
1089 CAMELOT, 2 bed, 2bath, $159,900 Homeland, 344-7680
 
All units have beautiful views, swimming pool, clubhouse, 1386 sq ft, second floor walkup, walking paths, balcony, gas fireplace, forced gas heat and central Air.
 
Come take your pick.  Bring your friends!!!!
Come and enter to win two free movie passes!!!
 
 
Click on Picture for more information 
 
 
 
Call Debbie Holmes From Gold Key  at 208-761-2551
 
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boise real estate: How is the Boise Real Estate Market? - 02/20/08 12:02 AM
Should I buy a house in this market? Treasure Valley in Idaho (edit/delete) 
 
Debbie and my youngest son after a chess tournament
 
Every where I go people ask me:
How is the housing market?Can I sell my home?Are we at the bottom of the market?When should I buy and/or sell my house?I'm upside down in my house. What do I do?Where do I go for help?Should I rent?Can I get a loan?Can I get a good deal on a home?What is a short sale?What is a bank owned property?Should I buy at a foreclosure auction?Why should I hire a real estate agent anyway? … (1 comments)

boise real estate: Neel house finally closed - 02/19/08 01:04 PM
It happened.  At least we signed.  The house that was supposed to close on January 30 finally closed today.  My seller disappeared the second I got the time from title.  I found her 20 minutes before closing.  When we got there she told me she forgot to pick up her husband.  It is supposed to fund tomorrow.  This has been very aggravating and we have 9 addendum's on the contract due to the delay in funding.  Sometimes one wishes for a day job.  So that is at least one sold on the Boise real estate market.
 
sold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
This one is gone but … (1 comments)

boise real estate: 1073 N. Camelot, Boise, ID 83704 - 02/19/08 04:40 AM
Three Beautiful condo's.  Debbie Holmes and two other real estate agents are opening up 3 condos on Sat., Feb. 23 1-3 PM
 
 
PM.
 These are some of the most beautiful condos on the Boise Real Estate Market.
 They are affordable with great views of our beautiful mountains!!!!!
Each of these Condo's are Unique 
THREE BEAUTIFUL TWO BEDROOM CONDOS
 
1067 CAMELOT, 2 bed, 2 bath, $152,900
1073 CAMELOT, 2 bed, 1 bath, $148,500
1089 CAMELOT, 2 bed, 2bath, $159,900
 
All units have beautiful views, swimming pool, clubhouse, 1386 sq ft, second floor walkup, walking paths, balcony, gas fireplace, … (1 comments)

boise real estate: Happy Presidents Day Everyone - 02/18/08 12:52 AM
Before I was a real estate agent this used to be a day off.  We as Americans are supposed to celebrate our presidents.  Today I will be calling clients and loan officers trying to take advantage that many of my clients have the day off.  I also might help my youngest son get ready for National History Day.  Things are looking up in the Boise real estate market.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here is a brief History of the Holiday: 
This was taken from http://www.patriotism.org/presidents_day/
 
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boise real estate: OPEN HOUSE on 1408 Dearborn was wonderful. Might even get an offer. - 02/17/08 12:26 PM
I had one of the best open houses ever.  My partner and I had the house shining.  What a difference 18 days of 4 people working plus new carpet, vinyl and paint.  Before we bought it people would come in and be overwhelmed about the amount of work that was needed on the house.  Today everyone loved it.  I must of had 10 couples go through it.  The first lady wanted to buy it,  She asked me if we could do I contract tonight.  I said sure but I thought her husband ought to see the house first.  I also want … (2 comments)

boise real estate: This is the only job where you can work 60 hours a week and pay to work.... - 02/12/08 12:56 AM
Lets see my lady from Somalia might not be ready to buy a home but I am going to learn about the home ownership program for section 8 tomorrow.  I am going to talk to the the section 8 homeowner specialist tomorrow and find out information about the program.
 
  I still don't know if Neel St is going to close but I am still marketing it.  The original loan officer was fired for mishandling the loan among other things.  The bank manager took it over.  We should hear today. 
 
I need to help the older gentleman more.  I found him a … (2 comments)

boise real estate: My two current bank negotiations and I'm taking the rest of the day off!!!!!!! - 02/09/08 01:32 AM
Any advice I am currently negotiating with banks on behalf of two different clients.  Both clients have good to excellent credit and up to date on their payments.
 
Client number 1    not my actual client.
    Nice old man who is 81 years old with COPD.   Needs an inhaler every time he needs to use the stairs or packs a box.  He just remarried his ex-wife last December.  He is an inventor who has lost $180K last year.
 
Problem:
    He has two loans out on his walkup condo.  The first is easy, it is for 76K.  The second is for $108 K.    … (6 comments)

boise real estate: How to work when I am most energetic - 02/08/08 12:16 AM
I just read a post about real estate hours.  Overall,  I am an energetic person from 8 AM to about 7 PM.  After that I am sort of foggy.  I hate writing contracts or handling negotiations is much better if I handle the work in the morning.  Of course being a good Boise real estate agent  I write contracts and negotiate when I'm tired.    I will not negotiate with a bank if I am not feeling sharp.  I am razer sharp usually,  I am a scientist and can analyze large amounts of data quickly and accurately.  I want to give … (6 comments)

boise real estate: Today was supposed to be easy LOL - 02/07/08 01:22 PM
Well when I woke up today I had no children to take to school, 1 hour worth of paperwork and one meeting with a client.  Sounded easy,  I didn't have to drive to Caldwell.   I started my paper work and had it done in 1/2 hour (YEAH DEBBIE!!!!).  The paperwork was working with a short sale and negotiating a loan with a bank for a client.  This client has a $2K prepayment penalty and she would like to sell or rent her home and move into something larger.  She is at a high interest rate and was considering refinancing.  I … (4 comments)

boise real estate: WOW I seem to be getting more web interest in ME:) - 02/05/08 10:26 AM
Ever since I started blogging more people seem to be coming to my website  !!!!!!!!!   Yesterday it was 15 and I didn't post on Craigslist!!!!!!!  I even had an listing expire and more people came.  My son refuses to put a link to my webpage.   GRRRRR!!!!!  I find this blogging very interesting and informative.  It is helping me with ideas on real estate.  I just need to make sure I spend some time selling houses instead of blogging.  I feel that I can help anyone in the Treasure Valley sell and/or buy their home.  I am so happy I started … (2 comments)

boise real estate: Interesting Weekend, Happy house showings,rehab, loans, snow and a Obama rally - 02/04/08 11:04 AM
For a slow market I seem to be busy all of a sudden. I showed house 3 days in the last 4.....  I showed my tenant houses and townhouses.  He is the best tenant I ever had.  I offered him the house he lived in. When I called him he told me he thought he wanted to buy that one.  Maybe it will work.....  He is talking to the loan officer.  Saturday, I showed houses to a young women with 2 roommates,  her parents convinced her to wait 6 months, she even qualifies for the loan.......  The customer that was screwed … (0 comments)

boise real estate: Should I buy a house in this market? Treasure Valley in Idaho - 02/03/08 01:57 AM
Debbie and my youngest son after a chess tournament
 
Every where I go people ask me:
How is the housing market?Can I sell my home?Are we at the bottom of the market?When should I buy and/or sell my house?I'm upside down in my house. What do I do?     Debbie before  she became a real estate agent..... When I was a chemist no one asked me anything about my work but everyone seems interested in real estate.....  I am not a fortune teller and I have no crystal ball:   Here is my opinion.  Don't sure me if I am wrong........ In the Treasure Valley of Idaho … (4 comments)

boise real estate: 1073 Camelot, Boise, ID 83704 - 02/02/08 10:06 AM
Wonderful spacious condo with 1386 sq. ft. living space. This beautiful second floor unit has 2 bedrooms and a large living/dining area with a balcony and spectacular view of the mountians and common area. This unit has lots and lots of storage, skylights, gas fireplace, gas bbq, carport with storage unit. All appliances are included. The community boasts beautiful grounds, walking paths and a community swimming pool. This is a must see condo! Buyer to verify all information. mls #98343005.  Only $150,000 Call Debbie from Gold Key Real Estate 208-761-2551 Check out my website at www.debbieholmes.net
 


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boise real estate: Plans and thoughts for today!!!!!! - 02/02/08 02:09 AM
It  is Saturday and the Boise real estate market is a little slow but I have some active buyers.  Today at 10 AM  I am showing houses to a new buyer from house values.  This will be the second time I actually took a buyer out from them in 8 months.  Maybe 8 months is the charm.  I seem to be getting more interest from my drip campaign.  I have two different websites and this Blog.  They are www.debbieholmes.net and www.homepages/com/debbieholmes1.both are useful in their own separate ways.  I prefer the www.debbieholmes.net.  The lady I'm showing houses to wants a house … (2 comments)

boise real estate: Boise a Great Place to live... - 01/28/08 12:34 AM
Thinking of relocating?  Boise is a great to live.  We are the capital city of Idaho and have many attractions of a big city but still has a small town atmosphere.  People of all ages can find a high quality of life.  The cost of living is reasonable and we have a low unemployment  rate.  Idaho is a haven of recreational opportunities from our  beautiful mountains, winter sports, rivers, hunting, parks, pools, Boise State Broncos etc.  I've lived here since 1991 and have been very happy here.  I bet you will to.....
Are you interested in checking us out?  Look at … (5 comments)

 
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Debbie Holmes

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Boise, ID

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John L. Scott

Address: 6223 North Discovery Way Suite 100, Boise, ID, 83713

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This is a blog about all things real estate (and a few extras). I blog about my buyers, sellers, listings, short sales, the real estate market. I am internet savvy and am trying to learn more skills. I like blogging because I get to share information with other real estate professionals and my clients. I can find you a great home in the Treasure Valley. I was the Democratic Nominee for CD2, Idaho for the US Congress. I have two website: http://www.debbieholmes.net.


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