fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Our Portland ActiveRain Meetup! - 09/06/11 05:21 PM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Our Portland ActiveRain Meetup!
Today was our first Portland MeetUp and it was such a joy to put a face to the many names we’ve traded blogs with all of these months! Todd Clark and I co-hosted the MeetUp at 50 Plates.
 
 
We had fourteen people who met for a post Labor Day gathering at 50 Plates, a pretty cool venue, located in the Pearl District of Portland.
 
The staff were wonderful and the food superb! We had salmon skewers, crab cakes, yummy gourmet stuffed mini potatoes, asparagus spears wrapped in phyllo dough, just … (25 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Down on the Farm - 09/05/11 04:44 PM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Down on the Farm
 
“Down on the Farm” takes on a whole new meaning with the photos I took recently at the Berg Farm. This family has been around the Birkenfeld area for generations. Nick Berg, one of my sellers has helped this community for many years. He’s been a logger for umpteen years as well as a farmer.  I keep my horse boarded there and when I stopped by the other day, I had the opportunity to wander around and get some photos. I call these BarnArt.
 
 
 

An old saw and wheels from … (14 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Vernonia School District Football and Jewell School District Football Schedules - 09/04/11 07:21 AM
 
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Vernonia School District Football and Jewell School District Football Schedules 
 It's time for football!!!!

 
Vernonia School District Football Schedule:
Head Coach Gordon Jarman gjarman@vernonia.k12.or.us
 
 
 
 Brought to you by your local realtor, specializing in Fishhawk Lake Real Estate! I also can be your realtor for Vernonia, Birkenfeld, Mist and surrounding areas!     Gayle Rich-BoxmanRealtor® Vernonia Realty Direct: (503)755-2905Specializing in Fishhawk Lake Real Estate"Your Gateway to the Lake!"http://activerain.com/blogs/gayleatfishhawklake
 
My website: http://www.lakehomesatfishhawk.com/My blog: http://fishhawklakerealtor.wordpress.com/
 
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Vernonia School District Football and Jewell School District  FootballCopyrighted by Gayle Rich-Boxman All Rights Reserved 2011 … (7 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Paying it Forward-Carla Muss-Jacobs-A Strong Woman During Loss - 09/04/11 05:44 AM
Paying it Forward-Carla Muss-Jacobs-A Strong Woman During Loss
Yesterday, Carla and I cried over the phone together. She lost her sweet and wondrous companion, Poppy. This is such a painful thing to go through that for her, part of the healing process is to write on ActiveRain. She wrote a heart-wrenching piece in tribute, and still ended on a delightfully happy note with a darling video showing just how smart Poppy was.
 
Not only did Carla show humor in the midst of her pain, but she also did something I don’t know if I could have the strength to do: she … (14 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Running on Greasy Spoon Road - 09/03/11 10:38 AM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Running on Greasy Spoon Road
The other morning I took my dogs, Jenna and Takoda on a sunny morning run on Greasy Spoon Road, an old set of logging roads that winds its way eventually to Astoria, a big coastal town of Oregon. 
 
 Greasy Spoon Road
It was named by the locals many many years ago because an Asian family used to have a diner of sorts situated on these roads for loggers to stop and eat during their long days logging the forestlands around here. Doesn’t that conjure up smells of eggs and bacon and … (15 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Annual Fun Day for the Family - 09/02/11 05:00 AM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Annual Fun Day for the Family
 
It’s that time of year again! Just before school starts (we're in two school districts--Jewell and Vernonia), and kids have to get up earlier and pay attention to that bus schedule, (Moms and Dads, too!), there is one last event at Fishhawk Lake to enjoy this weekend!  It’s going to be water-fun and a triathlon at our Annual Fun Day at Fishhawk Lake. In the past, there’s been a boat theme, like Mardi Gras, where you would decorate your boats, bring them to the clubhouse and vote on the best one.
(10 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Local MeetUp Coming to Oregon! - 09/01/11 04:55 AM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Local MeetUp Coming to Oregon!
Our first local MeetUp of ActiveRain members is going to be in a venue in "The Pearl" (northwest Portland area)....as it has changed from the first place Todd Clark and I initially chose for co-hosting our first ActiveRain MeetUp. The owners of JoPa (our original choice) are in the midst of a remodel, so one of my contacts there has graciously suggested one of their other swanky, "cool" restaurants called 50 Plates to be our MeetUp spot for our first ActiveRain MeetUp, Portland Oregon gathering place on Tuesday, September 6th from noon to two PM!
 
50 Plates, located on 333 … (12 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Real Estate-Odd Phrases - 08/31/11 04:04 AM
Fishhawk Real Estate-Odd Phrases
 As a kid, I would spend time  thinking about signs that didn't make sense to me. Now that I'm grown up, some make sense, but then again...?  Can you imagine being from another country and trying to figure these things out? 
LOTS FOR SALE
 
Lots of what?? I used to think to myself. I never saw lots of anything that someone was selling.
 

 
FILL DIRT WANTED  
Fill is usually a verb, so that was confusing. Then you had two verbs, one in present tense and one in past tense. All I could think of … (15 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Sitting on the Dock by the Lake - 08/27/11 02:42 PM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Sitting on the Dock by the Lake
So, I’m sitting here out on my dock, taking in the morning sun and air after getting back from a run with my dogs on Greasy Spoon Rd. A couple of things just happened—an otter came swimming towards me and I looked up just in time to see his head above the water, then the curve of his back as he dipped below the surface.
 

 (Photo courtesy of my dear friend, Darlene Geyer)
 
 
 Right after that, the dredge operator went boating by in the little drift boat … (18 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Let Your Feelings Show! - 08/25/11 02:40 AM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Let Your Feelings Show!
It was 5AM and I was sending my hubby off to work....I put on some music and was dancing at the breakfast table...I made him smile and he said something rather sleepily about how it was too early for that much energy.
One of the songs that inspired me was Earth Wind and Fire's song "Let Your Feelings Show".  Ever seen anyone dance that wasn't HAPPIER because of it?
*Every day you've got to let your feelings show!*
 

Photo by Gayle Rich-Boxman Annual Dock Crawl at Fishhawk Lake 2011
Gayle Rich-BoxmanRealtor® Vernonia … (20 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Things to Do When Turning Fifty or Sixty! - 08/24/11 06:53 AM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Things to Do When Turning Fifty or Sixty!
I love this book called God Never Blinks and the author, Regina Brett has put together short chapters based on articles she wrote for years on life lessons for the the Cleveland Plain Dealer. This morning I opened up to Chapter 36, Growing Old Beats the Alternative. Dying Young Looks Good Only in Movies. She beat cancer after getting it at age 41. So she wrote about turning fifty and made some great suggestions about what to do to stay young.
I am fifty-five, with sixty seemingly just around the … (31 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Why I Chose Real Estate-My Building Blocks to Success - 08/15/11 02:44 PM
Why I Chose Real Estate-My Building Blocks to Success
Being born in a very small town in the country outside of Buffalo, New York, nature was my muse for creating real estate of my own as a child. In the summers, my best friend and I would build terrariums for little creatures to "live" in. We would make homes outside in her back yard with whatever was available; driveways lined with small rocks, and whatever would stand up for the homes. In the winter, we would make homes in the enormous piles of snow, creating steps that would lead down into rooms that we … (17 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: How Healthy Is Your Relationship with Money? - 08/13/11 03:38 AM
How Healthy Is Your Relationship with Money?
I got to thinking about this in the wee hours of the morning. As with any "relationship" it has its ups and downs, but if you have a healthy relationship, it can withstand the downtimes or if there are issues to be addressed, you don't pretend they don't exist, you just tackle them head-on,
 especially while they're small.
For many of us in real estate at this juncture, our relationship with money might be needing some therapy. Maybe we've become co-dependent, not able to live independently of one another without relying on bad behaviors to keep … (37 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: When SEO efforts are in violation of the COE - a cautionary tail... - 08/12/11 08:14 AM
With all of the banter about realtors being unethical, people who try to hi-jack other peoples' work is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
This valuable post will help you be aware of those who could and would do this to you and the repercussions that could result from it. Thank you, Inna.
 

Gayle Rich-Boxman
Realtor® Vernonia Realty Direct: (503)755-2905
Specializing in Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
"Your Gateway to the Lake!"
http://activerain.com/blogs/gayleatfishhawklake   My website: http://www.lakehomesatfishhawk.com/
My blog: http://fishhawklakerealtor.wordpress.com/ An innocent question regarding SEO for real estate posted in the real estate tech support group I am a member of resulted in a few very interesting responses.  A few contributed … (12 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Are You in Love with Your Niche? - 08/05/11 02:25 AM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Are You in Love with Your Niche?
I got a call today.
 A new client who had come up to Fishhawk Lake two weeks ago, drove through the lake community and talked with neighbors at different ends of the lake. They took my fliers. They wanted to spend the whole day here, but didn't want to intrude on anyone. Then, after talking with some of these local folks and driving around Fishhawk Lake's community, they said to themselves, this is where we want to be on weekends and later, fulltime.  They also called me because my neighbors, when asked, said I … (13 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Beauty in a Barn - 08/03/11 06:20 AM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Beauty in a Barn
Rob Thomas, one of my favorite photobloggers teaches us the simple beauty in a barn or other structures who have a history that speaks volumes with no words.
This photo, of a barn located on Hwy 202 and Fishhawk Rd. is one of my personal favorites as far as barns go. It is at the entrance to the four mile trek to my private lake community at Fishhawk Lake Estates.  It speaks to me often...through seasons and changes that it goes through as the years go by.
I took this one in July 2011.
(13 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: ActiveRain My Reward for Getting Up in the Morning! - 08/02/11 06:52 AM
 
ActiveRain My Reward for Getting Up in the Morning!
Did you ever look forward to something every single morning? That first really good cup of coffee is one of them for me, and getting kisses and lovin' from my dogs. And after I've done my run with the dogs, fed the fish, the cat and all of those other duties, my REWARD is to sit down and see what's happening with my friends on ActiveRain. Get the latest scoop and send my virtual hellos or look at beautiful photographs that some of my favorites always deliver.

 
One of my other … (18 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate Lakefront Property-10072 Lakeview Dr Birkenfeld Oregon 97016 - 08/01/11 04:19 PM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate Lakefront Property-10072 Lakeview Dr Birkenfeld Oregon 97016
There aren't many lakefront homes for sale this season at Fishhawk Lake, so it's nice to have this lovely sparkling clean home with great views on the lake to show off to prospective buyers!
 
 10072 Lakeview Dr Birkenfeld Oregon 97016 1700 square feet 3BR, 3BA Presented at $335,000
Many updates include: roof, siding, kitchen: oak cabinets,island, walk-in pantry, newer appliances, French doors on both floors, newer windows Great views, ambience from both floors, good sized BRs, beautiful balcony Complete living on main floor, sparkling clean, w/nice layout, warm, bright Big utility room located … (17 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-How Do You Stand Out in a Crowd? - 07/28/11 03:40 PM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-How Do You Stand Out in a Crowd?
In a sea of realtors, do you stand out in a crowd?

Are you making a statement? Are you lying down like many realtors  or are you standing tall and saying I am STILL HERE.
What makes you different?

Capitalize on what makes YOU unique...let it shine!
And have fun..it's infectious!!!
 
 Special thanks to the Berg Farm for their available hay! You can view their Fishhawk Lake lot for sale here...
Gayle Rich-BoxmanRealtor® Vernonia Realty Direct: (503)755-2905Specializing in Fishhawk Lake Real Estate"Your Gateway to the Lake!"http://activerain.com/blogs/gayleatfishhawklake   My … (18 comments)

fishhawk lake real estate: Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-When is a Low Price Too Low- Are We Giving Away the Farm? - 07/28/11 02:47 AM
Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-When is a Low Price Too Low- Are We Giving Away the Farm?
Yesterday morning I had another one of those "price talks" with a seller owning property at Fishhawk Lake who is truly a good person. She was worried about me and my fee first of all, while talking about how low to go on the newest price on her lot. I told her, (honestly, as I always approach it this way) I don't think about my marketing fee when it comes to this--REALLY I don't! I think about what is best for the client and what the market will bear. 
(13 comments)

 
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate, "Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843 (John L Scott Market Center)

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Birkenfeld, OR

More about me…

John L Scott Market Center

Address: 71840 Fishhawk Road , Birkenfeld, OR, 97016

Mobile: 503-739-3843



Listings

Links

Archives

RSS 2.0 Feed for this blog