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By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 3
The tree grew as a volunteer.  The neighbor hated it.  Bill Taylor (who I work with) helps me on lots of projects.  Bill also lived in the house I am prepping for sale for 15 years.   It is strange that I own the house.  I did not buy it from Bill but that is another story.  I basically know Bill...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 2
We aquried Peppers when he was 3-4 weeks old.  He definitly was a waif.   He was underweight and buggy.  We almost lost him.  I was working on a project and some young boys brought this sad looking kitten to me and asked me to take him home.   Fast forward 5 months and the time has come for him t...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 3
The home appeared on my feed at Sundown on Saturday.  It was a well kept manufactured home in the mountains on 1 acre of land.   It looked like something I wanted to see.  I contacted the other agent on Sunday and asked if it had offers.  Sadly it had one.   I contacted a friend who was vaccinate...

By Rain Silverhawk, 208-610-0011 Sandpoint Idaho Real Estate Realtor
(Sandpoint Realty rain@lakeandhomes.com)
Comments 6
How to avoid loosing your home loan. You have found the perfect home, your offer was accepted and you are ready to move in.  You are excited and then you get a dreaded call from the lender to tell you that the new furniture you just bought means you no longer qualify for the loan. I have seen th...

By Krystyna M Ryan, Honesty Trust Technology Service Results
(Atova, Inc)
Comments 4
Boise Real Estate Market - February 2021Boise & Treasure Valley real estate is still hot! Home prices continue to rise to record highs while the number of available properties is even lower than a year ago. Median sold price was 29.4% higher than a year ago. Only 1,399 units got sold compared to ...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 3
   In the last few years the home prices in Boise have gone up.  It used to be two parents could almost always afford rent or be able to buy a home.   This is not the case anymore.  The opening price for a 3 bed/2 bath home is approaching $400,000.  People are trying to buy trailers on rented lot...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 5
  The other day my lead generating service sent me people with a strong accent.  I assumed they spoke Spanish even though the name was not Hispanic.  I printed my flyers in Spanish and found a house buying guide in Spanish.  Then I went to meet them.They were late but they arrived.  While I was t...

By Eva Hoopes, Realtor Boise Real Estate
(Group One Sotheby’s International Realty)
Comments 3
Creekside Condo in Eagle Idaho! OverviewMapsPhotosFeatures $359,900 Condominium Main Features 1 Bedroom1 Full Bathroom1 Half BathroomInterior: 1,192 sqftYear Built: 2005MLS #: 98795023 Location 1236 E Winding Creek DrEagle, ID 83616USA Eva Hoopes Group One Sotheby’s International Realty(208) 2...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 2
Do you need to sell?  Do you want to sell?  Do you just want to know what your home is worth?  If you do you should call me!  I am a great Realtor who works with a great team.   Every week we learn how to negotiate this crazy market we are in. You need me!By training I am a Chemist.  That means I...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 3
  When I woke up on Wed.  I thought I was within 2 weeks of listing. It is remotely possible that I am.   The first thing that happened is it got snowy and cold.  That sort of stops the outside work cold (pun intended).  The painter is behind schedule but if we have to we can come behind him.  No...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 4
I have a lead generating service.   Yesterday I got a call from an older lady.  She was excited.  She had just sold her home and was calling on a mobile home on a rented lot.  That particular one was pending.  She did not know about lot rent.  I found out she did not have the money for a mortgage...

By Jim Paulson, Owner,Broker
(Progressive Realty (Boise Idaho) www.Progressive-Realty.info)
Comments 9
I love good old fashioned competition.  I appreciate it when potential home seller's do their research and actually pay attention to what a Realtor does (or doesn't do) to market themselves.If you can't find an agent easily on line, what are the odds they will be able to help your house get found...

By Jim Paulson, Owner,Broker
(Progressive Realty (Boise Idaho) www.Progressive-Realty.info)
Comments 6
Of the ALL the homes priced up to $250,000 NONE of them sold for CASH!  As a matter of fact, the average seller even paid $5,000 toward the buyer's costs.That is the problem with just reading the headlines and not looking deeper at the data.  How many homes created this statistic . . . only 1.Tha...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 2
Someday'ss you seem to be juggling.  This was yesterday  It was a good juggling act with all the balls coming down in the right places.   I am seeking land for my boss and another person.   Technically I am also looking for me (but I need to sell the Caldwell home before I can buy).  I attended 3...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 6
 I have been a morning person for a long time.  I rarlely need to set an alarm.  My mother (was) and brother (is).  Truth to tell I enjoy waking up a little before everyone else and having my coffee and getting my head together.  Until now.I got Covid 19 in November.  I slept a lot.   Like 12 hou...

By Rain Silverhawk, 208-610-0011 Sandpoint Idaho Real Estate Realtor
(Sandpoint Realty rain@lakeandhomes.com)
Comments 21
Retired Real Estate veteran Barbara Todaro had a great post last month Get Your Feet Off The Desk And Do Your Job Or Someone Else Will!!  Her post had to do with CMA requests.As new agents I think we get the idea that if I do task A then I will be paid this amount.  Real Estate is not that lineal...

By Rain Silverhawk, 208-610-0011 Sandpoint Idaho Real Estate Realtor
(Sandpoint Realty rain@lakeandhomes.com)
Comments 4
Things have been busy with the opening of the new Sandpoint Realty office.  We had 11 listings and ten of them sold and closed in the first month.  Like most of the nation we have an extremely low inventory right now with only 60 active residential listings in the entire Bonner county.  Only 27 o...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 4
 My last two transactions had potential hiccups that could have delayed closing or even killed the deal!  Because I took care of these problems early the deals closed smoothly and efficientlyDeal #1 - Ex-husband refused to sign the quit claim deed at the divorce.  I knew my client for at least 20...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 2
My partner and I prepped this home we had under management.  It is a cute 1536 sq ft 3 bedroom, 2 bath in Nampa, Idaho.  In late August I did a CMA and felt we would be lucky to get $275K.   The tenant moved out in early October.   It was time for Bill Taylor and me to go to work.   We first work...

By Debbie Holmes, Gets the job done!
(John L. Scott)
Comments 6
I was posting regurally until the lockdown.    Then I just stopped and isolated. I was a 58 overweight diabetic lady. Now I am a slightly skinnier 59 year old diabetic lady.  (I lost 15 pounds).   I went back to work and went to the hospital with Covid but I am better now.  It was very scary.   I...

By Rain Silverhawk, 208-610-0011 Sandpoint Idaho Real Estate Realtor
(Sandpoint Realty rain@lakeandhomes.com)
Comments 6
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