Fall Fall Leaf Fest 2018 Is that beautiful time of year again here in Coeur d’Alene… Fall!     With Fall comes all of the beautiful and colorful leaves that we love and enjoy for about the first 2 weeks.  After they have fallen off the trees, the fun begins with leaves all over our yards and driveways.  We then […]
Helpful Tips What is a SHOME? We get a lot of questions about this. What… is a SHOME? A SHOME is a shop + home. In this case a 40×60 shop with a large RV drive through bay on one side and a 1200 SQFT “home” on the other side. Viola, the SHOME. This is something you will find in Idaho […]
Helpful Tips Decor through the ages I think most of us had the horrible shag carpet or the unfortunate wall color at some point in time.  Here is a sweet little recap of some of the most unfortunate and not too bad from decades past.   https://www.windermere.com/blogs/windermere/posts/1745 Home Decor Through The Decades Posted in Living by Guest Author    As we celebrate our 45th anniversary […]
First Time Home Buyer First Time Home Buyer: Do’s & Don’ts As a first time home buyer, real estate might seem like a crazy rules where the policies are made up and the norms don’t matter. As a disclaimer, the best policy is to TRUST your realtor. I know… it’s crazy to put your financial future into the hands of a trained professional.  With that being […]
First Time Home Buyer Do I Need An Agent? You already know the answer if you’re reading this on our blog. Of course you do!  I have summed up a few reasons that will illustrate the why’s. Real estate is a complicated industry with lots of specifics and exclusions and but’s and why’s. I had to be specially trained to understand the depth of […]
First Time Home Buyer Getting started- First Time Home Buyers The Fear of Real Estate We are making our YouTube videos a priority this year. Each month we will to cover several topics relating to a single theme. This month is for you, first time home buyers and the first video segment this month is about the fears of getting started. Our primary goal is […]
Helpful Tips Make Your Home Easy to Buy   When you decide to sell your home it’s all about appealing to the buyer. It can be a frustrating experience as a seller because you have built a relationship with the house. It’s not just a house, it’s your home and like most of us, you’re probably attached to it. Unfortunately, the buyer probably […]
Costs and Spending Homeowners Exemption                         When buying a home for the first time you most likely want to save money any chance you get. It can seem like an overwhelming and never ending drain on your bank account. When you finally close on your new home you probably […]
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Costs and Spending New Year, New House? Now that 2018 is finally here, resolutions and goals seem to be all anyone is talking about. If one of your resolutions is to be a first-time buyer then here are a few tips to help you make that a resolution that doesn’t fall by the wayside. Maybe your resolutions don’t involve buying, maybe it […]
Helpful Tips Life after the Holidays       The holidays are no doubt my favorite time of year. I love the kindness and warmth and that people genuinely want to do good to others. This doesn’t have to stay in November and December. We have come up with a few ways to keep that magical holiday spirit alive throughout the […]
Real Estate Trends Four Reasons to Sell This Winter Maybe Winder is the best time for you to consider selling? With Demand remaining high in our area combined with low inventory which continues to drop, this winter might just be a great combination of factors making it an ideal time for you to sell.  A balanced market will sit at six months of inventory.  […]
Helpful Tips Radon, A Five Letter Word! What is Radon? If you are buying or selling a home, Radon might not be on your radar, but it should be!   Learn more about Radon,  and what you should consider before you sell your home or buy your next one. Learn more about Radon with John and Tracey  Let’s Make Awesome Happen! John and […]
First Time Home Buyer Home Fire Safety Tips for the Summer If you’ve been outside anytime during the last week, you no doubt noticed the smoke. It’s fire season again in the Pacific Northwest. Before we talk about the multitude ways to help keep your investment safe from fire, I want to give a heartfelt thank you to all of those firefighters away from their families. […]
Costs and Spending Appliance Purchasing Tips to Avoid the Buyers Remorse Were back after a shot hiatus with some wonderful germ that my granddaughter brought home. This week we have for you some helpful tips for your appliance purchasing adventures. Read these before you decide to update those awesome brown-ish kitchen appliances. Together were going to tackle the ups and downs of showroom shopping from; love […]
First Time Home Buyer Grilling Through The Summer: Grill Tips, tricks, recipes and design Independence Day is just around the corner and we’ve come up with some tips, tricks and design ideas to help you be the BBQ champion. Some of my favorite childhood memories were any given summer outside, circled around the grill with friends and family. Here’s to you and yours. Here’s to turning those summer days […]
Best of CDA Don’t fly away this summer, Stay and Play in Idaho Not sure what to do this summer? It seems like the most common thing to do is to book a trip to some tropical beach get away in an exotic country. The beach is nice, but I’m an Idaho girl. I love the mountains. I prefer the smell of earthen mountain air and lush greens forests […]
Helpful Tips Washi Tape Hacks to Beautify Your Rental Washi tape is a wonderful gift from the Land of the Rising Sun. Traditionally, washi is a type of paper made from tree bark or various other plant cellulose. It is most often used for its aesthetic appeal, but does have some other applications. Since it hit the shelves, it has been a God-send to […]
Costs and Spending Inventory shortage means good news for sellers. If you’re like me, when you started the buying process you might have wondered why some houses are so outrageously priced and others are not. There are many factors that come in to play such as mortgage rates and availability, economic growth and personal demographics. But when prospective buyers are shopping their market, the one […]
Best of CDA Downtown Farmers Market               Now that it is nearly summer in Northern Idaho, you can almost hear a collective sigh of relief across the Panhandle. The sun is out, flowers are blooming and we can finally head downtown to Coeur d’Alene’s wonderful farmers market! John and I have always felt personal conviction to buy […]
Helpful Tips What documents to keep and what to toss? Tax time again and a mound of documents and not sure what to do with it all? Hopefully you made it through another tax season and found all of your documents needed to file your return.  Now, what documents do you need to keep and which ones should you toss?   Here’s a little guideline […]