What the heck are we doing here?

With over 5 years of real estate experience this is what I know: everybody has an abiding interest in how their largest single investment - their house - is doing. Is it going up in value? Down? Is this a good time to sell? Buy? Hang tough? Refinance? Remodel? And what did my neighbor's house sell for really? Really?!
Yep. That much. Really.
But like any market, the housing market is fluid. It changes all the time. What is true today may not be true next week. What you want to know about may be different next month from right now.
In other words, it's perfect for a blog. Think of this as a snapshot of a small part of the Spokane real estate market. And I'm the guy holding the camera. If I think it's interesting and I think you might think it's interesting, I'll blog about it.
Want to know what's been going on lately? Come by and take a look at some of my snapshots. Even share a few comments of your own.
Because the other thing I've learned is that when it comes to real estate and home ownership, we are all in this together.
Doug

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Bloomsday and House Buying

Dear Friends,
It is the age-old question: After you have run Bloomsday, after you have made it across the finish line, collected your T-shirt and had a conversation with your heart promising it that if it would just keep beating for a little bit longer you would never put it through anything like that again, after you have run Bloomsday and survived, what do you do?
What is the perfect icing for the cake we call Bloomsday?
More carbo loading? Downing a dozen Mimosas? Convincing your legs to move again? Buying a new set of knees? All good ideas but no. Bloomsday requires a larger gesture.
I've always felt that buying a house strikes just the right note.
And not just any house. It has to be the right house. It has to be a house that, like all Bloomsday runners, has been gotten in shape through dint of hard work and dedication to purpose.
It needs to be this house: From the front deck you can sip mimosas and recover from Bloomsday.
This house has been transformed into something very special. It is the house version of a sleek Bloomsday runner: New flooring, Pottery Barn colors, updated bathrooms, cozy gas fireplace, decks front and back and it is on a quiet cul-de-sac, so the kids can play in the street without getting run over by a semi. When we took the office tour, everyone raved about it. There is a family room in the basement (through the French doors), 4 bedrooms, and a spacious 2 car garage.
You can get more information by going to http://www.tourfactory.com/420161 or, better still, you can come by and see for yourself. I will be having an open house there this Sunday, Bloomsday, from 1:00 to 4:00. The address is 4712 S. Keyes Ct. From Highway 195 turn off at Qualchan drive, go up the hill at Lincoln Blvd, Keyes will be on your right as you go up Lincoln. Gorgeous house, great neighborhood. A super buy at $234,875.
Now, if you already have a house, or you didn't actually run Bloomsday (like me), so buying a house for yourself is out, please feel free to forward this email (or blog, depending upon where you are reading this) to someone who wants a house that is move-in ready.

Doug

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