Posted by Christopher Hurst under Real Estate News on February 10 2011, No Comments »

Tags: Home Estate, House, Log Home Estate, Open House

Gorgeous Custom Log Home Estate  Open House

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A Gorgeous Log Home Estate

Welcome to our 24 acre retreat nestled amongst forests of fir, cedar & cottonwood along with open spaces for the gentleman farmer or rancher.  Our home is a beautifully crafted log home designed & built by True Log Homes. The spaces are light and bright with soaring ceilings, banks of windows allowing for natural light and our ever changing views of nature. The Home is 2420 sq ft with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths while the guest studio is 1 bedroom, 1 bath with a expansive kitchen & gas fireplace.  The Studio is a total of 480 sq ft and was built by True Log Homes as well. We al

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Posted by Christopher Hurst under Real Estate News on February 6 2011, No Comments »

Tags: Home, Home Buying

Having a good credit score is one of the most important things needed to buy home with mortgage financing. A credit score is essentially a standardized way to determine ones ability to pay back a loan.

Prior to buying for a residence loan, it’s an excellent thought to go at the time of your credit rating report. It is totally free to get your credit score in past and record once a year when you go to annualcreditreport.com. The site lets you see your credit rating report as viewed by the three significant credit score bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and Transunion.

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Bellingham and Whatcom County as a whole, is blessed with a very diverse economy. The  Bellingham Business Journal recently came out with their list of Whatcom County’s top private employers based upon number of employees. While these large companies are wonderful, Whatcom County’s economic strength is also based on a myriad of smaller businesses, many of whom sell their products far from our borders but have chosen to operate here due to the quality of life and quality of employees who live in Bellingham and around the smaller suburban and rural towns of Whatcom County. Watch Get more info…

Posted by Christopher Hurst under Real Estate News on January 31 2011, No Comments »

Almost everyone has had to deal with the issue of a clogged drain in their house.  No matter how careful you are with what goes down the drain it seems to be inevitable from time to time.  Pillar to Post Home inspection has some great ideas to unclog your drain with a few inexpensive household items. Using items have at home you can avoid a costly visit from the plumber by clearing drain clogs yourself.

Using Cola Pour 3 cups of warm cola down your drain and let it sit overnight; the citric acid in the soda will break up any buildup in your pipes. In Get more info…

Posted by Christopher Hurst under Real Estate News on January 26 2011, No Comments »

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Laying the Groundwork The first step in the process is to define the property you want to buy. We do this by asking a lot of questions and really listening to your answers. We want to know about you and your family, right down to the number of pets that you have. We are solution providers and know how you live and what you like to do will help you find the perfect property even more than knowing how many bedrooms and baths you need.

Part of this process will include a meeting with a lender. Not only will this give you an introduction to types of loan programs available and confirm the price range in which we will be looking, but it may give us the guidance in how to structure an offer for maximum benefit to you.

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Posted by Christopher Hurst under Real Estate News on January 22 2011, No Comments »

About 67 properties are showing in Baristaville this weekend. Offerings start at $215,000 (349 Boyden Ave., Maplewood); the costliest property is 31 Farbrook Dr., Millburn ($2,850,000, down $135,500 in the last month), a familiar open house offering. The latter property is joined by many others languishing in the midst of a still somewhat uncertain economy, and “the struggle’s not over yet,” notes Keller Williams NJ Metro Group partner Roberta Baldwin. Those in the market for an upscale townhouse will be busy this Sunday; there are at least seven showing. Nothi

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