March 20, 2011 - Posted by Hayden Beggs - 0 Comments
I put my house on the market last summer. It didn’t sell; not a big surprise in this economy. Nevertheless, it was a happy/sad occasion to get it listed.
Happy: I wanted to downsize to something that suited my needs better, since my daughters were starting to move away.
Happy: I was looking forward to not having a mortgage. Having been in real estate for the past five years, I had been struggling to keep up payments.
Sad: It didn’t feel good to be in that situation, but I felt I didn’t have a choice.
Sad: Several months worth of prep work to get it ready for showing were exhausting and emotional.
Best advice on selling a home isn’t the whole picture
As a real estate agent, I told my clients to de-clutter as much as possible so potential buyers could see the bones and get a sense of living there themselves. If ther
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March 19, 2011 - Posted by Annabelle Sheean - 0 Comments
May your neighbors respect you, Troubles neglect you, Angels protect you, Heaven accept you And may your log home always be too small to hold all your friends.
Did you know that St Patricks day was started by the Irish as a feast day of Saint, Maewyn Succat. You didnt know that? Oh yeah, Maewyn had an interesting life that included being kidnapped by Irish marauders as a young boy, working as a slave to a Druid chieftain in Ireland and becoming a priest and eventually the patron Saint of Ireland.
The Pope gave Maewyn the name Patritius or Patrick, which was derived from two Latin words meaning the father of his people. Almost everything else we attribute to St. P
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March 19, 2011 - Posted by Jessica Pownall - 0 Comments
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” –Andre Gide
We don’t risk because it’s easy or normal or natural, we risk because of hope. Hope comes in all sorts of packages and I can’t wait to see what you’ve done in your home or otherwise~the good, the bad, the ugly: it’s all valuable because you risked and that is so much more than doing nothing. And if you are wondering what in blognation I’m talking about read this post about risk.
This is not a show off the cutest thing you made party, no no, this is a linky for risk takers, if it feels like a risk to you, then it is. No need to share a
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March 1, 2011 - Posted by Annabelle Sheean - 0 Comments
You know how the saying goes, In the spring a young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts oflog cabins and fine homes made from heavy timbers.
Well, I know it goes something like that, but if the traffic to this website is any indication, young and not so young people are getting serious once again about building a log home. We are seeing an increase in visitors that is 100% greater than it was just a few short months ago.
It is my opinion that most people are still disgusted with the state of the economy and the out-of-control antics of our representatives inside the Beltway. However, I believe that many of us are just tired of keeping our plans on hold waiting for things to get better. Its time to build something!
There has also been a lot of positive news happening in our industry of late and these two items hit my desk today, so I thought Id share it with you.
MSN Real Estate Profiles Estemerwalt Log Homes
Longtime Log Homes Council member Estemerwalt Log Homes was recently featured on MSN.com. MS
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March 1, 2011 - Posted by Annabelle Sheean - 0 Comments
What reason is so important or so costly that anyone could continue building new homes that are not usable by some members of our society? It seems that all new houses should allow seniors and those with limited abilities to maintain a degree of independence in their home. Simple, everyday activities such as going through doorways, opening windows, using a dishwasher, or taking a bath can be extremely difficult for some people.
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