Scott’s flag is featured almost every year in the 4th of July parade in Bigfork. It almost spans the width of Electric Avenue. Scott’s wife Dia drives the red “Bug”.
Should I listen to my neighbor on pricing? Should I change out that stained carpet? Can I sell my place “as-is”? To help answer these question and others I came upon this great article this morning that talks about some common myths when selling a home or land.
Whether you own property on Flathead Lake, or another greater Flathead Valley area lake or river you’ll need a permit to do any improvements on your shoreline, adding or fixing a dock, or even attending to trees and brush along the waterfront area. Reading over the shoreline regulations through Flathead County Planning or Lake County (continued…)
Just stumbled upon this link to Glacier Park’s selection of Webcams. There are eight of them scattered throughout the park. This time of year the residents of the Flathead Valley also wonder how the spring plowing of the Going To The Sun Road is coming along. Glacier Park fuels our curiosity with great photos of (continued…)
Improving home energy efficiency is no longer a trend — it’s mainstream. Scott is one of those people early on who built his home using a Geothermal (or “ground-source”) heating and cooling systems. A geothermal system uses the temperature of the ground to condition the air that is distributed through the house using conventional duct (continued…)
Dane and his right hand dog, Henry, pose after a great haul on Swan Lake, Montana.
A hole in one? No, no – wrong sport. However it is ice fishing time in the Flathead Valley! Just drive around the area lakes and sloughs and you’ll see huts and holes and all kinds of ages on the lakes waiting for that catch of the day. Here on Echo Lake the day (continued…)
We encourage everyone to try new things. Last weekend Diana decided that snowshoeing would be a nice aerobic activity after hearing about Kellie and her family trying out this type of hiking. She proceeded into a favorite local sporting goods store Sportsman and Ski Haus , and never one to buy a basic pair, she (continued…)
Here are the final tallies of the 21012 sales on various lakes and rivers in the Flathead Valley area. Note Flathead Lake, Bitterroot Lake, Flathead River and Swan River were where buyers found most of their waterfront dreams fulfilled in 2012! Residential Sales Land Sales Flathead Lake (breakdown of 49 homes and 25 condos) 74 (continued…)
Here is a recap of the 2012 real estate market taken from the NW Montana MLS database. This covers a huge area of NW Montana. Based on statistics provided in the recent 2012 Market Trends Update by local appraiser, Jim Kelley, we are seeing some positive shifts in our market. Some points of interest: Residential (continued…)
January – December 2012 showed final sales on Flathead Lake to be 49 homes sold and 13 vacant land properties sold. By comparison 30 homes and 3 vacant land lots sold in 2011. At the end of the year there were still 71 waterfront homes available for sale, with only 1 of these being “bank owned”. (continued…)
One of the great things about computers is the statistics they can generate after a few keystrokes. Google Analytics, a software that helps business track web usage, is a tool we utilize to see the activity on our website, including where the traffic is coming from. Oftentimes local sellers are wondering what the Canadian impact (continued…)
With a lifetime of experience living here in Montana's Flathead Valley, we can answer any question you might have—we've got a ton of real estate expertise, but we can also help with the practical stuff too, like where the best fishing spots are, when ski season begins, and what to do if a moose wanders into your property.
Give us a call, or drop us a note, we'd love to introduce ourselves...
(406) 837-5531 | email: Scott, Diana, Kellie, Drew, or Dane
