With so much available land, why can’t I find what I am looking for?
It is true that at any given moment in the Teton Valley Idaho Market, there are between 4-600 available building sites for sale. Time and again, I converse with…
Buyers
Cold Roofs, Explained
Due to popular demand, I’m going be writing more and more articles referencing some sort of construction and my experience with it in the real estate industry…
Buying Land and What to Inspect
NOTE: This article is intended primarily for Teton County Idaho and Teton COunty Wyoming. If you are purchasing land in surrounding counties, contact me for…
Will Heat Pumps Work in the Teton Valley Climate
You’ll probably find a video in the coming weeks with respect to heat pumps in our climate, I’ve just installed one. One can assume that probably means that…
Title insurance on new construction?
I won’t go into too much detail on what a title insurance policy is, though you can read the article here: http://tetonrealtyblog.com/what-is-title-insurance/…
Fire Ponds and subdivision compliance
While it may not seem like a big topic to someone in the community not involved with real estate, fire suppression compliance, (or the lack thereof) has…
Why are Building Costs so High?
A couple of years ago I did an article about building costs in Teton Valley. At the time, it seemed like building costs exceeded what the average home sale…
Stucco and Teton Valley
We don’t see a ton of stucco in this area, but have seen it installed in years past. It is also becoming a popular accent material. Also, it is a durable…
Will real estate agents become obsolete in the future?
I think there are a couple of important elements associated with this question. 1) the online effect – AKA eBay 2) the for-sale-by-owner effect 3) government…
The art of the Referral
It’s funny that I reference art in the same sentence as something that I’m not very good at. That is, the referral. Oftentimes agents refer to the customers…
Homeowner’s Association Interpretation
Homeowner’s Associations and CC&R’s seem to be one of the Hot Topics in real estate, especially over the past couple of years. I don’t want to wear out the…
The Competitive Life of a Local Real Estate Agent
First, a special thanks to those in the community that voted for me as a “Best of Teton Valley” candidate for the real estate category. With that said, I…