Kent's Sandpoint, Idaho Blog

Is it a bad thing that home prices continue to slide?  I know that, over the summer, prices seemed to have stabilized (at least according to the media and some of the AR bloggers).  Unfortunately, I didn’t notice that trend here in North Idaho.  In fact, according to the recent S&P Case-Shiller I...

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN! 2009 has been quite a ride!  I want to thank all of the ActiveRain members for helping make this year the best it could be!  The knowledge, humor, friendships, education and, yes, even new clients are much appreciated.  Here is to 2010 and all of the good...

What a great story Jim has given us this Christmas season.   The one constant in life is "LIFE IS DIFFICULT".  Addressing life's issues and rising above them is THE challenge that makes us who we are.  My New Year's resolution is the same each New Year...LIVE LIFE WITH PASSION.  If you can someho...

Realtors® struggle with the "professional" moniker.  There are definitely Realtors® who deserve the label but it is tough to get the general public to play along.  Here is an example of why that is the case: I set up a 1:00 p.m. Sunday showing last Friday for my Buyers.  I confirmed the showing o...

I just read Chad Weber's latest post about the importance staying in touch with everyone who visits your web site in a timely manner: Every Realtor Needs an Autoresponder! Every serious Realtor or salesperson should have an email autoresponder in place. An autoresponder is a pre-written email, of...

I was reading Jenny Kotulak's post about Moose tonight and noticed for the first time the MOOSE MONDAY group.  Well...I had to join you guys!  North Idaho has moose everywhere, including a family that lives right in our backyard!  Unfortunately, the only moose photo I could find at such short not...

We were graced with an early opening this year but the famous Schweitzer Mountain Powder never materialized.  Well, I woke up to 10" of the white stuff in my driveway this morning and booked up to the Mountain as quickly as possible!  (I was slightly delayed by a "snow-blowing" obligation).  I'm ...

SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN REAL ESTATE.  I'd love the sale from this, but... Here’s the deal. I just got off the mountain.  You can see from the pictures what I was dealing with.  No clouds, no wind, bright sun and some of the most breathtaking views in the world.  Sandpoint, Idaho and Schweitzer Mounta...

When my out-of-town friends visit Sandpoint, Idaho and Lake Pend Oreille, they are always amazed that there is actually a bounty on some of the best tasting fish in the world. Every lake trout of any size and rainbow trout more than 13 inches long harvested from Lake Pend Oreille through March, 2...

IT’S THANKSGIVING AND I MOWED THE LAWN TODAY!   As I was mowing the lawn today, I kept thinking, “Man, this has ‘blog’ written all over it!”  I don’t blog JUST for the fun of it.  I also want my “thousands” of followers to understand that life in Sandpoint, Idaho is NOT your typical 48º: 18' N. l...