Fishing is Great!  Lake Norfork, Mountain Home, Arkansas.  Lake Norfork is Man Made lake...Over 550 miles of shoreline that was created by damming the North Fork of the White River.  Construction of the Norfork Dam was completed in the 1940's.                                                                            The Dam was built to stem flooding in north central Arkansasand it has done a great job of this!  The tail-waters of the Dam provide some of the very best trophy trout fishing in the world.  For years a 47 pound brown trout caught below Norfork Dam was the world record caught on rod and reel. Norfork Lake has become a trophy fishery in its' own right!  Anglers chase and catch trophy Striped Bass!  It is very common for 25 to 40 pound Stripers and 40 to 50 pound fish are cau... 06/30/2010

Red, White, and Blue Festival, at Mountain Home, Arkansas starts tonight!  Following the parade which will start at 5:30 pm friday the celebration will move down to the Arkansas State University campus.  The campus of Arkansas State University at Mountain Home is transformed every year into an old fashioned festival.  The festivities begin this evening.  The Music on the Square is being moved down to the campus tonight.  There will be vendors with food and cold drinks!  The change in venue should actually be a great thing.  Setting on a blanket in the shade is the perfect way to enjoy neighbors company and listen to some great music.                                The Mountain Homearea really turns out for this event!  The fireworks show is Saturday night. There will be thousands of peo... 06/25/2010

Benefit Ride..."We Can Make A Difference"  All Proceeds will benefit the Back Pack  Food Program for disadvantaged school children here in Baxter County Arkansas.  Join us July 24th 2010 for the First Annual Ride.                Century 21 LeMac Realty, Century 21 LeMac Realty East, & First Security Bank is sponsoring this ride.  The entry is a donation of ONLY $10.  I will be signing people/ Riders in starting at 9:00 am on July 24th.  The sign in will take place at the Century 21 LeMac Eat Parking Lot at 40 Plaza Way, Mountain Home, Arkansas....which happens to be across the street from Wal-Mart.  Sign in beginning at 9:00 am, with the Ride at 11:00 am and Lunch will be served with FREE FOOD and DRINKS provided!  There will be Door prizes...And we hope, lots of fun!  ABATE Dist. 16 ha... 06/23/2010

Market report for Mountain Home, Arkansas 5/31/2010  The Market has slowed just a bit compared to last month, but it has actually outperformed last years May!         Qty Sold    % Chg    Volume Sold     % Chg    Avg Sale     % Chg    Median Sale     % Chg    # Active    % Chg 2010  33                4,675,000                    141,666                    134,900                        549 2009  30                4,623,375                     154,112                   136,500                         513 +/-      3       10%       51,625            1%       (12,446)    -8%       (1600)            -1%          36        7%   I am Happy to report that 2010, even in May....Is better than 2009 for number of units.  The price is down just a bit....8% on the average, and only 1% on the median.... 06/07/2010

Scouting builds character in young men!  A New Eagle Scout was recognized this past week!  As Past Scoutmaster and Past Order of the Arrow Adviser,  It has been my privilege to speak at several of these functions.  Troop 156 here in Mountain Home, Arkansas has been active over the years and we have several young men that have earned the highest rank in scouting....that of Eagle Scout.                                                         I usually have a prepared talk that I give at these occasions.  This young man emailed me a script and I was happy to read what he had prepared...other than making sure that his parents and he knew that I was proud to be asked to speak on his behalf, and that I was proud to have been part of his scouting career.                                  Scouti... 06/07/2010

Movie in The Park 2010 Mountain Home, Arkansas.  Wow,  What a Great idea!  A Free Movie for the family to enjoy!  A friend of mine,  Rick Lovall was part of a leadership class sponsored by The Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce a few years ago.  One of the off-shoots of that class was to sponsor a Movie night for family fun.  The Chamber along with the good folks at the LC Sammons Youth Center and the Mountain Home Parks and Recreation dept have found a winner! The Movie in The Park line up starts May 22nd this year with "Princess & The Frog"!  This should be a lot of fun.  The admission....FREE!!!  The Popcorn...FREE!!!  They will even have Snow Cones for 50 Cents.  The activities are slated to start at 7:30 pm with the kiddos encouraged to take advantage of the inflatables and gym... 05/14/2010

Special Olympics funder raiser is near and dear to the North Central Board of Realtors here in Mountain Home, Arkansas.  Our board decided 25 years ago to make The Special Olympics our project!  The Arkansas Realtors Association  has done the same thing within the state.  Saturday 5/8/2010 we had a benefit golf tournament at Twin Lakes Golf Club here in Mountain Home.  The Realtors Association (North Central Board of Realtors) did a great job soliciting prizes for the golfers.  Bank of the Ozarks provided coffee and donuts as well as healthy fruit (who eats that healthy stuff???) for the golfers in the morning.  The Bank of The Ozarks also provided a Pulled Pork BBQ from local eatery Brent's BBQ with potato salad, pickles, coblers, and cookies for lunch after the tournament.  Wow, we ha... 05/11/2010

Market Report for Mountain Home, Arkansas 4/30/2010.  This report was composed from numbers reported by The Mountain Home Multiple Listing service as of 5/6/2010.  I will show numbers for April '09 compared to numbers for April 2010.                      Qty Sold  % chg   Volume    % chg   Avg. Sale   % Chg   Med. Sale   % Chg   # Act.  % Chg April 30, 2010     43               6,112,350              142,148                  125,000                  547   April 30, 2009     25               3,360,550              134,422                   119,500                 508   Plus/Minus        +18   +72%   +2,751,800   82%    +7,725      +6%      +5,500     +5%      -39        -8%   The Numbers definitely are encouraging!   The Market Report for Mountain Home, Arkansas, 4/30/2010  Shows a 72% i... 05/06/2010

 What's Happening? New Construction...Mountain Home, Arkansas ,  I know a weird title, but it has been a while since I posted a Blog so bear with me.  Living in a small town...(11,500) We get excited when we see a bulldozer working on a vacant lot.  Maybe it is that way even in a city, but I know it is that way in Mountain Home.  We have all been beat up by the Recession over the last 2 years...It is sure good to see commercial construction and remodeling going strong here. The Photo on the left is the Old Pizza Inn.  The word is that it will be a new health food store.  I will give a better report on it when open.  The building on the right was originally built as a First State Building and Loan building.....had been a branch bank for years and was recently sold and currently being rem... 05/06/2010

It's definitely starting to be the time when buying Real Estate Leads in the Mountain Home area is the correct thing to do. We have seen a large increase in people moving to the area, which will only increase through the spring and into summer months. We are witnessing a huge increase in the amount of prospective home buyers that have contacted us just in the last few months. These people are contacting us requesting information on relocating to the area, or want more information in a possible home purchase. We do need a Realtor to assist these prospective home buyers. Most of these families and individuals are out-of-state buyers, and do need help! Kindly call us at (800) 900-2807 to learn how we can bring you 10 - 25 potential home buyers every month for the Mountain Home, Arkansas ar... 04/15/2010

Market report for Mountain Home, Arkansas 3/31/2010.  This report was composed from numbers reported by the Mountain Home Multiple Listing Service as of 4/12/10.  I will show March of '09 compared to March of '10 and then February '10 to March '10.   Res. Prop. Sold:  Mo.  3/01 to  3/31/09   3/1 to  3/31/10    % chg       2/28/10     % chg comp to 3/31/10                                       39                        40                3%            18                       123%   Volume Sold:          $4,854,325               $4,740,235        (2%)     $1,534,750                209%   Average Sale           $124,470                   $118,506          (5%)      $85,264                    38.9%   Res. Prop on Mkt             784                       902               15%             81... 04/13/2010

Market Report for Mountain Home, Arkansas with figures for February '09 compared to February '10.  For more information on Mountain Home, Arkansas email or call me on my direct # at 1-870-404-3614.  The Mountain Home, Arkansas area is in North Central Arkansas in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. Residential Properties Sold 2/1/10 thru 2/28/10   ... 18              2/1/09 thru 2/28/09   ... 30 % increase/decrease ... -40% Volume Sold                                                     $1,534,750                                    $3,994,700 % increase/decrease ... -62% Average Sale                                                     $85,264                                        $133,157 % increase/decrease ... -36% Days on Market                                                    208  ... 03/17/2010

Termite Contracts in the South are very common.  I have buyers and sellers ask me constantly...."are Termite Contracts really necessary?"  You Betcha!  In My market, Mountain Home, Arkansas they are totally necessary!  We have the subterranean termites here as do most areas of the southern mid-west and south. Typically The Pest Control company pre-treats the ground on new construction.  On existing structures, they have to drill the foundation to make sure the chemicals can get where they need to be.  I bought a house for my family to live in 5 years ago.  It had a termite contract on it, which was great.  My problem arose when the company that had the contract was found to be unscrupulous and went out of business.  I really did not think it would be a problem for me....surely he sold h... 03/16/2010

Things To Do at Mountain Home, Arkansas. For more information on the Mountain Home area give me a call.  I don't pretend to be unbiased.  I Love living and playing in the Mountain Home, Twin Lakes area. Take a walk in one of the 3 beautiful city parks.  Lighted walking trails make it fun and safe! Visit the new Baxter County, Donald W. Reynolds Library Enjoy a line or two of bowling at one of the 3 area bowling alleys Find fellowship, games and even a hot meal at the Senior Center Check out  the fun and games including wall climbing at the Youth Center Join the Quilters guild to create precious heirloom quilts Test Your skills with one of the Bridge clubs Learn to fly with the Model airplane/ radio airplane club at their own field...yep their own air field! Join one of the Woodcarvers c... 03/09/2010

Master Gardener Seminar and Developing an Ozarks Green Thumb is an event taking place Saturday March 6 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Family Life Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas.  The Master Gardeners here in town do a fantastic job sharing the wealth of knowledge they have worked so hard to cultivate!  For more information on Mountain Home click here.                                 Local experts will be speaking on topics of expertise and interest such as: Lucinda Reynolds-- "Natural Gardening in the Natural State" Tamara Carl & Jean Harell--  Plant propagation demonstration by stem cuttings and air layering Jackie Leatherman--Raised beds, container gardening and edibles Kim Pittcock-- Ornamental Grasses Mark Keaton-- From the Baxter County Extension Office-- Planting Trees and Shr... 03/05/2010

Sheriff John Montgomery is nominated for America's Most Wanted Award!  The All-Star award is being voted on through the internet website. Click here to vote for Sheriff Montgomery for this award.  I am very proud of the job that Sheriff Montgomery and the Baxter County Sheriff's office has done and continues to do!                             The Sheriff's office has been utilizing e-mail and social networking to insure that citizens are kept informed via press releases, inmate rosters, sex offender status reports and letters from the sheriff and the captain.                                                                                       Baxter County Detention Center (jail) is locally famous for being "No Frills".  They serve the same meals every day...I believe it is oatmeal for... 03/04/2010

Making a Difference got paid forward with Small Acreage Home Sale.  I Listed this home for a wonderful lady Friday afternoon.  She was referred to me by her neighbors, the Smith's.  I worked with the Smith's to find their home 3 years ago.  They are down to earth retired farmers from the upper mid-west.  Click for Small Acreage Homes near Mountain Home, Arkansas.                                      We had a bad ice storm here a year ago.  I tried to contact my clients that I felt might need help as we were expecting to be without power for several days.  The storm was a freak and hard to deal with, but at the same time inexplicably beautiful.  I stopped by the "Smith's" to make sure that they were doing OK.                                                        She was happy to see me ... 03/02/2010

I have made a decision to Be Part of The Solution and Have Success in My Market here in Mountain Home, Arkansas.  I continue to have folks ask me "How's the Market?".  I am happy to explain to them how it really is and that I can help them be part of the solution and have success.  I am here to help them whether they are first time home buyers or shopping for their dream home overlooking the lake or the river.       It begins with me believing that the purchase of Real Property makes a community stronger and increases values within the community.  I understand that there will always be folks that rent for one reason or another.  I also understand that when people invest in their community by purchasing a home or investment property those people have a vested interest to be part of the s... 02/28/2010

  I got involved in Boy Scouts...Cub Scouts actually as an adult leader when my oldest son was only 5.  We went to Pack meetings and Den meetings and the chaos was incredible.  Imagine 40 to 60  5 to 10 year olds in the cafeteria in various states of costume.  I was on the verge of walking out...."I don't have time for this nonsense".  A gentleman tapped me on the shoulder and asked " which one is yours? "...with a chuckle.  I pointed to my son and it turns out that my son and his grandson were already buddies.  That was the start of a 16 year friendship with this man that always did for others before doing for himself.   Scouting has certainly changed over the years, but it still does a great job of fulfilling one of its greatest tasks....Building Character in Young Men.  Gerry was alw... 02/26/2010

Mountain Home, Arkansas Motorcycle Rides.  Click here for more information on Great Riding near Mountain Home Arkansas .  Call John Howard at 1-870/404-3614 for Riding information in or near Mountain Home.  One of my favorite things to hear other than...You gotta Deal...is Let's Ride.  We have great Motorcycle Rides here in the beautiful Ozark hills of north central Arkansas.                                          My wife and I ride a large V-Twin cruiser on Motorcycle Rides through the beautiful hills and valleys.  Some have questioned our sanity, others understand that heading down a ribbon of asphalt with beautiful scenery rolling by is the perfect way to let your cares roll off your shoulders.  I take my work as a Realtor very seriously.  There are times when it is great to hear n... 02/23/2010