For over five years, my family and I lived in the Rivers End subdivision. I have a very personal interest in how both Rivers End and Island Woods are fairing. And though I recently sold our home (you can check it out at this website I built to sell it, click here), I still strongly…
Boise, Idaho (and the Treasure Valley) is loaded with a variety of attractions that will satisfy all your curiosities. As a native of the area, I wanted to share some of the amazing points of interest this area has to offer. Whether you are a current resident or you are looking for a place to…
We use color to describe our emotions: she’s feeling blue, he’s red-faced, we’re green with envy. Researchers say that colors play into human psychology and can even impact how we react to what we see, and what we want to buy. How can color psychology help you sell your home? Soft yellow is associated with…
Each quarter my brokerage, Amherst Madison, produces a quarterly report on the area’s real estate market. The report includes Ada County, Canyon County, Twin Falls County, Elmore County and Gem County. It then digs deeper in those counties to break out new homes vs. existing homes. And for Ada and Canyon Counties, you can also…
Do you flip through Zillow, watching homes and checking Zestimates? Do you sometimes wonder how one house estimates high when a similar home is much lower? Zillow has changed the game when it comes to information. And that includes pricing. But, use caution when looking at Zillow to determine the price of a home in…
I have had some out of state buyers ask me the following question. Is it better to get pre-approved for a loan in the state they reside or in the state that they are moving to? It is a good question because each buyer has their own needs and circumstances. As a REALTOR®️, finance is…
Are you looking for ways to sell your home faster and for more money? Mindy Jensen, author of “How To Sell Your Home”, shared 16 tips on this topic with the guys on the BiggerPockets podcast. While I agree with most of these tips, these are all from her and not me. But I’d be…
What does your money get you? Are you curious about how the housing market looks in Eagle, Idaho? I broke down home prices in Eagle, Idaho for February 2018 according to the Intermountain MLS. If you are interested in other cities or areas of the Treasure Valley, just send an email to vince @amherstlegacy.com with…
“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
“The whole world is one neighborhood.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Do it even when you don’t feel like it…. When you say you’re going to do something and don’t do it, you’ll feel like you can’t trust yourself. How about being able to trust the man in the mirror?” – LL Cool J
“To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement ‘I do not know’.” – Galileo Galilei
