February 2012
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December 2011
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August 2011
1 post
New Cook Inlet Exploration Rig Arrives →
GOOD NEWS!!! Woohoo! =)
July 2011
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March 2011
5 posts
SNAPSHOT of REAL ESTATE - Sept 21, 2011 -...
SNAPSHOT of REAL ESTATE – Anchorage, AK – Sept 21, 2011
Homes for sale: 1088 Homes Pending: 391 Rate of sale: 2355/12 = 196/mo. Inventory: 5.5 months Type of Market: Seller’s/Balanced Market
Condos for sale: 466 Condos Pending: 115 Rate of sale: 877/12 = 73 Inventory: 6.4 months Type of Market: Buyer’s/Balanced Market Income Props for sale: 132 Income Props...
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17 Things you can do to be a good landlord and to...
1) Take full use of free Craigslist with the 4 most flattering pictures and descriptive details.
2) It’s better to show the rental after it is vacated and cleaned up. Otherwise, you risk your departing tenants & their stuff poisoning your potential tenants. Vacancy eats up your annual cash flow faster than even repairs, so it is better to suffer it when it’s fixed and looking its...
I'm feeling the need to Shimmy!
Well, the Shimmy, of course, but maybe just some HOT LATIN ballroom dancing! But then, maybe some Aikido lessons? =)
“Be careful to not let defeat mess with dehead.”
– ~Joaquin
Who's the Boss in Real Estate?
Who’s the Boss in Real Estate?
Guys, we all know who’s the boss at home, right? A recent study I just invented for the purposes of this Blog posting - is that 75% of all housing decisions are made by the woman of the house, while the remaining 25% of the housing decisions are made by the man of the house waiting for the woman’s approval! Ok, while that is obviously just a joke, this Post is not...
February 2011
8 posts
Property Tax Appeals?
CHALLENGING YOUR PROPERTY TAXES
As you know, the Muni’s 2011 tax assessment “green cards” were sent out recently. And it seems everyone’s tax assessed values went up - in some instances, by more than 20%! And, if you’ve got an aversion to taxes of any kind, then you’re thinking of challenging that tax bill, right?! You would do well to keep these things in mind when you’re deciding what to do....
Be Aware of Home Financing!
Successful real estate transactions depend heavily on knowing as many details as possible – in advance – regarding the financing of that transaction.
For example; did you know that if a home-owner has re-financed a home within the last 12 months that he or she cannot buy a second home with “owner occupied” financing? Obtaining a FHA loan with 3.5% down payment or a Conventional loan with a 5%...
Ghost of Thanksgivings Future... (a borrowed...
“Winston, come into the dining room, it’s time to eat,” Julia yelled to her husband. “In a minute, honey, it’s a tie score,” he answered. Actually, Winston wasn’t very interested in the traditional holiday football game between Detroit & Washington. Ever since the government passed the Civility in Sports Statute of 2017, outlawing tackle football for...
January 2011
4 posts
7 Questions of separation - a Lender's view of...
If anything has changed these days in the real estate markets here in Anchorage, it’s the fact that things have changed so much that few people understand what all has changed! Even when talking with “seasoned experts” in the field of Home Loans, I have received conflicting answers to the same questions. In SOME instances, I might as well be talking to an outsourced Loan...
"Investors" in real estate no more?
Investing in real estate (non-commercial) is turning into a very different kind of animal these days. There was a time before the middle of 2009 when a person could buy a 2plex, 3plex or 4plex with little more difficulty than buying a single family home or condo. In fact, it made great financial sense - even to a fault - as the real estate problems we have today can attest to - to do so....
Forecast 2011 - Anchorage Real Estate - Pride of...
After attending the Anchorage Board of Realtor’s 2011 Forecast Luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday, the 5th of January, I reflected on the “value” of such forecasts. There were 3 concise perspectives given regarding our Anchorage market. One given was by an economist from the State of Alaska regarding our economy statewide and locally. He gave us the numbers of jobs in the various...
Success is Resolution # 1
January 4, 2011 Greetings, and Happy New Year! Last year I fell way short of my blogging, vlogging and social media interactions! I don’t really apologize because nobody really cares. Well, that is, except for me - and I’ve already forgiven myself - so I’m moving on with the New Year.
As you can see - even though my blog/vlog’s are peppered with a lot of miscellaneous...
May 2010
1 post
Ten Acres - mile 10, near Eagle River Nature...
TEN ACRES - residential - for $219,000! about Mile 10 up Eagle River Road just around the corner from the Eagle River Nature Center & entrance to the Park! It has one well on it already, could be sub-divided, gas & electric are already up to the property and it has a road up through it already too! Build a house? Or several houses? Build a lodge of sorts? With Cabins? We’ve got...
March 2010
3 posts
At what point?
At what point should a battered wife start to recognize that she’s a battered wife and start to do whatever it takes to get out of that situation?
At what point does a boy or a girl who is constantly robbed of his/her lunch money by the bullies on the playground stop paying and start fighting back?
At what point does a peace loving person start taking up arms to keep the constant and...
Survival Cell: One day, we'll ALL wish we knew how... →
Of course, the very definitions of disaster and tragedy imply that something that was way out of the ordinary and completely unanticipated happened - at the worst possible moment - catching people unprepared and unable to deal effectively with their new found set of dire circumstances. And…
WatchMarch 1st Monday Market Review for Anchorge, Alaska real estate
February 2010
17 posts
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WatchMoon over EARLY moring downtown Anchorage, Alaska on 27th of Feb. This is the 2nd day of Fur Rondy Winter Festival and of the World Championship Sled Dog Races.
WatchFur Rhondy 2010 - Anchorage, Alaska, Friday the 26th, From Downtown at top of McKinley Tower. LOTS OF SNOW for the World Championship Dog Sled Races!
WatchAnchorage, Alaska downtown two days before Fur Rondy! NO SNOW! Check out the next video when Fur Rhondy starts - PLENTY of snow! =)
IMPOSSIBLE?
I LAUGH IN YOUR FACE! Let me remind you that you are reading this on a BLOG that is jetting through the Ethers at the speed of light and miraculously showing up in full color and text and videos and pictures and apps just as I intended it - from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, North American Continent, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Known Universe!
When you’re done reading this you might drive to the...
A funny-bone to pick with you!
Sitting together on a train together was Obama, George Bush Jr, a little old lady and a young blond girl with large breasts. The train goes into a dark tunnel and a few seconds later there is the sound of a loud slap. When the train emerges from the tunnel, Obama has a bright red hand print on his cheek. No one speaks. The old lady thinks: Obama must have groped the blond in the dark and she...
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– Ben Franklin
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Lymph System needs a pump! Mini-Trampolines to the...
The most efficient exercise ever invented by humankind is the MINI-TRAMPOLINE! Well, that’s what I’ve read somewhere over the years in my research. Your heart is a pump. Your lungs are pumps. Your muscles are pumps. But they can only do their jobs if we pay attention to them in various ways to keep them working properly. They need to play their part in pumping the “good...
De-Classify Real Estate, Make it Fun!
Hi, I’m Ken Jelinek with www.OneGoodRealtor.com here in Anchorage, Alaska. I’ll be your host today on this comprehensive internet real estate forum. My intent is to remove the mystery and formality of real estate all while making it fun, informative and interesting. While my day to day business will be focused on helping people buying or selling real estate here in Anchorage and the vicinity,...
“High unemployment - and therefore, a weak housing market - is not solved by...”