Lewiston Idaho Real Estate

Investing before buying

Jason — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:30:46 +0000

There is a new trend in Australia of picking up investment properties as a first home. According to Mark Bouris of Wizard Home Loans, it’s a smart financial decision to “[pay] off their mortgage while still living somewhere affordable.”

The reasoning with this is simple…

Invest in a rental property
Build equity by letting the renters pay down the mortgage

For the Aussies that do this, they cannot afford to buy a home in the areas that they want to live. So investing is their way into the property market. Investments in Idaho, including single family homes, are nowhere near the prices of places like Australia’s east coast. However, rental properties in the Lewiston and Clarkston area still seem to make good investments. In fact, because they are so much lower they are great investments.

Take a look at our housing statistics pages to see the average prices of homes in the area. For one reason or another there are always people looking for a place to live whether they’re college students or people just waiting to build their dream home. Contact us and we’d be happy to discuss investment potentials in your price range.

Lewiston Idaho Technology

Jason — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:15:55 +0000

Time to be brutally honest… Sometimes we (I) are snobs. When it comes to technology in the Valley, it seems we are very far behind the rest of the world. Especially coming from the hustle and bustle of Seattle, Lewiston, Idaho technology is simply archaic. Well, it’s not true!

Lewiston Technology Ahead of Seattle

Technology in Lewiston is amazingly advanced for such a small town (30,904 people as of 2000 census). I remember thinking how ridiculous it was living in the heart of Microsoft town and not able to get anything faster than dial-up at home. No cable because there was simply no service. No DSL because we were “too far”. And no satellite because, well, the skies weren’t clear enough . When we decided to move to Lewiston, I looked forward to finally getting broadband Internet at home. In fact, I think we got hooked up to CableOne Internet before any other utilities!

Lewiston Idaho Technology Search

So how advanced are we? Well, have you ever looked in the computer section of the yellow pages? We have more computer businesses in the Valley than Starbucks! Okay, maybe that’s not a great standard. So instead, I did a search for “Lewiston Idaho Technology” and found that we have quite a bit going for us.

Obviously there are a lot more results and technology that’s not listed (including the many secret WiFi HotSpots). However, it was a good reminder that Technology in Lewiston isn’t all that bad. And frankly, there’s a lot that is good!

Lewiston Idaho Real Estate Podcast

Jason — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:02:13 +0000

Real estate podcasting is a fairly new concept (podcasting in general is fairly new, too)… and we’re doing it! Look for Judy’s newest podcast. Stay tuned because we’re working on our exciting podcasting lineup for the year. In our plans we’ll have some great local Valley information that will keep you updated with our area’s progress–not to mention all the fun promos that reward dedicated listeners. We’ll also have some podcast interviews with local real estate related businesses. If you want to share your knowledge of your field and how it may help our clients, let us know and we could work in an interview! Contact us to be a part of a future podcast!

New Normal Hill/Lewiston Downtown Ready

Jason — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:31:40 +0000

We’ve added a new page dedicated to the Normal Hill/Lewiston Downtown area homes. In addition to a brief history of the homes in the area, we’ve included the newest home listings. We’re thinking about adding more content that will allow you to see and feel what Normal Hill and the Lewiston Downtown is like. If you have suggestions of the kind of historical facts or information to place there, we’re listening! And if you’re curious about home prices in the Normal Hill/Lewiston Downtown area, give us a call or shoot us an email. We have some great statistics that show what homes are going for in the area. Do you have a home to sell on Normal Hill? List with us and we’ll feature your home on the page!

Cougar Ridge and Harvest Vista Homes

Jason — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:14:02 +0000

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the usability of the site, we’ve incorporated a page dedicated to the newest listings of Cougar Ridge. Eventually we will do this for all areas in the Valley to provide you with easy access to the information you are looking for. As of this writing, there is only one listing in Cougar Ridge, but it’s a great one! We think it is so great we’ve made it a featured home on our website. What kind of Cougar Ridge information would be valuable to you? Or for that matter, let me know whatever information you’re interested in on the site by leaving a comment or sending us an email. Again, the information we provide is to make things easy for you. Tell us how we help!