Casey's Blog

Why you ask?  Well while the 4 seasons, generally nice people, good schools and the entrepreneurial flare of the city are nice, the main reason I love Spokane is that it is different.  Take for example the article below.  If a person from Spokane was to read this and really think that the reasons...

I attended a credit scoring seminar this morning in attempts to learn something new and I am glad I did.  Now most of the seminar was review for me, some info jogged my memory and some of it was new.  Below I have listed a few topics that I thought you could benefit from knowing. WHAT GOES INTO A...

March 7th 2008This was the date of my very first blog...EVER.  Since that date, contributed 30 blog posts and this will be my 31st.  I thoroughly enjoy reading other people's blogs as much as I like to post my own.  During these past 30 days I have found numerous professionals and have learned a ...

 I waited a few days to post this blog, to see if the "hype" that comes from a live demonstration was just just that.  I wanted to amke sure that if I was to post on this, that i still beleived in it after the initial hype had faded.  So here goes! Last Thursday I had the unique opportunity to go...

So...I went in to fill up my car this morning as I had driven almost all of yesterday with the gas light on.  As I pulled into the station I noticed gas was $3.49/gallon.  I am not sure about the rest of the country but that is the highest I have EVER paid per gallon.  Now as I stood there fillin...

So I met with my financial planner yesterday and he mentioned getting a living will now that my wife and I have begun a family and my assets base is growing.  Personally, I have heard of it before, but never given it any real consideration - partially due to the fact that I don't think of dying a...

After reading the Bankrate.com's Mortgage Rate Index (posted below) this morning I fell into a slight depression...but quickly snapped out of it.  Granted the survey is based on a popular vote, but most of the people that read these surveys and participate in them I like to think are pretty well ...

GOOD MORNING!! I wanted to jot down a quick blog this morning and tell you guys about my experience using Active Rain as an ice breaker so-to-speak.  I don't know about you other brokers out there, but if I have a short down time during the day I will jump on email and shoot an introductory or in...

Have you read this book written by Jeffrey Gitomer yet?  If not, I highly recommend you going out and buying a copy today.  You can find them for under $14 on sites such as eBay, and Amazon.com.  Even people who don't like to read books will find that this is not only an easy read, but it is enjo...

Every year our local independent weekly newspaper - the kind you find for free at your favorite coffee shop just released "The Best of 2008" for Spokane.  Below I have listed the big ones and have added a few comments (and businesses) here and there that i think should have been included.  Here a...