Kathy Judy's (kathyjudyrealtor) Blog

Yesterday was bittersweet.  My cousin/assistant and I drove the 100 plus miles to Idaho City.  It is a beautiful car ride.  You go from the valley to the foothills to the mountiains and back down into the Boise Basin.  Idaho City was Idaho's first captial and it is always an interesting trip. My ...

We just went to the Tri-Cities  breakfast - in Fruitland Idaho.  This "pancakes etc in the park" is the kickoff for the upcoming fair week in Payette County.  County fairs seem so old-fashioned and unnecessary to urbanites.  They are old-fashioned - but in a good way. The fairs highlight the impo...

Friday I took visitors from the midwest on a sightseeing jaunt.  They wanted to see mountains, and boy did we - up and over Dooley Mountain near Baker City Oregon.  Range after range of mountains in most directions, the weather was sunshiny and hot - the  route I took covered the whole spectrum o...

It isn't because real estate agents are lazy and/or don't need the business.  It is because of the way a realtors life works We are self-employed.  That means no official time off, no vacation time - no vacation schedule.  Over the years you learn that you HAVE to have some re-charge time - and s...

I read the mls hot sheet today sandwiched in with  a nice closing , a tax reduction hearing , finishing a 'bpo, answering the phone, talking to a new buyer, 30 minute stop at the gym and so on.  On it was a lisitng I thought I was going to get.  I had given the seller what she needed in a non tim...

If a person is considering a short sale what is in it for them?  There are only two TINY advantages:  A.  the ding on their credit is slightly less  - with a short sale you have to wait three years before you can buy again.  With a bankrupticy on an FHA loan it's two or three years after discharg...

Just joking I'm sure yours can be fine also.  BUT we had a class today that gave me information and understanding that I have needed for all the time I have been licensed.  Malheur County Title is one of the approved continuing educaton providers in Oregon.  The owner Sharon Miles asked us what s...

Couldn't resist using this ceiling photo!  Kind of fun for a vacation home.  This well maintained home is move -in ready and could be a year round place or used as a getaway to access Brownlee Reservoir on the Snake River - famed for catfish but great for bass and crappie too.  Huntington is a fu...

Yes that's true but I am also happily busy and things are actually closing!!  I have the current cold thing that's going around and it is taking forever to end - at least I haven't lost my voice yet! The nature of our work says that when it's there we do it!  When you are an independant contracto...

 I have listed this small home in Ontario Oregon.  The gentleman who owned it has "polished the polish".  He is moving closer to his children.  It has two bedrooms, one small and one huge! with french doors leading to an outside deck.  The price is $54900 and I think this will do any kind of fina...