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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
Sculpture in Laramie, Wyoming:  SocratesOh, my!  What ever could he be thinking about?!  Thankfully, there weren't all the modern day distractions back in the time of Socrates.  Had there been cell phones, internet connectivity, tv, radio etc., the world may never have benefited from his particular brand of wisdom.      This sculpture aptly sits in front of the University of Wyoming College of Law.  A fitting tribute indeed!When I was new in real estate, a seasoned broker once told me that I would never know everything about real estate no matter how many years I spent in it. Those words were meant as encouragement as there is great peace in accepting that we just can't and won't  know everything in  this constantly evolving profession.  Part of the challenge and fun of what we do is th...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
Schools in Laramie, WY: UW Lab School(Post 9 in a Series of 16)Moving to Laramie?               Already live in Laramie?             Moving to a different neighborhood? Have no fear!  All the schools in Laramie boast excellent reviews and acheivement data.  Laramie also has three free public schools of choice - Snowy Range Academy, Laramie Montessori and UW Lab school. Additionally, Rock River K - 12  accepts and transports students from Laramie.   When possible, the school district may issue boundary exceptions.  Want more information on how it all works?     Ask us how:       Call Brenda at ( 3 0 7 ) 3 9 9 - 5 4 7 7     or       Chelsea at ( 3 0 7 ) 7 6 1 - 1 2 3 1                   at Live in Laramie Real Estate, your Laramie area experts! Since UW Lab School is an Albany County scho...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 Schools in Laramie, WY: Laramie Montessori(Post 8 in a Series of 16)Moving to Laramie?               Already live in Laramie?             Moving to a different neighborhood? Have no fear!  All the schools in Laramie boast excellent reviews and acheivement data.  Laramie also has three free public schools of choice - Snowy Range Academy, Laramie Montessori and UW Lab school. Additionally, Rock River K - 12  accepts and transports students from Laramie.   When possible, the school district may issue boundary exceptions.  Want more information on how it all works? Ask us how:      Call Brenda at ( 3 0 7 ) 3 9 9 - 5 4 7 7     or       Chelsea at ( 3 0 7 ) 7 6 1 - 1 2 3 1       at Live in Laramie Real Estate, your Laramie area experts! This series is to provide more information regarding ea...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 Schools in Laramie, WY:  Velma Linford Elementary(Post 7 in a Series of 16)Moving to Laramie?                 Already live in Laramie?          Moving to a different neighborhood? Have no fear!  All the schools in Laramie boast excellent reviews and acheivement data.  Laramie also has three free public schools of choice - Snowy Range Academy, Laramie Montessori and UW Lab school. Additionally, Rock River K - 12  accepts and transports students from Laramie.   When possible, the school district may issue boundary exceptions.  Want more information on how it all works? Ask us how:  Call Brenda at ( 3 0 7 ) 3 9 9 - 5 4 7 7  or Chelsea at ( 3 0 7 ) 7 6 1 - 1 2 3 1                    at Live in Laramie Real Estate, your Laramie area experts! This series is to provide more information regard...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 Schools in Laramie, WY: Beitel Elementary(Post 6 in a Series of 16)Moving to Laramie?            Already live in Laramie?                     Moving to a different neighborhood? Have no fear!  All the schools in Laramie boast excellent reviews and acheivement data.  Laramie also has three free public schools of choice - Snowy Range Academy, Laramie Montessori and UW Lab school. Additionally, Rock River K - 12  accepts and transports students from Laramie.   When possible, the school district may issue boundary exceptions.  Want more information on how it all works? Ask us how:  Call Brenda at ( 3 0 7 ) 3 9 9 - 5 4 7 7  or Chelsea at ( 3 0 7 ) 7 6 1 - 1 2 3 1                    at Live in Laramie Real Estate, your Laramie experts! This series is to provide more information regarding eac...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 With so much talk about who will be the best agent for you, I'd like to suggest a quick and simple test :Call an agent on his or her cell phone . . .Did they answer?If they don't answer, it's okay!  They may be conversing with an actual human being at the time of your call - and we all know that it is rude to ignore the person in front of you to dive for your phone.However, leave a message then get on with your day while you wait for a return call.You should find that the agent will return your call within a reasonable amount of time at their next opportunity.After all, even the greatest agent in the world won't do you much good if you can never reach them.
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 Schools in Laramie, WY: Slade Elementary(Post 2 in a Series of 16)Moving to Laramie?                   Already live in Laramie?                   Moving to a different neighborhood? Have no fear!  All the schools in Laramie boast excellent reviews and acheivement data.  Laramie also has three free public schools of choice - Snowy Range Academy, Laramie Montessori and UW Lab school. Additionally, Rock River K - 12  accepts and transports students from Laramie.   When possible, the school district may issue boundary exceptions.  Want more information on how it all works? Ask us how:  Call Brenda at  ( 3 0 7 ) 3 9 9 - 5 4 7 7  or Chelsea at  ( 3 0 7 ) 7 6 1 - 1 2 3 1                    at Live in Laramie Real Estate, your Laramie experts! This series is to provide more information regardi...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 A flashback to 2012.... and how we ended up with a thriving colony of cockroaches for over 4 years.  : (Lucky us ...when a science teacher retired at the end of May last year we volunteered to take ONE Madagascar Hissing Cockroach home, temporarily - we thought.... Boy were we surprised when we found out that our androgenous, six-legged curiosity turned out to be a she.... a she who gave birth to about 30 babies!  Yes, birth.  Apparently this species' eggs hatch while still inside the mother and develop into miniature versions of the adults while still inside... then when the time is right, out they come...After the shock wore off we researched this critter on the internet and found that after mating only once, she was capable (under good conditions) of giving birth every two months fo...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
Schools in Laramie, WY: Spring Creek Elementary(Post 1 in a Series of 16)Moving to Laramie?                     Already live in Laramie?               Moving to a different neighborhood? Have no fear!  All the schools in Laramie boast excellent reviews and acheivement data.  Laramie also has three free public schools of choice - Snowy Range Academy, Laramie Montessori and UW Lab school. Additionally, Rock River K - 12  accepts and transports students from Laramie.   When possible, the school district may issue boundary exceptions.  Want more information on how it all works? Ask us how:  Call Brenda at ( 3 0 7 ) 3 9 9 - 5 4 7 7  or Chelsea at ( 3 0 7 ) 7 6 1 - 1 2 3 1                    at Live in Laramie Real Estate, your Laramie experts! This series is to provide more information regar...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 Not everyone is enthused about the endless blues skies, stark landscape and temperatures that go along with an altitude of 7200 feet above sea level.....However, this is all I know!  This photo was taken this fall (2016), where the golf course borders undeveloped land in the county, during one of the most temparate Octobers ever, but even then you can certainly see why our region is generally classified as a high altitude desert.If you are used to the green, green, green of more temperate climates then I understand that this view can seem quite stark!  But it does hold a unique place in the heart for me...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 Your chance to own this piece of the Wild West is now gone!  Imagine looking out across the vast grasslands with unobstructed views of the Medicine Bow Mountains.  Never feel claustrophobic again!  This 40 acre hillside lot located in Wild Horse Ranch is 18 miles west of Laramie via Highway 130 and only 20 minutes away from the mountains and the Medicine Bow National Forest.  Outdoor recreational opportunities are endless when you combine the ownership privileges of Ranch owners with the proximity to public wilderness areas at Lake Hattie, BLM grasslands and the Medicine Bow Forest.  For winter outdoor enthusiasts the Snowy Range Ski Area and miles and miles of popular snow mobiling trails are also only 20 minutes away.Whether you are toying with the idea of a private, vacation getaway...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
Just so we're clear, this post refers to the history of the sales of homes in November over time, not the November sales of historic homes.  LOL!  November home sales over the years have been up and down with no  noticable trend, except for in 2010 when November sales were unusually high. This doesn't really tell us much other than what we already know - sales have slowed as we moved into fall, as they usually do.  It also indicates what we've seen in the market in general this year - the Laramie market seems to have hit its "low" and expectations all around are for sales to increase as we move into the new year.  
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
As stated in my profile, when it comes to small towns in the middle of nowhere, Laramie does not fit that profile - at least not to me!  We're only an hour drive from two BIG places - Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins, Colorado.  Compared to many, many towns in Wyoming (and other places, too, I'd imagine) we're right in the center of it all as far as I'm concerned.It's true that to get to Cheyenne or Fort Collins we have to drive OVER some high altitude passes in either direction.  It's also true that often in the winter if the roads are open it is still not advised that we travel.  Even so, just knowing we can make a day trip in either direction (most of the time) makes Laramie feel like a town in the middle of somewhere to me!
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
 Tuesday morning's MLS (Multiple Listing Service) Tour is the place to be if you are a REALTOR member of the Laramie MLS.  Tuesday's are the day we all meet, then head out and view the newest listings on the MLS.If you are not familiar with the concept of MLS, it is a members only organization whose members agree to share information on their listings with one another to better facilitate finding a buyer for the properties more quickly than they could on their own.  In other words, working together to get properties sold.  If a property is listed on the MLS, no matter who the Brokerage is that is selling the home, any active member of our MLS can show and assist you in purchasing an MLS listed home.There were 4 homes on tour today, November 27, 2012:1208 Gibbon   (MLS# 128384)3 Unit wit...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
While browsing through my photo file, I came across this picture that my son took in the fall of 2011.  Can you guess what it is?        To refresh my memory I conducted a search online and was surprised to learn that if we wanted to go back and see it again, we can't - because it is no longer there.  After you guess what it is, you can go to the links below to find out what it really is and why it is not there anymore:http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/10/carbon_sink_sculpture_at_university_of_wyoming_mining_and_energy_donors.htmlhttp://trib.com/business/energy/emails-university-of-wyoming-officials-sped-up-touted-removal-of/article_4f9332ee-d83c-5d58-a38b-19e913ba739d.htmlhttp://www.studio360.org/2012/aug/03/disputed-art-disappears-from-university-campus/    
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
Active Listings on the Laramie MLS on November 25, 2012: Residential Listings:  197  Land Listings: 126 Multiunits:  14 Commercial:  27 Farm/Ranch: 3 To lend perspective to the numbers, 197 is a good number of available homes for November in Laramie.  A couple years ago I saw the inventory dip down to just over 100 in the mid winter, so all in all the market is doing just what we expect it to do this time of year - and maybe just a little bit better . . .
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
At today's Hometown Holiday Hurrah Drawing there was one $1000 winner!  They hadn't disclosed her name yet by the time I left but she sounded like a very happy lady!  Despite trying 5 more times, there was no winner for the second $1000 Drawing.  This means at the next drawing they will be drawing for 3, yes 3, lucky $1000 winners. The Hometown Holiday Hurrah is put on by a number of local businesses. Participating businesses distribute tickets to shoppers during the holiday season.  For 3 selected Saturdays preceding Christmas, a drawing is held downtown on the corner of 2nd and Ivinson.  Winners have to be present in a local participating business (http://laramieareachamberofcommerce.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/2012-hhh-poster-final1.pdf) or present their winning ticket at the drawing...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
I knew our state had a small population - 568,158 after the last Census.  Even so, I was still surprised to be told that Laramie has the tallest buildings in Wyoming.   Seriously?!With 13 floors each, the McIntyre (on the left) and White (on the right) Residence Halls at the University of Wyoming are on record as the tallest in the state. http://www.wyonation.com/about/about-wyoming/This pales in comparison to other tall buildings around the nation like the Columbia Center in Seattle with 76 floors, the Republic Plaza in Denver with 56 floors and the Empire State Building in New York City with 102 floors.                                                                                               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_by_U.S._stateBut listed as the tall...
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
Today, Thanksgiving, a day for reflection and counting our blessings.  This view of the world and the friends and family with whom we shared this ambitious Labor Day trek are just one of the many blessings I am thankful for this past year . . .         (Medicine Bow Beak , located in the Medicine Bow National Forest southwest of Laramie, Wyoming)       The view looking up is equally awe inspiring as well, we live in a grand world, indeed!                                      Happy Thanksgiving!
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By Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate, Broker/Co-Owner, Laramie, Wyoming
(Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming)
An uninspired  title, for sure!  But sometimes it is what it is . . . and what it is today is a list of useful local phone numbers if you live in Laramie, Wyoming.      On a side note, our area code is (307) should anyone from out of state want to dial one of the local numbers.   Of course I also have a magnet version of this should anyone out there be dying to put it on their refrigerator - just give me a call and I'd be happy to deliver!  Enjoy!  
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