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Trey Langford
Founder

Insightful facts and stats on everything from Boise real estate to Caldwell construction plus the most recent updates and additions to the website.

Meridian Homes for Sale

Jim Paulson
CRS, GRI,ePro
Progressive Realty Corp.

17 years of real estate experience to help you understand the current climate.

Boise Custom Homes

Eric Evans
Eric Evans Construction

If a home is about family and lifestyle, customize it!

Boise Home Builder

Chuck Miller
Chuck Miller Construction

Inform yourself about building from one of Boise's leading home builders.

Boise Home Design

Echo Garrett
Triad Distributing

Function and Design, perfectly married, are the PERFECT marketing solution to home value. Learn how you can increase your bottom line.

Boise Home Loan Insights

Eric Leigh
EricLoans.com

Get the latest news and strategies on the local mortgage market.
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Boise Homes for Sale

Kasey Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate

Boise Real Estate is on the national radar as a great place to live but finding a great home makes it even better.

Boise Lots and Land: The Dirt on Treasure Valley

Kit Fitzgerald
Red Barn Real Estate

Considering building? Stay in tune with the Treasure Valley lot market.

Boise Valley Commercial Real Estate

Scott Nicholson
Boise Valley Commercial Real Estate

Residential Growth brings Commercial growth as well.

Build with Vision

Eric Elliott
Build with Vision

Today's homes should be built for tomorrow!

Building Green Concepts

Katy Slater
Idaho Blue Insulation

Growth in the Treasure Valley is inevitable. Here's how can we secure future generation's resources.

Building Value into Boise Real Estate

Scott Flynn
Flynner Homes

Find out how to add value to the Boise real estate community.

The Durable Green Home

Tad Duby
Onpoint Advantage

Ready to join the growing movement of homeowners who are making energy efficiency and sustainability a priority in their new or existing homes? We'll keep you OnPoint!

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Melissa Norris
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SelEquity Real Estate

Moving to Idaho's premier community?

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John Coldiron
Energytech

Making your home energy efficient is one of the most important aspects of today's home.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Heat Pump for the Holidays

We had our heat turned on the other day and our geothermal open loop heat pump provides the most comfortable heat I have ever felt. I am so excited to have such an efficient unit drawing heat from our ground water and heating our home quietly and economically.

Posted by Sarah Pokorney at 11:46 AM

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Tile it UP

Hear about my experience as a first time tiler.

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Friday, September 21, 2007

Work-Build-Sleep... Work-Build-Sleep... They don't call it SWEAT EQUITY for Nothing.

We have been working on our home non-stop for the last month in addition to our full time jobs. We are both exhausted but it will all be worth it and we are proud to say that we put that siding up, painted it all, built the deck, installed the flooringthe list goes on and on. They dont call it Sweat Equity for nothing. -Also check out my helpful painting tips

Posted by Sarah Pokorney at 11:21 AM

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Friday, August 24, 2007

Semper Gumby

Being Flexible through this process can make things move smothly and keep the stress level down for everyone but remember to set your limits, do your homework and only bend so far. You are the one who has to live with it.

Posted by Sarah Pokorney at 12:22 PM

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

The Calm Before the Sweat Equity Storm

Wow things are happening really fast. After almost a full year of planning and preparation I am shocked at how fast it is all coming together. We broke ground less than one month ago and we have a fully framed two story home. Soon we will start doing some of the work ourselves to earn some sweat equity. We will be doing all of the siding and some of the roofing and plumbing. We will also be insulating, painting, installing flooring, trim, cabinets, and fixtures with the help of generous friends and family. From here on out the schedule will depend greatly on the pace of our work. So it is go time. Building our own home and selling our current home have been more of a strain than we had expected and it was wearing us down. We decided to get away from it all and skip town for a week...

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Monday, June 18, 2007

Managing Builder Communication 101

Since we first broke ground the amount of communication beween Jon and I and our builder has gone from 1-2 times / week to at least 2-3 times / day. All of this communication needs to be managed in order to keep everyone up to speed and moving ahead. I have found a few simple tools to help me do this.

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

10 Things the Military Taught me about Home Construction

Just a few tips from the "School of Hard Knocks"

Posted by Sarah Pokorney at 11:47 AM

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Friday, April 06, 2007

Corralling the racing thoughts and taming the wild mind of a first time builder.

Corral (transitive verb): to gather together and take control of people or things. Tame (adjective): changed from a wild or uncultivated state to one suitable for domestic use or life. At the moment that we decided to build our home I transformed into a sponge for ideas. My growing databank of unmanaged thoughts and ideas quickly led to a total data overload and we hadn't even started building. I knew I needed to step back and establish some way to manage it all, organize it, distill it into useful data. So I decided to start compiling an idea book that I could dump all of these thoughts in and free up a bit of memory, at least enough to maintain those involuntary functions like breathing and blinking. First I bought a nice new 3 ring binder and a box of 100 sheet protectors (great investment if you ask me) and rounded up some copy paper, double sided tape and scissors. Then I...

Posted by Sarah Pokorney at 12:20 PM

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Prayers for a Good Appraisal

So now that we have our finished floor plans in hand, the cost break down sheet and the signed contract with IPH Tony has ordered the appraisal. From what I understand the appraiser looks at the plans, cost breakdown and the site to determine the total value when it is completed. We are eligible to borrow up to 80% of the appraised value so higher is better. That doesnt necessarily mean we are qualified to borrow that amount. We got word that our appraisal came in at $350K, Wow!!! 80% of that is 280K but we are hoping to keep our building costs under 200K in order to keep our monthly payments reasonable. The total cost breakdown had me concerned at first but some of the estimates are coming in lower than expected and the breakdown includes the market rates for all of the work we are going to do (which should be much less...

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