Kent's Sandpoint, Idaho Blog

THANKFUL THURSDAY! SNOWBIRDS...AVERT YOUR GAZE! Looks like we'll get our Thanksgiving opening this year at Schweitzer Mountain...and it is still coming down!  The forecast is for SNOW every day for the next 5 days.  Nothing like a little "white stuff" to spur condo sales!   This is the snowy view...

DO NOT move to SANDPOINT! I have coveted a life in Sandpoint, Idaho ever since I discovered this mountain town in the early 70's.  Life's twists and turns did not allow me to actually move here full-time until 2005.  I had many valid reasons for delaying the inevitable and I stand by them.  One o...

  SALISHAN POINT SEALED BID AUCTION! Opportunity knocks! Four Distinct Packages are available at SALISHAN POINT in this sealed bid auction offering a wonderful opportunity to own a small piece of HEAVEN here in North Idaho.  Please take the time to read the information below.  There are just no c...

Idaho first-time homebuyers may be eligible for down payment assistance funds of up to $20,000 in conjunction with a mortgage loan from IdaMortgage, a program of the nonprofit Idaho Housing and Finance Association. The funds are available until Jan. 1. Anyone who meets income qualifications shou...

This is what I saw on my way to Starbucks this morning.  That's Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort in the distance with a skiff of snow showing.  I'm constantly awed by the beauty here in Sandpoint, so I never go anywhere without my camera.  As always, the camera really doesn't do it justice. It wasn...

First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended Into 2010! Plus...A New Tax Credit for Certain Existing Home Owners! It's official. President Obama has signed a bill that extends the tax credit for first-time homebuyers (FTHBs) into the first half of 2010. This program had been scheduled to expire on N...

This isn’t what I signed up for when I became a Realtor®…I don’t think. "The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences." — Chris McCandless, (Super Tramp from “Into the Wild”)   The above quote quite adequately sums up my involvement with the Sandpoint Association of Realtors (SAR) HARVEST ...

SALISHAN POINT SEALED BID AUCTION! Opportunity knocks! Four Distinct Packages are available at SALISHAN POINT in this sealed bid auction offering a wonderful opportunity to own a small piece of HEAVEN here in North Idaho.  Please take the time to read the information below.  There are just no com...

SANDPOINT, IDAHO QUARTERLY MARKET TRENDS Here's a look at what happened in Sandpoint, Idaho in the third quarter (Bonner County).  I like the fact I can make some comparisons between the current quarter and the 2009 second quarter report and the third quarter in 2008. This was actually not a bad ...

SANDPOINT TENNIS...FALL EDITION If you read my blog with any regularity, you'll find I am pretty impressed with North Idaho and Sandpoint, in particular.  There are many reasons for being such a "Babbit" for the area...world class skiing (SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN RESORT), world class lake (LAKE PEND '...