Everyone should have, or at least know, a good real estate agent when it comes to homes for sale in Bozeman. There are a lot of outstanding agents who will be responsive to your questions or concerns and who continually earn the right to your business, but there are also a lot of inadequate agents who can make the process feel overwhelming, creating a negative experience.
Who you choose to represent you in a real estate transaction is a crucial step in the process. A question that is frequently asked is whether using a large, corporate or franchised brokerage house is better than using a smaller independent brokerage firm. While large brokerage houses, like Coldwell Banker, are impressive with their nationwide presence, it’s important to realize…

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MONTANA 406 REAL ESTATE JOINS LEVERAGE GLOBAL PARTNERS, THE FASTEST
GROWING NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT LUXURY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGES IN THE WORLD

Montana 406 Real Estate Becomes Exclusive Leverage Global Partner for Bozeman, Montana

 

For Immediate Release

Beverly Hills, CA (February 26, 2015) F. Ron Smith, President of Leverage Global Partners, recently welcomed Montana 406 Real Estate as the Network’s exclusive member in Bozeman, Montana. A unique alignment of the most prestigious independent real estate brokerage firms around the world, Leverage Global Partners offers its members the opportunity to better serve their clients’ relocation and real estate portfolio needs by establishing each member firm as key players in the international real…

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Powderhorn1Reprinted from Men's Journal - 

Twenty years ago, Greg Gianforte decided to base his new company in what was then the country's most unlikely destination for a software entrepreneur: Bozeman, Montana. In 2012, Oracle bought that business, RightNow, for $1.8 billion. Gianforte could have moved anywhere. But he didn't. "I love being able to backpack the Bridger Mountains and then eat downtown at a place like Dave's Sushi," he says. "It just gets in your blood."

The RightNow sale proved to be a watershed moment for this 151-year-old town. Gianforte's employees began hatching start-ups of their own. Out-of-towners took notice and migrated to Bozeman themselves — which helped validate the town's newfound status as a tech center. "It's easy to get people…

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Although being a landlord certainly has its cons, tops among its pros are the tax deductions rental homeowners enjoy.From finding tenants to fixing faucets, renting out a home can be a lot of work. If that doesn’t dissuade you, you’ll appreciate collecting the rent checks and taking advantage of tax deductions.

In fact, you can use many rental property expenses to offset your rental income. IRS Publication 527 has all the details.

Writing off Rental Home Expenses

Many rental home expenses are tax deductible. Save receipts and any other documentation, and take the deductions on Schedule E. Figure you’ll spend four hours a week, on average, maintaining a rental property, including recordkeeping.

In general, you can claim the deductions for…

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ski photo Jan '15

Whether you hike for the "steep and deep", cruise the groomers, or just plain enjoy the quiet peacefulness of a great day of cross-country skiing, this is the place to be.  Surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges and only minutes from some of the nation's best ski resorts, it's no wonder that Fox News recently named Bozeman, MT as the number three "Best Ski Town to invest in".  Click here to see what Fox's own Cheryl Casone has to say about our wonderful town, then contact us to let us know how we can help you find your dream winter vacation home.  Whether it's a home for sale in Bozeman, a ski-in, ski-out condo for sale in Big Sky or that big sky country ranch for sale, we have you covered in one of the most beautiful and livable places in the…

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Winter’s doldrums got you down? Grab a screwdriver and a hammer and fight back with easy home repairs that’ll raise spirits and get your house ready for spring.

Accomplishments — even little ones — go a long way toward a sunny outlook. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy, quick home repair chores you can do when you’re mired in the thick of winter. For max efficiency, make a to-do list ahead of time and shop for all the tools and supplies in one trip. On your work days, put the basics in a caddy and carry it from room to room, checking off completed tasks as you speed through them.

What to Look (and Listen) For

In each room, look around and take stock of what needs fixing or improving. Focus on small, quick-hit changes, not major redos. Here…

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You’re about to be shut in for the season — here’s how to make sure your home is free of dust and dirt before you hunker down.

The heck with spring cleaning. 

Our national obsession should be fall cleaning.

Why? We’re about to shut ourselves inside for months with all the dirt and grime our houses have gathered during those hot, dusty, open-window days of summer and fall. We’ll be living with indoor air quality that the EPA estimates could be five times more polluted than outdoor air.

But you can breathe easy — we’ve made up a checklist of must-do cleaning jobs that’ll get the dust out, spruce up your interiors for the coming holidays, and make those wintry days healthier — and safer — for you and your family.

Vacuum Dryer Vent
This little chore…

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When I first got in to the business of real estate and selling anything I could get my hands on – because that is what put food on the table – I was taught and mentored by one of the best in the business….John Veytia of Veytia Group in Orange County, CA.

John is still a good friend, mentor (we talk often, even after 14 years) and teacher to me and my husband.  One thing that John taught us to do was to NEVER give up on you – that is, to never give up on a transaction or possible transaction when there are so many different ways to put them together.

We had done All Inclusive Trust Deeds (AITDs), “wraps”, lease-to-own transactions, seller financing transactions, hard money transactions and more by our third year in the business.  John knew how to do…

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1. Accepting the highest offer without regard to the other contractual terms

2. Not properly handling multiple offer situations with multiple Buyers

3. Not properly handling back-up offers

4. Entering into an agreement/contract with little or no earnest money from the Buyer

5. Entering into an agreement/contract without verifying the Buyer’s financial ability to close the escrow/contract

6. Not disclosing known material facts affecting the value or desirability of the property

7. Not providing the Buyer with legally required disclosures

8. Not obtaining the Buyer’s written acknowledgement of disclosures

9. Not considering whether and when to require the Buyer to remove contingencies

10. Not excluding items from the sale that…

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When you start to think (and act?) on buying a new home, maybe something like this has happened to you.  Here’s a bit of a graphed “look” at what buying a new home for our clients may feel like.  100 is elation and 0 being despair.  

A)      Dare to dream – this is the fanatical joy of dreaming and hoping.  The idea and ream are borne, it’s just perfect and new.  You can’t wait to start shopping. 

B)      Reality hits as you start thinking “home loan” – this is where your Realtor (who you’ve called to share your hope with) coaches you to consult a lender and see how much house you can afford.  Thoughts of monthly check writing and mortgages payments creep in.

 

C)      The pause of reality happens – you find out you can actually afford a new…

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