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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
When it comes to buying or selling dirt, LeRoy is the person you want to talk to! We have listed and sold a number of parcels; everything from small building lots to thousand-acre tracts. I grew up on a farm, so you would think that I would have a good ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
A recent report from the Pew Research Center found that older adults feel younger out west. Fully 78% of adults ages 65 and older who live in the West say they don’t feel old, compared with 67% of older adults who live in the rest of the country. ...  [Read More]
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Len & Carol  Hoare
Visit our new page we have just added to our website! "Building a Home " Let us know what you think. Are you interested in building a new home? Len  [Read More]
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Len & Carol  Hoare
Who Qualifies for the Extended Credit? •• First-time home buyers who purchase homes between November 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010. •• Current home owners purchasing a home between November 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010, who have used the ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Len & Carol  Hoare
In case you have not heard, the House passed the bill that will extend and enhance the Federal Tax Credit for first time homebuyers and it also includes some “move up” buyers that have lived in their home for five years or more. The bill now ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Many factors go into buying a home, but one important factor is always "Am I getting a good value?" Buyers constantly weigh all of their reasons for buying, and a few buyers are considering putting off their purchase until the spring to see where ...  [Read More]
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Len & Carol  Hoare
This is a question that we get asked a lot! J Let us see if we can help clear this up J It starts with Lake Roosevelt is a reservoir. When full its elevation is 1285 feet or so above sea level. To protect the reservoir the Federal Government bought a strip ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
While owning a home has multiple benefits, there is another bonus for First Time Homebuyers for the next few months: An $8,000 First Time Homebuyer IRS Tax Credit! This “Gift”, given to First Time Homebuyers from the government, does not have ...  [Read More]
Posted:byDarla and LeRoy Pilant
Len & Carol  Hoare
In a recent interview Assistant Treasury Secretary Michael Barr said “I think we’ve been disappointed about their performance in helping people in a timely fashion with the respect they disserve under difficult circumstances”. This statement ...  [Read More]
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Len & Carol  Hoare
We get the question a lot about Owner Financing " How does it work?" Well let's give you an example. Say you want to retire in Colville in 5 years, but don't want to buy a house. A lot of buyers try to find the perfect piece of property ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Len & Carol  Hoare
We are very excited to announce our For Sale By Owner page has just got its first sale pending! We thank you all for posting with us and look forward to more successful transaction!  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Len & Carol  Hoare
The bank repo’s a home and does not record the deed. The bank then lists the home for sale with a realtor. While showing the home another realtor or their client has a bad accident. Who then is responsible? Would it be the bank, the lawyer at the ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
The dream of homeownership is alive and well during Homeownership Month Is it still reasonable to dream the dream of home ownership? Although the white picket fence comes in many forms nowadays, from condos to co-ops, from townhomes to bungalows, the dream ...  [Read More]
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Len & Carol  Hoare
The guessing interest rate game continues; rates are now around the 5% mark with many mortgage brokers believing that the rates are going to rise even more. Those that have gotten pre approved and locked in their interest rate will be the big winners. ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Len & Carol  Hoare
You should avoid using credit cards it will hurt your credit: FALSE As long as you pay off your credit card each month your credit score will go up: FALSE It’s best to keep your credit cards at less than 30% of available credit and to pay at least ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
The 2009 Stimulus package included a “refundable” tax credit worth up to $8,000 for taxpayers who purchase their first home between January 1 and November 30, 2009. While it is a great incentive for first-time buyers, the funds are not available ...  [Read More]
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Len & Carol  Hoare
We are surprised how many prime candidates know nothing about the first-time home buyer tax credit. In February Congress increased the credit from $7,500 to $8,000 and eliminated the repayment requirements. This credit is available after January 1, 2009 ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Len & Carol  Hoare
WOW! Talk about your slow market (LOL). That was the increase in the number of homes put under contract from February 2009 to March 2009 in the Spokane Market. The National Association of Realtors reported that February existing home sales rose 5.1% over ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Len & Carol  Hoare
We are looking at setting up a seminar in Colville where you would have access to a real estate agent, a mortgage broker, an appraiser, and a closing agent. With all these professionals we are sure to be able to answer all your questions on buying or selling ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Len & Carol  Hoare
What a great time to be a first time home buyer! As an agent that specialized in serving first time home buyer, I'm here to tell you that this may be one of the best times to buy. A lot of real estate markets have had drastic price adjustments over ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Len & Carol  Hoare
As Turkey Hunting Season is upon us, we thought we would share a story of one of your clients while out showing a home. A selling client of ours lives on 60 acres and has a ton of wild life. We had a buying client out to look at the house and the property ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Man, I love the Zags. Me and everyone else in Spokane. They played an outstanding game today and won in a thriller against 12-seed Western Kentucky. The “Hilltoppers” (goofy name-good team) tied it with just seven seconds to go. Daye inbounded ...  [Read More]
Posted:byDarla and LeRoy Pilant
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Unless you have been living in a cave, you most likely know that the U.S. Economy is at its lowest point in recent history. That is certainly not good news. But there is a silver lining: Mortgage rates tend to fall when economic news is bad. Basically, ...  [Read More]
Posted:byDarla and LeRoy Pilant
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
When the final stimulus bill was approved, there were three major changes from the original first time home buyer tax credit program: · Tax credit was increased from $7,500 to $8,000. · Homes have to be purchased between January 1, 2009 and ...  [Read More]
Posted:byDarla and LeRoy Pilant
Len & Carol  Hoare
Now is the time to talk to us if you are thinking of selling your home in Dominion Heights Collville WA. this year. Before you put the "For Sale" sign in your vehicle you spruce it up a little. You clean the seats and windows inside and out, ...  [Read More]
Posted:byLen & Carol Hoare

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