The Sendero condominiums centrally located in Boise, Idaho provides owners with modern day amenities and designer touches at an affordable price.

Residents enjoy the carefree lifestyle that the Sendero condominiums provide. With easy access to the freeway, shopping, dining and recreation the Sendero condominiums offer up the best of all Boise area provides.

EachSendero condominium includes:

• refrigerator
• microwave
• washer/dryer combo
• gas fireplace
• private patio
• community pool access
• garage or covered parking (subject to price and availability)

Whether you need a place to relax poolside on weekends or a home base to plan your next adventure, knowing everything will be taken care of while you're away, Sendero condominiums in Boise is where you can have is all.

Our sales office is open Monday - Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 12 - 6.

I've been reading High Trust Selling by Todd Duncan, and he poses this question in one of the chapters.  I had to stop and ponder a minute, okay, actually for a few days.  Not because I didn't know why I'm in real estate but why real estate altogether. 

There are a lot of other ways to make a buck, and if you're not certain why you're in real estate, it's a pretty good question to consider.

Without a doubt if you don't know the difference, your clients do, or they'll figure it out in short order.  So after a few days of deep thought I came to a conclusion.  There's a reason I work the long hours, spend time away from the family, and take a pass on any other job opportunity that comes my way.

I like helping people make sound financial decisions, either making a smart investment, or in the current market, and more often than not, limiting their losses.

It was great to take some time and reexamine what the driving force is behind what I do.  It gave me a new found energy to press on.

Writing multiple offers on short sales in Idaho, what the law states.

Distressed properties have become such a large part of our market in Boise, Idaho that you almost can't turn around without bumping into a short sale or foreclosure. With that comes a whole new list difficulties in how to deal with them ethically and legally.

It seems to have become a standard practice of Idaho short sale buyers to put in multiple offers on short sale properties and close on the one that gets approved the fastest. A proverbial throwing at the wall to see what sticks if you will. It sounds good in theory and knowing how long a short sale can take to complete, I can see why buyers of Idaho short sales resort to this.

The question becomes, is it legal to do so? The answer is yes, so long as you disclose it to the seller. Many buyer's agents are running around with a short sale addendum that gives them a false sense that it allows them to do this without disclosing it and the fact is they could be setting you up to be liable in doing so.

Here's why: In Idaho, if your agent is aware that you do not intend to perform on each short sale contract, according to the definition of adverse material fact, you are required to disclose it to the seller.

Adverse material fact, what's that?

"Adverse material fact is a fact that would significantly affect the desirability or value of the property to a reasonable person or which establishes a reasonable belief that a party to the transaction is not able to or does not intend to complete that party's obligation under a real estate contract."

It's a better idea to disclose it up front than risk legal recourse for something you might not have even been aware you were doing. The laws regarding Idaho short sales are changing almost as quickly as lending standards, it's important to protect yourself.

I like to show this one to my kids every year. It's time to track Santa on his Christmas delivery route. In what has been a tradition for more than 50 years NORAD tracks Santa on his nighttime journey from the North Pole.

Watch Santa make his way around the globe by clicking here.

If you don't know the history behind NORAD tracking his flight you should have a read. It seems it all started over a misprint in a Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement prompting kids to call a number to talk with Santa.

They have been tracking Santa's Christmas Eve flight since 1955.

Dealchrip.com - local deals from local Boise businesses

Here's a great local site for finding deals from Boise's local businesses. Dealchirp.comoffers coupons and deals from independent businesses that meet a certain criteria that deems them as "local."

Now you may be asking what does "local" look like? Business owners and customers can get a list of their criteria by clicking here.

I think this is a really great idea and I hope the site takes off. Small business is what's going to lead us out of economic hardship and supporting those businesses is one of the healthiest things you can do to get Boise's economy rolling again.

Check the out to day at www.dealchirp.com.