Coeur d'Alene Real Estate - Come Live the Life Style - Christina Ethridge

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I heavily prospect expired listings. I find great success in prospecting sellers that are discouraged with their previous sales efforts and helping them sell their home.

With that said, the way I prospect is very non-threatening. I do it via direct mail. No phone calls, no door knocking, no bugging of sellers. If they are interested in my services, they can call me at their leisure.

Every so often I get an owner that calls me and is defensive, suspicious and absolutely certain that I'm doing terrible things because some how I sent them a letter.

Ok - let's see... they listed their home with an agent on the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service. Check. I have full access to the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service. Check. Kootenai County maintains an online database that one can input a property address into and up comes the owners name and mailing address. Check.

Yes, it's that simple - I obtain prospective sellers mailing address information from the Kootenai County assessors office. This record is public and I'm a member of the public.

99% of the calls I receive are sellers that are interested in talking to me about their home. They want someone who loves their home as much as they do - who will do everything in their power to sell their home - someone who will communicate with them (actually, I could leave off everything else and communication is still key) and someone who will keep them educated honestly about the market, not feed them information that makes them feel good.

So, don't freak out and think I'm stalking you if you get something in the mail from me. I'm just here to help you achieve your real estate goals :)

You said you wanted timely, up-to-date stats on the Coeur d'Alene (Kootenai County) real estate market. You told me specific things you wanted to know - how many active listings - how many closed listings - and details on what happened with all of the other listings.

I've taken your requests and turned them into a weekly Kootenai County Real Estate Stats - Weekly Market Report on my North Idaho Real Estate Blog.

Check it out and let me know: if you like it - if you don't - what else would you like to see in this weekly Kootenai County overview - etc.

Remember, the Kootenai County Total Market Overview will be coming out on Monday!

Over at our newest blog, The North Idaho Real Estate Blog, you'll find information on the Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls Idaho area's upcoming events. Since the holidays are on there way, whether we are ready for them or not, you'll start finding all kinds of holiday craft shows, ski swaps, etc. Take a look at the calendar, go out for a visit to the events and enjoy yourself! I'll continue putting up Coeur d'Alene area events as soon as I get them.

We live in beautiful, rugged country. Beautiful rugged country comes with lots of granite. Granite is GORGEOUS on your counter tops - it just has this dirty little secret.

Granite carries a heavy amount of uranium, and as uranium decays it produces radon gas. North Idaho has a lot of granite in the ground.

So, it is absolutely imperative that you get a radon test done in your home and take remediation measures if necessary. It's a cheap and easy thing to do to prevent lung cancer.

Check out the EPA's map of radon in North Idaho.

For more information on North Idaho Real Estate, stats, homes for sale and more, check out our North Idaho Real Estate Blog.

And no, granite counter tops are not a health hazzard. Granite still in the ground can be the danger, not granite on your countertops.

Wonder no more - every few weeks I post an up-to-date list of local events on the North Idaho Real Estate Blog. This list encompasses events in Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden and Rathdrum (and every so often, there is an even thrown in from other surrounding areas).

I think the biggest even for this week is the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo:

August 20-24 - North Idaho Fair & Rodeo. For a full schedule, go to www.northidahofair.com.

Check out other things to do in North Idaho here.