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Tim Bradley, CCIM Jackson Wyoming Commercial Real Estate

Sushi in Wyoming? Right.

Really, there is.

I became a sushi connoisseur many years ago when I was dating a Japanese woman. My wife and I just returned from a visit to Seattle and Vancouver, where good sushi is abundant. Here in Wyoming, you have to look a little harder.

In Jackson Hole, I personally recommend Masa Sushi (in the ski village), Nikai Sushi on North Cache street, and Blu Kitchen on Glenwood. Masa is the most traditional, while Blu is locally famous for their French/Asian fusion inventions. All are simply outstanding! Try the truffle fries at Blue for an appetizer.

Call me if you pass through our little slice of paradise!

CCIM logoTim Bradley is an owner of Contour Investment Properties, the only brokerage firm in Jackson exclusively focused on commercial and investment property in Jackson Hole and Teton Valley. Tim has earned the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute as well as the CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute.


Tim Bradley
Owner/Broker
Contour Investment Properties
220 East Broadway
PO Box 1152
Jackson, WY 83001
(307) 733-6400
www.contourproperties.com

Highway Clean Up Day

Tomorrow is our Rotary-sponsored Highway Clean Up Day! Jackson Hole is an amazingly beautiful place, but you wouldn't always know it after the snow has melted and the sides of the highway are littered with a winter's worth of trash. Rotary organizes this annual event, and we get a great turnout from the town, with hundreds volunteering to pick up trash along the roadsides. We spend a morning picking up and bagging hundreds of garbage bags, then head for the Town Square for a hamburger cookout. The food's free, and the morning spent together in fellowship brings us all together once again. See you out there!

CCIM logoTim Bradley is an owner of Contour Investment Properties, the only brokerage firm in Jackson exclusively focused on commercial and investment property in Jackson Hole and Teton Valley. Tim has earned the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute as well as the CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute.


Tim Bradley
Owner/Broker
Contour Investment Properties
220 East Broadway
PO Box 1152
Jackson, WY 83001
(307) 733-6400
www.contourproperties.com

Wyoming Property Tax Protest Procedure

If you own property in Wyoming, you should have received your property tax assessment recently. All property is valued by the assessor as of January 1 of each year, and the assessment is mailed to the property owners in March and April. If you disagree with the assessor's opinion of value, you have 30 days from the date of the postmark on the assessment to file a written statement with the County Assessor specifying the reasons you feel the property is incorrectly valued.

It is worth your while to look at the assessment closely, and to ask to see the County Assessor's work file. Many times the Assessor's records will be incorrect, and perhaps show your lot as larger than it really is, or will show your house as having more bedrooms or bathrooms than it does. In commercial property, you can present leases, or show other reasons why your property is improperly valued. Mistakes happen, but you shouldn't have to pay for them!

If you feel the value is simply too high, consider hiring an appraiser to value your property, and use that as evidence to contest the assessment. It can be very effective, and save you hundreds or thousands of dollars each year in property taxes.

So don't just throw that assessment sheet in the file and sigh, take action!

CCIM logoTim Bradley is an owner of Contour Investment Properties, the only brokerage firm in Jackson exclusively focused on commercial and investment property in Jackson Hole and Teton Valley. Tim has earned the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute as well as the CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute.


Tim Bradley
Owner/Broker
Contour Investment Properties
220 East Broadway
PO Box 1152
Jackson, WY 83001
(307) 733-6400
www.contourproperties.com

10 Year Overview of Home Sales Volume in Jackson Hole, WY

Here's an overview of how house, condominium, and vacant lots sales have trended in Jackson Hole, WY for the past ten years.


home sales chart

We had a peak in the market in terms of the number of sales in 2005, and the market fell off a cliff in 2008. In another blog, I'll present the total dollar volume of these sales. So far, 2009 has remained very slow, with only a handful of closings. This summer will be a telling time in Jackson, as the summer and fall are historically the strongest time for real estate closings in Jackson.

CCIM logoTim Bradley is an owner of Contour Investment Properties, the only brokerage firm in Jackson exclusively focused on commercial and investment property in Jackson Hole and Teton Valley. Tim has earned the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute as well as the CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute.


Tim Bradley
Owner/Broker
Contour Investment Properties
220 East Broadway
PO Box 1152
Jackson, WY 83001
(307) 733-6400
www.contourproperties.com

I'm thankful for Springtime!

Pelicans fishing in the Snake River, Jackson, WY

Photo taken by May 6, 2009 by Tim Bradley, all rights reserved and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the photographer.

CCIM logoTim Bradley is an owner of Contour Investment Properties, the only brokerage firm in Jackson exclusively focused on commercial and investment property in Jackson Hole and Teton Valley. Tim has earned the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute as well as the CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute.


Tim Bradley
Owner/Broker
Contour Investment Properties
220 East Broadway
PO Box 1152
Jackson, WY 83001
(307) 733-6400
www.contourproperties.com