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What You Need To Know To Start Your First Compost Pile

How is it that people turn garden waste and kitchen scraps into “black gold” that they can use in and on the soil around their trees, flowers, shrubs, vegetables and plants? The rotting process that happens when organic materials are piled on top of one another, layered and kept moist produces the best thing in the … Continue reading What You Need To Know To Start Your First Compost Pile

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Be Careful When Purchasing Or Reviewing Your Wasilla AK Homeowners Insurance Policy

Surveys are showing that many [Alaskan] people are not exactly sure what their [Alaskan] homeowner insurance policy covers…and does not cover. Here are a few things to be aware of in Wasilla & Palmer AK that it does NOT cover: Flood Insurance. You must purchase separate coverage. Cars, motorcycles and boats are not covered. Damages due to … Continue reading Be Careful When Purchasing Or Reviewing Your Wasilla AK Homeowners Insurance Policy

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Matanuska-Susitna Valley Alaska or Mat Su Valley AK “Short Sales” Are Being Added To Housing Rescue Plan

                         Mat Su Valley AK Homeowners having financial issues and in fear of losing their homes to foreclosure could be helped by the newest addition to the government’s housing-rescue plan. It entails a standard process including incentives for a Mat Su Valley AK short sale. It will simplify the process for borrowers to transfer ownership of their home to … Continue reading Matanuska-Susitna Valley Alaska or Mat Su Valley AK “Short Sales” Are Being Added To Housing Rescue Plan

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How Do You Know Whether the Real Estate Market is Improving in Wasilla and Palmer?

How do we know whether the market is normal or not?  The National Association of Realtors defines a normal market as a 6 month supply, a buyers market more than a 6 months supply and a sellers market less than 6 months.  The current absorption rate chart for Wasilla and Palmer markets shows we have … Continue reading How Do You Know Whether the Real Estate Market is Improving in Wasilla and Palmer?

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Basic Information About ‘Going Solar’ in Palmer or Wasilla AK

The idea of ‘going Solar’ in Palmer or Wasilla AK is incredibly intriguing to most, but until we become more comfortable with understanding ‘going Solar’, many of us will continue to pay utility companies the ever-growing costs for our electricity. Here are some interesting things to know about ‘going solar’ in Palmer or Wasilla AK: You can calculate … Continue reading Basic Information About ‘Going Solar’ in Palmer or Wasilla AK

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Here Are Some Ways To Raise Your Wasilla AK Home’s Value

At times it can be expensive to simply maintain the biggest asset most people will ever own: your Wasilla AK Home’s Value. Keeping this fact in mind, here is a list of ways to increase your Wasilla AK Home’s home’s value without breaking the bank. Hiring an Wasilla AK inspector could be the most cost-effective thing … Continue reading Here Are Some Ways To Raise Your Wasilla AK Home’s Value

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Tips To Prevent Common Seller Mistakes in Wasilla and Palmer to

Price Your Home Right. If you either need to sell or would like to sell your home, pricing at current market value is key. Researching prices that comparable homes recently sold for is a crucial component to determining a price that will make the home sell. If you don’t need to move, consider waiting for … Continue reading Tips To Prevent Common Seller Mistakes in Wasilla and Palmer to

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Options For Foreclosure In Wasilla and Palmer, Alaska: Part I

Today in the United States there are more and more homeowners facing the devastating financial challenge of foreclosure. Many times it can be avoided. Here are some options (Part I.) for foreclosure, along with a short explanation of each. Reinstatement: This option is extremely simple, but the most difficult. The homeowner asks the mortgage company … Continue reading Options For Foreclosure In Wasilla and Palmer, Alaska: Part I

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New “Rules” Banks Are “Enforcing” If You Want A Mat Su Valley AK Home Equity Line Or Mortgage

The days when a financial Mat Su Valley AK advisor counseled a homeowner to keep a $50,000 home equity line of credit (Heloc) open as a financial cushion, are over. As the economy, and subsequently the housing market, have declined lenders are making it much more difficult for homeowners to qualify. Rest assured if you do, you will pay much more interest … Continue reading New “Rules” Banks Are “Enforcing” If You Want A Mat Su Valley AK Home Equity Line Or Mortgage

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Going Green in Wasilla AK With The Kristan Cole Team

There are many ways to go green, but we have found that we can create our seller documents in full color documents and post them to our web site and create links for our sellers to view the information.  We also make the brochures for our homes we have for sale and mail them to the seller … Continue reading Going Green in Wasilla AK With The Kristan Cole Team

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