Listimate™ vs. Zestimate – What’s Your True Home Value? Updated April 14, 2025 Today, we’re going to be clarifying the difference between a Comparative Market Analysis and a Zestimate. It’s well known among real estate agents, real estate appraisers, mortgage lenders, and other professionals in the business that good old Zillow’s “Zestimates” of home values are […]
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 – 𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫?
Updated March, 27, 2025 As many of you know, we bought new kitchen appliances not long ago. We knew exactly what appliances we wanted. We wanted the same ones we had in our previous house. We really loved those! And this is what we did. It did not happen quickly though. We obviously walked right […]
Our Top 10 Christmas Movies of All Time
(Originally published on December 12, 2020. Updated on November 18, 2024) Libby and Ken’s 10 Favorite Christmas Movies We find every Christmas season that when we get together with friends the subject of favorite and “best” Christmas movies comes up. People love to talk about this subject! We actually went online to see if there […]
Top 10 Christmas Songs of All Time
(Originally published on December 1, 2020. Updated November 18, 2024) Christmas songs and carols are just as much a tradition as Christmas movies, and since we previously did our Top 10 Christmas movies, we thought it would be a good idea to do music this time, thus the title, Top 10 Christmas Songs of All […]
The Guthrie Christmas Tree Farm and Holiday Wreaths
Updated November 18, 2024 (orignally published December 15, 2014) It’s Christmas wreath time at the Guthrie Tree Farm! For years now my brother Brian and his wife Robin have been making the most beautiful wreaths! Brian gathers the greenery and other natural components; greenery and cones from fir, pine, cedar and redwood trees and sprigs […]
7 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Contractor
A recent survey found that more than half (52%) of American homeowners have a renovation project planned this year.1 If you’re among them, you know that embarking on home improvements can be both exciting and daunting. According to the survey, the median renovation budget is around $15,000, so you’re probably investing a significant amount—and you’ll […]
My HonorAir Flight 34 Experience
When I first heard about Honor Flights, I was attending a Vietnam Veterans Social Hour at our local Senior Center. I had never been on one of these flights or even heard of them until that day. As I listened to the stories shared by fellow vets, I knew I had to apply. They told […]
