Boise, Idaho Blog

There are five Indian reservations in Idaho. The Shoshone-Bannock reservation is located in eastern Idaho and the Nez Perce, Coeur d’Alene, and Kootenai reservations are located in northern Idaho. The Shoshone-Paiute reservation straddles the border between Idaho and Nevada.

When painting the inside of your home you must always consider if you are planning to sell in the near future. Your taste and others may not be the same and if you decide to splash a lot of color around you may hurt your selling efforts even though it looks great. Individuals’ [...]

If you have an eye for the beauty and things that are practical you can tackle the home remodeling question. Do I or Don’t I? Often times when thinking of remodeling a person envisions breaking down walls or tearing up kitchens, but there are simpler ways to add value to your home without [...]

Although located far inland, Idaho has one seaport, at Lewiston. Farm and other products are barged from there down the Snake River to the Columbia River, and ultimately, to the Pacific Ocean.

You see it every day when looking for a home, homes are over-priced. As a buyer you think, “No way would I spend that much money for that home.” So why do sellers over-price their home only to see it sit on the market for months?
Common reasons why homes are over-priced include:

Seller is trying to [...]

As a new homebuyer you probably are compiling a list of questions to ask real estate agents, lenders, and sellers. But have you forgotten something? Before heading out into the unknown it is a good idea to prepare you for the unexpected. A great way to do that is to put together a set of [...]

The highest spot in Idaho is the peak of Mount Borah in Custer County, at 12,662 feet above sea level. The lowest spot is at Lewiston, 770 feet above sea level.

Glancing through the newspaper lately can depress a person.  DOOM and GLOOM!  Record high home foreclosures, banks going broke, industries begging for financial help, financial crisis is affecting the world, etc.  The list goes on and on.  There is no news on how the nation is going to get through this mess we created.  No disciplinary [...]

Good news from the recycling front.  It looks like by the middle of next year we won’t have to sort our trash when it comes to recycling.  Personally, I think that is a great idea.  Those blue bins don’t hold all that much and it is even harder to fit everything in there when you [...]

In all my years of living in Boise Idaho I have never been to the Botanical Gardens, not even for a wedding.  It looks like starting December 5th through January 3rd the Botanical Garden will be lighting things up for the holiday season.  Times are from 6pm to 9pm.  If anyone has been to this [...]