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PRICE SLASHED $10,000!!!!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
by Liz Warren

PRICE SLASHED BY $10,000

NOW $190,000!!!!!!!!!!!

Hit the brakes! This is a great one for retirees or first time home buyers. This is a very affordable home in today's market. The seller has done all the expensive updates including a hot water heater, a propane stove for the living room, paint, landscaping and ten solar tubes to add lots of natural light. Three bedrooms and two baths with a huge back deck perfect for entertaining. The backyard is completely fenced with a wonderland of paths and great sitting areas.

The seller loves to grow roses so the path to the front door is lined with her best smelling roses. Everyone loves the huge boulders that add to the ambiance of the yard! This home will qualify for the USDA 100% loan.

take a tour here    even more details on this home here

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Mt. Hood Condos New FHA Rules

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
by Liz Warren

FHA has come out with new Condo lending guidelines. Here are some of the highlights that will have an impact on buyers and sellers in Welches, Government Camp and Rhododendron.

*Will not insure units if more than 10% are owned by investors. This rule applies to unsold units a builder owns or that are rented out by a developer.

*Will not insure if less than 50% are not sold nor are owner occupied.

*If there are more than 30% FHA loans already in the project, they will not insure. (I don't get that one)

*No financing of condo units within 1,000 feet from a major hiway-to avoid noise pollution impact on values. (Now that is a new one!)

Check with your local mortgage professional to get clarification on any of these items when buying or selling condos in the Mt. Hood area!

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Morning Coffee

Monday, June 29, 2009
by Liz Warren
Monday Morning Coffee

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"Learning is the fountain of youth.
No matter how old you are,
You mustn't stop growing."

~Taoist Meditation, Deng Ming-Dao


KEEP A YOUNG MIND!

Don't believe the phrase "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." Creativity isn't only for artists, writers, or musicians. Creativity isn't just what is represented by a canvas or a novel or a song. We can all be creative in our own way, and the most common way that we can all do this is through learning.

As long as we continue to learn and to try new things, we keep our minds fresh and young, and we engage in the act of "creating ourselves" continually. Today's world presents plenty of opportunities for learning, especially about the environment, other cultures, and technology. Technology itself provides ever-easier ways of accessing knowledge through computers and the Internet. And no one is too young or too old to start!

Look around you at the most vital and energetic seniors you know. What do they have in common? A continuing interest in learning and sharing their knowledge and experience with others - so they are engaged constantly in the process. They keep their minds challenged and young, and in so doing, feel younger in body and spirit. They are certainly different than in their youth, but they continue the learning that began there.

Each new phase of our lives brings us new challenges and opportunities for growth. Growing older necessarily means learning new things. We are constantly creating ourselves in this way, and we can adapt ourselves to any situation by that continuing act of creativity that keeps us young.

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Government Camp Ski Cabin

Sunday, June 28, 2009
by Liz Warren

Government Camp SKI CABIN!

COMPLETELY FURNISHED ON PLOWED ROAD! $400,000

Completely furnished spacious minilodge is ready for family and friends to hit the slopes! Plenty of room to sleep a bunch with three bedrooms on the main level and a huge loft upstairs. You will love the high vaulted ceilings and stone fireplace. Wood is everywhere from the walls and ceilings to the kitchen cabinets. Big Beams throughout the cabin give it a grand feel. It's only a short walk to downtown Government Camp! Located on a paved and plowed road for easy winter access. Get rid of the hassles of driving up and down the mountain in winter and own your own ski country getaway. Well maintained! Don't miss your chance at an affordable price! Just a little over an hour to Portland.

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Mt. Hood Mortgage Problems?

Thursday, June 25, 2009
by Liz Warren

If you are a homeowner in Brightwood, Welches, Government Camp or Rhododendron and are having some problems making your mortgage payment you may want to visit this site. It's called MakingHomeAffordable.gov This site will guide you through options if you have a second mortgage or line of credit that is making your current mortgage unaffordable.

This is part of the government's programs to help the housing crisis and make loans more affordable for homeowners by getting them out with short sales (selling for less than is owed on the home) or by loan modifications (lengthening time frame or reduced interest rate).

Use this site as a resource to guide you through the process.

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Looking for a Hike on Mt. Hood?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
by Liz Warren

Although we are closing in on almost the 4th of July, the current snow level is  3100 feet depending upon sun and other factors. If you are looking to take off on a hike in the Mt. Hood area, please stay on the lower trails and don't attempt to travel snow covered trails because they are easy to loose in these conditions!

 

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Morning Coffee

Monday, June 22, 2009
by Liz Warren
Monday Morning Coffee

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life.
They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself."
~ Hermann Hesse


JUST ASK DOROTHY!

You've probably seen it a dozen times - "The Wizard of Oz." It's a delightful tale of fantasy, complete with munchkins, a scarecrow in need of a brain, a yellow brick road, a wicked witch and a mythical wizard with the imagined power to send Dorothy back to Kansas.

Regardless of the fantasy, the beautiful color, the unusual characters, and the whimsical plot, there is a powerful message that comes as one of Dorothy's last lines as she prepares to leave Oz. She says, "If ever again I go looking for my heart's desire, I won't look any further than my own backyard." It's such a simple statement, yet it carries a lesson for all of us.

How often do we look outside our own world of home and family for "our heart's desire?" There are so many distractions that lure us out of our own backyard: careers, shopping, powerful people, sports, clubs, TV, committees, the Internet, and the list goes on. There's so much to do and so little time. Then one day we look and our own backyard no longer seems to exist.

We should take time to smell the roses in our own garden, rather than looking over the fence and down the yellow brick road to see the roses of others. We need to let go of the imagined - the tin man, lion, and scarecrow of our own making - and appreciate the real Auntie Em's in our lives. If we don't, we may wake up one day to realize we're "not in Kansas anymore."

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Renovating An Old House On Mt. Hood?

Sunday, June 21, 2009
by Liz Warren

If you own a historic home or just an older home on Mt. Hood you may want to attend the 3rd annual Old House Fair. Pass this info along to other historic or vintage home owners please.

Here are the details:

 

The Greatest Gathering of Old House Expertise in the Northwest!
 Free Admission! 
Saturday, June 27th
10:00am - 5:00pm
Architectural Heritage Center
701 SE Grand Ave. @ Alder St.  Portland, OR

Bring your questions and photographs to the experts who love vintage homes and understand period-authentic renovation. See truly useful demonstrations and get new ideas you can apply to your own old house projects.

 

The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation, located in Portland, Oregon. Owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, The AHC hosts dozens of programs, workshops, and exhibits each year, helping people APPRECIATE, RESTORE, and MAINTAIN vintage homes, buildings, and neighborhoods. We are also caretakers of one of the largest collections of architectural artifacts in the United States.

 

 

 

 

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Still Creek Road Is Closed

Friday, June 19, 2009
by Liz Warren

Not far from the West end of Still Creek Road in Rhododendron the road has some severe winter storm damage from this winter. Although not passable by car at this time, cabin owners may use Road 20 for access to their cabins. Bikes and walkers can pass through the area but the road is undercut so it's a bit damgerous. Reports are that the road will be closed indefinately but if I hear of an update, I will pass this along. The Mt. Hood National Forest roads are maintained by the forest service.

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Fabulous One Level Home

Monday, June 15, 2009
by Liz Warren

Hit the brakes! This is a great one for retirees or first time home buyers. Priced at $200,000, this is a very affordable home in today's market. The seller has done all the expensive updates including a hot water heater, a propane stove for the living room, paint, landscaping and ten solar tubes to add lots of natural light. Three bedrooms and two baths with a huge back deck perfect for entertaining. The backyard is completely fenced with a wonderland of paths and great sitting areas.

The seller loves to grow roses so the path to the front door is lined with her best smelling roses. Everyone loves the huge boulders that add to the ambiance of the yard! This home will qualify for the USDA 100% loan.

take a tour here    even more details on this home here

Timberline Rim, subdivision located only one hour from Portland has many amenities include a lodge, swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts and paths and picnic areas along the Sandy River.

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