Curtis Ellis - REAL Real Estate Help & Information

06/22/2024

Open house today at noon! 3487 W Torana Dr, Meridian, ID 83646

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12/24/2023

Everything in history points forward to and everything in the future will point back to the birth of the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Merry Christmas!
Peace, grace, and mercy to all!

07/10/2023

Developing a lifestyle of serving from where you are now, no matter how small

Our skills, spiritual gifts and possessions can be multiplied many times over when driven by the Holy Spirit, unselfishness and intentional living. May we always serve others and bring glory to God.

11/02/2022

Personally, I think there is a problem when an individual with excellent credit and a 20% down payment plus closing costs pays a higher interest rate than someone with good credit and 0 to 3.5% down and little to no closing costs.

07/27/2022

Price drop on a beautiful West Boise home!

Right location, right size, at the right price – a rare find in West Boise! The 9-foot ceilings in this nearly perfect home give it a large, open feel. The family/great room with its 13-foot ceiling even more so. The central kitchen, featuring granite counters, panty & breakfast bar, is well desig...

07/22/2022

When a state allows tenants to remain in a property indefinitely without paying rent (in this case due to COVID), landlord property owners are the ones who end up footing the bill. This story is from Indiana but this is going on in Oregon as well.

Officials in Indianapolis say a utility company's threat to shut off water service at four apartment complexes over the landlord's unpaid $1.7 million bill could cause a "mass-homelessness problem."

05/11/2022

While this is a stock article, it applies to real estate as well.

I have been investing for 30+ years and have done very well (all Glory to God!!). Patient, sticking to the fundamentals, not too leveraged, reinvesting profits….

I continually read about the 24-year-old who went from 0 to 100 doors in 3 years. That only works in an aggressive up market period. When it turns (and it will, not soon, but eventually), those articles, tweets, posts will also disappear.

Thanks to Downtown Josh Brown!

what now, disruptrepreneur?

03/11/2022

I saw this graphic a few weeks ago. The numbers shown here a nation wide. The key is: we will continue to have historically low inventory for quite some time. We came out of the “Great Recession” over 1 Million housing units behind demand. Covid supply chain disruption has made the problem even worse. My takeaways-
(1) if you can, buy sooner rather than later. Continued appreciation + inflation + increasing interest rates are not your friend.
(2) don’t sell unless you have a replacement home (or at least a solid, real world plan) in the works. “I am selling now and will buy in a year or two at the dip is not a solid plan.”
(3) Stop thinking forever home and instead think starter or step-up home. Owning something is better than not owning anything right now.
Message me with questions or for help! God Bless you! ~Curtis

02/08/2022

Do you want to be a real estate investor? YES, YOU DO! (Despite the occasional maintenance challenge)