BitterrootRealtor

09/29/2026

September Monthly Home Tip: Book fall maintenance before the rush

09/22/2026

🎉 Under contract in Daly Estates!

So happy for my seller on these properties, some of the last buildable parcels in this established Hamilton neighborhood. Close to schools, shopping, Canyons Athletic Center, and the Bitterroot River, it's easy to see why these moved quickly.

Grateful to help another Bitterroot Valley property find its next chapter.

Samantha Mix, Realtor®
📞 406-360-9872
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Bitterroot Valley & Western Montana

09/17/2026

🏔️ Build your dream home with Bitterroot Mountain views.

468 Osprey Overlook Lane is a 1.24 acre parcel in Stevensville's newest development, just moments from the Bitterroot River.

Located between Stevensville and Florence, you get the best of both worlds: quick access to local amenities, dining, schools, and year-round recreation, plus the privacy and open space to build exactly the home you envision.

✅ Septic approved
✅ Electric and natural gas at the lot
✅ Wired for Grizzly high-speed internet
✅ Mountain views and usable acreage
✅ Nearby river access

Whether you're planning your primary residence or a Montana getaway, this lot offers the flexibility, setting, and long term value buyers are looking for.

Comment LAND and I'll send you the details. 👇

Samantha Mix, Realtor® | 📞 406-360-9872 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Bitterroot Valley & Western Montana

09/16/2026

🏔️ Build your dream home with Bitterroot Mountain views.
468 Osprey Overlook Lane is a 1.24 acre parcel in Stevensville's newest development, just moments from the Bitterroot River.
Located between Stevensville and Florence, you get the best of both worlds: quick access to local amenities, dining, schools, and year round recreation, plus the privacy and open space to build exactly the home you envision.
✅ Septic approved
✅ Electric and natural gas at the lot
✅ Wired for Grizzly high speed internet
✅ Mountain views and usable acreage
✅ Nearby river access
Whether you're planning your primary residence or a Montana getaway, this lot offers the flexibility, setting, and long term value buyers are looking for.
Comment LAND and I'll send you the details. 👇
Samantha Mix, Realtor® | 📞 406-360-9872 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Bitterroot Valley & Western Montana

09/16/2026

Nobody tells buyers and sellers this until it costs them a closing: your home being insured today doesn't mean the next owner can insure it. 🔥
I'm seeing this more and more in Ravalli County. A seller has carried the same policy for years, sometimes an older policy that predates today's underwriting rules. The buyer calls that exact same company expecting a simple transfer, and gets a decline. Same trees, same roof, same everything. The only thing changing is who owns it.
Insurers re-underwrite at every sale, and in the Bitterroot that comes down to wildfire exposure: how close the trees are to the structure, roofing material, defensible space, access for fire equipment. A property that was fine to insure five or ten years ago may not meet today's expectations.
Montana's insurance commissioner has been receiving a number of wildfire-related non-renewal complaints statewide, and there's an interim legislative committee studying the property insurance market right now, with possible legislation in 2027. New construction in wildfire-prone areas has roughly doubled since 1990 — and the Bitterroot and Flathead Valleys are specifically named as growing fastest into that risk.
If you're selling in the trees: don't assume your coverage carries over as a selling point. Get a defensible space assessment and document any mitigation work before you list; a buyer's lender requires proof of insurability to close, and you don't want to find that out with two weeks left on the contract.
If you're buying: get your own insurance quote during due diligence, not after your contingency expires. "The seller has coverage" tells you nothing about whether you can get it.
Swipe through for what underwriters are actually looking at right now →

Have you run into this on a property in the Valley? Tell me how it played out.

Samantha Mix, Realtor®
📞 406-360-9872
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Bitterroot Valley & Western Montana

09/15/2026

Every time I close on a home in the Bitterroot Valley, a donation goes out in my client's name- this time to the 🏡🐾

Buying or selling a home here is one of the biggest moments in someone's life, and I want that moment to ripple out to the community that make this valley what it is.

If you're thinking about buying or selling, know that when we work together, it's not just a transaction. It's an investment in the Bitterroot!

Samantha Mix, Realtor®
📞 406-360-9872
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Bitterroot Valley & Western Montana

06/04/2026

Clear the air with these three communication tips.

In an age where the majority of our communication happens from behind a screen, our face-to-face int...