Kristin Laura

Today we ventured north of Spokane to Colville, Chewelah, Deer Park and Chattaroy to look at five properties.  It was definitely more scenic as there were more trees.  Temps were in the 37-44 range and there was still snow on the ground for the first few houses. House #1 – 738 Applegate Road, Colville, WA This house was better than anything we had seen the day before.  It had a nice updated kitchen and open floor plan and four outbuildings: a shop decked out with heating and wired for sound, a 2-car garage, another huge shop that would fit multiple RVs and toys, and a barn.  The 30-acre property had a nice mix of trees and suitable farm land for Shawn’s planting desires.  The major draw back was no cell service.  We want to be remote, but still connected! House #2 – 2660 Burnt Valley Road, Chewelah, WA When we arrived at this house the owners were there and it started out a bit awkward but turned out to be quite informative.  The...

We are in search of the perfect home for retirement and have decided to look in eastern Washington and northern Idaho.  We’re looking for some land, about 20 acres, with a combination of timber and flat land for a bit of farming.  Of course I’d like a house with views of this lovely land and a nice kitchen.  Should be simple, right? We flew into Spokane this morning and met up with our Washington realtor Chris.  We have spent months on Zillow looking for just the right place and we sent Chris a list of our favorites.  Unfortunately, our number one pick is no longer on the market, but we did visit four houses today.  It’s funny we have been dogging the pictures people post on Zillow thinking they could do better.  After today, I thought “damn, those pictures made the house look at lot better than it really is.”  Of course most of the photos were taken in the spring when everything is green and lush.  Today it is raining, foggy and there is a...