Sorry this newsletter is so late, but I have the best excuse ever.  We have been extremely busy.  The real estate market in Tooele County has picked up and we are busier than we have been in about 5 years.  This is good news for everyone.  That means the economy is on recovery, finally.     Halleluiah!

Steve is such a Good Egg :-)

I don’t know about you but I have Spring fever.  The weather has been so nice this year.  Steve has been itching to get the fifth wheel out and head out camping.  We love to go to Vernon Reservoir in the Spring.  The camp grounds all have a covered cement pads with a picnic table. The lake is close by for excellent fishing for Steve. But my favorite part is the ATV riding and going to see the spring flowers in bloom.  There is excellent riding out there.  You can ride all the way to Jericho Sand dunes on the back roads, or ride over to 5 Mile Pass, or go the other direction and go up what we call Butterfly Canyon.  We usually stop out and check out Cherry Creek pond.  It is beautiful.  We have tried fishing there but not with much luck.  I have heard that people catch the fish in there but we sure can’t figure out how. Anyway the riding is a blast and you get to see lots of country.  The best part is that it is so close to home.  If you have a favorite riding place that is close by we would love to hear about it. Email Steve or I and let us know. 

 Fun Facts

They have square watermelons in Japan - they stack better.

Around the Home

Do you have an old ugly brick fireplace?  I did... I have been trying to figure out a good cure for my 1970's brick fireplace wall in my family room.  So this is the deal, you go to Walmart and buy Original Kilz, oil based. After scrubbing with soap and water and doing a vinegar rinse.  I painted with the Kilz.  I can now put any color of latex interior house paint on it and it will look so much better.  I did take before pictures so maybe next months newsletter I will post the before and after.

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Let us  Buy you Dinner!

Congratulations to Jessica Bell

Jessica won the $25 gift card to Chilis for last month. 

How much dirt is in a hole that measures 3 feet x 3 feet and is 3 feet deep?

None it is a hole!

This month we are drawing for a $10 Amazon Gift Card.

Imagine that you are in a boat, in the middle of the sea. Suddenly you are surrounded by hungry sharks, just waiting to feed on you. How can you put an end to this?

So email your answer to Steve or Toni and we will put you in the drawing.

 Market Report

There is nothing but good news with the Market report.  Buyers are out there looking for homes.  We need listings desperately.  Inventory is extremely low.  Most of the short sales all have 2 or 3 offers waiting on them.  The foreclosures are getting really hard to get. And Interest rates are low but have been sneaking up a little.  We are still seeing rates as low as 3.75%. 

We Need Listings! Now is the time, call us for a FREE Market Analysis on your home.

If you are thinking of buying a new home in the next few months, don’t miss out on this deal. For March and April we will be offering up to $350 shopping Spree to all buyers who mention this ad and close with us as their buyers agent! (Minimum house price of $175,000 -- $200 shopping spree for over $100,000 home purchase, also amount is reduced if we are paying out a referral.)

We have agreements with other vendors, like lenders, home inspectors, and flooring professionals to offer you additional savings worth several thousand dollars! Offer expires   April 30, 2012

Steve and Toni have 25 combined years in Real Estate. They opened the Equity Office in Tooele in November of 2010 and have grown to be the biggest office in Tooele County. Toni has just finishing up her term as the President of the Tooele County Association of Realtors (2011), and Steve is a Past President.  Steve is the broker of the office, and responsible for all the agents in the office. Toni has been certified in Relocation, and has 2 designations in Short Sales. They also have vast experience with first time home buyers, seniors, new construction, horse properties, and water rights.  They have 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 dogs (who are more spoiled than the kids).

Our Newest Coupon for Buyers this month is to 10% off at Lowes   I can only email you the coupon after you have closed with us.  Sorry, that is Lowes deal.

Thanks to Alpine Home Warranty!

If you If you would like to opt out of this newsletter please email toni@goodsellhomesutah.com and put opt out in the subject line.  I will get you deleted before the next issue.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Then there is the exercise routine. 
 

Congratulations to Patrick & Collette Helmka

Patrick & Collette just moved into their new Home in Grantsville.  They didn't do a short sale or a forclosure but got a fabulous deal on their home.

We appreciate their business and hope that they will make some wonderful memories in their new home.  Thanks Guys!

Market Report

Utah home sales in 2011 were the highest they've been since 2007, according to a new report from the Utah Association of Realtors.  Compared to 2010 sales were up nearly 9%.  It is predicted that the trend of rising sales should continue into this year and more.
By the End of December, 2011, inventory levels were down nearly 24%.  The number of homes on the market haven't been this low since March 2007.  And while prices finished the year down about 8%, predictions are for prices to start to increase from 1% to nearly 8% into 2013. 
For a detailed report on your local conditions call Toni or Steve for " a no obligation" report today.

Toni (435) 830-6496

Steve (435) 840-0774

Fun Facts

For Valentines Day, to all you Men out there;

"Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't. "

Around the House

I don't know about you, but I get really tired of straightening the rugs around my house. I think I will give this suggestion a try.  I'm not sure if this work very well with my  two big dogs.

So cool! Slip-proof your rug: To give an area rug some traction, flip it over, and apply lines of acrylic-latex caulk every 6 inches or so. Once dry, you can safely put down your rug; the rubbery strips will hold it in place.

"MarthStewart.com"

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Let us  Buy you Dinner!

Congratulations to Beckie Garcia!

Beckie won the $25 gift card to Applebees for last month. 

A rooster lays an egg at the very top of a slanted roof. Which side is the egg going to roll off on?

"Roosters Don't Lay Eggs"

Drum Roll Please!!!

Drawing for a $25 Gift card to  Chili's Restaurant

How much dirt is in a hole that measures 3 feet x 3 feet and is 3 feet deep?

Please email your answers to either Steve or Toni

Toni@GoodsellHomesUtah.com Steve@GoodsellHomesUtah.com

If you are thinking of buying a new home in the next few months, don’t miss out on this deal. For February and March we will be offering up to $350 shopping Spree to all buyers who close with us as their buyers agent! (Minimum house price of $150,000 -- $200 shopping spree for over $100,000 home purchase)

We have agreements with other vendors, like lenders, home inspectors, and flooring professionals to offer you additional savings worth several thousand dollars! Offer expires   March 31, 2012

Steve and Toni have 23 combined years in Real Estate. They opened the Equity Office in Tooele in November of 2010 and have grown to be the biggest office in Tooele County. Toni has just finishing up her term as the President of the Tooele County Association of Realtors (2011), and Steve is a Past President.  Steve is the broker of the office, and responsible for all the agents in the office. Toni has been certified in Relocation, and has 2 designations in Short Sales. They also have vast experience with first time home buyers, seniors, new construction, horse properties, and water rights.  They have 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 dogs (who are more spoiled than the kids).

 Hi everyone. 

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. 

Last month, Toni told you all about our Chrismas Brunch, where everyone shows up and we (I) cook them breakfast for Christmas.  She also led you all to believe that I did everything possible to make as big a mess as I could, so I could later relax while watching her clean up all sorts of goo off everything.  Well I wanted to give my version.

She pulled a fast one this year.  A few days before Christmas she caught a virus, (I am trying to figure if she did it on purpose to get out of a few things), the doctor told her she was contagious and to avoid being around others.  Well, we let everyone know to give them the option of staying away to avoid catching the stuff.  Some of them didn't care they came anyway.  So...while Toni kept her distance and watched me cook everything, (she was running around with a can of lysol spraying everything she touched), I cooked and served.

  Everyone came and went and the mess was there.  While all of a sudden she  began feeling worse, I cleaned up everything spic and span, put everything away, and made it look as if nothing was ever cooked.  About that time she "all of a sudden" felt better and offered to help, but it was already done. Next year when she tells you about her having to clean-up, remember, she owes me one. 

On another note, those of you that know me know that one of my great joys in life is duck hunting.  It saddens me to let you all know, that the cold weather brings ice to the marshes and freezes everthing up, bringing an early end to the season.  Please help me make Toni understand when I console myself by drilling holes in that cursed ice, (well, yes on a lake instead of in the marsh, to catch fish instead of shoot ducks), I am only doing it to get over my depression, while finding another way to provide meat for the family.  She just don't get it!

Warmly,
Steve Goodsell

Fun Facts

Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!

Around the Home

When our shower head would get clogged with hard water deposites, I have always had Steve disconnect the shower head off from the hose and take it to the kitchen and place it in a bowl of vinegar. 

There is a Much easier way!

Take a sandwich baggy and fill it with vinegar and a rubber band.  Place the baggy around the shower head with the rubber band and let it sit for the day while your at work.  This worked just as well, and I didn't have to bother Steve to do it.

This little secret I found on Pinterest.com, if you have not subscribed to it,  I highly recommend it.  It is an extremly useful tool especially if you are into crafts.

Let us Buy you Dinner!

Ok, so we are new at this but thought it would be fun.  So if you can answer the riddle, email it to Steve or Toni and we will do a drawing to give away a $25 Applebees Giftcard.

A rooster lays an egg at the very top of a slanted roof. Which side is the egg going to roll off on?

Toni@GoodsellHomesUtah.com

Steve@GoodsellHomesUtah.com

Are you Credit Challenged?

I hear how it is so hard to get loan these days.  I'm not saying that it doesn't take some work and dedication, it does.  But there are options out there if you can stay focused on the prize. 

Steve and I have had several couples that are credit challenged and have helped them to the point that they can now purchase a home.  It has taken in some cases up to 6 months.  We have had our preferred loan officer (Braidi Stookey) take a look at their credit and then make the determination if they are a good candidate for this program.  So far the outcome has been successful and the people are happy with it.  In the end their credit scores have came up enough to purchase a home and it has also in some case saved the buyer thousands of dollars in collection fees. 

 Now is the time to buy a home.  If you are wanting to take advantage of this fabulous market before it goes away but you don't think your credit is good enough or you have judgments and collections,  call Braidi and have her make that determination.  She is the expert and I have seen her pull off some miracles.  I'm not saying she can get everyone through but if it can be done and there is a way she can do it.

We are seeing inventory dropping.  Once the inventory gets too low, prices will begin to climb back up. Now is the time to buy.  Don't let it get by you.

To help we have talked Braidi into offering $1,000 off closing costs to an interested buyer.  

Call us today, and see if we can help you! 435-830-6496 or 435-840-0774

If you are thinking of buying a new home in the next few months, don’t miss out on this deal. For December and January we will be offering up to $350 shopping Spree to all buyers who close with us as their buyers agent! (Minimum house price of $150,000 -- $200 shopping spree for over $100,000 home purchase)

We have agreements with other vendors, like lenders, home inspectors, and flooring professionals to offer you additional savings worth several thousand dollars! Offer expires January 31, 2012

Steve and Toni have 23 combined years in Real Estate. They opened the Equity Office in Tooele in November of 2010 and have grown to be the biggest office in Tooele. Toni has just finishing up her term as the President of the Tooele County Association of Realtors, and Steve is a Past President.  Steve is the broker of the office, and responsible for all the agents in the office. They have 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 dogs (who are more spoiled than the kids).

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Wow this year has gone fast, how about for you? Christmas at the Goodsell household is a little crazy. Steve and I have 5 children and 12 grandchildren.

Every year Steve wants to put on a breakfast feast for everyone and every year I try and talk him out of it. We invite all the kids and grandkids, my siblings and their family, Steve’s siblings with their family, and our parents. So by the time everyone gets there we have between 30 and 40 people for breakfast on Christmas morning.

Steve, I swear, was a chef in a previous life. He has a natural talent for cooking. He cooks pancakes, bacon, sausage, ham, eggs, biscuits and sausage gravy, hash browns, and anything else he can think of. He starts cooking around 8:30 and around 10:30 the last of the kids has straggled in to eat.

After everyone has eaten we all sit around and watch the kids open presents from grandma and grandpa and the paper flies everywhere. With all the kids running around with our two big dogs, grandma starts to go a little nuts.

Finally around noon all the chaos starts to slow down and everyone starts to leave to do all the rest of their Christmas visiting. The rest of the day is spent cleaning up syrup from just about everywhere and doing all the dishes that Steve dirtied as he merrily cooked breakfast (knowing that he wouldn’t be doing the clean-up).

In the end it is a whole lot of work. But we enjoy having all the kids together in one place and it only usually happens once a year. Steve is already planning his Christmas feast and I am wondering if we should all go to Denny’s.

As we are winding down the end of the year, Steve and I can’t help but be grateful. We started a new office at the beginning of the year and now have the largest office in Tooele. We have seriously the best agents in the business! They are all outstanding. We are also grateful to those of you who have trusted us this year enough to refer someone else that you know. We have done our best to give them the best service possible.

Steve and I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a very Prosperous New Year! 

Wonder how to clean the burners on your electric stove? Of course the best way is to clean them after every use, while the mess is fresh. If you have one get past you try this. Make sure the burners are cool. Wipe with a kitchen towel to remove what you can. Rubbing alcohol will remove some caked on messes, and sanitize at the same time. For tougher things, soak a kitchen towel with rubbing alcohol and set it on top the stain for an hour or two. This will soften most things and allow you to wipe it away. For detailed approaches to bigger jobs go to ehow.com for all kinds of tips.

Good news continues in home sales. All indicators show improving home sales over the past several months. On top of this National Association of Realtors reports pending homes sales are rising strongly, and remain above levels from a year ago. While prices are still down, home inventories are also down, which should help stabilize prices and even start an upward trend in prices. Short sales and foreclosures are still affecting the market, but as demand and prices raise, these should start to diminish.  Interest rates are still at all time lows making it a perfect time to buy. If you want detailed information on your local market please give us a call. There is no cost for our market analysis.

Steve and Toni have 23 combined years in Real Estate. They opened the Equity Office in Tooele in November of 2010 and have grown to be the biggest office in Tooele. Toni is just finishing up her term as the President of the Tooele County Association of Realtors, and Steve is a Past President. Steve is the broker of the office, and responsible for all the agents in the office. They have 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 dogs (who are more spoiled than the kids).

If you are thinking of buying a new home in the next few months, don’t miss out on this deal. For December and January we will be offering up to $350 shopping Spree to all buyers who close with us as their buyers agent! (Minimum house price of $150,000 -- $200 shopping spree for over $100,000 home purchase)

We have agreements with other vendors, like lenders, home inspectors, and flooring professionals to offer you additional savings worth several thousand dollars! Offer expires January 31, 2012