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Home Owners Insurance Types

As you know “Home Owners Insurance” is required by most lenders and essential if you’re buying with cash. It’s critical that you protect your investment. But did you know that there are eight different kinds of home owners Insurance. Here’s a breakdown. The Different Types: HO1 and HO2 are cheap but they also cover the […]
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Home Owners Insurance

If you’re preparing to buy a new home or even a current home owner it’s more important than ever to have good comprehensive “Home Owners Insurance”. Did you know that there are 8 different types? Most people don’t. So, it’s critical to understand the differences. You should have a conversation with your insurance agent to […]
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Preparing for Wildfires!

This month I talk about “How to Prepare for Wildfires. Every natural disaster is upsetting but nothing feels like the end of the world like a wildfire. Wildfires reproduce with amazing efficiency by sending hot floating embers to spawn new fires miles away. They’re capable of creating their own winds and their own weather. The […]
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Habitat For Humanity

I recently joined Habitat For Humanity Missoula to lead the “Innovation” team. We research and explore new building methods, business models, and sustainable technologies. In addition we collaborate with other teams on funding strategies and community outreach. My first assignment was to draft our “Core Ideologies”, which never change. These are meant to serve as […]

Community Home Owners Insurance Types As you know “Home Owners Insurance” is required by most lenders and essential if you’re buying with cash. It’s critical that you protect your investment. But did you know that there are eight different kinds of home owners Insurance. Here’s a breakdown. The Different Types: HO1 and HO2 are cheap but they also cover the […]

Community Home Owners Insurance If you’re preparing to buy a new home or even a current home owner it’s more important than ever to have good comprehensive “Home Owners Insurance”. Did you know that there are 8 different types? Most people don’t. So, it’s critical to understand the differences. You should have a conversation with your insurance agent to […]

Community Preparing for Wildfires! This month I talk about “How to Prepare for Wildfires. Every natural disaster is upsetting but nothing feels like the end of the world like a wildfire. Wildfires reproduce with amazing efficiency by sending hot floating embers to spawn new fires miles away. They’re capable of creating their own winds and their own weather. The […]

Community Habitat For Humanity I recently joined Habitat For Humanity Missoula to lead the “Innovation” team. We research and explore new building methods, business models, and sustainable technologies. In addition we collaborate with other teams on funding strategies and community outreach. My first assignment was to draft our “Core Ideologies”, which never change. These are meant to serve as […]

Realtor Code of Ethics Land – “It’s Widest Distribution of Ownership” Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association of Realtors Preamble Preamble “Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend the survival and growth of the free institutions and of our civilization. Realtors should recognize that the interests of the nation and its […]

Wine and Food Christmas Eve Wines Christmas Eve Wines “For wine has participated universally in the cultural ascent of man, serving as a festive drink at his birth, a solemn drink at his death, a sacred drink in religious ceremonies, and a stimulant of discussion in symposium and intellectual colloquia” Salvatore P. Lucia M. D. , PHYSICIAN AND WRITER Celebrate: Christmas […]

Realtor Code of Ethics Land Preamble “Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend the survival and growth of the free institutions and of our civilization. Realtors should recognize that the interests of the nation and its citizens require the highest and best use of the land and the widest distribution of land ownership. […]

Realtor Code of Ethics Code of Ethics Preamble Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association of Realtors Preamble: “Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend the survival and growth of the free institutions and of our civilization. Realtors should recognize that the interests of the nation and its citizens require the highest […]

Wine and Food Thanksgiving Day Wines Thanksgiving Day Wines “Drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life’s most civilized pleasures” Michael Broadbent Thanksgiving is the perfect day for a wide variety of wines since the foods can be so diverse the wines should be as diverse. The first rule of thumb is to match or “pair” […]

Wine and Food Bourbon Bacon Pork Shoulder We may have just discovered a spectacular new New Years Eve tradition, “Bourbon, Bacon Pork Shoulder”! Typically we prepare Corned Beef in the slow cooker but frankly it’s getting a bit boring so we stepped it up a bit. I love Bourbon and who doesn’t love bacon? It was really quite simple. We chose a […]

Wine and Food I love a great kitchen! I love a great kitchen! My wife and I just moved into a new home and the biggest improvement is the kitchen. Wow! What a difference a gas range can make. We both love to cook and spend a lot of time in the kitchen so it needs to be big, with plenty of cabinet […]

Community Elected to the Lewis & Clark Neighborhood Council On September 7th I attended my first Lewis and Clark Neighborhood meeting. We heard from members of law enforcement, local Government and our public schools. Subsequently, I was elected to the Neighborhood Council along with 5 other neighbors and later in September appointed spokesperson. In addition I look forward attending the monthly Missoula City […]

Community Climate Smart Missoula Last night I attended my second “Climate Smart Missoula” meeting at Imagine Nation Brewery where the group discussed the demand for more energy efficient homes, greater awareness of our “Greenhouse Gas Inventory” in the valley, and some very creative ideas on how the community can decrease their energy consumption and save money! Great conversation and great […]

Community The Clark Fork Coalition Today I joined the “Clark Fork Coalition” who works closely with private landowners, conservation partners and public agencies to rehabilitate degraded creeks and streams. One of the greatest treasures of Montana is our rivers and streams. The health of our fish and water is critical to the long term health of our people, wildlife and […]