"Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln
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GO WITH SUCCESS! GO WITH DENISE LANG
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Hello dear friends and clients,
We had a lovely vacation with our family in California. So much sun! Here is my oldest son, Eric, pondering the Balancing Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. Check out the picnic table under it! Needless to say, we did not picnic there! Now, I'm back to the beautiful and snowy Flathead and in full swing...listing and selling properties.
2018 was a remarkable real estate year for the Flathead Valley and FOR ME as well. For the 4th year in a row, I am #1 in Bigfork and #3 in the Flathead Valley with 320 transactions over that period of time! In addition, I had 7 sales over $1M in the Bigfork area this year.
What do I see for 2019? Of course we don't rest on our laurels however,
2018 was one of the best years in real estate that the Flathead Valley has seen in over 10 years. With interest rates stable, our predictions are for another good year of steady growth.
Click here
for 4 good reasons to buy a home this year.
Outside of Montana, we see markets slowing to some degree, in part because a correction was needed. However, Montana is on people's minds! It’s natural beauty, sparse population, mountain lifestyle and casual sophistication make it an attractive destination.
If you have recently cancelled or withdrawn your listing or it has expired, contact me. We'll get it listed and sold! My experience, consistent record and excellent negotiating skills will successfully lead you toward a sale at the right price. Call, text or email me. We'll have dinner (I have an in with the local sushi joint)!
See you soon and cheers! Denise
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Testimonial
Denise,
Kathy and I are thankful and blessed to have been able to sell our home at the price and in a really short amount of time especially considering the time of year! Thank you for your great counsel and expert advice as we proceeded through the process.
All the best, Bob and Kathy
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Flathead Valley, unique and popping! (click on the photo to read)
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Ever wondered what the Flathead was like in the 19th century? Visit the Badrock Settlement Museum for a look.
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Does listing month matter? Here is a graph from listing to contract over the past four years....a growing market!
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MLS #21901721 $700,000-
Custom executive 4,106 sq ft home, 4 bedrooms 3.5 baths, adjacent to Eagle Bend Golf course. Large kitchen, main level master. Furnishings included. Wall of windows face the golf course.
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WE GO THE EXTRA STEP...
As an added bonus, we create websites for our premium properties.
Check out our new listing custom designed website created by our professional marketing team.
Click on the property below for more information.
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Are you a Boomer? If so, here are the Top 10 fastest growing boomer hot spots around the US.
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It's a great time of year to de-clutter and organize. Last month, we started with the bathroom. This month, we're going to "spark joy" in the kitchen with Marie Kondo.
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Flathead Valley in the news (click on the photo to read)
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Cleo, this border collie, is being trained for avalanche recovery on Whitefish Mountain.
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Road work on Going to the Sun Road will delay opening until June 21 this year.
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Denise's Kitchen Corner...Snowy days require the ultimate comfort food.
Nancy Fuller's Creamy Stove top Mac and Cheese
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INGREDIENTS
Ingredients
Kosher salt
1 pound medium shell pasta
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 cup half-and-half
2 cups grated cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces)
1 cup grated Colby Jack cheese (about 4 ounces)
1 heaping teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon paprika
Dash of hot sauce
4 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes
Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. When it begins to foam, sprinkle in the flour and stir until it becomes pasty, about 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and half-and-half and bring to a low simmer. Cook, stirring, until the mixture looks thick, about 5 minutes.
Add the cheddar and Colby Jack cheeses by the handful to the milk mixture, stirring well after each addition until melted. Mix in the mustard, paprika and hot sauce. Fold in the cream cheese and stir well until melted; season with salt and pepper. Stir in the cooked pasta. Serve the mac and cheese immediately while still warm and at its creamiest!
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Denise's Book Corner...
What better read on a cold Montana night than a fairy tale? There are certain qualities common to all fairty tales and
Once Upon a River
fits just fine...
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Fairy tales happen in the long ago.
Author Setterfield sets the tale along the banks of a fictional River Thames in an unspecified time that feels a hundred years or so before ours.
Fairy tales have a problem that needs to be solved.
On the evening of a winter solstice in the 19th century, a drenched man bursts into the Swan Inn with what appears to be a large doll. The doll turns out to be the corpse of a little girl, and then not a corpse at all. Who is this child?
Fairy Tales have fantasy and make believe in them.
Is it possible magic is at work at the Swan, or is there some unknown scientific reason the child, who hours before appeared dead, was very much alive?
Once Upon a River
is a story that straddles the line between reality and fantasy, between science and the supernatural, between the land of the living and the dead.
Fairy Tales have clearly defined good vs evil characters.
There are shadowy figures galore--tramps and fortune-tellers, wastrels and unpredictable madams, goodhearted parsons and psychics who may or may not be real psychics.
Royalty or the well-to-do are usually present in a fairy tale.
Is the mystery child the kidnapped daughter of a well-off local couple who was taken two years ago?
There may be giants, elves, talking animals, witches or fairies.
One shadowy recurring figure, the subject of much of the fireside storytelling at the Swan, is Quietly, a ghostly ferryman who gave up both life and death to save his own daughter. He sees to it that those who get into trouble on the river make it safely home again.
Fairy tales have happy endings with a lesson or a theme.
Diane Setterfield's novel is about the mysterious space between life and death, exploring the ways in which stories not only keep us hopeful, but keep us alive.
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Chinese New Year is upon us and it's the Year of the Pig. Liked by nearly everyone, Pigs are chivalrous, kind, and calm. With their careful, steady natures, they tend to avoid arguments... Let's all take on the attributes of the pig this year! For more on Chinese New Year,
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Call me and let's talk about your real estate goals. Go with Success! Go with me!
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406.249.1758
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