Travis A Martinez, Real Estate Consultant

Last night the Bitterroot Building Industry Association (BBIA) had their annual election for the Board of Directors.  Their were two seats open and I won.  I have been involved with the BBIA for the pas three years.  I find the benefits of this organization to be well worth the time and small amount of money that is involved with ...

Thursday September 30th The Candidates for County Commissioner had their first official debate.  Based on my experience with the Candidates there were no major changes in position.  The Candidates know where they stand and were not afraid to tell you.   The Candidates for County Commissioner are: District 2Greg Chilcott, ...

GMAC said today that they will close all of its mortgage retail offices.  This is a little bit of a shock to me, but I dont necessarily think it should be.  The local GMAC Mortgage office in Missoula has been cutting back it's mortgage brokers for quite some time now.  This appears to me to be some kind of reorganization by GMAC ...

Here are the Bitterroot Building Industry Association's Tour of Homes Results: Peoples ChoiceSkalkaho Bend by Pigman BuildersHidden Valley Hideaway by Riversong BuildersThe Sierra by Silver Mountain BuildersProfessional Judging Results Best of Show Award LuxurySkalkaho Bend by Pigman BuildersHidden Valley Hideaway by Riversong ...

This weekend is the annual Tour of Homes for the Bitterroot Valley.  I am very excited.  My favorite part is seeing all of the finish work.  The detail and intricacies of the finish work are amazing.  In fact after last years' tour my, then fiancee, and I got a wild hair and redid out bathroom with Venetian Plaster and ...

The House of Representatives passed the Housing Stimulus Package.  What happens next? The Senate will need to confirm it, which is expected to happen; the President will need to sign it into law, which is also expected to happen.  What does this all mean? Here is a great list from an article in the Wall Street Journal:Key points of ...

The prevailing interest rate is often referred to as the "cost of money."  Or more simply put the amount that you have to pay to use someone else's money.  Typically long tern money (30 year mortgages) is more expensive then short term (10 or 15 year mortgages) money.  Another way of looking at this is as an ...

As I read the article below I was a little disturbed at the lack of coordination in DC.  It stinks and there is nobody that is clean in this situation.  Read below and see for yourself.  Bush Set to VETO Homebuilders BillArticle Originally published in the Wall Street JournalMay 7th, 2008WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Congress ...

Are these admirable goals for an advertising campaign?  Or, maybe a better question is, is the goal of an advertising campaign to change consumer behavior or to just focus it?  Organizations such as MySpace and Facebook have truly changed the way we look at the internet.  They would fall under the Persuade, Change, and Influence ...

Every time I turn on the TV I see the gloom and doom about our country.  So we might be in a recession......So what?!?! There are opportunities around every corner.  If you want to be engrossed by the negative of the situation then you will not be able to see the opportunities that exist.  What opportunities you might ask.  If ...