Marty Van Diest

January 8, 2007

New Mexican Restaurant in Wasilla

We occasionally go out to eat as a family after church on Sunday.  Gerrit, (12), is usually the one who pushes it and is normally turned down.  Yesterday […]
January 7, 2007

Why Should You Pre-Qualify First?

You have made the decision to buy a house, it’s time to ACT! Let’s go look at houses!  Whoa!  Let’s put the snow hook in […]
January 4, 2007

Global Warming or House Warming?

It’s 17 degrees below zero at my house right now, and I’m in Palmer, the banana belt of Alaska.  I just checked  weather underground and the forecast […]
January 3, 2007

Neal Fried Is Bullish On The Valley

Neal Fried was in Wasilla today giving a great presentation regarding the Mat-Su economy to the Valley Board of Realtors. Neal is an economist for the […]
January 2, 2007

Five Steps To Buying The Right House

You have made the decision to purchase a house in the Mat-Su Valley.  You recognize that you can get more house on more land by […]
December 31, 2006

How To Ski All Day For FREE!

For years the Mat-Su Borough has been making noise about developing Hatcher Pass.  At least two large resort developers have pulled out of the deal […]
December 29, 2006

How To Price Your Home To Sell

In a previous article we looked at Five Common Methods To Determine Price. In this post I will discuss how to come up with a […]