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Bring on Winter!

Oct. 27, 2008

Tagged with: buy a home in winter, marquette, parking, river valley bank, snow

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”

John Ruskin

(English Writer and Critic of art, architecture, and society, 1819-1900)

When the first snow happens before Halloween I get nervous about the winter. But today’s snow is very pretty, as long as it doesn’t stick around!

But with snow comes the winter parking ban, which in Marquette begins Nov.1^st. The Marquette City website says;

Winter Parking Ban

Marquette City residents, NMU students, and visitors are reminded the city's winter parking ban will be in effect beginning November 1st. The winter parking ban requires owners of vehicles to find off-street parking between the hours of 1:00 am and 6:00 am each night.

The winter parking ban will be in effect from November 1st to April 1st. The fine for violating the parking ban is $50.00.

Marquette residents are encouraged to find alternate off-street parking before the parking ban goes into effect.

Some people may say that winter is not the time to buy a new home BUT I say this winter may be a great opportunity to buy a home. I am seeing motivated sellers who are offering to pay 2 months mortgage, throw in snow blowers and are generally doing what they have to do to get their home sold. River Valley Bank wants to help buyers sort out fact from fiction and are holding a buyer event. If buying a home in the next 12 months is something you are considering then join me at River Valley Bank Thursday evening.

You know every detail about the new home

You want to buy...

Now get the specifics on financing your dream

Now is the Time to Buy

Market Update

Free Credit Report * Rent vs. Buy *

Prequalifying Process

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

River Valley Bank

1140 West Washington St.

5:30pm -7:00pm

Refreshments Provided

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What's to Love About Marquette

Jul. 10, 2008

Tagged with: jim koski, marquette, open houses, q107, recipe, river valley bank

View from my Waterfront Condo listing

Why do you love Marquette?

I was just enjoying WMQT-Q107 radio personality Jim Koski’s list of 107 Things to Love about Marquette County. This list really rocks! I must agree with them all but I must admit one of my favorite places is not on his list…CAMP. For me it is a small place on Lake Superior close to Marquette. But it seems that everyone either has a “camp” or has access to one. We are so lucky to have the ability to escape without having to drive for hours. Our amazing number of lakes makes this possible, for Jim Koski it is Big Shag Lake for others it is the Basin or Big Bay. According to Jeff at The DNR there are 170 or so publicly accessible lakes in Marquette County. He also gave me the MI HomeTownLocator website which says that we have 11 reservoirs and 319 lakes. Isn’t that amazing? This website has a Marquette, Michigan MI Community Profile that is a great source for information about Michigan Cities and Counties. I can think of many more reasons to Love Marquette, can you? If everyone sends me their reason for loving Marquette we can top Jims list of 107 reasons!

Another aspect of Marquette that I love is a willingness to work together. Tonight River Valley Bank is hosting an Inced!ble Home Tour. Agents from all the Real Estate Companies are holding a grand total of 54 Open Houses tonight from 5:30 to 7:30. The Mining Journal has the complete list either click The Mining Journal link or see it in the paper. As a community we are working together to get the message out that it is a great time to buy a home. From 7:30-9:00 River Valley Bank (in front of Shopko) will be open for refreshments and pre-approvals. They are even offering a $300.00 coupon towards closing costs. Tonight’s tour is just one example of how well Marquette people work together to promote great things in our community!

I sent out my latest Recipe which is a great Mexican Pulled Pork that you cook in the slow cooker. For those who did not receive it in the mail email me recipe@StephanieSells.com to be included in future mailings. I love this recipe because it is so easy and know people are making it because I got a call from a friend at Econo Foods who wasn’t sure what Chipotle Sauce to buy so here is the one I use Bufalo Chipotle Hot Sauce I promise it is not too hot! Please post your recipe reviews on the blog.

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