Interesting, thank you. I love Idaho, however my husband & I have 10 acres in a rural farming area in northern Colorado. I don’t see us ever leaving where we are at & have been living here for 26 years. Nice of you to inform people what they’re dealing with. So many think it’s so easy.
Born, raised and lived in the Boise valley, or as we call it, the Treasure Valley (legit name) for nearly 50 years. Thank you for pronouncing Boise correctly. Let outsiders and sometimes even those who've lived here for many years know, that there is no "Z" in Boise. Sure-fire way to tell you are "not from around here", if you call it "Boy-Z", instead of "Boy-C". Get it right or get out! LOL
Thank you for watching and commenting! Yes, I've lived here 22 years and my kids were born and raised here, so we know how to say it right, but yes, I do have this conversation often with my clients and tell them the correct way to say it :)
People who want to move to Boise,or the suburbs should make an “exploratory trip for a few weeks, or months to see if they would seriously consider permanently live in the area!
Yes! It is great when people thinking about moving here come for a week to check it out. Most people don't need more than a week to decide. Most people just muster up a big leap of faith and move here after they've visited for a week if they feel good about it.
I born and raised in Idaho my whole life! Me and my roommates will move to a new state one day because the cost of living is slowly increasing! Almost every state is moving to Idaho, well Idaho is cheaper than some states! So like most Idahoans hate Californians moving here! No one can afford CA if you are very wealthy! The homeless crisis will appear in Idaho’s future! Seattle and Portland are worse with the homeless! It’s sad that America is ridiculous nowadays!
Unfortunately, the cost of living is rising rapidly across the whole country. It is awesome that you have been able to live here your whole life...consider it a great blessing...if you were to live in some of the other areas of CA, WA, OR, etc... that have such extreme issues with politics and homelessness, etc.. you would see that Boise is STILL and will still continue to have a much higher quality of life than these areas. I have family in all of the major cities in the West, and Boise residents still do not have to deal with high rates of crime, gangs, homeless, etc.. that my family members have dealt with in other major cities for decades now. It exists here on some level, of course, but nothing like our western neighboring cities.
I've just watched a couple of videos telling me how to get free land in the towns of Emmitt, Kuna, Caldwell are the ones that you've mentioned. I've been looking for utilitary lots of land where I can raise my own food, but you spoke so fast I'll have to re watch this video to take better notes. I don't have a time line, just looking around to see what is available? I've just signed a year's lease in TX as I'm finishing up some medical treatments, the really scary stuff has been dealt with already.
If you find out how to get free land in those towns, let me know, because I've not heard of free land! There is alot of into packed into the video, so rewatching is a great idea. And good luck with the continuation of your path to healing your health!
Sorry summer for wasting your time my husband says we have to wait a bit looking more up northern Idaho when we are ready you will be the first to know thank you
Oh that's okay! It's good to explore everything. North Idaho is very different than Boise. It is full of evergreen trees and it snows much more there and for a longer season. When you live in North Idaho, you have to go to Spokane for the airport or for any "city" stuff. You can look into Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, and Pocatello too. They are in SE Idaho and are more affordable than North Idaho or Boise area. They are smaller cities, but have some nice things to offer, but they are much colder than Boise for longer too, and can have lots of wind. What I like about Boise is that it's the perfect mix of city with great, safe, accessible city activities, a nice airport, with desert recreation to the south and mountain recreation to the north, and just enough snow to remind you it's winter but then it goes away quickly so it doesn't cause problems. But then, that's why Boise is more expensive than the other areas of Idaho too.
@@jamescalifornia2964 Yes, North Idaho is also experiencing very high demand, low inventory, high building costs, and therefore rapidly increasing cost as well.
Very hard to find right now. You could buy existing and remodel, or look in areas like Emmett, Sweet, and other smaller towns that are outside of the greater Boise area.
It will depend on the individual community's HOA rules. I have seen greenhouses on luxury acreage properties, and I know there are some areas that may not allow it.
@@SummerAstonRealEstate WE would like to know what areas that allow the greenhouse. We are older so we don't want to be to far from hospitals , doctor offices that kind of stuff, I have thing out here in calif that I need to get done first but I'm hoping for around the first of the year. Thank you for any info you can give.
@@larrykn1 If you want to email me at summerastonrealestate@gmail.com, it will be easier to have a conversation there about what you are looking for and what you need. I made a video about hospitals and medical you can watch here:ruclips.net/video/TpHivT4qtYM/видео.html we have a VA hospital in downtown Boise, and a smaller VA medical center in Caldwell. There are other hospitals in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Eagle, and Caldwell. As far as the greenhouse goes, that is difficult to say exactly where you can find that until you are ready to narrow down which city you want, and which neighborhood you want. Then, we can look at the neighborhoods rules after you have identified homes and areas to make sure you can have a greenhouse. You can also visit my website at summerastonrealestate.com and click on the "communities" tab to watch videos and get more information on each city in our valley.
Very disappointed that you would not tell people that even though acreages in Boise may not have hoas they are subject to city codes and restrictions. You cannot do whatever you want in city limits...being respectful and following codes in established neighborhoods is important to keep values up and better neighbors.
Thanks for the clarification. I could have worded that more thoughtfully. People without HOAs still need to follow city code. Most people buying without HOAs realize that and we are very careful, when helping someone purchase on land with no HOAs, to have them check with any city codes that may affect them so they are very clear on what they can and cannot do before they buy a house.
I just retired and am considering moving to Eagle or Coure’dlene and would like luxury acreage, newer construction and modern. Can I have you email? Thank you.
It hasn’t been easy to find a Boise-centered real estate RUclips channel that hasn’t been created by someone from California, who’ve self-appointed themselves Boise experts.
I hope you are finding valuable information from my channel. I am originally from CA but I moved to Boise over 20 years ago with my husband for grad school at Boise State. So..I have spent almost all of my adult life here, my children were born and raised in Boise, sent my kids to Boise schools, lived here in SE Boise, South Boise, and NW Boise/Eagle..so while I would never proclaim to be an expert on anything, Boise has been where we choose to call “home” for over 20 years, even when my family stays in CA all this time, because we have loved living here and raising our family here so much, we wouldn’t think of living anywhere else. So I hope I’ve learned a few things in my 20 years of living here that others find helpful in their personal journeys to find a place they would like to call “home”.
Hello. I currently live in Torrance / Southern California & I want to eventually move to the Boise area. I have watched a bunch of the videos about the Boise area, which the city of Boise looks like a nice area with a lot of things to do. I am not that familiar with the other surrounding cities, but I have heard that they're only approx 20-30 minutes away. I currently live in an apartment, but I would be interested in any info on apartments, condos, townhouses etc. They would definitely need to allow small pets like cats or so. My mom is 81 years old & I will eventually be inheriting $350k-$400k, if not more. I love the nature & animals. So that's why I am choosing Idaho. It looks like the Boise area is a little bit easier, weather wise, than Northern Idaho. At least that's what I am thinking. If you have any info on apartments, condos or townhouses that allow pets I would appreciate it. Thx. I'm just clueless about how much a house payment would be for a house in the $300k price range.
The city is nice and Boise certainly has much more mild winters than North Idaho or Southeast Idaho. Other surrounding areas are Meridian, Eagle, Star, and then Kuna, Middleton, Emmett, Nampa, and Caldwell are more affordable than Boise, Meridian, and Eagle. They are much smaller cities than you are used to seeing there near Torrance. You can drive from one side of the valley - East Boise, to the farthest West Side, Caldwell, in about an hour at the most. Outside of that it is farmland, desert, or mountains, depending on which way you go. You can get a nice smaller home for your price point or a townhouse. As far as how much your payment will be, that will totally depend on your down payment, your debt to income ratios, and your credit scores, and interest rate. So you will probably need to talk with a local Idaho lender who will figure out when you can qualify to buy a home here and how much your payment will be. If you had great credit and income and low debt, and you put 20% down on a $400,000 house (a loan of about $320,000) and got a 3% interest rate for 30 years, your payment would be around $1350/month. But that is just the loan, not the property taxes, utilities and any HOA fees. There are loan programs for first time buyers where you only have to put about 3% down if you qualify. I hope this helps you plan! And come to Boise for a visit sometime to make sure it's the right place for you.
@@darylmorse7337 make sure your mother gets a living trust to avoid Probate and the Taxes that go with the loss of a Loved one. Probate in California can take up to a year and about 50% would be lost in taxes and fees generated via City, County and State.
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You did a great job explaining Idaho real estate etc. I’m definitely interested especially with the dry heat.
I'm from Louisianna. I remember my first summer here and NOT sweating my arse off. but my allergies are a night terror here. And my skin is way dryer.
Interesting, thank you. I love Idaho, however my husband & I have 10 acres in a rural farming area in northern Colorado. I don’t see us ever leaving where we are at & have been living here for 26 years. Nice of you to inform people what they’re dealing with. So many think it’s so easy.
Thanks for watching and commenting! If I had 10 beautiful acres I loved, I wouldn't move either :)
Born, raised and lived in the Boise valley, or as we call it, the Treasure Valley (legit name) for nearly 50 years. Thank you for pronouncing Boise correctly. Let outsiders and sometimes even those who've lived here for many years know, that there is no "Z" in Boise. Sure-fire way to tell you are "not from around here", if you call it "Boy-Z", instead of "Boy-C". Get it right or get out! LOL
Thank you for watching and commenting! Yes, I've lived here 22 years and my kids were born and raised here, so we know how to say it right, but yes, I do have this conversation often with my clients and tell them the correct way to say it :)
People who want to move to Boise,or the suburbs should make an “exploratory trip for a few weeks, or months to see if they would seriously consider permanently live in the area!
Yes! It is great when people thinking about moving here come for a week to check it out. Most people don't need more than a week to decide. Most people just muster up a big leap of faith and move here after they've visited for a week if they feel good about it.
Nice to see a Realtor who is very knowledgeable in her area.
Thank you!
you are one of the better clips of Boise I've seen
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. :)
I born and raised in Idaho my whole life! Me and my roommates will move to a new state one day because the cost of living is slowly increasing! Almost every state is moving to Idaho, well Idaho is cheaper than some states! So like most Idahoans hate Californians moving here! No one can afford CA if you are very wealthy! The homeless crisis will appear in Idaho’s future! Seattle and Portland are worse with the homeless! It’s sad that America is ridiculous nowadays!
Unfortunately, the cost of living is rising rapidly across the whole country. It is awesome that you have been able to live here your whole life...consider it a great blessing...if you were to live in some of the other areas of CA, WA, OR, etc... that have such extreme issues with politics and homelessness, etc.. you would see that Boise is STILL and will still continue to have a much higher quality of life than these areas. I have family in all of the major cities in the West, and Boise residents still do not have to deal with high rates of crime, gangs, homeless, etc.. that my family members have dealt with in other major cities for decades now. It exists here on some level, of course, but nothing like our western neighboring cities.
Wow Great information Thank you
You are welcome! Thank you!
Great info!! Thank you
Very informative, excellent video...and your very easy on the eyes!!
Hey James, your comment hurt my eyes, incel
great information! Thanks
Thanks for all the videos! We are visiting in November to possibly relocate.
You're welcome! Hope you enjoy your November trip!
Would you be able to meet with us and share your thoughts on buying a home in Idaho?
tricia ramos please email me at summerastonrealestate@gmail.com to chat about your visit!
I've just watched a couple of videos telling me how to get free land in the towns of Emmitt, Kuna, Caldwell are the ones that you've mentioned. I've been looking for utilitary lots of land where I can raise my own food, but you spoke so fast I'll have to re watch this video to take better notes. I don't have a time line, just looking around to see what is available? I've just signed a year's lease in TX as I'm finishing up some medical treatments, the really scary stuff has been dealt with already.
If you find out how to get free land in those towns, let me know, because I've not heard of free land! There is alot of into packed into the video, so rewatching is a great idea. And good luck with the continuation of your path to healing your health!
Great video. I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate it!
Good information. A lot to consider! Thanks.
Judy Hansen Thanks for watching!
@@SummerAstonRealEstate I want to buy a plot so that I build my dream house . your video shows build houses to buy I don't want that can you help?
Sorry summer for wasting your time my husband says we have to wait a bit looking more up northern Idaho when we are ready you will be the first to know thank you
Oh that's okay! It's good to explore everything. North Idaho is very different than Boise. It is full of evergreen trees and it snows much more there and for a longer season. When you live in North Idaho, you have to go to Spokane for the airport or for any "city" stuff. You can look into Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, and Pocatello too. They are in SE Idaho and are more affordable than North Idaho or Boise area. They are smaller cities, but have some nice things to offer, but they are much colder than Boise for longer too, and can have lots of wind. What I like about Boise is that it's the perfect mix of city with great, safe, accessible city activities, a nice airport, with desert recreation to the south and mountain recreation to the north, and just enough snow to remind you it's winter but then it goes away quickly so it doesn't cause problems. But then, that's why Boise is more expensive than the other areas of Idaho too.
I believe north Idaho is getting expensive ?
@@jamescalifornia2964 Yes, North Idaho is also experiencing very high demand, low inventory, high building costs, and therefore rapidly increasing cost as well.
Do you got Amazon? Walmart? Gun stores? Up on those mountain locations?
Love it
you cover everything.
Trying to cover what a lot of people ask me about! I Still have tons more ideas for videos that I need to make!
You done very good
Are you a local born and raised in Boise??
I have lived in Boise almost 20 years, but not born and raised here. My kids are born and raised here though!
I'm looking for a small piece of property with 2 small houses maybe 10 acer lot can you help?
Hi Shirley...I’m happy to help. Please email at summerastonrealestate@gmail.com and let’s schedule a time to chat.
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Boise es una gran ciudad. Gracias por ver.
How about just raw land for custom build and no HOA?
Very hard to find right now. You could buy existing and remodel, or look in areas like Emmett, Sweet, and other smaller towns that are outside of the greater Boise area.
@@SummerAstonRealEstate those are good places she mentioned
Thanks 💙
Wow! That’s pretty expensive
If I want a green house on the property ,can I have a luxury lot and have that built?
It will depend on the individual community's HOA rules. I have seen greenhouses on luxury acreage properties, and I know there are some areas that may not allow it.
@@SummerAstonRealEstate WE would like to know what areas that allow the greenhouse. We are older so we don't want to be to far from hospitals , doctor offices that kind of stuff, I have thing out here in calif that I need to get done first but I'm hoping for around the first of the year. Thank you for any info you can give.
@@larrykn1 If you want to email me at summerastonrealestate@gmail.com, it will be easier to have a conversation there about what you are looking for and what you need. I made a video about hospitals and medical you can watch here:ruclips.net/video/TpHivT4qtYM/видео.html we have a VA hospital in downtown Boise, and a smaller VA medical center in Caldwell. There are other hospitals in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Eagle, and Caldwell. As far as the greenhouse goes, that is difficult to say exactly where you can find that until you are ready to narrow down which city you want, and which neighborhood you want. Then, we can look at the neighborhoods rules after you have identified homes and areas to make sure you can have a greenhouse. You can also visit my website at summerastonrealestate.com and click on the "communities" tab to watch videos and get more information on each city in our valley.
Very disappointed that you would not tell people that even though acreages in Boise may not have hoas they are subject to city codes and restrictions. You cannot do whatever you want in city limits...being respectful and following codes in established neighborhoods is important to keep values up and better neighbors.
Thanks for the clarification. I could have worded that more thoughtfully. People without HOAs still need to follow city code. Most people buying without HOAs realize that and we are very careful, when helping someone purchase on land with no HOAs, to have them check with any city codes that may affect them so they are very clear on what they can and cannot do before they buy a house.
I just retired and am considering moving to Eagle or Coure’dlene and would like luxury acreage, newer construction and modern. Can I have you email? Thank you.
Sure, it is summerastonrealestate@gmail.com.
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It hasn’t been easy to find a Boise-centered real estate RUclips channel that hasn’t been created by someone from California, who’ve self-appointed themselves Boise experts.
I hope you are finding valuable information from my channel. I am originally from CA but I moved to Boise over 20 years ago with my husband for grad school at Boise State. So..I have spent almost all of my adult life here, my children were born and raised in Boise, sent my kids to Boise schools, lived here in SE Boise, South Boise, and NW Boise/Eagle..so while I would never proclaim to be an expert on anything, Boise has been where we choose to call “home” for over 20 years, even when my family stays in CA all this time, because we have loved living here and raising our family here so much, we wouldn’t think of living anywhere else. So I hope I’ve learned a few things in my 20 years of living here that others find helpful in their personal journeys to find a place they would like to call “home”.
Hello. I currently live in Torrance / Southern California & I want to eventually move to the Boise area. I have watched a bunch of the videos about the Boise area, which the city of Boise looks like a nice area with a lot of things to do. I am not that familiar with the other surrounding cities, but I have heard that they're only approx 20-30 minutes away. I currently live in an apartment, but I would be interested in any info on apartments, condos, townhouses etc. They would definitely need to allow small pets like cats or so. My mom is 81 years old & I will eventually be inheriting $350k-$400k, if not more. I love the nature & animals. So that's why I am choosing Idaho. It looks like the Boise area is a little bit easier, weather wise, than Northern Idaho. At least that's what I am thinking. If you have any info on apartments, condos or townhouses that allow pets I would appreciate it. Thx. I'm just clueless about how much a house payment would be for a house in the $300k price range.
The city is nice and Boise certainly has much more mild winters than North Idaho or Southeast Idaho. Other surrounding areas are Meridian, Eagle, Star, and then Kuna, Middleton, Emmett, Nampa, and Caldwell are more affordable than Boise, Meridian, and Eagle. They are much smaller cities than you are used to seeing there near Torrance. You can drive from one side of the valley - East Boise, to the farthest West Side, Caldwell, in about an hour at the most. Outside of that it is farmland, desert, or mountains, depending on which way you go. You can get a nice smaller home for your price point or a townhouse. As far as how much your payment will be, that will totally depend on your down payment, your debt to income ratios, and your credit scores, and interest rate. So you will probably need to talk with a local Idaho lender who will figure out when you can qualify to buy a home here and how much your payment will be. If you had great credit and income and low debt, and you put 20% down on a $400,000 house (a loan of about $320,000) and got a 3% interest rate for 30 years, your payment would be around $1350/month. But that is just the loan, not the property taxes, utilities and any HOA fees. There are loan programs for first time buyers where you only have to put about 3% down if you qualify. I hope this helps you plan! And come to Boise for a visit sometime to make sure it's the right place for you.
@@SummerAstonRealEstate Thank you
@@darylmorse7337 make sure your mother gets a living trust to avoid Probate and the Taxes that go with the loss of a Loved one. Probate in California can take up to a year and about 50% would be lost in taxes and fees generated via City, County and State.
Hopefully no h o a's
It really depends! The more "utility" type acreage will not have HOAs. The "luxury" acreage will have HOAs if it is in a subdivision.