Patience.... A boom has never lasted. I understand 2 years is a long time to "wait it out" but, from memory, I had to work some crappy little 40 hour construction (maintenance) jobs in ship yards, refineries or building logging equipment to tide me over in the past. My theme word for the current times is maintain.
Makes me sad, too........ I traveled and worked all over America on large industrial projects.... Got to know grass roots, hard working people. It has all changed.
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The smoke was so bad that we literally couldn't see the mountains. This is all over the state. Wyoming is not as bad. Here in Oklahoma they say the smoke will be back next week. It is going to be detrimental to our fall crops. The crops are going to be fighting for enough heat units and sun to finish. I think we are getting ready to see a world wide food shortage.
Anyone that thinks we will have a "food supply chain" like we had in the past is living in a world of denial. I'm guessing that less than 3% of American's can grow / raise enough food to simply sustain their own family.
Lol camping in Hardin you’re lucky to be able to still post on hereWe just rolled on to home about 4 hours ago on vacation. Montana was a big part of it and has been for several years. A few observations that I have:
A few years ago my teenage sons thought the Darby girls soccer team was doing a nice job washing our Jeep for their fund raiser.
Montana drought is real. As well as the smoke. Their wheat crop is dead and the grass is nonexistant. Went to Roosville and I swear I have never seen it so dry. Trees looked like they were dying.
Kalispel, White Fish, Glacier, etc. are absolute dumps. Philipsburg is nice. Saw a beautiful functioning ranch southwest of of town. Later that fall stumbled on it on the internet for sale. Wish I could have afforded it.
In the future if I can swing it I would like to get a place at Wisdom or Jackson. The Big Hole Valley for me is absolutley stunning. However the Wind River country in Wyoming might get me instead. Debois, Wyoming is nice. I figure that it is changing for the worse before I can get there. On a side note the National Military Vehicle Museum is now open and is phenominal. A must see. Plan at least 4 hours.
Don't spend overnight camping in an rv at Hardin. It is to dangerous due to the Crow Rez.
I have zero doubt in your statement. My wife and I went out for dinner last week, we do this about once a year. The restaurant was packed in mid afternoon. The entire time we were in there all I thought about was all these people have no chance if anything major happens.
I’m guessing this is suppose to be a negative comment towards me and my family. If so then you can eat a bag of dicks.
Go down to Flat Head Lake and enjoy the cherries.... The season is now. Many road side stands.
I’ll add to this.
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www.kpax.com Heading into winter........ Those cutting prices hope to get it sold, have some money and head to warmer climates. Those out of touch with reality are hoping to find that "Sucker Born Every Minute" (PT Barnum). Schools have taken in so now there are some hard numbers on the increased number of families that have relocated to Montana.
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www.kpax.com Hang in there......... What I am seeing is the 'threat of higher interest rates" looming on the horizon.... This is nudging some sellers to lower the price and take the money and run. . . . On the other hand buyers, also, are in fear of higher interest rates making them unable to qualify.... The music has started for this round of "Musical Chairs". People are converting every dog house, whore house and outhouse into a place to ride out the winter.
What is the market like in Philipsburg, Wisdom and Jackson?
No.....Jackson, Monatna. Not Jackson Hole.
Beaverhead County is a little off the "beaten path".... Real Estate, like every where else is at the peak of the market prices. It would be a good place for a retreat if you could pay cash for it. Doubtful making a down payment and trying to find a job to pay the mortgage would work.
If I did, it would be a cash / retreat situation. The only oppertunities in that area seems to be cattle, which is what I am all about. I like being off the beaten path, which is why I am drawn to that country. I imagine that the Big Hole Valley can be a miserable place during the winter. I bet the wind can blow like hell.
LOL.... "Cattle and Winter"... Cattlemen and Cattlewomen will always say there is no money in cattle but some here are 5th generation cattle people. When spring time comes and things warm up, people here are gettin' ready for next winter.... Probably the biggest challenge Mother Nature is dealin' now is the drought in the West.... But, if you have water (Water Rights) and irrigation you don't notice the drought. Hay is in short supply and expensive this year, but they got 3 cuttings off of the fields this year... My ancestors drove cattle from Blount County, TN down to Mississippi City, MS and then over to the Feliciana's in Louisiana. As far as Big Sky Country... It is what it is.
Beaverhead county and the like ARE Montana. Not these random refugee camps like Stevensville.
I live 30 miles from Libby. Whats up?
www.ktvq.com I agree. Zillow intentionally juiced the market, buying up supply. Not just buying up supply, but at very high prices to juice comparables. Basically they tried to play house flipping and failed.
Nothing new here. That’s been an issue before and will be again.Rural Montana suffering from a lack of housing and workers
Rural Montana suffering from a lack of housing and workers
Employment and housing struggles seem to be just about everywhere you look these days.
That works both ways. Zillow was notoriously bad about having flat out wrong info. In fact, I’ve seen two houses on my street that were virtually identical have very very different info and ones suggested price was $400k different than the one identical to it across the street? Why? Also, both had 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths yet were listed as only having 3 beds and 2.5 baths on Zillow. Why? SF was also off between the two. Why? I don’t think they were just juicing prices I think they were intentionally trying to lower values in other places. Why I don’t know.
