Bozeman Magazine

The Bozeman August Real Estate Report

Tim Ford

Summer in Bozeman has been busy. The streets, trails, and rivers have seen a lot of activity and so has the Real Estate market. Pricing has been on the rise along with overall sales activity. Along with the rise in activity level, we’ve also…

Do Your Competitors Fear You?

Tom Egelhoff

Fear gives one business a distinct advantage over another. Fear creates urgency in your competitor that can create mistakes and increase your advantage. It’s an important part of business to always keep competitors thinking about you rather…

The Bozeman July Real Estate Report

Tim Ford

As one can see by looking at the included numbers, Bozeman’s market continues to remain hot. Many buyers have been frustrated lately to end up in multiple offer situations, some even losing out on multiple homes. In a multiple offer situation…

How To Start a Business When You’re Broke

Tom Egelhoff

Each day millions of great business ideas are never started because the person with the great idea thinks they have no money. This is flawed thinking.It’s not that you have no money it’s the fact that you don’t know you have…

Four Corner Furniture: Reclaiming Montana’s Past

Angie Ripple

Have you ever had an old building speak to you? Each board has its own unique story, whether that be nail holes, saw marks, or the just dirt and grime stains. Each piece has many secrets in its grain. Reclaiming these boards, along with their…

An ode to Poor Richards and the Leaf and Bean

Pull Up the Roots

Birdie Hall

Poor Richards and the Leaf and Bean were two Bozeman institutions that made this once sleepy town unique to the many others in the state. Now that both of them are gone (for good), it’s difficult to imagine what will become of other downtown…

The Bozeman June Real Estate Report

Tim Ford

This article usually focuses on single family homes sales, but condos and townhomes make up a large portion of our market as well. Therefore, I thought it worthwhile to take a look at how those sales are faring. All data will include both…

How Much DOES Labor Cost?

Tom Egelhoff

Hiring that first employee can be a stressful event. The questions are unending. Do I really need an employee? I’m busy but am I busy enough all the time or are there ebbs and flows in my business where an employee might not be needed?What if…

The Bozeman Zestimate

Tim Ford

People that have used the internet to search for Real Estate anytime in the past few years have probably come across the Real Estate website Zillow. In addition to providing information about properties for sale, Zillow has also come up with a tool…

First Quarter “Red Flags”

The first quarter of 2015 has ended.

Tom Egelhoff

The first quarter of 2015 has ended. The 30-day accounts receivable should be in hand and now it’s time to review how your year is beginning. Here are a few things to examine that will get your off to a better start.Average SaleAverage sale is…

Refuge Sustainable Building Center

Building Healthy Environments Inside & Out

When Bozeman Magazine asked REFUGE if we’d be interested in writing a blurb for the Sustainability issue we thought “OF COURSE!” Why not jump on our soap box made of ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS and speak the earth friendly…

Low-Cost Local Advertising Ideas

Tom Egelhoff

Advertising is expensive! I hear that a lot. If that’s the case why are newspapers, radio, TV, Internet and every other thing I see and hear packed with ads?The kneejerk response might be, “I have to keep my name out…

Buying Season Ahead

Tim Ford

It appears that spring is arriving early in the Gallatin Valley. By the time this goes to print, we may have another dose of winter, but it is currently 60 degrees and March is feeling like May. Along with the bears that are coming out of hibernation…

How to Use Social Media to Grow Your Business

Tom Egelhoff

Social Media is becoming more and more popular with the general public. Many people are almost forced to have a Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn page because most of their friends do.So it’s imperative that business has a presence there too. But…

March Bozeman Real Estate Report

Tim Ford

As I write this, winter in Bozeman has not been behaving like winter in Bozeman. It’s been in the 50s for weeks and has even dipped up into the 60s at times. Then just before this went to print, winter (or at least snow) returned to the valley…

An Ode to Cactus Records

There’s something about records for any true music lover; they are special. There’s a whole new element of art to it. In a world of the intangible, you touch this; and it touches you. Plus people think you’re cool and deep when…

Real Estate Report Year End 2014 Report

Tim Ford

Well, 2014 was certainly an exciting year in the world of Bozeman Real Estate. Not only did sales numbers increase, prices also rose dramatically.880 single family homes sold in Bozeman in 2014, including areas inside and outside of the city limits…

February Editors Note

Reflecting on Charlie Hebdo and our Freedom of Speech

Angie Ripple

I remember walking the halls of my high school, repeating over and over again, a poem that had just come to my mind. I kept repeating it, so that as soon I got to my next class I could remember each word and write them down. It was no doubt a…

Your Real Estate New Year’s Resolutions

Tim Ford

Happy New Year! I hope that 2014 was a great year for you and that 2015 will prove to be even better. Things are hot around the valley right now. Many people make New Year’s Resolutions this time of the year, and I think January is a great time…

Four Ways to Build Your Business 2015

Tom Egelhoff

Once again we find ourselves at the beginning of a new year. Looking over last year’s figures does anything jump out? Was 2014 a bang or a bust?The longer you’ve been in business the easier it is to find the “red flags.” These…