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Blog by Kyle Hislop

Where would you dine tonight in the Wack?

January 27th, 2011
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I realize I didn't provide a ton of choices, but if you were to go out for dinner tonight and had to choose from these 4 restaurants which one would you choose?  For me it's a bit of a challenge because it would depend on the evening.  I eat at all of these places.  I usually take my family to Bozzini's - I often eat lunch at Earls - tons of get togethers with friends at Gre ...

Some Banff Pics

January 27th, 2011
Springs Hotel Outside
 Springs Hotel closer Here are a couple of shots from outside the hotel.  This place is massive.  Very easy to get lost.  To get to the conference side at the other end of the hotel it is quicker and easier to just go outside and walk across the courtyard, which you can see in the first shot.  I'm standing outside the conference center for both shots.  

The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

January 25th, 2011
  view banff hotelI don't know if you've ever been to Banff - but if you have you probably have seen or maybe even had the opportunity to stay in the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.  Of all the hotels we stay in when travelling with the board this is my favorite.  The picture you are looking at is the view from my suite - awesome - not going to be hard waking up to that every morning :)  A little history for y ...

New Microwave

January 24th, 2011
  New MicrowaveFor those of you who have been following my blog I felt it was important to tell you that we now have a new microwave - installed - ready for action.  Last week I blogged about my microwave crapping out - typical builders grade Frigidaire - and complaining about being Amish for the week while we waited to pick up the new one.  Not to offend the Amish (though it's probably next to impossible ...

Hope for Baldness

January 22nd, 2011
  This morning while my one daughter was practicing her hand stands - and the other daughter was bugging the one practicing her handstands I was sitting reading my Time magazine, January 17, 2011 issue.  For those of you who own this addition I would like to focus on a small article on page 17 under the page heading "Briefing".  Hope Against Baldness which says, "men who lose their hair may h ...

Crazy Home Reno's

January 18th, 2011
  Bathroom AdditionOver the years I have seen some pretty strange renovation that people have done to their homes.  I've seen a shower in the master bedroom - not a bathroom - not an ensuite - just a shower in the master bedroom.  I've seen people use shag carpet as underlay when installing laminate flooring.  Every step it would bend and crack - basically a floating floor with waves.  One of the scariest - I ...

Anyone know how to fix this??

January 17th, 2011
  microwaveHi, my name is Kyle and my microwave now looks like this!!!  Yesterday while trying to heat something up my microwave stopped working.  I heard a *click*, the light came on inside but the time continued to count down.  After many hours of looking at it and pressing buttons I decided to pull it apart.  That's where we sit right now - hence the picture.  It's sitting on the stove in many piec ...

Mortgage Rules Change - January 2011

January 17th, 2011
  fedsWe were waiting for a change to the lending rules since Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's comments a few weeks ago and today those changes have been put forward.  As a REALTOR® any changes to the lending rules is a big deal because it usually affects our business directly.  Over the past weeks we have been speculating a variety of changes that could be made - the worst would have been increas ...

What you need to know about Scentsy!

January 15th, 2011
  scentsyFor those of you that don't know, my wife sells Scentsy.  Now, let's see if I can tap into my feminine side for a second.  Scentsy is amazing stuff.  So amazing, in fact, it has become part of my gift baskets for my clients when they buy a home.  There are tons of different warmers (oh ya - I know the lingo) that will go with any type of home decor.  Tons of different scents to satisfy any ...

Least expensive homes between Chilliwack and Vancouver

January 13th, 2011
   My last blog looked at housing options for the lottery blessed - and I'm pretty sure the Vancouver product was the clear winner.  Let's shift gears a little and look at properties for those of us who don't have 24 million dollars burning a hole in our pockets.  This blog will look at the cheapest houses that are currently on the market in Chilliwack - the Fraser Valley - and Vancouver.  I ...

Most Expensive Homes between Chilliwack and Vancouver

January 13th, 2011
  Congratulations you just won the Lotto Max grand prize of 50 million dollars!!!!  Now obviously your 1 bedroom apartment isn't going to cut it anymore so we need to find you something that can contain the constant parade of new best friends.  Let's take a look at the elite homes that are currently for sale between Chilliwack and Vancouver.  Sadly none of these are my listings, however if yo ...

Snow and my furnace.

January 12th, 2011
  Here is a furnace tip for everyone!  It's brilliant by the way :)  

  I woke up this morning and the temperature in our house was 17 degrees celsius.  A little nippy - not cold - but nippy.  The furnace was on and blowing cool to warm air, definitely not enough to warm the house.  So down in the basement I go to read the owners manual for my American Standard furnace.  I turned everything ...

3 6577 Southdowne Pl., Chilliwack, BC

January 8th, 2011

I just finished uploading this 2 Storey w/basement for sale, 3 6577 Southdowne Pl., Chilliwack, BC

Harvest Square at Sardis Park. This home is a beautifully designed two storey with basement townhouse. Finished with the finest quality and many extra features such as 9' ceilings on the main, upgraded stainless appliances and granite eating bar. The large great room has 17' coffered ceilings, s ...

My son does not appreciate my singing

January 5th, 2011
  Ashton not enjoying my singingQuick story for you all.  While feeding my son this evening I starting singing a pretty rock'in worship song (can't remember which one, and really not important to the story ).  Anyway I was shown this form of appreciation from my son.  At first I thought maybe he had a headache or his ears were hurting so when I stopped singing I noticed his little hands came down from around his ears.  I ...

Chilliwack real estate statistics - December 2010

January 4th, 2011
  December 2010 StatsWell I'm overjoyed to inform you that December was a great month for real estate in Chilliwack.  On a seasonally adjusted basis we were up 24% over November's numbers.  Comparing numbers to 2009 doesn't really mean anything because you need to look at the year as a whole, which is where we get our seasonally adjusted numbers from.

  Predictions for 2011.  Hopefully the highs and lows of 20 ...
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