Snow Sights Around Des Moines

We live in Iowa, so we expect snow. But none of us expected the amount we've received this winter! But certainly you've found some ways to enjoy it. Here's some pictures I took as I traveled about the past week or two.

The good news - winter won't last.

Not as good news - the low mortgage interest rates and the tax credit won't last either. You have a limited time to take advantage of the expanded and extended tax credits for home purchases. The interest rates...who knows how long that will last. Don't wait too long.

The Eisenlauer Team is ready to help you with your real estate needs.

call Bill at 770-2455 or Bob at 979-2883.

Martin Luther King 1929-1968

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

"Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek."

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people."

Game On...

We'd like your vote - for Cityview's Best of 2009 Realtor. We're defending our title from 2008. We found out that any votes for Eisenlauer Team are discarded. So, please cast your vote for Bob Eisenlauer. Go to dmcityview.com. On the right side is a graphic saying Vote Now for Best of 2009. Click on that - there are pages of categories . On the last page is Best Realtor - type in Bob Eisenlauer. And thank you, thank you, we appreciate your support! Call Bob at 979-2883 or Bill Eisenlauer at 770-2455 for any info about real estate or the contest. (The picture is a staged brawl between Bob and the No. 2 team from 2008.) Remember the slogan - Vote Early, Vote Often.

Des Moines - High National Ratings

Des Moines has received national notice as a great place to livem, work and to buy a home. MSN Real Estate ranked Des Moines as the number one "Most Liveable Bargain Market" in 2009. This magazine calles our fair city one of the best and most overlooked places to jump-start your career. It states that our "economy is solid, with a large number of well-paying jobs in the insurance, bioscience and agribusiness fields. Yet the median house price is just $150.000. That's a great endoresment!

Forbes magazine identified the top 100 "Best Bang-For-The-Buck" Cities in the U.S. They recognized Des Moines as No. 4 on this list (Omaha was No. 1). This magazine says "low unemployment, few vacancies and a promising home price forecast, the real estate market shows signs of robustness. That make it possible for budget-conscious buyer to get in the door." It also gives credit to a stable housing market, reasonable property taxes and easy commute to work. Robust - don't you love that adjective for our city?

And if you need a Realtor for this robust housing market - the Eisenlauer Team can do the job. Call Bill at 770-2455 or Bob at 979-2883 for any of your housing needs.

What I've Learned From Cancer

Having breast cancer has been an unexpected learning experience. Here are some of the things I've learned.

• Support comes from surprising places. Some people disappoint. More importantly, some people surprise. My son's basketball team showed their support by wearing pink socks and sweat bands at the first ball game (and they won). That also happened to be the day I had surgery.


• More people are diagnosed now with breast cancer than in the past. Fewer people die from breast cancer than in the past.


• Lumpectomy has been renamed Breast Conservation Surgery. (For whatever reason, that seems funny and peculiar to me.)


• Cancer can be random, familial or genetic.


• There is one lab in the country that does testing to see if cancer is genetic in your family. It's in Salt Lake City. Even though my sister and I were both diagnosed this year, it is not genetic in either of us.
• It's possible to have breast cancer in other parts of your body!
• You can have from 400-1000 lymph nodes in your body.


• Surgery to remove lymph nodes can cause nerve damage. However, nerves will slowly regenerate over time!


• Radiation treatment is now done in a matter of 2-3 minutes.

Thanks to my friends and family that have been so supportive through this "adventure". And thanks to the faithful who consistently pray for cancer patients.