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Tired of wondering why and when you should single click or double click?   Here's a way to make everything a single click.   Click the Start button in the lower left corner of your screen.   Click "my computer"  (for Vista users it just says "computer")   Select "tools" from the list at the top o...

I'm a "baby boomer" and for some of us old relics we find it difficult to make the transition into what makes today's real estate work for us. If you blog (you apparently do since you're reading this) but would really like to enhance your business use of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or Foursquare, ...

I'm not really sure why some buyers want some one who is not a part of the purchase of their home to give an endorsement as a condition of buying. With parents, it may be because mom and dad are loaning them the down payment, or it could simply be that they want reinforcement from the family that...

Over the years I've been amazed at how easy it is to get an agent to think in the negative, vs. the positive. I'm sure this applies to all commission sales people. I had an agent that worked for me in the early 80's.  He would walk into the office, talk about gloom and doom and the end of the wor...

It seems as though some agents have made it a practice to "bid up" a bank repo in order to get the property under contract, and then if the appraisal is lower than what they offered they are expecting the bank to pay the difference. We just recieved notice from one of our asset managers for one o...

In the Northwest it's sometimes difficult to predict the weather a week in advance when planning to advertise an open house for a "view property". If the day of your open house is rainy or overcast, do you simply cancel in hopes of better weather? I say no.  That's where photos can show the view ...

I have a very good friend in the business that works for a competitor.  Over the 30 plus years that I've know her, she has always made a point of holding an open house or sitting site on New Years Day. Her name is JoAnne Stafford with the Contact Corp. She has told me that over the years, she has...

This may only be the 2nd month of the new year, but 1/12th of the year is over with, and Christmas is right around the corner. Take a look at the goals you set for yourself this year and see if they're on track.  I encourage my agents to review their goals monthly so that they're able to make cou...

Formerly known as "Baskett Lumber" this 1.53 acre property is surrounded on three sides by county roads. The primary road is Portland Ave. just off of Highway 512.  Currently operating as a custom saw mill. This fenced property is zoned "Neighborhood Center", which allows for numerous permitted u...

Just listed, this 3,700 sq. ft. daylight sits on 1.24 private acres. 2 Master bedrooms highlight this home.  Located in gated community of similar properties. Home has an abundance of features too numerous to list them all. Extra's like a 3 car attached garage, security, vacuum, sprinkler & gener...