Iriana's Ex-Realtors Blog

 McCrath's Fish House Restaurant in Federal way.  If you live in Federal Way or NE Tacoma, you probably happily noticed how much the Common's mall area changed in the last year. The whole parking lot in front of the mall has been transformed in to a restaurant snova land. We have some nice places...

Asado is the best restaurant in Tacoma, in my point of the view. It is an Argentinean steak house that offers top quality gourmet food.  If we have family or friends visiting us from another states or a country, we go to Asado. It is a little bit noisy, crowded and expensive, BUT the food is amaz...

If you live in Seattle area or you are visiting Washington state in April- May, consider going to the Tulip valley. It is an amazing experience and an opportunity to take some great photos. Every year the blooming time changes according to the weather. Some years fields were blooming in the last ...

North East Tacoma, WA 98422. Browns Point and Dash Point. May 2008. We have 227 homes for sale. During this month 7 sales were pending, 13 homes were sold. At the end of May, we had 17.5 months of inventory. The amount of days that now takes to sell home in NE Tacoma decreased from 91 to 78. The ...

I was hired to take photos of is home. It is listing by a great agent from our office. She took some photos 2 months ago and they not interest buyers I guess. So, home didn't get an attention it deserves. I am sharing with you photos of the same house taken by a listing agent and me, two months l...

No, I will not tell you why it is so stinky when you drive around the port area...just a couple advises on the other matter.   Do you need to dispose of large household items that won't fit in your garbage container? Consider using Call-2-Haul. Available by appointment twice a year. It is a free ...

I always loved cats; I had my own had when I was 8 years old. I did bring it home from my friend's house. It was 4 weeks old tabby. He was my friend, he even eat pickles if I wanted him too. We called him Kis-kis. Then I had Nika, who was female and she was the biggest thief in the world. If anyt...

Since the last photo related blog was so popular, I decided to share some more stories about real estate photography. Last week I showed a very nice home, which is listed by the owner on MLS for owner, to my buyer. A day before the actual showing, I went to preview the property myself. The owner ...

Browns Point is a small part of Tacoma, witch located across the water from the city. If you look at Browns Point from the Old Town, you will think that it is a peace of Italy. Most of the homes have a great view of the Puget Sound, Tacoma or Port Lights. Browns Point has great schools and a gene...

If you are ready to plant a garden and you are not sure what to plant, than this story is for you. I just completed a huge landscaping project in my back and front yards. I have almost half of acre covered with good, new top soil mixed with TAGRO. It is a blank canvas, perfect place for a gardene...