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2013
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E.T. Meets ET, Silent Sunday E.T. (Elsie Tabit) meets ET. While going for a walk in the hills behind Roslyn Washington (The town used to film Northern Exposure) a while back we came across this incredible rock. The rock formations in the area come in all sorts of unusual shapes, but this one a...
02/09/2013
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Anatomy of a Short Sale, The Guts By now most people know that a short sale takes place when a seller owes more than their house is worth and requests the lender(s) release title for a reduced amount. To be a successful short sale buyer or seller it can take guts, and knowing the guts of the...
02/07/2013
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Home Selling Key 2, Best Marketed In a previous post I wrote, 4 Keys to Selling your Home Quickly and for Top Dollar, I mentioned that the first key is being the Best Looking home in your price category. The second key is being the Best Marketed. Marketing is the job of a professional broker/ag...
02/07/2013
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Preparing for Staging, The Three D’s I’m not a professional stager, but I’m married to one. I’ve watched her work wonders in homes using both the owners’ furnishings and bringing in a few other pieces. Staging, when done by a professional will maximize a home’s desirability and if all other a...
02/05/2013
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Home Selling Key 1, Best Looking In a previous post I wrote, 4 Keys to Selling your Home Quickly and for Top Dollar, I mentioned that the first key is being the Best Looking Home in your price category. You don’t have to compete with million dollar listings, unless yours is a million dollar ho...
02/04/2013
With this post, I’m over 200,000 Points in the Rain With this post, I’m over 200,000 points in the rain, another milestone. When I first attended RainCamp in 2009, I had no idea what I was getting into. Drinking from a fire hose is a cliché but it really fits. Who was I to think I had much to...
02/03/2013
A Whole Herd Joined Us at This Brokers’ Open, Silent Sunday A whole herd joined us at this brokers’ open. While touring broker’s open Houses recently we were taken on a tour of the grounds of an incredible estate in North Bend Washington. There along the river, beyond the Winery, the barns ...
02/02/2013
4 Keys to Selling your Home Quickly and for Top Dollar. In my experience there are four keys to selling a home in the least amount of time for the top possible price. By hitting each key point and nailing it, you will have a great outcome. These keys are all in relation to your competition cur...
02/01/2013
