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2015
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A Missed Appointment, Almost A missed appointment, almost. I have to start by confessing this post is inspired by a question from Dick Greenberg, What are some Good excuses when you forget to meet a client at a showing? Asking for a friend… I began to answer and realized I had a post. In January...
03/27/2015
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Bring your vision and enjoy the views. Sunsets will light your life from the main floor as well as the daylight basement of this special Mercer Island Home. Perched over Lake Washington with Seattle and Olympic Mountain views outside of nearly every window. Opportunity abounds for the right buye...
03/19/2015
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Sundown over Seattle 2, a Silent Sunday with HDR. I've been spending a lot of time here lately and also playing with a new HDR program, which I may write more about soon. Here's a view over Lake Washington, with the Olympic Mountains in the background silhouetted. The Twin Sisters Peaks standing...
03/15/2015
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A Pre-Listing Consultation, It’s NEVER Too Early A pre-listing consultation, it’s never too early. Once you’ve realized that selling your home is in your future, a month, 6 months, even next year, it’s time for a pre-listing consultation. The difference this can make may be thousands of dollars...
03/13/2015
Mercer Island, then & now. Wordless Wednesday A little shopping center across a one lane street from an overgrown lot. A gas station, an old cabin converted to a small business, some old cars. A strip mall with a crowded parkeing lot, across a 3 lane road, a building crane bringing on what's ...
03/11/2015
I've called for this with every new construction home I've sold. Builders do a good job, generally, but things get missed. Issues left to fester like these may not surface until the builders warranty is expired or they are out of business. This is a very important post that I'm happy to re-bl...
03/10/2015
I Won in a Multiple Bid Situation on a House, Did I Overpay? I won in a multiple bid situation on a house, did I overpay? This is a commonly asked question in our increasingly hot market. As a Broker who represents both Buyers & Sellers, I get to see both ends of these transactions. The answer...
03/10/2015
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Sundown over Seattle, Silent Sunday We had missed Sunset, but the skies were still glowing and the day had been fantastic. Perched upon a high spot on Mercer Island, we enjoyed the final few minutes of an incredible pre-spring day. Just behind the trees to the right are the floating bridge and...
03/08/2015
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Buying a home with multiple offers. You’ve been looking, maybe for a while or you just started and you found a great, well maintained beautiful home…but, from the level of activity you’re not alone. Your agent tells you there will be multiple offers and you’ll need to compete if you want to bu...
03/06/2015
