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Sometimes an innocent act can create major unforeseen consequences, like helping a friend by co-signing a loan or consolidating credit cards. Most of the time, this is fine, but while you are in escrow on a home purchase, you don't want to do anything that will create a problem with this. Here'...
05/04/2013
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Lenn is an agent of many years of successful experience. Her counsel here is very good and worth considering if you are contemplating buying or selling a home as a short sale. These transactions have been the bane of many agents experience, but there are some who have worked out some kinks and k...
05/04/2013
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Jazz Cabaret Night in Sammamish We recently had the chance to enjoy a night of Jazz music performed by various jazz bands in the Lake Washington School District. Of particular interest to us were Inglewood Middle School where one of our boys is a drummer and Eastlake High School where another ...
05/01/2013
It May be Listed, but its Not Really For Sale. I had a buyer very excited to see a home last night. It was priced well, in a good neighborhood and met this buyer’s requirements. It wasn’t perfect, it needed a little TLC and the pictures indicated that the house was over furnished and pretty me...
05/01/2013
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The Trossachs Neighborhood, Sammamish WA Trossachs is a wonderful neighborhood located on the south east side of Sammamish. The Trossachs neighborhood is served by the award winning Issaquah School District and students there would attend Cascade Ridge Elementary, Beaver Lake Middle School and...
04/30/2013
Silent Sunday, Look UP near Poo Poo Point in Issaquah WA Driving south through Issaquah Front Street becomes the Issaquah Hobart Road. Between Squak Mountain and Tiger Mountain there is a place called Poo Poo Point. It’s a high hill with a bald spot you can see from a distance. If you lo...
04/28/2013
Wordless Wednesday, Look Up; There are Tulips in the Trees Look up; there are Tulips in the trees! Last week when we toured the Tulip Fields of RoozenGaarde, I couldn’t help but notice these tulips in the trees. Today I’m posting just the one picture. If you care to see the other recent Tulip...
04/24/2013
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Silent Sunday, Tell a Tale of Tulips Game Last week while visiting the show gardens of RoozenGaarde in the Skagit Valley, about 90 minutes from Sammamish, we noticed the great names of many of the flowers. In my Wordless Wednesday Tulips 2013 post, I highlighted many groups of flowers througho...
04/20/2013
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Wordless Wednesday, Tulips 2013 Yesterday was our day to take in the tulips of the Skagit Valley. I’ve heard that outside of Holland, the Skagit Valley produces more Tulip bulbs than anywhere else in the world. We visited the display gardens of RoozenGaarde this year. My pictures below do not...
04/17/2013
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Eastlake Sammamish Park, Silent Sunday Eastlake Sammamish Park, (aka ESP) is a place to play, party & picnic. Located at the on the northern side of Sammamish is Eastlake Sammamish Park. The covered area can be reserved for group events. The ball fields are busy this time of year with Eastlak...
04/14/2013