Perrin's North Central Washington Real Estate Blog

For a bit of perspective on what it is like (was?) to live in Wenatchee and to get a feel for the people and places you may want to check out my blog (and others at the same place) on Living in Wenatchee  http://blogs.wenatcheeworld.com/author/pcornell/ Nothing fancy but it is fun and it does pro...

In January of '09 I wrote about an event that was put together by the community for budding musicians. An opportunity for professionals and students to meet and work together (http://activerain.com/blogsview/887356/Wenatchee-Should-be-Proud). Last week a similar event happened but this was not ex...

Last night I attended a Jazz Concert at the Performing Arts Center. There were six musicians from the LA area. All were friends and soon going on a tour. All seemed to have, Doc S, The Tonight Show and NBC in common, judging from the Bios. And they were excellent. Their performance was in conjunc...

If 2008 wasn't the money maker you expected then perhaps we can kick 2009 up a notch or two! Over the last few years, face it we have been spoiled. Easy business and inflated markets and commissions allowed us to get sloppy. It seemed business was everywhere and everyone wanted a piece of the act...

Not much to write about but we did finally get some snow. So far about an inch but more is forecast for the weekend as well as lower temperatures. If you are not familiar with Wenatchee we are close to the geographic center of Washington State. IN the summer we have a couple weeks (usually late J...

Other than the "100 aker wood" how does Pooh Bear relate to Real Estate? The other day I had finished a book titled "Juggling Elephants" (which I recommend for the busy agent... or those that plan to be) and was looking for something to read. I found a very old copy of Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. M...

I just read the following entry on Flat Fee broker and got to thinking about a new brokerage in our area that is listing and giving access to the MLS for $300 plus offering the selling office (in this instance) $4,500.  Anyone is free to pursue their own business model. However, this is not about...

It is January and time to lay out your year! Yes you can do a lot of it now. Then after the Year is done work on the month and every Sunday evening lay out your week.Here is what I have done to lay out a successful year today  1. I have booked one hour in the afternoon, two separate days, for sho...

About three weeks ago Gordie Romer, (a geat Windermere agent from Leavenworth...your welcome) and I plus a car full of assorted significant others, wives, kids and dogs set out on a Christmas tree hunt in the Wenatchee National Forest. Weather reports said some to 1" of snow. No big deal.What we ...

With the Christmas Holiday literally hours away i thought it might be interesting to compare some Christmas Traditions in our families. (And if you are into other Holidays at this time of year those would be great too... families are made of traditions).Several years ago my daughter introduced me...