Rob Graham Real Estate

I don't beg often, but I think this is worth it.  For those agents who work in areas that have condos please, please, please go out and invest in a few id tags for you lock boxes.  It is really painful to be out previewing with a client and you come to a row of lock boxes outside a condo complex ...

This entry isn't going to rock anyone's world, but I had to comment.  I was writing a response to another members blog and when I spell checked it I discovered that the words "blog" and "blogging" show up as misspellings on the active rain spell checker.  Ironical?  Not unlike the spell checker f...

I thought I might throw out a few of my favorite tips for preparing a home for sale.  In my experience, home owners go a little crazy when it comes to preparing their house.  There are many relatively cheap things that you can do to make your house more attractive.  I thought I might share a few ...

Hi, my name is Rob and I am a caffeine addict.  It has been...about 30 seconds since my last fix.  I know how cliche this is, for a Seattle professional to talk about all the caffeine they consume, but its true.   Evey year at about this time I force myself to detox from the evil drug.  Between t...

Just a reminder.  Today is opening day for most major league baseball teams.  I don't remember a heck of a lot about anything from the 70's, but I do remember my dad taking me to several games with my friends at both Shea and Yankee Stadiums in New York.  He got me a program and a hot dog, and ta...

If I am going to have a blog, i might as well post something of some value that actually might improve the world one iota.  So here it is.  I am putting a challenge to everyone who reads this.  Those of you that know me, know that volunteering is near and dear to my heart.  I volunteer at Childre...

I realize I am going to raise the ire of many by saying this, but I feel the need to weigh in on the whole Ballard Denny's issue.  I have as much sympathy as the next person to try to preserve neighborhoods, but there has to be some logic in the discussion as well.  I am all for neighborhood grou...

It isn't often that I have an idea that I believe rivals the incandescent light bulb in value to human kind, but I had an epiphany and need to share it.  Every year the Girls Scouts launch a blitz in March for about three weeks to try to sell as many cookies as they can to help pay for various tr...

Ok, for those of you that hate stats, look away.  I have to admit that I love looking at numbers and staying current on market trends.  Toward that end, here are inventory number in months for various neighborhoods.  All of the numbers are Feb '07 vs. Feb '08 according to the MLS.  I took the lib...

Seems to me this is the most common question I get.  It is even a hot topic of discussion here in the office.  Should my clients list their home now, wait, or rent.  Tough question. Part of the answer depends on your personal situation.  Assuming you have the flexibility to ask the question, my g...