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2010
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Is spring around the corner? With the better weather (we will eventually have) comes outdoor living. Here are some tips to brighten up your decks. Step 1: Clean away dirt and gray weathered wood with an acid-free, biodegradable deck cleaner, like Wolman? Deck Brite? (Formerly Deck & Fence Brigh...
01/12/2010
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Since homeownership represents the largest investment for most people, you definitely need to become a project manager as well. Homeowners' losses for 2002 from all perils totaled $25.6 billion, down from $26.8 billion in 2001, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Get to know your...
01/11/2010
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Does anyone use the Search Engine Optimization companies? How about netbiz? I would like to hear any good or bad reviews.Also, do you use Google Analytics to monitor your website? This is a great, free feature that I use all the time. You will need a Google gmail account, but that's good to hav...
01/11/2010
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Located just 10 minutes from Gig Harbor, across the Narrows Bridge, isTacoma. At the foot of Mount Rainier and along the shores of Commencement Bay in Washington state, Tacoma is recognized as a livable and progressive international city. With a population of more than 199,600 residents, the cit...
01/10/2010
Here are a couple of pictures my husband took while down along the harbor a couple of mornings ago. BTW, he took them with his phone. Gig Harbor, Washington is the most beautiful place to live, even in the winter!! What you're seeing is a little fog lying on the water by the public boat dock. ...
01/10/2010
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What's at the end of the rainbow? I've been working on a short sale, in Gig Harbor, WA (one of many) where I am the listing agent. As soon as I get a short sale listing I fax the Authorization to Release Information to the lenders. I then will give it 48 hours and call back to make sure t...
01/10/2010
Since I live in this community, in Gig Harbor, Washington, I am often asked about the market here. People living in Gig Harbor tend to take the temperature of the economy here by what is happening in the Canterwood Golf and Country Club community. It actually has picked up a bit since the last ti...
01/09/2010
This chart is just for properties sold in the last 3 months. Property Type Residential Areas 5-Fox Island, 6-Gig Harbor South, 7-Artondale, 8-Gig Harbor North, 1-Gig Harbor, 2-Purdy, 3-Rosedale Status Sold (9/8/2009 or after) Active: 0 Pending: 0 Sold: 192 Other: 0 Total: 192 ...
01/09/2010
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I tell you what....I am a very patient person, but the short sale market certainly can try my patience to the max. I do all my own negotiating, which takes a LOT of time and often times just when I get the approval letter and everything is ready to go, the buyers back out. A lot are first-time...
01/09/2010
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This is over 4 minutes long, but if you are a cat lover (even if you aren't) some of the funniest clips are at the end. Watch when you have a minute to relax and laugh! Thought for the day..... Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the...
01/08/2010
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Sandy Wagner
Short Sale Specialist Tacoma, WA, and Gig Harbor,