Seattle & Eastside Realtor
My random Seattle real estate musings about Seattle & Eastside neighborhoods, waterfront, floating homes, luxury homes plus Seattle historic mansions.
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2010
We need to create some legislation that allows a buyer's agent to acquire a retainer, much like attorneys.....seriously! Many years ago (so I've been told), buyer clients use to work with a realtor because we were pretty much tied in exclusively to MLS listings via print, in the form of daily or ...
07/30/2010
This one is always interesting, but listing agents including myself need to prepare sellers for vacating their homes upon close. My very first transaction involved me representing a first time home buyer where the seller literally picked up their check at escrow and boarded a plane to California...
07/29/2010
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Eastlake Houseboat: 11 E Allison St #3 Gorgeous modern and eco friendly Seattle houseboat featured in upcoming issue of Coastal Living Magazine! Spacious 1000 square feet with both a heated deck off living room and amazing roof top deck for full on city, lake, and mountain views! Radiant bathro...
07/27/2010
Historic Mansions in Seattle Seattle has some of the most gorgeous and significant historic mansions and I always love touring them and showing them to perspective buyers. Seattle mansions are in many different neighborhoods, but I particularly like the historic beauties. Many clients refer to t...
07/17/2010
She is completely right here and this is a great post! I personally love the first style, but understand that it is a room I would want to live in and because of its highly decorated nature it might not appeal to others. Dear Home Staging Expert: My home is beautifully decorated and I receive m...
07/17/2010
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My phone has been ringing off the hook today thanks to Today, but it did all start at Active Rain so I wanted to share!Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Want to see this great Seattle houseboat? http://www.cooperjacobs.com/18075I really do owe this to Acti...
07/16/2010
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Looking At Sunset Hill Homes: There are only 15 Sunset Hill homes for sale right now and amazingly the houses that are marked as Sunset Hill in the MLS are actually in Sunset Hill for a change. A lot of times I have to take a few out because they aren't really in Ballard's Sunset Hill. The last ...
07/11/2010
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Interested in Bidding for HUD Homes? Seattle HUD Certified Agent: If you are interested in buying a HUD home in the greater Seattle area, let me know if you need help or have questions. Cooper Jacobs has its HUD certification. This allows us to submit bids for HUD buyers on properties. Not all...
07/03/2010
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Thought this one might be a nice rainy blog for our rainy July mornings so far:)This week as my husband responded to the heavy rains in south Texas and as the children and I tried to stay afloat at home in more ways than one, I was reminded how inclement weather is still a fine time to view house...
07/03/2010
