A week or so back, I wrote about some clients who purchased a haunted house. http://www.activerain.com/blogsview/577956/Should-I-Charge-a At the prompting of some of our ActiveRain members, I followed up with them this morning. I am happy to report that they are still alive. When asked about any
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07/13/2008
The Power of Flowers Pt. 2 Our Vancouver, Washington, real estate careers started when Janice bought our first investment property. We were just a few blocks away from our house in Felida when we stumbled across a mid ‘70's split for sale that seemed to be way too cheap for the neighborhood. Aft
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07/13/2008
Early last year Washington Association or Realtors approved a new accreditation for realtors called a Certified Negotiation Expert or a CNE. I immediately signed up for the first available class. To be clear about this, I didn't take the course to be able to add more sets of letter to my business
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07/09/2008
Isn't it strange how much we take technology for granted? Today we had a black out in my neighborhood. (Vancouver, Washington) I was surprised when it happened but then I gathered my thoughts and figured that I would push on through. I mean man has lived on the earth for many centuries without el
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07/09/2008
Washington State has recently made changes to laws surrounding the topic of "Distressed Properties." Actually the law applies to "Distressed Owners" more than homes. In a nut shell, a distressed property is a property in which the owner is, or will be, behind in payments. One of the primary crite
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07/08/2008
I just read a report regarding new home building in Clark County, Washington. The Columbian is reporting another weak month for building and new home sales with only 55 permits pulled in June, but what I found to be amazing how poor that is compared to the past 3 years: Year over year for June200
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07/07/2008
Our buyer's agent closed a deal a few weeks back for a young family buying their first home. As with all of our buyers, the first visit was a sit down in our office to get our buyer's agreement signed, to verify financing, and of course to find out exactly what their "dream home" should look like
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07/07/2008
As one of only ten Earth Advantage certified real estate agents here in Clark County (actually there are only ten of us in the state of Washington) it is be safe to say that I have a passion for green building, green living, and ideas that foster a more ecologically responsible way of living. I h
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07/06/2008
Would you continue to do business with this inspector? About two years ago Janice and I sold a house to a client in Vancouver, Washington. I met the buyer at a model home in a sub division that we had listed. The new homes were a bit out of his price range but he had found a home that he liked a
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07/06/2008
As the seller, you can control three factors that will affect the sale of your home: * The home''s condition* Asking price* Marketing strategyHowever, it''s important to note that there are numerous other factors that influence a buyer, and you need to understand these consumer trends when you en
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07/04/2008
