How far do you think you can drive a marshmellow?Janice and I sponsored the Annual Clark County Building Industry Association golf tournament this year at Camas Measows Golf Course. We had about 144 golfers come by the booth to compete in our longest drive contest. The look on their faces when w
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04/30/2010
How Many Homes Has Your Agent Sold This Month? Vancouver Washington Real EstateAlthough we are in one of the most challenging real estate markets in history, parts of the Vancouver Washington Real Estate market are heating up and you need to be positioned correctly to take advantage of it. A key
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04/27/2010
Do You Like Chocolate Chip Cookies? Oatmeal?This morning, Janice and I wrote up a listing that we have been working on for several weeks. The reason it took so long is that the owners are very particular about how they want the home to look when it is shown. They have spent the past few weeks de
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04/27/2010
Save Yourself $9000 By Cleaning Your Gutters!"My tenant just called me to tell me that there are mushrooms growing in the downstairs bedroom! Do you think that will affect the sale?"That is how the call started a few weeks back when one of my clients called to let me know that we might need to wi
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04/25/2010
One of my favorite things about springtime here in Vancouver Washington is all of the different types of flowering trees. It seems like everyones' yards just come alive with beautiful blooms and bright colors. Unfortunately, the blooms on these types of trees are usually short lived, not lasting
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04/23/2010
Early Morning Signing Session at the Title CompanyMeet Deana. As of 4:30 this afternoon, she will be a new first time home owner! It was a long road filled with short sales and REO's and a deal that was rescinded by the seller, but we successfully got her into her own home.See that smile on her
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04/23/2010
Mark & Janice Hall | Elite Realty Northwest | 360 816 9697 1307 Grand Place, Vancouver, WA Charming 1930's Vintage Home. 2BR/1BA Single Family House offered at $105,977 Year Built 1930 Sq Footage 738 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 1 Covered spaces Lot Size 4,651 sqft HOA
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04/23/2010
Difficult Things To Learn On The InternetI used to tell people that "If you can't buy it on eBay, then it probably doesn't exist." Of course, that was long before Google came along and dominated the entire internet with their search technology. No matter what the subject, Google has something to
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04/20/2010
SOLD In Just 4 Hours! Vancouver Washington Real EstateHave you ever scheduled a listing appointment and when you walked through the front door, you felt like falling to your knees and screaming "YES!" ? That happened to me last week.I pulled up in front of the home and the first thing that struc
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04/16/2010
I had a chance to take this morning off to go fishing and I took it! The Kokanee at Merwin Lake were biting this morning, so my mortgage lender, Stephen Bowdon, and I took a "Sick Day" in order to catch a few. The weather was great, the fish were biting, and we both caught our limits in about 2
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04/16/2010
