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Thursday the 24th marks a first for me as I’m accompanying a friend upon the USS Nimitz. When my friend asked me to go I said some creative adjectives to him as I never heard of civilians having the ability [...]

I would like to say thank you for all who have served in the past and who are currently serving. It is quiet the honor to work with you as your lifestyle is far from a civilian’s. I have heard [...]

As a total space geek and all around general nerd, I am super excited to see Sunday’s Ring of Fire solar eclipse. After doing some research it appears that Washington will not see a full Ring of Fire eclipse. However, [...]

Boy have times changed and I wouldn’t have pegged Snohomish County to be experiencing similarities to the most recent real estate bubble. Without the sub prime markets, predatory activities, and general real estate fever, Snohomish County has been shifting back [...]

May 10th marked another RED Day success, see 2011′s, and the third RED Day I’ve participated in since joining Keller Williams Realty in 2010. This year, Keller Williams Realty Marysville’s associates ventured out to Comford Park and the Arlington’s Cocoon [...]

Finding your perfect home is not always an easy process. With the surplus of homes for sale in most cities, buyers may find there are many properties – both new and old – that meet their search criteria. Choosing whether [...]

Everyday I am amazed on how much there is to do in the State that I still have not done. Yesterday marked another adventure 1st with a trip to Tulip Town in Mount Vernon. Right now you’re probably thinking “You [...]

If you currently own a piece of real estate, despite your age, then it is a good idea to have a will in place. A will is the legal document in which dictates how a person’s assets will be distributed [...]

It is starting to resemble Spring outside with the trees and flowers starting to blossom and with Spring’s arrival so comes Snohomish County farmers markets. Time to stock up on fresh foods like corn, tomatoes, beans, carrots, broccoli, cucumbers, radishes [...]

New construction is benefiting from Snohomish County’s weak inventory numbers and, since the first of the year, the number of sold new construction homes sold has skyrocketed. At the end of January, the top 4 were DR Horton, Polygon, Encore, [...]

Not a Short Sale or Foreclosure

Trolls, every social network community has them yet it is always frustrating to deal with them. Trolls make there presence known through their creative use of the English language, clever insults, and all around inaccuracy of information. For more clarification [...]

When you look at this place; what do you see? The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ended homesteading. As in previous real estate humor posts, this one generated a funny exchange of banter on Facebook.

Yesterday, yes another vacation post, we enjoyed a trip into Phoenix for a day at the Arizona Science Center. The Arizona Science Center was an easy drive from Mesa and parking was even easier with the AZC staff validating the [...]

I’ve been vacationing down south in Mesa Arizona with my girlfriend while she visits her pops and it has been awesome to tag along. As I hear the clouds have opened up back home for day with clouds returning today, [...]

If you are searching for a home, in process of presenting an offer on a home, or have have made offers on homes then more than likely the conversation of multiple offers has arose. Multiple offers can happen for many [...]

Elvis isn’t dead; he just moved to Snohomish County.

Just when I though I’d see it all, this extremely blue 2-story single wide mobile home showed up while out showing.

This home brings new meaning to the term Mother-in-Law apartment. This home caused quiet the stir on Facebook.

Ikea and ideabox debut their compartment style home, dubbed the aktiv, at the Portland home show. Building on a array of Ikea’s components which have all been preinstalled in the kitchen, closets, bathroom, bedroom, and finished with flooring; the aktiv [...]

The landscape of Snohomish County builders has changed drastically since last posting 2007′s top 30 builders yet a handful of companies are still developing and construction new developments. In this case, 5 of the 9 top January builders made the [...]

The western expansion, and the migration of pioneers, upon the Oregon Trail set the ground work, pun intended, for the earliest of American railroads. The first transcontinental rails were completed on May, 10 1869 when the Union Pacific and Central [...]

You maybe asking yourself: “What is going on with Snohomish County real estate market? I’ve submitted three different offers on three different houses and not one was accepted due to a higher offer. What is the deal?” Monthly Supply of [...]

Moving can be an extra stressful event for members of the Armed Services. For most members of the Navy, attending boot camp usually involves leaving your hometown. As soon as that’s over, A-school begins in another location far from home. [...]

Despite the discussion of recovery and being at the real estate bottom, many homeowners are still faced with the tough decision: Short Sale or Foreclosure? People facing a short sale or foreclosure have a lot of choices to make and [...]