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Silent Sunday, Sunbeams in the  Kirkland Sky Silent Sunday, Sunbeams in the Kirkland Sky.  While driving into downtown Kirkland, the original home of Costco and the namesake for Costco's Kirkland brand products, the sun broke through some darker clouds, almost blinding me as I headed west toward ...

I Can’t Help You if You Ignore My Advice   I can’t help you if you ignore my advice.  Do you ever find yourself with people who ignore your advice or worse, don’t even hear it?  I have, it’s frustrating and counterproductive for everyone.    Client: “I have chosen you as my agent because you know...

Inspection Suspense, da da dahhh! Inspection suspense, da da dahhh!  The house is selected, the contract's been agreed upon and now the inspection has commenced.  Oh, what suspense!  What will the mighty inspector find as he searches high and low, checking every crack and every crevice for what e...

Two Roads Diverged... Two Roads Diverged in a yellow wood... Beautiful words by Robert Frost.  This came to my mind as I stood at the entrance to Soaring Eagle Park in Sammamish Washington.  A beautiful, but not yellow wood on the edge of our city.  Walkers, runners, trail bikes and wildlife can ...

An Empty Bench, Full of Memories     An empty bench full of memories.  In early 2002, a classmate of my oldest son had a nose bleed.  A common event for an active young boy, playing soccer, running with friends and just being a kid.  The nose bleed led to a Dr. Appt, which led to a diagnosis of l...

Real Estate Market Report, Sammamish WA 02/19/13   This is a Real Estate Market Report for Sammamish Washington, for Residential homes including town homes and single family homes.   Currently there are 87 Active homes on the market in Sammamish, zip codes 98074 & 98075    The average list price ...

Silent Sunday, Where is Your Focus? Silent Sunday, Where is your focus?  In looking at this picture, I see opportunities to focus on different elements; the dark foreboding clouds, the bright sun breaking though, the silver lining, the blue sky, the surf crashing at my feet.  Which element caught...

Sammamish WA, America’s Friendliest Hometown According to Forbes   Sammamish WA, America’s friendliest hometown according to Forbes magazine.  Originally published on December 19th, 2012 MSN recently republished the list of Americas Friendliest Towns.  In 2011 CNNMoney ranked Sammamish as the 15t...

Suzi did a great job painting a picture that fits right in with my series, 4 Keys for Selling Your Home Quickly and For Top Dollar.  Key 1, The Best Looking makes the point that we are in competition with other homes and Suzi’s question, Will it be a Nordstrom’s or a Thrift Shop Experience is a g...

Happy Valentine’s Day, The Story of 2 Engagements   Happy Valentine’s Day, the story of two engagements.  Meeting in Southern Germany in the fall of 1981 on the shores of Lake Constance (Bodensee) I suspect I didn’t have a chance.  This beautiful, bright, fun and caring girl caught my heart and I...