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On Nights Like This, I Miss the Kingdome On nights like this, I miss the Kingdome.  I purchased tickets for tonight’s Mariners game against the Texas Rangers a few weeks back for a fundraiser.  Normally, on 50 degree days and colder nights, if I’m going to watch my Mariners play, it’s from the co...
04/13/2013
Wordless Wednesday, Cherry Blossoms in Sammamish Cherry Blossoms are busting out all over the Northwest.  These white blossoms are set against some pink, making a nice color contrast.  Our daffodils are blooming and the Tulip Festival in La Conner has started.  I’ll be making my annual trip there...
04/03/2013
What’s a Neighborhood Review, aka a Gladys Kravitz Clause?    What’s a neighborhood review, also known as a Gladys Kravitz Clause?  Gladys Kravitz was a character in the 1960’s show “Bewitched.”  She was forever staring out her window seeing the Stevens’ household in some unique set of circumstan...
04/01/2013
Juli has done a great job breaking down one of my pet peeves.  $perSqFt or Dollars per square foot is like comparing tomatoes.  Roma tomatoes are often the least expensive while ripened on the vine tomatoes are more expensive and heirloom tomatoes are usually the most expensive, but they are all ...
03/31/2013
If Christ Has Not Been Raised, Your Faith is Futile   If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile...we are of all people most to be pitied. 1 Cor 15:17-19   Easter is not about bunnies, chocolates or peeps.  These are fine and I enjoy them too, but if not for this singular moment in histo...
03/31/2013
What is a Clean Offer when Buying a Home?  A clean offer is one with few if any contingencies that could snag or cause a sale to fail.    When writing an offer to buy a home, I try to write as clean an offer as possible in order to make the terms acceptable to the seller.  There are no limits to ...
03/30/2013
When is my Earnest Money at Risk?    You’ve looked long and hard for just the right house.  You found one that is worth not only your money, but the life and memories you intend to spend in it, but it’s still a huge investment.  We write an offer and I ask the question, “How much shall we put dow...
03/29/2013
What do I do When the Buyer Walks Away?   So you listed your home for sale and had a huge turnout at the open house.  Your agent was flooded with phone calls and interest and you had several offers to choose from.  Sound great, a seller’s paradise compared to not that long ago.    Along comes the...
03/28/2013
Wordless Wednesday, Daffodils? Spring is taking hold across the Northwest.  Local Daffodils are sprouting up in bunches, but if you want to see all you can, a short drive up I-5 to the La Conner area will take your breath away.  This field of yellow spreads as far as you can see.  Acres and Acres...
03/27/2013
Home Buyers & Home Brewers around Sammamish & the Eastside.  I enjoy a good craft beer.  I’d rather drink one quality ale than any amount of the more popular beers, and one is usually all I have.  With this in mind, when I turned 30 my wife and best friend bought me my first Home Brewing Kit.  It...
03/26/2013