Today, I was at a CCIM class, covering CCIMRedex and STDBOnline (good class). In the class, the instructor was covering some side-subjects and mentioned Dropbox, a service that lets you store files online (in the CLOUD is the techy term) and also keep files synced with your computer. Well, I adm
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02/23/2011
It is the end of 2010 and time to review sales in the local area and the outlook for the future. Large commercial firms with in-house analytics teams, such as Cushman & Wakefield and Grubb-Ellis, do not generally report on real estate activity outside of the Seattle/Bellevue markets. However, da
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01/03/2011
A gentleman I know created this incredible light show in Duvall. Its set to music (Transiberian Orchestra) and the music is broadcasts so you can listen to it from your car radio. The show is in the Fox Hollow neighborhood of Duvall. (By the way, there are some pretty good new construction home
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12/05/2010
I, another real estate agent, and a mortgage broker friend, teach a series of adult education classes. In the last few sessions, I've taken to recording the classes using a digital video camera, in hopes of posting the classes to the internet. After a couple of recordings, I've spotted some chal
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11/26/2010
I've had lots of positive responses to posting slides from our other classes. In September, I and my partner Kathi Krogh, along with Jeff Nance of Sterling Savings bank held another session of our "Right Way to Buy Foreclosures" class. This is the class description This class will teach you how
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11/17/2010
Three or four times a year, I, and my partners, teach a class called "Landlord 101". The class is aimed at new real estate investors who want to learn the basics of how to have successful experience as a landlord of small residential properties. In the class, we cover the basics of finding tenant
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11/14/2010
Here is a summary of the commercial sales in Snohomish County and King County's Eastside for the last few months. Specifically, the sales from August 1 to October 31, a 3-month period. During this period, the average number of transactions is largely unchanged from previous months. But, the tran
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11/12/2010
This last Tuesday, I had a chance to teach an updated version of our Real Estate Investing 101 class. Thanks to the magic of Office Web Apps, here is the PowerPoint presentation from the class: Th is a completely revamped version of the materials and I'd love feedback on what is missing, what s
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10/29/2010
My partner and I have this great listing from previous clients. Its a large home with modern architecture, located in the Mirrormont neighborhood of Issaquah, WA. Here is the description from the listing: Custom built, 3630 SF mod. architecture on 2+ acres in Mirrormont. Incredible features: 2-s
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10/06/2010
I gave myself a little project lately to run a quick analysis of MLS stats for 2009. There were two motivators for this: First, a friend of mine was asking about how many agents make a living at real estate. Unfortunately, finding statistics for the commercial scene isn't easy. But, their ques
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09/26/2010