Happy Friday! I hope this finds you having a lovely start to your day. It looks like a rainy day for us here in the lowlands and some mountain snow for the skiers and snowboarders! We had a lovely Thanksgiving, I hope yours was as well. For me Thanksgiving is the official kick-off for the holiday season. And yes I say ‘official’ because I start shopping and listening to Christmas music before that. I am in full-blown Christmas mode and just loving it! I hope you enjoy this week’s selection of quotes. I’ll see you next Friday with some new ones. And if you are like me and just LOVE the holidays – then enjoy all the season offers and let the festivities begin!!…geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have no special talents. I am only passionate... 12/04/2015

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area... Winterwood, Lake Winterwood and Remington. There are currently 3 homes for sale listed at $349,950 - $549,000 Winterwood - 2 Lake Winterwood - 1 Remington - 0  There are currently 5 homes under contract for sale with prices ranging from $385,000 to $499,900 Winterwood - 2 Lake Winterwood - 1 Remington - 2   In  2015 there have been 33 sales with prices ranging from $335,000 to $535,000 Winterwood - 10 Lake Winterwood - 7 Remington - 16  A further breakout shows what type of homes sold... New Construction: 0% Bank Owned: 3% Short Sales: 9% Regular Re-sales:  88%  Average Days on Market was:  61  *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 11/23/2015

 Happy Thanksgiving!  Can you believe by this time next week we will stuffed… but not too stuffed for some leftovers :) What do you have planned for turkey day?  Whatever you do, traveling far or sticking close to home, I hope it is a wonderful and blessed day for you and your family! And since it is a 4-day weekend I’ll not send out any quotes next Friday, but I’ll see you the Friday after! ….geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have. ~Unknown  You were born an original. Don’t die a copy. ~John Mason  Be yourself… no one can ever tell you you’re doing it wrong. ~James Leo Herlihy  You will face your greatest o... 11/19/2015

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area, zip code 98042...There are currently 109 homes for sale with prices ranging from $175,500  to $1,838,000.•1 and 2-bedrooms homes for sale: 5•3 bedroom homes for sale: 50•4 bedroom homes for sale: 44•5+ bedroom homes for sale: 10 There were 66 homes that sold in October, 2015.   64 were re-sale homes and 2 were new construction.A further breakout shows what type of homes sold...•New Construction:  3%•Bank Owned: 6%•Short Sales:  7.5%•Regular Re-sales:  83.5% The average sale price was: $319,712    Average Days on Market was: 39Low sales price was: $156,000High sales price was: $672,500 *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 11/04/2015

  Happy Halloween!!!  Are you ready for those trick or treaters? Or maybe you will be hosting or heading to a big party on Saturday night?? Or maybe it will be like our house where we get no trick or treaters so it will be a nice glass of wine on the deck by the fire.   However you celebrate I hope it is fun. And I hope it doesn’t dump on the little ones!!! I am happy to share that I am going to take two weeks off… And I am quite excited about it. Thus… enjoy todays quotes and I’ll see you in two weeks! Until then be good, and if you can’t be good be discreet.  …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It always seem impossible… until it is done.   ~Nelson Mandela  Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes... 10/30/2015

  Yep, Daylight Saving Time is ending and on Saturday night when you head to bed, or on Sunday morning when you get up, you will need to turn your clocks back one hour.  And don't forget to change the clocks in your vehicles too.This is also a great time to change the batteries in your carbon monoxide detectors and your smoke detectors.Beyond that, here are some ideas to help you prepare your home for upcoming winter months: Get your mind in the gutters. Inspect and clean gutters and downspouts. Button up your overcoat. Seal gaps and cracks around windows and doors with weather-stripping and caulk. Get on top of roof problems. Inspect your roof for damaged or curled shingles, corroded flashing, or leaky vents. Walks the walks (and drives). Take steps to repair damaged sidewalks, drivewa... 10/28/2015

  Happy Friday!  I hope your week is wrapping up nicely. Any big plans for the weekend? Maybe you plan to visit a pumpkin patch – cause crazy as it seems Halloween is next week! I don’t know where the fall is going??!!  Nothing much planned for my weekend. Hoping to take a walk or two, watch a football game or two or ten, read my book, and do not much else. Yep a lazy weekend is what I am hoping for. Send good thoughts my way that it happens!!  I hope you enjoy this weeks selection of quotes. Enjoy your day and I’ll see you next week :) …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Unknown  Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ~Johann Wolfgang ... 10/23/2015

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area... Winterwood, Lake Winterwood and Remington. There are currently 7 homes for sale listed at $360,000 - $549,000 Winterwood - 4 Lake Winterwood - 1 Remington - 2  There are currently 4 homes under contract for sale with prices ranging from $385,000 to $465,000 Winterwood - 2 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 2   In  2015 there have been 30 sales with prices ranging from $335,000 to $535,000 Winterwood - 9 Lake Winterwood - 7 Remington - 14  A further breakout shows what type of homes sold... New Construction: 0% Bank Owned: 3.5% Short Sales: 10% Regular Re-sales:  86.5%  Average Days on Market was:  66  *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 10/19/2015

$305,000, 4Bd/3Ba Single Family House, 1801 sqft.    geri wehry | RE/MAX Select R.E. | 206-819-4234geri@wehry.us | 25723 201st Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042 Lovely home in cul-de-sac 4Bd/3Ba Single Family House   $305,000 Year Built 2000 Sq Footage 1801 sqft. Bedrooms 4 Beds Bathrooms 3 Baths Floors 2 Parking 2 Garage Lot Size 0.27 Acres DESCRIPTION This lovely home is ready for a new owner - make it yours now and be in for the Holidays. The home is located in a cul-de-sac and overlooks the proposed new development in Covington - very private & quiet. It has 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, an open concept living room, dining room & island kitchen, gas fireplace, vaulted ceilings, a family room & utility room. There is a two-car attached garage, a deck, patio, hot tub, raised garden beds & so m... 10/16/2015

  I hope this finds you having a lovely Friday. They say the fog will burn off and we will have yet another beautiful fall day ‘round these parts! And of course when the SUN is out I am one happy girl JI hope you enjoy this week’s selection of quotes. I’ll see you next Friday with some new ones. Until then you have a wonderful day and a lovely weekend.…geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I can resist everything except temptation. ~Oscar Wilde  I haven’t reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife. ~Ilie Nastase  Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. ~Unknown  A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected wtihout trails. ~Chinese ... 10/15/2015

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area, zip code 98042...There are currently 111 homes for sale with prices ranging from $125,000  to $1,838,000.•1 and 2-bedrooms homes for sale: 7•3 bedroom homes for sale: 51•4 bedroom homes for sale: 39•5+ bedroom homes for sale: 14 There were 75 homes that sold in September, 2015.   71 were re-sale homes and 4 were new construction.A further breakout shows what type of homes sold...•New Construction:  5.5%•Bank Owned: 1%•Short Sales:  6.5%•Regular Re-sales:  87% The average sale price was: $338,106    Average Days on Market was: 35Low sales price was: $168,990High sales price was: $533,630 *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 10/02/2015

     Happy Friday and Happy Fall! Yep, pretty much overnight summer left and fall arrived for us. I have not quite put my flip flops away, but I sure don’t get to wear them every day anymore :( I will be taking next Friday off (God willing!!) so enjoy the quotes today and I will see you with some new ones in two weeks.   Until then have a splendid day! …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Choice… not chance, determines our destiny. ~Unknown  The purpose of life is a life of purpose. ~Anonymous  When patterns are broken, new world’s emerge. ~Tuli Kupferburg  Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. ~Bob Hope  A clear conscience is usually the sing of a bad memory. ~Unknown 10/01/2015

   Happy Friday!  This past week we lost a great baseball legend…  Yogi Berra passed away at age 90.   There are many famous folks who are quoted often…  Eleanor Roosevelt,  Albert Einstein, Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Zig Ziglar…  but somehow when sharing some of the ‘great’ quotes the list would not be complete without a few from Yogi.  So today I share a few of my favorite Yogi-isms :) I hope you have a lovely day and a nice weekend.  Looks to be shaping up as a great fall weekend.  Enjoy and I will see you next week with some more quotes. …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yogi Berra was known for his catchphrases and his catcher skills.  He won 10 championships with the Yankees and appeared in more World Series than any other player.  ... 09/25/2015

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area... Winterwood, Lake Winterwood and Remington. There are currently 5 homes for sale listed at $405,000 - $520,000 Winterwood - 3 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 2  There are currently 5 homes under contract for sale with prices ranging from $375,000 to $465,000 Winterwood - 1 Lake Winterwood - 1 Remington - 3   In  2015 there have been 27 sales with prices ranging from $335,000 to $535,000 Winterwood - 8 Lake Winterwood - 6 Remington - 13  A further breakout shows what type of homes sold... New Construction: 0% Bank Owned: 4% Short Sales: 4% Regular Re-sales:  92%  Average Days on Market was:  56  *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 09/21/2015

  Happy Friday!I hope that your week is wrapping up nicely. They say a nice weekend for us. It definitely is much cooler… Fall showed up pretty much over night!   But they say warm enough for my flip flops…. One more time J  I hope you have a lovely weekend. And I hope you enjoy this weeks selection of quotes. See ya next Friday with some new ones. Until then, enjoy your day!…geri  I wish everything was as easy as getting fat. ~Unknown  The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~Eleanor Roosevelt  If you have accomplished all that you planned for yourself, you have not planned enough. Edward Everett Hale (1892-1909)  I used to think that brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. But then I realized who was telling me this. ~Emo Phillips (Neuropsychologi... 09/18/2015

$424,900, 3Bd/3Ba Single Family House, 2040 sqft.    geri wehry | RE/MAX Select R.E. | 206-819-4234geri@wehry.us | 28715 189th Pl SE, Kent, WA 98042 Lovely home on 1/2 Acre+ with attached AND detached garage 3Bd/3Ba Single Family House   $424,900 Year Built 1981 Sq Footage 2040 sqft. Bedrooms 3 Beds Bathrooms 3 Baths Floors 3 Parking 4+ Garage Lot Size 0.61 Acres HOA/Maint $18 DESCRIPTION The sellers are finding it hard to leave-this place is special. The home features granite, hardwoods, tile & slate flooring, 6-panel white doors, updated hardware & lighting, vaulted ceilings, built-ins in the family room, tons of storage, & a master suite with a walk-in closet, a beautiful 5-piece master bath w/tile walk-in shower, jetted tub & heated floors. There is an attached garage AND a detache... 09/15/2015

  Happy Friday! I hope that your day is starting off swell and that your week is wrapping nicely as well. It is just a beautiful morning here! I walked 5 miles this morning and it was so gorgeous had I not had work to do I could have kept going for 5 more! One more beautiful day – we are so lucky in Seattle this year! The picture is one I took this morning – the apples looking ready to pick and the blue, blue, blue sky – just a great fall morning! Enjoy this weeks selection of quotes and I will see you next Friday with some new ones. …geri  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don’t judge yourself by your past. You don’t live there anymore. ~Unknown  Success doesn’t come to you. You go to it. ~Marva Collins  A man who’s willing to make a deci... 09/11/2015

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area, zip code 98042...There are currently 106 homes for sale with prices ranging from $175,000  to $1,838,000.•1 and 2-bedrooms homes for sale: 6•3 bedroom homes for sale: 41•4 bedroom homes for sale: 50•5+ bedroom homes for sale: 9 There were 73 homes that sold in Augut, 2015.   71 were re-sale homes and 2 were new construction.A further breakout shows what type of homes sold...•New Construction:  3%•Bank Owned: 3%•Short Sales:  5%•Regular Re-sales:  89% The average sale price was: $345,064    Average Days on Market was: 35Low sales price was: $162,000High sales price was: $676,000 *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 09/04/2015

    Happy Friday, Happy 3-day weekend and Happy Labor Day!!   Any big plans for the holiday weekend?  Maybe taking off camping or hiking or boating?  Or a big BBQ?  Or like me…  working.  Yep the market is still hopping so I will be working – but I will sneak in some deck sitting, wine sipping, flip flop wearing as well!  Whatever you do have a super good time.   Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next week with some new ones.   Until then have a fantastic day!   …geri    To admit you were wrong is to declare that you are wiser now than before.  ~Unknown     If you are still hanging onto a dead dream of yesterday, laying flowers on its grave by the hour, you cannot be planting the seeds for a new dram to grow today.  ~Joyce Chapman     The only good idea is an implemented idea…  that sta... 09/04/2015

   Good morning!    I hope your Friday is starting off nicely and I hope that your week is ending well.  Any big plans for the weekend?  For us it looks like they might need to be indoor plans as there is rain in the forecast.  Rain – what is that again????  My yard will be glad for rain, and one rainy day to curl up with a good book is always nice.  I just hate when we start stringing them together in a row.  Multiple sunny days in a row is always fine in my book!!  But not so much when it comes to the rainy ones.    So hopefully it won’t stick around too long and as we flip the calendar to September (isn’t that crazy - September!) we will get ready for a nice Indian summer!  Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next week with some new ones.  …geri   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... 08/28/2015