We have been on  the market 40 days! Everyone who came to see this home loved it, but no buyers yet. We also drooped the price from $379,000 to $374,990. It did not change much, so I believe that price is not as important as timing now. We had people begging us to rent it to them, because they can not get mortgages. Well, we have three months more before we will have to pay for two places. http://www.slide.com/r/7ubF2J2U5D_YgXOIZwDYDbj-Pl6uRgpj     08/25/2008

Five days past since the house came on the market. I had open houses on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday in my opinion was a little bit better. I realizes that I need 7 open house signs to get people from main roads to come here. My home is located on a very quite street. I have only 3 signs. I made sure that every inch of the home is clean, and perfect. People were incredibly nice. They loved it from the very first sight. When I told them that I am not only a Realtor, but an owner of this home too, each one of them were more open and excited. Isn't interesting? People were commenting on everything and asked tons of  questions, They were not shy at all.  So, I remember someone advised me to ask other agents to hold an open houses for me, because it is my own house and people will not be co... 07/13/2008

Sign was installed today and flyers were printed. I am trying to put info about this home everywhere on Internet. Any good sites you know about? It is a really lovely home and it priced right, because we are moving out of the country and would be nice to sell it. If you know anyone who is looking for a lovely home with a Sound and mountains view, big organic garden and a lot of artistic touches, please send them this page. It is an energy star home with low enery bills. What do you use to createa listing flyers? Do you remember the best flyer you have ever seen? What was so special about it? I created a flyer for my new listing this morning by using Photoshop. It is not the most efficient way to do it, because there not templates. So everything you do is kind of against the program. You... 07/09/2008

I had to write about it, because it made my Saturday absolutely miserable.  I love Venetian Plaster. I have done my bedroom and master bath in gorgeous marble like Venetian Plaster I have bought in Home Depot.  I had an absolutely terrible experience with Signature Venetian Plaster from Lowes today. I am an experienced painter and I used different types of plaster before. I just recently finished plastering my bedroom with Venetian Plaster from Home Depot and it was so much easer. I had no idea that Lowe's plaster is different. First of all, it is too liquid, almost like a thick paint, so it is an impossible to handle it with anything but brush. Well, there no brush involved in plastering. Second, it dries as quickly as nail polish, so if you go back where you were 1 minute ago, you des... 06/28/2008

I have talents  but I do not use them properly. I was a good dancer; I never took classes or did anything about it. I did sing, my school used me in their concerts all the time, but since then I never did sing again. I take good photos, and I started making some money by taking photos for other agent's listings. But I never took classes and still do not have a professional camera. I live in America and I speak English somehow, but I still make thousands of mistakes. So, is it good to know how to do everything but not good enough? Or is it better to do one thing but perfectly?  I am a painter. I think it was my destiny to be an artist. I loved to paint since I was 4. But I was going to special math school and then to Economy University in Minsk, Belarus.  Now, I am 26 years old. I live i... 06/15/2008

 McCrath's Fish House Restaurant in Federal way.  If you live in Federal Way or NE Tacoma, you probably happily noticed how much the Common's mall area changed in the last year. The whole parking lot in front of the mall has been transformed in to a restaurant snova land. We have some nice places to go to eat now. And it is so popular that you can not find parking.  The last two times I came to there to have a lunch with my friend, I had to drive 5 circles around parking lot before I finally parked. McCrath's Fish House is one of the three franchise restaurants open in Washington State. They promise the freshest fish and a great service. I like their interior atmosphere. It has a New England Old charm with North West photography everywhere you look at. The food is good. Lunch is quite a... 06/13/2008

North East Tacoma, WA 98422. Browns Point and Dash Point. May 2008. We have 227 homes for sale. During this month 7 sales were pending, 13 homes were sold. At the end of May, we had 17.5 months of inventory. The amount of days that now takes to sell home in NE Tacoma decreased from 91 to 78. The average price per square foot went down from $182 to $153. The average price of sold home in NE Tacoma is $360,000.  The average price of active listing is $501,000. Buyers where are you? It is an amazing time to buy. Prices never been so low in Browns Point and Dash Point! Our average price per sq.ft is $154. The last time we had this price it was July 2005. You can find great homes with view, large lots and lots of space and quality. If you need an agent to answer your questions, give me a cal... 06/12/2008