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November 12, 2010
Many folks from the island went to see Waiting for Superman this week at the Lynwood Center Theatre. It has made for some good discussion and I know it has been on my mind since I saw it on Monday. As a former public middle and high school inner-city English […]
November 10, 2010
This is a great opportunity to purchase a home, under market value, on Bainbridge Island. This is a short sale, but the bank has already approved the price. What does that mean? That means, one of the most challenging parts of a short sale is to get the bank to […]
October 27, 2010
If You Read my Blog You Might Already Know I think this is the question people really want to ask me when they ask “How’s the market.” What they are thinking, as they ask that nicer question is, “why in the world is she selling real estate in this crazy, down-hill […]
October 25, 2010
How did I forget to put this on my list of things to do in October? IslandWood never disappoints. Their campus is nature refined! IslandWood was a cozy place to spend a rainy afternoon while the kids carved pumpkins, listened to stories, ran around, and enjoyed cookies and cocoa from […]
October 21, 2010
I was out looking at a house for a client, when I noticed the bright and shiny new play structure out at Eagledale Park. The guys with the Parks and Recreation Department said it should be open and ready for use this weekend (10/22/10). What a great addition to this […]
October 21, 2010
At our office meeting this week, my Managing Broker, Casey McGrath brought up an article about how a broker in San Jose, Lisa Blaylock, had an appealing philosophy that got her clients to look at the market with a new set of lenses – and ultimately got fence-sitters to hop […]
October 20, 2010
I thought readers of my blog might appreciate another perspective on island life. I am lucky enough to have Trish Bittman as a friend and a client. She is a writer and today, being her one year anniversary on the island, she wrote a piece on just that topic, her […]
October 19, 2010
Fall on Bainbridge Island I think local Bainbridge Island residents would agree that our fall weather trumps the summer weather we had this year. The sun is out, the air is crisp – it has been a gorgeous Northwest fall. So, before fall and October is over, make sure you […]