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September 8, 2010
Sold by Jen Pells Bainbridge Agent

Pricing Your Home Correctly . . . Out the Gate

One of the Best Things You Can do to Sell Your Home Here’s a piece from MSN Money that details the psychology of pricing and selling a home. The piece reiterates what I tell my clients when we sit down for a listing presentation. Buffer Pricing “You’re selling your home. Here’s […]
September 7, 2010
Life on Bainbridge Island

Day Trip to Point No Point & Port Gamble

The sun was pretty shy over this past three day Labor Day weekend.  But on Sunday, it popped out in the afternoon, so our family did the same. Less Than an Hour Away In well under an hour, you can get from Bainbridge Island to Point No Point.  A quaint […]
September 3, 2010
Key to Bainbridge Home

5 Reasons Home Ownership Trumps Renting

The seemingly endless run of bad housing news is discouraging some potential home buyers from considering a purchase. But the truth is that the advantages of homeownership have very little to do with investment gains. The best things about owning a home have a lot more to do with personal […]
August 20, 2010
Outstanding in the Field by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent on Bainbridge Island

Home Grown Dinner on Bainbridge Island

Being a California girl, these long, white tables remind me of some amazing wine country dinners. Just that type of bucolic dinner is coming here to Bainbridge Island on October 2nd. Nationally acclaimed Outstanding in the Field, a roving, restaurant-without-walls experience, whose mission is to reconnect diners to the land […]
August 19, 2010

Two More Days to Donate to Project Backpack on Bainbridge Island

Project Backpack is sponsored by Helpline House on Bainbridge Island. Each year they furnish school supplies to between 150-225 school children in the area.  Last year, in 2009, they provided supplies for 193 students.  Below is a list of the most needed items.  Pick up a couple extra items while […]
August 16, 2010

The Wing Point Neighborhood on Bainbridge Island

The Wing Point Golf Course and a home in the Wing Point/North Hill Neighborhood.   Wing Point with Seattle in the background. The Wing Point Neighborhood is one of the closest neighborhoods to the ferry.  The neighborhood is adjacent and east of the city-center Winslow area. The land juts out to […]
August 10, 2010
A collage of pictures from Bainbridge Island, taken with my new camera

So, I got this new camera for my birthday. . .

And, then I went sailing . . . and went back to the Farm Kitchen in Poulsbo . . . and went crabbing on Point White Pier . . . I’ve generally been having a summer, with my new Nikon in tow.  I am happy to have finally entered into […]
August 5, 2010
Pritchard Park on Bainbridge Island

Eagle Harbor/Eagledale Neighborhood on Bainbridge Island

The Eagledale Neighborhood is full of things to see and do. One of my favorite scenic drives is from the Y turning onto Eagle Harbor Drive all the way to the Bill Point Neighborhood. Off of Eagle Harbor Drive there are several places to stop and view Eagle Harbor, including […]