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For the first time since 1954 this home is now on the market. Lovingly cared for by the family the home is dated, but fully functional.With a new roof in 2015 and a new furnace a couple years earlier, you can focus on the primarily cosmetic updates that can make this home shine. In a great scho...
07/15/2016
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I'm writing a lot about selling, but I couldn't say this any better than Mike Cooper did. Selling fast also means getting top dollar, so do what you can to heed this great advice and you'll like the outcome. 5 Ways to sell your home fast What are the 5 ways to sell your home faster? That's easy...
07/04/2016
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Happy Independence Day Sammamish! We’ve seen a lot of changes through the years, but one tradition we love is the Fouth on the Plateau celebration at the Sammamish Commons. Live music near city hall starts around 6:00 pm with vendors on site for food and activity booths. The bounce houses are f...
07/04/2016
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Bellevue will be offering a great Independence Day Celebration tonight including Fireworks synchronized with the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra's live performance. Events start at 2:00 with a play area, jugglers, inflatables, food vendors and more. Live music starts at 3:45 with various band...
07/04/2016
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Happy Canada Day! I'm not Canadian or living in Canada but I married a very proud Canadian. We travel to Canada at least once a year, whether it be British Columbia just a couple hours drive north or across the continent to Ontario, the Province of Elsie's Youth. We like maple syrup, Tim Horto...
07/01/2016
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Master Chorus Eastside presents Celebrate America at the historic Pickering Barn in Issaquah. A program of patriotic music in anticipation of Independence Day. Start your 4th Celebration early and come down for some great music celebrating our country. My beautiful wife Elsie joined this group l...
06/26/2016
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Summer is finally here and anyone with kids in the house knows this means a transition from a schedule based around the school calendar shifting into something different. School calendars are the great regulator of family life through most of the year. We know when people have to be up, out, wh...
06/22/2016
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How to Fail in a Seller’s Market, The Brief Version. Markets are cyclical and driven by internal and external forces. External forces like the economy are beyond the control of the hopeful home seller but many others are not. If we focus on what we control and follow the right steps, our chance...
06/20/2016
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My Three Sons!Fred McMurry had nothing on me. I'm so fortunate to be the father of these 3 great boys/men, both then and now. We've all gotten older, hopefully wiser but I'm as rich as a man can ever hope to be with these guys in my life. This picture was created in 2013, so it's almost time fo...
06/19/2016
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Dad turns 85 this year but one thing hasn’t changed, I still can’t keep up with him. He’s the hardest working man I’ve ever met. He’s the product of a long line of hard working men.Here’s dad a few years back, with his father and his grandfather. I knew all these men and carry with me today le...
06/19/2016