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Hi all you ActiveRainers! This past weekend I had a client make me aware of a potential new listing of a house in our area, however, it wasn't posted in our local MLS. He'd found it listed for sale on Zillow.com and when I scrolled down to find out where the data feed came from I discovered this...
06/20/2011
Renton has a STOP & SWAP event scheduled for this week at the Renton Memorial Stadium, South Parking Lot where you (residents of the city) can bring in unused items that are in good working order & condition for swapping with others. You don't even have to bring anything to be able to pick up ite...
06/01/2011
As small business owners, we real estate agents understand that it's necessary to regularly be looking at our expenses and figuring out how we can keep our businesses lean and mean in today's economy. That includes considering how we spend our time on the road. I know that with gas prices havin...
05/28/2011
I have to admit that this holiday snuck right up on me. Before I knew it, people were asking me if I had plans for the weekend and when I realized why, it dawned on me.... I've been working too hard lately. Several of my non-REALTOR friends are gone for the long weekend. The people I know who w...
05/28/2011
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For any of you who are curious about some of the best gardens in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood, you may want to volunteer and then also get a free chance to check out this event! See notes below for details and how to contact the folks at Phinney Neighborhood Center: We are looking for voluntee...
05/27/2011
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Many people are in the dilemma of being behind on their mortgage today and of the vast majority I speak to each week, there is not a strong understanding of how the banks look at these situations. Now, there is a tool put out by the Treasury Department that will help assist homeowners in knowing ...
05/24/2011
Your ActiveRain points level are at nearly the exact same number as the miles on your odometer. I just had noted last night in my car that I'm only a couple of hundred miles from turning over 100,000 miles on my odometer for my Honda S2000. As I logged into AR today, I noted that I'm about to hi...
05/24/2011
I've noticed that some of the people who post on real estate blogs here on AR and beyond aren't really talking about real estate most of the time. It's one thing to put up information about a neighborhood and some of the things that go on there - we all need to connect with the public and our cli...
05/23/2011
When checking your credit report each year (you do that, right?) make sure to look for incorrect addresses, phone numbers, incorrectly spelled names, jobs, etc because all of this can affect how your credit is viewed. Most people don't know this information. Also, if you're finding issues, don't ...
05/21/2011
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Did you know that in today's market it's considered best to have 3 open lines of credit? This can be a mix of trade lines such as the following examples: 2 credit cards, a car loan home loan, car loan, a credit card 3 credit cards (not debit) student loan, car loan, store card These are but just ...
05/21/2011