King County Property Tax Assessments – How Accurate are They?
King County's annual property tax assessments are understandably not easy to complete in this rapidly-appreciating market. We get questions once in a while about contesting appraisals, which can be done via the procedure outlined on the county's...
Cool Features to Add to Your Home
We’ve been proponents of barn doors for years! Add in a few of these features to your home, and watch your sales price soar! ...And be sure to call us when you’re ready to list your home for sale. http://bit.ly/1SAG1Qp
Uni Out-buildings? What?!
Our particularly favorite is shed #3 — we can easily see ourselves working from there. However, with the latest trends toward gender neutrality, we think it best not to discriminate against ANYONE who wants to use one of these fabulous ideas for an outdoor shed. So...
The 3 D’s of selling
There’s so much information that gets passed on to our clients during the early stages of working together. For sellers, there’s a lot of preparation that goes into helping them get their home on the market. Consulting on what repairs and upgrades to do, pricing...
Great insight into remodeling and their return on value/investment
For those of you considering a remodel, this is one of the most interesting articles we’ve seen. It gives fantastic information on renovation costs, costs recovered at resale, and the most unique indicator — the joy score — what improvements gave owners the most joy…...
Hilarious, must watch!
You've got to watch this, the commentators for this video are HILARIOUS! Talk about masters of BS, these guys are masters of finding nice things to say about real estate turds. This really made our day and had the office laughing. http://bit.ly/1O6UKHd
Inspiration for Your Home Beautification Projects
We love us some good before and after pics. Maybe some of these ideas will help inspire your next room make-over. http://bit.ly/24kqNr9
Epic FAIL Real Estate photos
We love these hilarious slideshows of terrible real estate marketing pictures. Make sure your Realtor never does this to you (not that it would, since we would NEVER allow this to happen to your listing!). Some people....wow. http://bit.ly/1LK7ON0
Realtors make great spouses. It’s true! …and here’s why…
For our daily dose of real estate humor (though this one may be more "factual")...10 reasons why it's great to date and/or marry a realtor! We think #9 is especially true! http://bit.ly/1xp4u4C
Hiring a Contractor? Read This!
We often get inquiries about contractors and it can be SO DIFFICULT to refer a good one that everyone's happy with! This article is great for setting your expectations and knowing what to look for and what questions to ask when you're looking around for a contractor....