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Autumn in Gig Harbor!
The trees are turning and it is absolutely beautiful everywhere we look.
America’s Most Hated Industries…bottomlinenbcnews.com
I received an article on Facebook from a friend yesterday and I decided to blog my response. I think I shared with you my moving adventure earlier this month. Now I will share with you that I bought 2 properties in WA in 2004 and 2 properties in 2005. All from the proceeds of the […]
I know what you are going through!
At the end of May, 2005, my mom who was 88 and I drove to WA to visit my sister and one of my closest friends in Gig Harbor. On the spur of the moment, I decided to sell my condo in Channel Islands and move to Gig Harbor. I made an offer on a house after […]
Happy Father’s Day
In working yesterday for our Windermere Community Service Day assemblying furniture, I was reminded of my dad and some of the things he taught me about teamwork. You see, I started going to work with my dad when I was really small. He was a general contractor and built homes and churches in So. California. […]
Keeping your raspberries and blackberries from molding!
Berries are delicious, but they’re also kind of delicate. Raspberries in particular seem like they can mold before you even get them home from the market. There’s nothing more tragic than paying $4 for a pint of local raspberries, only to look in the fridge the next day and find that fuzzy mold growing on […]
Gig Harbor and Ventura
I was thinking about what I love about Gig Harbor and what I miss about Ventura, Ca where I was raised. We are surrounded by the Sound and everywhere I go I get views of the water that are breathtaking morning and night. Now that it has warmed a bit, we can go without a […]
First time homebuyers!
Before you make the decision to purchase a home, you should determine how much you can afford to pay for one. In order to buy a home, most individuals have to obtain a mortgage, which is a loan for purchasing real estate. A mortgage requires you to pay back the amount of the loan and […]
Getting refinanced!
I have a friend who bought their home in 2006 from a relative. So they paid top price. They have tried 10 times to refinance and their interest rate is almost 7 percent. They have always made their payments and their jobs wages have increased but were always told by their lender and other lenders […]
Foreclosure frustrations!
The banks are now asking for the buyer to pay the excise tax which is normally the seller’s responsibility! They are also demanding that the buyer pay both the seller’s as well as the buyer’s title and escrow fees which can dramatically increase the downpayment needed to close a transaction. In some cases this is […]
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