For the 12 days of Christmas I want to reach out and say thanks, and no one deserves a big "Thank You" more than Ozzie Kvithammer, who sold his pal Advar on working with me long before I even got to meet him in person. Ozzie you are truly a mobile marketing team and I so appreciate it. I look forward to working with you in your new role as Community Banker at Mountain Pacific Bank in Ballard and...
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If you've always thought North Beach was calling you, this may be your opportunity to join our community. My listing for $869,900 at 9022 25th Ave NW is open Saturday 1-3 and Sunday 1-4 and has all of the things on your wish list, from a quiet dead end street to Sound views. Just a block away from North Beach Elementary, the area is at the top of the hill in North Beach and provides recreation at...
Seldom do you see a sunny, spacious Ballard Home for sale on a Sunday, so this is your chance. Sunday 1-3, post-Seahawks Victory, swing on by our listing at 6731 25th Ave NW, sizzling at $575,000 and see what's so special about this home. Could it be the sheet-rocked 2-car garage? The skylights and soaring ceilings that make it sunny all day? The sparkling light oak floors, new siding, systems or...
A client asked me a random question this morning, what criteria is being used to designate a home as a "Hot Home" suggesting that the home has a strong chance of selling in the next few days. My feeling is that the barometer that realtor estate agents use when touring and previewing homes has four elements: price, location, condition and buyer appeal. When all four of these elements get high marks by...
If you crave that Palm Springs vibe, the mod architecture of the mid-century complete with it's open layout, floor to ceiling windows and sun-drenched rooms, you'll want to come by our open house on Saturday 1-3 at 9022 25th Ave NW or Sunday 2-4, if it's still on the market. Our newest North Beach Listing, available for $889,900, has a ton of space with four bedrooms, three family room spaces, and...
Even my photographer couldn't stop saying it when she shot photos of this home. Swing by today 2-4 and you'll say "OMG" just like the 50 people who saw it Saturday at 8056 Jones Avenue NW. This home, listed at $799,900, has a love affair with everyone it meets. Cozy, yet light and open, classic, yet remodeled throughout, it has more soul than many homes out there and will grab your heartstrings all...
Sometimes you just know a particular home is going to sell when you hit the market, and sure enough it sells pretty fast. My "Home in the Trees" listing had 32 parties through during the brokers open house, lasting two hours, this past Wednesday. Sunny skies made the home sparkle, and without a doubt everyone who walked in saw that it was unique, private and definitely not a home you find around...
Few properties have that sophisticated vibe of being a stand out home, secluded in a quiet garden, but my new North Beach listing really does feel like a home in the trees. Originally built as a 1950's ranch it was redesigned by a local architect working with my seller to open it up and to create ambiance between the indoors and outdoors. Throughout the day there you will see that rooms are filled...
If you're on the fence about doing certain updates to your home, and wonder if it pays to upgrade the bathroom, the resounding answer is "Yes, it does" just ask any buyers out looking at homes for sale. Many places have bathrooms that were original to the home, and if you're able to increase the size and the condition of the bathroom, you will create an asset when you are ready to sell. There are a...
One thing that sellers often ask me as we talk "market ready" is what can they can do to jazz up their kitchen to get their home ready to sell. Paint goes a super long way in creating a new image in a kitchen or elsewhere. This cutie near Green Lake is fresh & crisp with painted cabinets and a little accent color around the sink, nothing like the 1950's kitchen it started out as, in...