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6 Important Tips for Choosing a Realtor in the Tri Cities WA
6 Tips for helping you find a good real estate agent in the Tri Cities
Get your hands on the $8000 housing credit FAST!
With the onset of spring the Tri Cities WA real estate market has begun to see signs of heating up. But for those still on the sidelines, I thought it would be important to see just what the new $8000 First-time home buyer tax credit can do. People have emailed me at the Tri City [...]
Richland WA Begins New Recycling Project
Tri Cities WA has always been aware of sustainable energy, and has major ties to the concepts of earth-friendly projects. Now the city of Richland WA has announced a pilot for curbside recycling. Next week, Richland is set to begin delivering blue recycling bins and green waste containers to residents who request them- at least [...]
Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Tri Cities WA Home
As a seller in the Tri Cities real estate area, it can be tough to make all the right choices when selling your home. In this article, we’ll go over five common mistakes sellers make so you can ensure that you avoid these mistakes. By the end of this article, you’ll have a good idea [...]
Tri Cities Real Estate Effects from WSU-Tri Cities Branch Campus
New partnerships between Washington State University Tri-Cities and local companies and institutions will be a major contributing factor in continuing to diversify the Tri Cities economy and making it a center for research. As partnerships between WSU Tri Cities and area companies like Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Battelle are developed promoting research in Battelle’s [...]
Does that come with the house?
When a home is in the closing phase, a question one will often hear is “does that come with the house?” Sounds simple, but what is or is not included in the purchase price of the home can often cause unnecessary problems if not disclosed upfront. If this question is being raised at the closing [...]
Tax Consequences of Flipping that House
With the approach of the dreaded tax day, and in light of so many people getting into the real estate investing game with the current housing situation, I’m going to share some information regarding the tax consequences that can come about from selling a property in a “flipping” concept. As housing prices have dropped, and [...]
Optimism Balanced with Facts
There have been many reasons cited in the media over the past couple of months for waiting to purchase a new home. Unavailability of financing, fear the market will continue to decrease a home’s value, looming unemployment increases, continued foreclosures. The majority of reporters and politicians don’t pay enough attention to an important cause of [...]
City-Data for all your, well, City Data!
I spend quite a bit of my time researching on the internet. I do it to keep up with local news, events, and for other content to share with you. When I find a good source for information, I’ll share it with you. A few years ago, when I was living for a while in [...]
Updating my Blog- or How to have a Heart Attack without the whole Cholesterol Thing…
Earlier this week I decided that it would be a great idea to move over from the free WordPress hosted blog and to a hosted one. The cool tools I could share with my readers (well, my kids read it!) were just too much to pass up for a geek-wannabe. Getting it setup was a [...]
