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            As we near into the middle of March, you can't help but desire all the warmth (hopefully) and sun that's going to be coming with Spring. If you're like most you start getting excited for yard projects such as planting beautiful flowers, and making your house pop a little after being so gloomy in all the rainy months! Whether or not you are planning on selling your home in the Spring selling season, I'm here to offer these few tips that will help you prepare your home's exterior to look it's best for the days to come of sunshine and happiness!   Let's start with your lawn. There are a few steps you should be taking to get your lawn looking back to it's…

8 Oregon Coast Beaches And Why To Visit Them       When you live in Oregon, you have the best of both worlds- drive in one direction and you can reach the mountains to hit the slopes, or drive in the opposite direction and wind up at the sandy beach. The Oregon Coast runs 362 miles along the Pacific Ocean with roughly 28 different beach towns. Some towns you may know right away when you hear the name while others you might have to look up, but you can always be sure you're in for a treat along the Oregon Coast. Here, I'll be outlining 8 different Oregon Beaches and what you can expect when visiting!   Seaside Seaside is located in northwestern Oregon and boasts many activities for…

With the Portland Metro constantly growing in population, we have found ourselves with less housing inventory and higher rental prices. There are lots of individuals who have owned their homes for 7+ years and have a good chunk of equity, but quite a bit of those same individuals are fearful to sell their homes due to the current home prices as well as interest rates being higher than what they originally purchased. Both very valid concerns! This lack of housing inventory and influx of new residents has created the need for more homes, wider freeways, and more neighborhoods to live in. Being that a lot of sellers aren't exactly jumping to list their homes (even with a good amount of equity built up), we have seen lots of new construction…

  Having worked with plenty of clients that have never purchased a home before, I have found that certain aspects of the home buying process can come as a surprise to most and create unnecessary stresses. One of the most common surprises is the typical transaction costs that are required in addition to your down payment prior to closing. Everything prior to the acceptance of the offer is usually pretty straight forward and known to you- down payment, pre-approval, looking for home. Pretty simple stuff! This post will breakdown all the typical transaction costs you can expect after your offer is accepted and help ease the process for both you and your agent! Let’s get right into things!   EARNEST MONEY: After your offer has been accepted (YAY!), you have…

RENTING VS OWNING….and everything in between Today’s blog post was a request! There are lots of options when it comes to living out there, and I hope to be able to enlighten you on some options in the real estate market! Have you ever scrolled Craigslist looking for a rental and happened to come across Rent-To-Own? Do you want to own a home, but aren’t ready at this exact moment and still would like a chance at something different? Here is a quick look at some basic information regarding renting, owning, and a few in betweeners you might not be so familiar with.     RENTING Everyone pretty much knows about renting. It’s pretty straight forward! Under a standard rental agreement, you have 0 ownership of the home. You are either dealing…

AS A BUYER, YOU DO NOT PAY FOR YOUR AGENT. When you think of someone who provides you a service, the first thing that crosses your mind is “how much is this going to cost me?” I know I’m not the only one...You have to pay for services, right? Someone comes and fixes your toilet, you pay them for their time and abilities. So why would having a Realtor find you a home be any different? Well it is to a certain extent. Whether you are aware or not, you actually DON’T pay for your Realtor on the buyer’s side. Now it’s a different story when you need to sell your house, but if you are just buying a house without selling then you need not worry about footing any…

As each year passes by and everyone gets older, I think more and more about what I want out of my life for myself and for my family. Why does time have to go so fast?! We have our oldest daughter who starts Kindergarten this Fall, and slowly I feel myself getting older and older. I have lots of goals I want to accomplish, both business and personal, and what better way for you to see into my heart more than to let you all know what I am going to accomplish in the next 12 years! You see how I said “what I’m going to accomplish” rather than “what I would like to accomplish”? Keep the mindset that you are going to obtain your goals, and you will succeed.…