Dear Friends, I am inviting you to our ProLife Banquet to support the Camas Washougal Pregnancy Clinic. It's a "free" fabulous dinner. (R.S.V.P. please) This is a fundraiser of course but it's also gonna be FUN for YOU! Thursday, November 5th, 7 pm at the lovely Heathman Lodge Vancouver, WA. (I love arriving early and having a cup of coffee or glass of wine sitting by their big rock fireplace!) Click here to check out the gorgeous Lodge! http://www.heathmanlodge.com/html/Vancouver-wa-restaurant.asp
Tables have already been paid for, so please come! I need hosts for a couple of tables, can you do that for me? I hope you have a heart for this ministry as I do. My phone number is 360-852-1689. This clinic is a Christian based ministry so I really hope you'll come and help support this little clinic that does BIG things. They do not receive any govt. funds, so really it's up to us to keep them going. Please help me do this!
There will be a scrumptious dinner and the popular author and parent trainer Judy Salisbury will be the speaker. Have you heard of her? She's a local girl with a passion for this ministry of saving babies. Here's a link to her page: http://judysalisbury.com/founder.htm I've heard her speak and she's FUNNY!!!! I think you'll enjoy her. Please R.S.V.P. to me by replying to this email or by phone: 360-852-1689. This is my cell and I can be reached anytime. Many, many blessings dear friends! Jill and Mike Watts
About Community Pregnancy Clinic of Camas Washougal
The Community Pregnancy Clinic is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free and confidential early pregnancy services to women in the Camas/Washougal community. We have been offering services since 1994 and average over 800 clients a year.
What is our mission?
To provide compassionate help and hope to those who find themselves unprepared for pregnancy
To encourage and support both practical and informational programs which help to stem the tide of unwanted pregnancies in our community.
To make referrals when needed for social services, medical care, adoption, and for those who suffer emotional, physical or spiritual trauma from previous abortion
To offer to all who wish to receive it, the Gospel of Jesus Christ in both work and deed, and the love and compassion of true Christian fellowship.
Hours of operation
Tues, Wed & Thurs 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
What is our affiliation?
The Community Pregnancy Clinic is an affiliate of CareNet, a Christian network of pregnancy care centers providing practical help, counseling, and positive alternatives to women and unborn children in the United States and Canada.
The CPC is a nonprofit organization which is staffed by volunteers from our community. The CPC receives no funding from federal, state, or local government agencies and is therefore dependent completely upon local fund-raising efforts.
About our clients
Most of our clients are 16 to 20 years old
Eight in ten are not using contraceptives
20% state they have no Christian background
Three out of four are single
30% have a positive pregnancy test
Nearly 9 out of 10 of those who find they are pregnant choose life for their unborn child
Are you Selling or Buying a new home in one of the great livable cities that make up Clark County? (Battle Ground, Camas, LaCenter, Vancouver, Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt) Buying? Call me (Jill Watts) at 360-852-1689! I have blazing hot deals from the RMLS right at my fignertips and can provide them to you before the sign even goes into the yard. Selling? The RMLS and Keller Williams up-to-the-minute technology will give you all the research you need to make your contract negotiations razor sharp and your buying or selling decisions precise and save your money! (I am also connected to our new Keller Williams Commercial group, so give me a call today to get hooked up with a dynamic possibility for your investment future. No really! Call me!! 360-852-1689 to get started on your next life transition today)
Click here:Bringing Baby Home!This is one of the most exciting days of your life! The little toes, little figners, cute little cheeks! Baby is here! All yours to care for and raise and make life easier for your baby than you had it growing up. Bringing Baby Home pretty much outshines birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and vacation! Check out the Bringing Baby Home website. (Bringing Baby Home!) It is well done by the Discovery Channel and has resources that you will find helpful in these first few days.
I have two young families that are expecting their first baby this month! They are eventually going to need a new home for more room, more toys, a fenced back yard for doggies and a swing set, a large place to store trikes, bikes and roller skates. A NEW HOME is SO possible these days!!! Hooray! Prices are still so low and interest rates are at an all time low. Well, I don't have to tell you that!
I am blessed to have been able to help some young families buy their very first home recently!! They have bought smaller first homes. But...they have equity now! They have a place to spread out, a place to paint and fix up and make it their own! A place to have guests over and celebrate holidays!
Here are some questions you may be wondering about:
This article I re-blogged just for my friends and family. If you know of someone wanting or needing to move...this article just makes sense. Steve from NH points out that it costs you money to stay in your current home. Some people are still waiting for the "Bottom" of the market before buying. That's like catching smoke in your hand, the bottom of the market is unpredictible. Call me, I will tell you what your house will bring you in today's market. 360-852-1689. Blessings Y'all! Jill
Live like you are dying, the lyrics of this Tim McGraw song speaks volumes to many different people.
As I listened to what this song is advocating, It occurred to me many sellers should heed this lesson. They put a price on a property that they think "someday" it may sell for. If moving on with your life requires the sale of a property you own...there is not an infinite amount of time to accomplish this sale. Life is Short.
What got me thinking about this, is I have several short sales a bank owned sale and a probate property that are pending. With these sales the process to close will be longer (in some cases much longer) than the time it took to find a buyer. The price was right, the buyers where motivated and the sellers showed their willingness to sell, by pricing the property to sell.
List like the market is dying. Life is Short.
#1 If you are going to buy after this sale...the sooner you sell the sooner you are in the buyers shoes (you are merely trading equity...if you buy a replacement property).
#2 Moving on is far less painful than hanging on (how many months of mortgages, taxes, insurance utilities will be spend holding...after you admit you want to sell).
#3 You may be better off renting for a time (dropping the major maintenance costs and healing your credit may put you in a better place in the long run than draining your savings, while waiting to score on unrealistic re-sales).
My Bucket list doesn't include living in a home I can't afford...and waiting for someone to over pay me for the same privileges. Life is Short.
Steve Loynd, White Mountain New Hampshire real Estate Expert
Larsen's Bakery Banana Cream Cake in Vancouver, WA comes to mind during this holiday time of year! Have you visited their bakery? They are famous for their Banana Cream cakes. Delicious!! These cakes taste divine. Whenever I go to a wedding, baby shower or birthday where this cake is served...I know that person is VERY special to have deserved such a cake.
I've heard that Larsen's Bakery even has a Banana Cream pie, but I love the cake so much that I only order it when I visit their bakery. They have so many other delightful creations and a coffee bar too!
This is a statement from their webpage: Larson's Bakery, serving the Vancouver, WA / Portland, OR area since 1986, is a family owned and operated business. In 1923, the Larson ancestors came to America from Sweden, bringing with them their family's secret recipes for the luscious baked creations found at Larson's Bakery. These dessert creations are baked works of art and the wedding cakes are the masterpieces of our baking artisans. Be sure to visit the Wedding Cakes picture gallery to view examples of our wonderful wedding cakes. Our baked goods are "made from scratch" and are fresh, fresh, fresh!
Larsen's Bakery is located at Larson's Bakery, Deli and Coffee Bar 13411 SE Mill Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98684 Phone:360-253-4555 FAX:360-882-6690
Your home is your largest investment! We'll work together as a team to achieve your goals. I love assisting clients to find their dream home whether it is for investment in working with builders to build a custom home, short sales, relocation, bank owned sales...quick, smooth sales and purchases are managed for you, contract to close. You can easily maximize your profits in real estate in bustling Clark County, Washington.
Are you Selling or Buying a new home in one of the great livable cities that make up Clark County? (Battle Ground, Camas, LaCenter, Vancouver, Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt) Buying? Call me (Jill Watts) at 360-852-1689! I have blazing hot deals from the RMLS right at my fignertips and can provide them to you before the sign even goes into the yard. Selling? The RMLS and Keller Williams up-to-the-minute technology will give you all the research you need to make your contract negotiations razor sharp and your buying or selling decisions precise and save your money! (I am also connected to our new Keller Williams Commercial group, so give me a call today to get hooked up with a dynamic possibility for your investment future. No really! Call me!! 360-852-1689 to get started on your next life transition today)
Here are my favorite websites to get you started enjoying and exploring Camas, Washougal, Vancouver, Ridgefield. Battle Ground, LaCenter, Yacolt, Washington. Also check out our neighbor city: Portland, Oregon:(1)"Johann & Sandra's" FUN resource page:Click Here! (2) Vancouver's City Page has Maps, Events, etc.Click Here! (3) Check out our local School Ratings:Click Here! (4) For FREE stuff to do in nearby Portland:Click Here!
Stats of Clark County WA Homes and Properties for Sale: First part of this stats report shows a few of the popular Clark County neighborhood areas for real estate residential activity in the past week of 10/12-10/19/2009.
The second section of the report shows stats for all of Clark County, WA all areas of real estate for the month of September, 2009.
Week of: 10/12-10/19/2009
Active
Pending
Sold
Av. Days on Mkt
Washougal
56
9
6
81
Camas
50
18
9
56
Fishers Landing
30
7
4
88
Salmon Creek
144
40
31
106
West Vancouver
145
28
15
58
Month of: September 2009
Active
Pending
Sold
Days on Mkt
Av. Sold Price
All ClarK County
3560
583
470
150
$232,200
Jill Watts, Keller Williams MY MOST IMPORTANT HOME SALE IS YOURS!
Your home is your largest investment! We'll work together as a team to achieve your goals. I love assisting clients to find their dream home whether it is for investment in working with builders to build a custom home, short sales, relocation, bank owned sales...quick, smooth sales and purchases are managed for you, contract to close. You can easily maximize your profits in real estate in bustling Clark County, Washington.
Are you Selling or Buying a new home in one of the great livable cities that make up Clark County? (Battle Ground, Camas, LaCenter, Vancouver, Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt) Buying? Call me (Jill Watts) at 360-852-1689! I have blazing hot deals from the RMLS right at my fignertips and can provide them to you before the sign even goes into the yard. Selling? The RMLS and Keller Williams up-to-the-minute technology will give you all the research you need to make your contract negotiations razor sharp and your buying or selling decisions precise and save your money! (I am also connected to our new Keller Williams Commercial group, so give me a call today to get hooked up with a dynamic possibility for your investment future. No really! Call me!! 360-852-1689 to get started on your next life transition today)
Here are my favorite websites to get you started enjoying and exploring Camas, Washougal, Vancouver, Ridgefield. Battle Ground, LaCenter, Yacolt, Washington. Also check out our neighbor city: Portland, Oregon:(1)"Johann & Sandra's" FUN resource page:Click Here! (2) Vancouver's City Page has Maps, Events, etc.Click Here! (3) Check out our local School Ratings:Click Here! (4) For FREE stuff to do in nearby Portland:Click Here!
First-time home buyer credit nears the deadline...the "Money Clock is Ticking!" Buy a house this weekend! It's not too late!! One of my favorite things to do is helping 1st time home buyers. Their excitement is so high and they are eager to jump in and begin their new life.Reference my blog: http://activerain.com/allhomes4you
Puget Sound Business Journal ( Seattle ) - Kansas City , Mo. Business Journal
The clock is ticking for first-time home buyers wanting to take advantage of the 10 percent tax credit made available through the federal economic-stimulus act passed earlier this year.
The credits are available for purchases finalized through Nov. 30. But Tom Krattli, president of Kansas City, Mo.-based Plaza Mortgage Services, said he feared many first-time home buyers haven't got the message that they need to close on their mortgage loans by Nov. 30 to qualify for the credit. The 10 percent credit is good for a maximum of $8,000, regardless of how much federal tax liability the buyer has. It is not a loan that must be repaid, as was a similar first-time buyer credit that preceded it.
"There's going to be a lot of upset people," Krattli said. "If you're under contract by Oct. 15, you should be OK. But you can't have any major glitches along the way. And if you get much past Oct. 19 (to put a home under contract), in my opinion, you're right at the edge."
That's because it typically takes 30 to 45 days from the contract date to close on a home. During that time, inspections must be conducted, and the mortgage company must complete an appraisal, Krattli said.
Other factors compounding the need for first-time buyers to put a home under contract soon are that mortgage lenders are expected to be besieged with a last-minute rush of closings and that Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26, taking that date through Nov. 29 out of the equation for closings. Nov. 30 falls on a Monday this year.
"Obviously, the worst thing that could happen is someone thinking they're going to get the tax credit, and for some reason it's impossible to close by Nov. 30, and they buy the home and don't get the credit," Krattli said.
He said first-time buyers could make their contracts contingent on getting the credit, but in reality few buyers are doing so.
For those who miss the deadline, there is hope of an extension. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., has submitted a bill that would extend the existing tax credit - good for the lesser of $8,000 or 10 percent of a purchased home's value - through June 1.
A second bill filed by Biggert would raise the maximum amount of the credit to $15,000, extend it to include non-first-time buyers and eliminate restrictions that exclude individual buyers earning $75,000 or more annually and couples earning more than $150,000.
The cost of both bills would be offset by recapturing unspent dollars authorized by the economic stimulus act.
Hi All! You know how I love supporting great causes! I have long believed in the richness of the Young Life events and meetings. They reach out with fun and give teens an opportunity to become closer to God. Supporting Young Life in Clark County is a strong way to make a difference in the lives of young men and women.
Here is a link to their webpage...check out the awesome programs, leadership skills and friendships they offer to our young adults.Click Here To Learn More About Young Life!
Here is a picture of the fabulous Wildhorse Retreat Camp that Young Life enjoys each summer through the leadership of young men and women of our Clark County community.
Here is a letter a dear friend and great Young Life supporter wrote inviting all of us to attend their fall banquet:
I am writing to invite you to support kids in our Clark County community at our upcoming Young Life Banquet. Young Life provides teenagers with what they all need...a safe place to hang out, mentoring relationships with caring adults, marketable skills and the opportunity to serve others. Young Life works with parents, schools, churches and community groups to tackle the social problems that our teenagers face.
Would you or your business consider sponsoring a table for our banquet on October 18th at Camas Meadows Golf Club? By sponsoring a table, you can help Young Life continue to grow in our community. Each table sponsor will be recognized at the individual tables and in our printed program. Full Table Sponsorship is $200.
For the past two years over 200 individuals from the Camas-Washougal area attended our annual banquets. Attendees enjoyed a nice luncheon, inspiring talk and learned more about supporting Young Life financially and by getting involved. Your support will allow us to continue growing the Young Life program in our area so that we can reach more kids.
You can call Stephanie or Kim at Camas Meadows Golf Club (833-2000 ext 107) and indicate you want to put on a charge card your contribution to the Young Life Banquet. OR your check can be made out to the Camas Meadows Golf Clubor Camas-Washougal Young Life and mailed to 2309 NW Lacamas Drive, Camas, WA 08607. Thank you in advance for your consideration and valuable support. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me at 360-852-1689
What Does Young Life Do?
Their staff and volunteers enter the world of kids, focusing on their social, physical, mental and spiritual needs. Through relationships with caring adults, the controlled chaos of Club, conversations about significant life issues at Campaigners or the adventure of a week at Young Life Camp, kids are drawn into the fun and freedom of the full life for which they were created. Their facades are stripped away, revealing hearts and minds that long for meaning and purpose. We go where kids are. They accept them as they are. And they do more than accept them, they love them. They do this because every one of these kids is made in the image of God and His mind is set upon them. As they learn how to love these kids like God does, these same kids begin to see God working through them and they want more.
Do you have great memories to share about Young Life?
Jill Watts, Keller Williams MY MOST IMPORTANT HOME SALE IS YOURS!
Your home is your largest investment! We'll work together as a team to achieve your goals. I love assisting clients to find their dream home whether it is for investment in working with builders to build a custom home, short sales, relocation, bank owned sales...quick, smooth sales and purchases are managed for you, contract to close. You can easily maximize your profits in real estate in bustling Clark County, Washington.
Are you Selling or Buying a new home in one of the great livable cities that make up Clark County? (Battle Ground, Camas, LaCenter, Vancouver, Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt) Buying? Call me (Jill Watts) at 360-852-1689! I have blazing hot deals from the RMLS right at my fignertips and can provide them to you before the sign even goes into the yard. Selling? The RMLS and Keller Williams up-to-the-minute technology will give you all the research you need to make your contract negotiations razor sharp and your buying or selling decisions precise and save your money! (I am also connected to our new Keller Williams Commercial group, so give me a call today to get hooked up with a dynamic possibility for your investment future. No really! Call me!! 360-852-1689 to get started on your next life transition today)
Here are my favorite websites to get you started enjoying and exploring Camas, Washougal, Vancouver, Ridgefield. Battle Ground, LaCenter, Yacolt, Washington. Also check out our neighbor city: Portland, Oregon:(1)"Johann & Sandra's" FUN resource page:Click Here! (2) Vancouver's City Page has Maps, Events, etc.Click Here! (3) Check out our local School Ratings:Click Here! (4) For FREE stuff to do in nearby Portland:Click Here!
Check out the cute little Water Lily Cafe right downtown Vancouver, WA. I highly recommend it because it has the BEST pasta salads and sandwiches and soups!! I love this little cafe and often drop by when I'm working at the downtown Keller William's office. (It's right next door!) The Water Lily Cafe is tucked into the SE corner of the 1st floor of the Bank of America building. (The address for the Water Lily Cafe is 805 Broadway, Vancouver, WA 98660. Phone is 360-693-9501 and Fax: 360-693-9520. They are open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.)
My good friend Monique and I like to grab one of their Chicken Fruit Pasta salads or a Tuna Pasta Salad and a drink and head out into the sunshine to have a "concrete" picnic. (There are brick/concrete flower beds and structures to sit on in the sun to enjoy this great lunch!) This cafe is owned by my friend, Connie Min. She has been in the food and cafe business for over 25 years. I asked her where she got all her delicious recipes and she said that it has come from experience, whatever people liked, she would repeat. I asked Connie what was the best food items she had to offer and she said, "IT'S ALL GOOD!" And, she's right. I love trying new sandwiches or one of her specialty soups. Connie did tell me that her most popular items are the "Merry Berry Sandwich," "California Turkey" and "Chicken Salad Sandwich" (That's because she bakes the chicken fresh every morning and cuts it up for the different items!) And I have to recommend the "Teriyaki Chicken Wrap."
The Cafe has adorable gift items too. It has lots of FUNNY/SASSY stuff you'd want to buy for a friend. I spend several minutes each time I go there chuckling over some of the cards, signs and magnets, etc.
GO AND ENJOY!!! YUM! P.S....they do catering too!
Jill Watts, Keller Williams MY MOST IMPORTANT HOME SALE IS YOURS!
Your home is your largest investment! We'll work together as a team to achieve your goals. I love assisting clients to find their dream home whether it is for investment in working with builders to build a custom home, short sales, relocation, bank owned sales...quick, smooth sales and purchases are managed for you, contract to close. You can easily maximize your profits in real estate in bustling Clark County, Washington.
Are you Selling or Buying a new home in one of the great livable cities that make up Clark County? (Battle Ground, Camas, LaCenter, Vancouver, Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt) Buying? Call me (Jill Watts) at 360-852-1689! I have blazing hot deals from the RMLS right at my fignertips and can provide them to you before the sign even goes into the yard. Selling? The RMLS and Keller Williams up-to-the-minute technology will give you all the research you need to make your contract negotiations razor sharp and your buying or selling decisions precise and save your money! (I am also connected to our new Keller Williams Commercial group, so give me a call today to get hooked up with a dynamic possibility for your investment future. No really! Call me!! 360-852-1689 to get started on your next life transition today)
Here are my favorite websites to get you started enjoying and exploring Camas, Washougal, Vancouver, Ridgefield. Battle Ground, LaCenter, Yacolt, Washington. Also check out our neighbor city: Portland, Oregon:(1)"Johann & Sandra's" FUN resource page:Click Here! (2) Vancouver's City Page has Maps, Events, etc.Click Here! (3) Check out our local School Ratings:Click Here! (4) For FREE stuff to do in nearby Portland:Click Here!
Here are my favorite websites to get you started enjoying and exploring Camas, Washougal, Vancouver, Ridgefield. Battle Ground, LaCenter, Yacolt, Washington. Also check out our neighbor city: Portland, Oregon:(1)"Johann & Sandra's" FUN resource page:Click Here! (2) Vancouver's City Page has Maps, Events, etc.Click Here! (3) Check out our local School Ratings:Click Here! (4) For FREE stuff to do in nearby Portland:Click Here!
Jill Watts, Keller Williams MY MOST IMPORTANT HOME SALE IS YOURS! 360-852-1689 office jillwatts@kw.com
Your home is your largest investment! We'll work together as a team to achieve your goals. I love assisting clients to find their dream home whether it is for investment in working with builders to build a custom home, short sales, relocation, bank owned sales...quick, smooth sales and purchases are managed for you, contract to close. You can easily maximize your profits in real estate in bustling Clark County, Washington. Are you Selling or Buying a new home in one of the great livable cities that make up Clark County? (Battle Ground, Camas, LaCenter, Vancouver, Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt) Buying? Call me (Jill Watts) at 360-852-1689! I have blazing hot deals from the RMLS right at my fignertips and can provide them to you before the sign even goes into the yard. Selling? The RMLS and Keller Williams up-to-the-minute technology will give you all the research you need to make your contract negotiations razor sharp and your buying or selling decisions precise and save your money! (I am also connected to our new Keller Williams Commercial group, so give me a call today to get hooked up with a dynamic possibility for your investment future. No really! Call me!! 360-852-1689 to get started on your next life transition today)
What is your home worth in today's market? Call me! I can research it for you!
I love assisting clients to find their dream home whether it is for investment in a custom home, short sale, relocation, rental, bank owned sale...quick, smooth sales and purchases are managed for you, contract to close. Maximize your profits in real estate in Camas, Washougal and Vancouver today! Creating wealth through real estate is the best way to financial freedom...and that's what we all want, right?!
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Steve Loynd, White Mountain New Hampshire real Estate Expert
They have so many other delightful creations and a coffee bar too!
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