bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Bremerton Real Estate : 1941 Attic Video : Turn of the Century Home Buyers - 10/04/09 01:06 AM
One of the reasons I relocated to Bremerton WA was because of the history and early century architecture. I love older homes. Maybe it is because of one home I remember as a child that was in Puyallup. A true craftsman with a huge front porch and built in buffets, along with a really unique floor plan that included a kitchen breakfast nook and closets so large we made them into playhouses.
Anyway, the home we purchased here was built in 1941, it isn't a craftsman but a Cape Cod Bungalow. It has a steep roof with side gables, … (5 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Old Fashioned Service with the Technology of Today! - 03/24/08 03:03 PM
Are you aware of the advanced marketing trends of the new technology age of Real Estate? As a member of the Baby Boomer Generation (1943-1964) I have lived a life of change. We are after all the generation that started it all! Boomers are associated with expressing individual freedom, the civil rights movement, gay rights, handicapped rights, right to privacy and the important feminist cause of the 1970's. I don't call that slacking and I don't call it out of the loop. Those movements taught us how change was good, how it could improve our lives and how it would lead to great things. … (4 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: My 100th Blog - 01/15/08 01:55 AM
You all are probably thinking "who is this" and how does she have 100 blogs!!
I think I am an "under the radar" blogger.You can see by my stats that I do participate. I comment a lot - and not just my 10 per day. I will comment on AR'ers who I am not an associate with, on AR'ers who I don't subscribe to and on AR's that don't subscribe to me. I am not part of any clique, club or tight group. I will comment on everyone. I like reading everyone. This is probably why I don't have many comments on … (34 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: The Donut that's been to Iraq and back - 01/13/08 12:27 AM
When you are a military spouse you count things, lots of things.You count how many days until he leaves, you count how many days until he comes home, you count how many days until the next PCS, you count how many days until he leaves again. You have to count most of these days in private. You have to be careful about Operational Security or OPSEC.
I think it was in 2003 when some soldier or Marine who was stationed in Iraq decided to compose what was and is to this day called "The Donut of Misery".This donut has been emailed … (45 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Bremerton | Homeowners | Did your Home end up in the DUMP? - 01/12/08 07:52 PM
- Expired Dump?
I was doing some market research today and decided to really look and look hard at expired listings in my market area. I know the blah; blah; blah...if it isn't priced right it won't sell. I started to look at homes and really thought the price was right or in a range that with a little negotiation there would or should have been a buyer. So why didn't some of these homes sale. I will tell you - BECAUSE THEIR AGENTS WERE LAZY!!! Now, that might sound strong and maybe not sound professional but it is the … (9 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: OH THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL!! - 01/08/08 06:21 PM
OH THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL!!
Where the heck do I live?!! I had no idea that living here in Bremerton would be so filled with snow days!! This is the 3rd YES, the 3rd snow fall of the winter season!!! I live on a very steep hill so when it snows I am out with my boots and mittens on shoveling away! I shovel my whole street. Yes, I am that crazy lady who plows by hand.
Hey, today I was out shoveling and I was up at the intersection and along come one of the city's snow plows, not the … (15 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Naval Base Kitsap | Is this Legal? Receiving Tax Breaks with Tax Free Money? - 01/06/08 06:01 PM
If you are in the United States Military and receive BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) it is. This is a huge financial opportunity that not many Military members take advantage of for fear of the real estate market and the lack of education concerning real estate ownership.
The average homeowner receives tax breaks associated with home ownership. The yearly property taxes and yearly interest payments are tax deductible on their yearly tax return.
The average Military homeowner receives tax breaks associated with home ownership. The yearly property taxes and yearly interest payments are tax deductible on their yearly tax return, also. However, … (6 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Bremerton WA Real Estate | NoBody Move!! I lost my Crystal Ball!!! - 01/04/08 07:07 PM
I lost my crystal ball!! No, really I did!!! I have been looking for it all over! I look several times a day. In fact I look for it every time my phone rings.
A client will call with those "real estate questions", you know the ones. "When will it be a Seller's market again?", "Are interest rates going to go down?", "If I buy now can I still sell without having to wait years and years and still make a profit?" Every time I hear these questions I politely ask If I can put them on hold explaining that I … (15 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Bremerton WA Real Estate | Baby, It's Cold Outside - 01/02/08 06:55 PM
As I am sure we all suspected when Puget Sound Energy released its "merge" information - Puget Energy Signs Merger Agreement with Consortium of North American Infrastructure Investors it wouldn't be too long before we would see a request for a rate increase. We were all right! Puget Sound Energy in a press release December 3rd has started the process for an increase. Infrastructure investments, higher costs prompt Puget Sound Energy to request general rate increase for late 2008.
This could result in an average increase of approximately 9.5% for electric and 5.3 for gas. With this kind of information you better … (6 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Washington State | DRIVE HAMMERED. GET NAILED - 12/31/07 12:45 PM
The slogan and the campaign have been around Washington State for several years. During the Holidays there is always an emphasis on prevention of drinking and driving. I am a strong supporter of zero tolerance for DUI offenders. There were 3,350 drinking driver involved accidents in Washington State in 2006 which includes 229 fatal crashes resulting in 252 deaths.
So Please over this Holiday weekend if you or someone you know has been drinking, DON'T DRIVE! Use a designated driver, call a friend, call a taxi just don't drive. If you see someone who might be under the influence please call … (0 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Bremerton | Bring in the New Year with a Laugh! - 12/29/07 05:41 PM
Bring in the New Year with a Laugh!
Come out to the Admiral Theater and Laugh in the New Year with the "Best of the Seattle Comedy Underground". Share a toast at midnight and dance until 2 a.m. on the Admiral Theater stage. Admiral Theatre515 Pacific AveBremerton
Main Floor Reserved $35Loge Reserved $25Balcony Reserved $25
Sponsored by: TeleTech
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Be Green - Treecycle - 12/27/07 04:00 PM
Bremerton residents have the opportunity to Treecycle their Christmas tree until January, 15, 2008. Just make sure you remove all the ornaments, tinsel and lights before taking it to the recycling drop area. If your tree has been flocked or you have sprayed "snow" on it you will not be able to recycle because the chemicals used in flocking can be harmful to the environment.
If you would like to receive the wood chips from the recycled trees you can visit the Kitsap County web site for directions. Kitsap County Treecycle Program.
Below is the Bremerton drop off locations.
City of Bremerton … (2 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Google Tracks Santa Claus - 12/22/07 11:30 PM
It's that time of year!
Santa Claus is no different than all the rest of us when it comes to the World Wide Web! Even though Santa Clause doesn't need to be up on the latest Internet trends he sure is! He has a website, several tracking sites and of course he has some real powerful SEO!!! Just type in the big guy's name and look out!!! He always shows up on the first page!!! I bet he has a room full of elves on PC's and Mac's doing Web 2.0!! Talk about a "net worker" - … (17 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Bremerton WA Homeowners | What do you know about your Homeowner's Policy? - 12/22/07 10:15 PM
How many times have you shopped around for homeowners insurance? This seems to be an item that is left to the last minute and then rushed. I am sure several new homeowners have just gone with who the lender or escrow agent has recommended because it was quick and easy. Did they get the best deal? Who knows? I am sure that no one did much research on their behalf.
Have you ever compared rates and coverage on any of your home purchases? Have you ever changed insurance carriers after you have closed? You pay hundreds of dollars a year … (3 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Bremerton WA Real Estate | It’s Almost Spring! - 12/19/07 02:03 PM
Doesn't that title just scream!! You're thinking to yourself "SPRING" yeah, right!! There is snow on the ground and the temp is freezing and I am telling you its almost Spring! Yes I am. Think about it. There are only two more months until spring. December is really gone and in a few days it is January. Then you will have a short month - February and then MARCH!! And SPRING!!!
Spring is a very favorable time to sell a home. Regardless it's a buyer's market or a sellers' market home inventory always rises in the SPRING. Spring is the … (8 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Have a Cell Phone just laying around? Donate it to - Cell Phones for Soldiers! - 12/14/07 03:12 PM
Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist in April of 2004 with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised almost $1 million in donations and distributed more than 400,000 prepaid calling cards to sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines serving overseas.
Here is how it works. The cell phones collected are then sent to ReCellular, which in return pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone. The donation is enough to provide an hour of talk time to a military member deployed or stationed overseas.
An estimated 130 million cell … (10 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Let's Play a Game!! - 12/13/07 06:56 PM
Let's buy a house! You have heard all the media accounts concerning the real estate market in your area. Is it a buyer's market? Is it a neutral market? Do the prices reflect the truth about today's real estate? You have heard a lot of different stories, theories and spin. Make sure you are listening to your local professionals, the real estate professionals in your area. They know the area you want to be a player in. Do you feel like you are on a TV Game show!!?? Maybe the one titled "Press Your Luck"?
Once you have been out on "auditions" and have chosen your "game" … (10 comments)
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bremerton real estate agent jo soss: Real Esate Professional Resume ~ I Color Outside the Lines AND I Run With Scissors - 12/04/07 04:56 PM
That is why you want me on your side!! Those two statements might have seemed like trouble when we were 4 but now as adults they are very important. In the business world today you need someone that is willing to be BOLD and BUCK the norm.
When you are buying, selling or investing in real estate you need a professional that will think
outside the box - sort of like coloring outside the lines. A little bold, a little daring.
If a real estate professional stays with in the "comfort" of the business, follows the "pack" and does exactly … (2 comments)
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