Dearest Veterans - 05/29/12 12:59 AM
  As Memorial Day has come upon us and left. I want to Thank All Veterans, who served our country and our current military personnel. If it were not for you women and men, our country would not be what it is today. My family thanks you very much. Good job leather necks!
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New Neighborhood Alert- Valtera View - 05/14/12 02:36 PM
            We all know that at the moment, not many homes are being constructed. The economy, the lack of buyers, gas prices, the price of supplies, and the fact that the U.S. dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to are all reasons for the drought of new homes in the market. It seems like almost all builders are on a forced vacation at the moment, except for Richmond American Homes. Today I went to go visit a property I own in Lake Stevens, WA and while on the drive I noticed a sign for new construction. I was a … (5 comments)

NSE - 05/09/12 12:36 PM
Most of you don’t know this about me but I am also a youth basketball coach. Five years ago I opened up a youth basketball organization called North Sound Elite. My son and I opened North South Elite because we coached at a couple of other AAU organizations in Washington  State that we didn’t like, that didn’t make the kids better, or give them a better chance to get to college. By this point in the post you are probably wondering what North Sound Elite has to do with my real estate business…. That’s a great question, one that is very … (2 comments)

Is Real Estate A Dying Occupation? - 05/02/12 11:26 AM
First off I’d like to say ‘thank you’ to all of the people that read last week’s post called The Dreaded Empty Nest. I had never had a featured post before so thanks again… Now here’s a little background on why I even thought about this current post. A few days ago my daughters and I were talking about jobs they would be good at, so they could generate some extra spending money when they move out. We decided that Tatiana should try to find a job at a nursery because she loves children. Ciara is the hard one. I threw … (3 comments)