oregon: Selling your home quickly and for top dollar don't always have to mean sacrifice! (Part 2 of 4) - 11/04/09 11:27 PM
By Todd Clark (Broker/Sales Coach) 503-524-9494

In Part one of "Selling your home quickly and for top dollar don't always have to mean sacrifice!", I talked about pictures and how they can help sell a home. In order to do that you need to visualize your move and de-clutter your … (8 comments)

oregon: Selling your home quickly and for top dollar don't always have to mean sacrifice! (Part 1 of 4) - 11/02/09 06:27 PM
By Todd Clark (Broker/Sales Coach) 503-524-9494

There are many factors that go into selling a home quickly and for top dollar, but sacrifice doesn't always have to be one of them. Many agents will tell a seller that the only way to sell a home quickly, especially in a declining … (11 comments)

oregon: The Beaverton Chapter of The American Red Cross needs you blood donations! (Where to donate) - 10/28/09 02:35 AM

When is the best time to give blood? The answer to that is anytime! Anytime you can donate blood, there will always bee someone who could use it. I've donated over 2 gallons, how many lives have I saved? Who knows, but I'm guessing many!
Remember giving blood isn't … (6 comments)

oregon: I don't feel like typing Saturdays: Fall on the Clackamas - 10/24/09 10:44 PM


The Clackamas River is one of the most beautiful stops in Oregon in the fall as it has so much wildlife as well as trees that change color during the fall. Barton park is only a few miles from her and great for pictures if you are planning a … (16 comments)

oregon: You social media efforts may not help someone else, it may help you! (How Twitter helped me meet an honest salesman.) - 10/21/09 03:06 PM

I would like to say I've been on Twitter for about a year now, trying to help local residents of Beaverton with housing advice, book reviews for kids by kids, and reviews of local parks and hot spots. But never did I think me helping others would lead to meeting … (13 comments)

oregon: When your barber retires, it isn’t easy to find his replacement, but in this case it was! - 10/21/09 12:07 AM


Saturday it was time for my son and I to get rid of the mops that were forming on our heads, but where should we go? You see our old barber had retired and it now had been a couple months and we finally had to make a decision … (6 comments)

oregon: How I saved another agent the heartache of telling them they just were outbid on their dream home. - 10/20/09 12:57 PM

How did I save another agent the heartache of having to tell their clients they were outbid on their dream home? Well, to be honest, it was a simple question that this agent forgot to ask, but a very important one.

I was sitting down in this real estate … (15 comments)

oregon: When your agent gives you bad advice, even if they are friends, it may be time to say NEXT! - 10/19/09 12:36 PM


Six and a half months ago I had a couple that was looking for their first house together. Though we had some hits and misses, we thought we finally found the perfect one for their situation. It had a mother-in-law quarters for, hey wouldn’t you know it… A mother-in-law.
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oregon: Good service is nice, but when you get great service you don’t forget it! - 10/15/09 02:50 PM

You have heard when someone gets bad service that person will tell 10 people, but Sunday night my wife and I went out and I have to say we got great service, so I’m going to do my best to tell 10,000 people!
It all started Sunday afternoon after church … (13 comments)

oregon: WOW! That is all I could say - 10/13/09 01:56 PM

Have you ever met someone for the first time and knew how they treated their clients? Well, yesterday, while on a family outing to Eugene, Oregon, I got to meet Jim Hale, a broker with ActionAgents.net and boy did he impress me!


Jim, wanted to meet us at … (14 comments)

oregon: Home for Sale in Beaverton, Oregon: Great for first time home buyer (Not a short sale) - 10/12/09 08:03 AM

Beaverton Oregon First Time Home Buyers, don't miss out on the $8,000 tax credit - Home For Sale
THIS IS NOT A SHORT SALE AND CAN EASILY CLOSE ON TIME TO GET TEH $8,000 TAX CREDIT!
PRICE REDUCED!
$195,900
Buy today and the seller will pay the first six months of your HOA dues, so … (8 comments)

oregon: I got tired of being beat on the Wii bowling, so I decided to show my kids that I can still take them at the bowling alley. - 09/29/09 01:03 PM

Virtual bowling is nothing like real bowling! A two ounce controller will never feel or turn the same as a sixteen pound bowling ball. Now, I have to say, my kids have gotten pretty good at the Wii bowling and I don’t like losing, so it was time to … (16 comments)

oregon: Hope you had a hoppy birthday! - 09/26/09 05:24 PM

Well, my oldest daughter just turned eleven and I hope she had a hoppy birthday. I know for me it sure seemed to be, and heck, it was a lot of fun as well! What made it so hoppy? Unlike most little girls her age, instead of wanting to … (12 comments)

oregon: 15945 SW Mortondale Ln, Beaverton, Oregon – MLS# 9059101 (Open House 9/26/2009 – 11am-2pm) - 09/26/09 05:34 AM

Are you looking for a townhome that is close to work? Do you work in the high-tech corridor of Beaverton Oregon? Nike is just minutes away on foot and if you work there, you could be home for lunch everyday!

Now what is so special about this open … (2 comments)

oregon: Beaverton, Oregon Parks: Camille Park (finally a great park for kids in Beaverton!) - 09/26/09 12:05 AM

Over the past two years, you have seen me write many posts on parks in Beaverton, Oregon, and finally I have found Camille Park, a great park for kids! Why do I say this? It isn’t the play structures. There are other Beaverton parks with far better play structures. … (3 comments)

oregon: Is the average age of the first time home buyer younger today than it was 30 years ago? - 09/21/09 11:30 PM

I remember when I was a kid, my parents bought their first home in their late 30s. They had bought the land first and then used it as a down payment to have the home of their dreams built on that land. All the neighbors that were also first … (22 comments)

oregon: Not hearing the phrase “I wish I was a real estate agent” anymore - 09/20/09 12:40 PM

Three years ago, I heard the phrase, “I wish I was a real estate agent” at almost every close. Clients thought real estate agents lived the charmed life. They didn’t see what went on behind the scenes.

But, more and more of my present and past clients are … (70 comments)

oregon: Are you buying because of the $8,000 credit? Looking at short sales, you need to give the bank a timeline and be prepared to walk if they can’t meet it. - 09/18/09 10:05 PM
Are you buying because of the $8,000 credit? Looking at short sales, you need to give the bank a timeline and be prepared to walk if they can’t meet it. I tell every one of my buyers that are looking at short sales, that it may not be worth it … (20 comments)

oregon: Can’t seem to come up with a down payment to buy your first home in Beaverton, Oregon? Try getting out of Dodge and you may not have to! - 09/16/09 03:06 PM
One of the struggles I see from first time home buyers is coming up with the 3.5% down they need to purchase a home, but getting out of Dodge may be the way to avoid having to come up with any down payment at all.

You see, by driving just … (8 comments)

oregon: Beaverton Oregon First Time Home Buyers, don't miss out on the $8,000 tax credit - Home For Sale - 09/13/09 07:08 AM

Beaverton Oregon First Time Home Buyers, don't miss out on the $8,000 tax credit - Home For Sale
THIS IS NOT A SHORT SALE AND CAN EASILY CLOSE ON TIME TO GET TEH $8,000 TAX CREDIT!
PRICE REDUCED!
$197,900Beaverton Oregon First Time Home Buyers, don't miss out on the $8,000 tax credit - Home … (5 comments)

 
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