dan elsie tabit: Sundown Over Seattle 2, Silent Sunday HDR - 03/15/15 04:32 AM
Sundown over Seattle 2, a Silent Sunday with HDR.
I've been spending a lot of time here lately and also playing with a new HDR program, which I may write more about soon.  
Here's a view over Lake Washington, with the Olympic Mountains in the background silhouetted. The Twin Sisters Peaks standing out in this view.  To see a fuller panoramic view go to Sundown over Seattle Silent Sunday. 
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dan elsie tabit: Newcastle Home Ready for You! - 02/11/15 02:09 AM

$425,000, 4Bd/2Ba Single Family House, 2000 sqft.  
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dan elsie tabit: Sammamish Home For Sale, Deerfield! New Listing. - 05/10/13 06:03 AM
Sammamish Home For Sale, Deerfield! New Listing.  4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2210 square feet in the Lake Washington School District.  New carpets, granite counters, beautifully landscaped yard, 50 year Presidential Roof, vaulted & coved ceilings. This home is located across from the Deerfield Park & Sports Field. 
To schedule a private showing, call me today! 425-868-SOLD
 

$499,000 , 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half baths, 2,210 square feet  
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dan elsie tabit: The Villages and Deerfield Neighborhoods, Sammamish WA - 05/08/13 09:47 AM
The Villages and Deerfield Neighborhoods, Sammamish WA

 
The Villages and Deerfield Neighborhoods in Sammamish WA are several great neighborhoods on the north end of Sammamish.  These neighborhoods are made up of nice single family homes and have a great park with a youth soccer field.

 The neighborhood is served by the Lake Washington School District and most students would attend Samantha Smith Elementary, Inglewood Middle School and Eastlake High School.
 
Homes in the Villages and Deerfield Neighborhoods are typically good quality and generally range from the low $400’s to the mid $600’s. 
  
For a search … (6 comments)

dan elsie tabit: For Sale Soon in Sammamish 98074 - 05/07/13 04:14 AM
For Sale Soon in Sammamish 98074
 
For Sale Soon in Sammamish, 98074.  A home in Sammamish 98074 is being prepared for you right now.  This home features 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and will be move in ready soon.  The back yard is a gardener’s delight, but the patio has room for barbeques and just enjoying the beauty of it all. 

 
I will update this post as the date, price range and more details become available.  No showings or sneak peeks before it's listed, but contact me if you wish to schedule a showing once we're on the market. … (0 comments)

dan elsie tabit: Jazz Cabaret Night in Sammamish - 05/01/13 03:08 PM
Jazz Cabaret Night in Sammamish
 
We recently had the chance to enjoy a night of Jazz music performed by various jazz bands in the Lake Washington School District.  Of particular interest to us were Inglewood Middle School where one of our boys is a drummer and Eastlake High School where another plays bass. 
This is an annual event and fundraiser for the music programs ranging from Elementary to High School.  Desserts and beverages were served and everyone had a great time listening and some even danced.  I hope to see you next year when we do it again. 
Here … (2 comments)

dan elsie tabit: Silent Sunday, Look UP near Poo Poo Point in Issaquah WA - 04/28/13 04:30 PM
Silent Sunday, Look UP near Poo Poo Point in Issaquah WA
 
 
 
Driving south through Issaquah Front Street becomes the Issaquah Hobart Road.  Between Squak Mountain and Tiger Mountain there is a place called Poo Poo Point.  It’s a high hill with a bald spot you can see from a distance.  If you look closely around the top of the hill you notice something in the air.  Actually on a clear sunny day you can see many something’s buzzing around this hill.  While driving by, look up and you’ll see anywhere from one to thirty brave souls flying through … (7 comments)

dan elsie tabit: Wordless Wednesday, Look Up; There are Tulips in the Trees - 04/24/13 09:34 AM
Wordless Wednesday, Look Up; There are Tulips in the Trees

Look up; there are Tulips in the trees!  Last week when we toured the Tulip Fields of RoozenGaarde, I couldn’t help but notice these tulips in the trees.   Today I’m posting just the one picture.  If you care to see the other recent Tulip and Daffodil blogs, you can see Silent Sunday, Tell a Tale of Tulips Game, Wordless Wednesday, Tulips 2013 and Wordless Wednesday, Daffodils? 
 
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dan elsie tabit: Silent Sunday, Tell a Tale of Tulips Game - 04/20/13 05:46 PM
Silent Sunday, Tell a Tale of Tulips Game
 
Last week while visiting the show gardens of RoozenGaarde in the Skagit Valley, about 90 minutes from Sammamish, we noticed the great names of many of the flowers.  In my Wordless Wednesday Tulips 2013 post, I highlighted many groups of flowers throughout the grounds.  I will focus on individual Tulips in this post and I have a challenge for you.  Can you tell a brief story using some or all of the names of flowers below?  It could be fun.
 
Here are several tulips in alphabetical order.

Aperitif

Ballerina

Barcelona

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dan elsie tabit: Eastlake Sammamish Park, Silent Sunday - 04/14/13 01:29 PM
Eastlake Sammamish Park, Silent Sunday

Eastlake Sammamish Park, (aka ESP) is a place to play, party & picnic.  Located at the on the northern side of Sammamish is Eastlake Sammamish Park.  The covered area can be reserved for group events.
 
The ball fields are busy this time of year with Eastlake Little League almost every night.
 
The play structures are rarely this quiet, but it was a cool school day when I took these.
 

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dan elsie tabit: What is a clean offer, when buying a home? - 03/30/13 03:11 PM
What is a Clean Offer when Buying a Home?  A clean offer is one with few if any contingencies that could snag or cause a sale to fail. 
 
When writing an offer to buy a home, I try to write as clean an offer as possible in order to make the terms acceptable to the seller.  There are no limits to the contingencies a buyer can add to their offer.  Some are fairly standard and easily accepted most of the time, but with each additional contingency a seller has a reason to say no. 
 
Some common ones … (28 comments)

dan elsie tabit: Home Buyers & Home Brewers around Sammamish & the Eastside - 03/26/13 01:01 PM
Home Buyers & Home Brewers around Sammamish & the Eastside. 
I enjoy a good craft beer.  I’d rather drink one quality ale than any amount of the more popular beers, and one is usually all I have.  With this in mind, when I turned 30 my wife and best friend bought me my first Home Brewing Kit.  It came complete with the ingredients and instructions for a simple Amber Ale.  The most difficult part of making my first batch was waiting for the wort (pronounced wert) to ferment.  The wort is the mix of grain extracts, water and hops. 
 
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dan elsie tabit: Seattle Through the Eyes of a Young Man From Coeur d'Alene Idaho - 03/22/13 01:20 AM
Seattle Through the Eyes of a Young Man from Coeur d'Alene Idaho
 
A client/friend's nephew toured Seattle and documented his journey in this great video piece.  As a lifetime native I've been to most of the places he visited, but not all.  Take a short trip with this talented videographer for a peek at my big city.  It's just 3 minutes long and I think you'll enjoy it.  If you do, vote for his effort and help him earn some college money.  Let's show him the power of ActiveRain!
 

Living in Sammamish on the eastside of Seattle, The … (6 comments)

dan elsie tabit: Wordless Wednesday, My Favorite Moments Sammamish First Time Buyers - 03/20/13 03:01 PM
Wordless Wednesday, My Favorite Moments..
Sammamish First Time Home Buyers.

After months of searching, showing, preparing for financing, submitting offers only to miss out and start again, my favorite moment in every transaction is when I get to hand over the keys to the buyer.  This time was especially fun. I've known these first time home buyers for a while.  Welcome Home Holen Family! 
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dan elsie tabit: Sammamish Townhome, No Shared Walls, 2 car Garage, Great Location - 03/19/13 11:40 AM
Sammamish Townhome, No Shared Walls, 2 car Garage, Great Location
 
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dan elsie tabit: Seattle Mariners Baseball, Opening Day is Coming Soon - 03/17/13 07:44 AM
Seattle Mariners Baseball, Opening Day is Coming Soon

As a lifetime Seattle area resident and a long suffering baseball fan, I’m looking forward to Opening Night.  This year The Mariners start their schedule on the road in Oakland on Monday April 1st.  The home opener will be one week later on Monday April 7th against our new AL West Team, The Astros.

These are some pictures I took last year at Safeco.  Felix Hernandez had pitched his perfect game the week before, and my sons & I attended his next outing.
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dan elsie tabit: Kirkland’s Google Campus to Double, Home Values Also on the Rise - 03/14/13 07:09 AM
 
Kirkland’s Google campus to double, Kirkland’s home values also on the rise.  King 5 news reports that the Kirkland Washington’s campus will double in size, adding 1000 more employees to their already busy campus.  Google has found our area to be a fruitful source of high tech employees recruiting from sources like Microsoft and Amazon. 
 
With more jobs for Google employees and the construction workers expanding the campus, the already increasing housing prices are likely to continue in the coming months.
 
My recent experience with buyers in Kirkland has been one of multiple offers with homes … (5 comments)

dan elsie tabit: Sammamish Homes are Selling Like Crazy, Why do I Need an Agent? - 03/12/13 01:46 PM
Sammamish Homes are Selling Like Crazy, Why do I Need an Agent?
 
We all see on the news that homes are selling like crazy, buyers are lining up and bidding wars are commonplace again.  Why should I hire and pay for an agent? 
 
Great question and one I asked before I was a broker and understood what it takes to generate all this traffic and sort through the offers.  I can answer it simply; it isn’t an accident that some homes are selling quickly and others aren’t.  In a recent market report for Sammamish, the average days … (5 comments)

dan elsie tabit: Sunset over Lake Sammamish, Silent Sunday - 03/10/13 06:44 AM
Sunset over Lake Sammamish, Silent Sunday

 
This picture was taken from the Tilingit neighborhood in central Sammamish on Thompson Hill.  I've used this picture as the backdrop and banner for my AR blog and my Facebook cover page.  I love the colors and the silhouette of the trees against the lake.
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dan elsie tabit: Silent Sunday, Sunbeams in the Kirkland Sky - 03/03/13 03:13 PM
Silent Sunday, Sunbeams in the  Kirkland Sky

Silent Sunday, Sunbeams in the Kirkland Sky.  While driving into downtown Kirkland, the original home of Costco and the namesake for Costco's Kirkland brand products, the sun broke through some darker clouds, almost blinding me as I headed west toward Lake Washington.  I grabbed my phone to snap this while at a stop light. 
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