Vancouver Lynn

Keeping Real Estate Sane during the Holidays Funny, it all gets back to communication. Expectations. It's all about expectations. Have you noticed when placing a call, that you seldom hear more than 4 ring tones before either voicemail kicks in or the phone is answered? Have you ever tried to wai...

Larch Mountain Beautiful Secret I'm only telling you! My husband has found out this great little campground on Larch Mountain. It's called Cold Creek Campground. Don't tell anyone, but it is lovely! It's just a few yards from a clean, burbling, creek and the intersection of several trails. Shhh! ...

Too busy for me, too busy for referrals? Trying to send you business. I am an active networker. I have two aims in my networking: find people who will refer to me for real estate, and find people I can refer my clients to. I don't just collect cards, I establish relationships. I want to work with...

What I learned at GreenDrinks Trying to be green, always learning something new. I went to Green Drinks on Tuesday, and learned something about plastics and recycling. Lovely Terra, who works for our local Waste Conections was our spiel-speaker for this month. And a great bit of information she h...

Monday Market Snapshot 11/24/2008 Vancouver Washington at the end of November. This is that time of year - buyers and sellers are 'going to get back to it after the holidays'. What I've seen in years past is a definite drop in numbers of sellers and lookers from now until that magical time just a...

Back at the bird shop Previous raving about The Back Yard Bird Shop doesn't end. This morning I got myself out of bed, when I'd much have enjoyed staying there, to go on a bird walk. I'm not a 'BIRDER'. I like birds, I put bird seed in the two feeders off my deck, I can identify maybe 12 birds by...

How's the market? Okay, this isn't my market report. This is the question that I find people are asking me when they learn that I'm a REALTOR. What's interesting is that they compose their faces in a concerned attitude; not terribly dissimilar to the look you'd see if they were inquiring about a ...

Monday Market Snapshot 11/18/2008 Checking in on Vancouver, Washington real estate action How's the market, now as we head in to the holiday season? Well, the number of listings that are actively seeking buyers has dropped a little (from 3717 to 3682) and the numbe of homes that have an accepted ...

My Christmas Shopping at Backyard Bird Shop I love, LOVE, going into Backyard Bird Shop! There are probably 43 places in Vancouver, Washington that I could have gone to get some bird seed for my little feathered friends. Many locations closer than the drive to my favorite bird store: Back Yard Bi...

Living Easier Imagine owning just one car per family. Take a look at what owning a car costs. Do you know how easy it is to add walking to your life? Imagine your children walking to school, your family walking together  to shopping, entertainment. What if you could walk to work? Imagine buying f...