pierce county: Intriguing History, Facts and Gorgeous Views Everywhere - 07/11/14 01:10 PM
Don't you love to travel, sightsee, and even learn a bit of the history of a new area?  Here's one charming and historic town full of history and firsts. For example, it was the first town incorporated in its state. This charming town is built on the side of a hill. The awesome thing about that? Lovely water views from so many locations as you walk or drive in and through the city. The hard part is finding real estate here that is aging in place-friendly. There are some homes we spotted. But many more that my own senior mom would not have been … (0 comments)

pierce county: 5 Ways To Get Your Home Ready To Sell - 04/06/14 10:56 AM
 
Spring fever time and based on our market report of homes listing and selling, it's definitely having an impact here in Pierce County Washington. If you are one of many who is working hard to get your home ready to sell, Michael J. Perry has some excellent tips for you and I wanted to share them with you. 
You can also find more ideas and tips at my Pinterest Board, Sell Your House Preparation, and at my site, KayeSwain.com. Of course, the most important tip is, GET STARTED. So without further adieu...  
The Spring market is here! Having your … (4 comments)

pierce county: Real Estate Broker Tours Are Profitable in Many Ways - 03/01/14 06:12 AM
Real Estate Broker Tours are a grand way for REALTORS® to get together, preview houses that have just been listed, network with real estate brokers and agents from other companies, as well as get to know agents from their own office a bit better. 
Going in groups to various homes is beneficial to each other and to everyone's clients, as one broker will highlight something they like that the rest of us hadn't always noticed. For example, I am always looking for things to make life easier for elderly seniors who may be living on their own or moving in with … (0 comments)

pierce county: NH Home Staging Tip - Turn Your Hidden Spaces Into Hidden Gems - 02/17/14 02:50 PM

With a picture worth 1000 words, that makes this post by New Hampshire Home Stager, Sharon Tara, worth about Eleven Thousand words!  And excellent words, at that. As she so wisely writes and illustrates, be sure that when you are preparing your home for sale, to clean and weed and declutter your kitchen cupboards, along with your closets, drawers, and even your refrigerator! Studies show that buyers look at ALL of those areas and that sales have been lost on occasion - solely due to a buyer not liking how crowded a kitchen cupboard was or how messy a refrigerator was. It … (5 comments)

pierce county: Learning & Helping to Keep Washington's Wild Critters AND Us Safe! - 01/29/14 12:06 PM
Washington is a state of many lovely and intriguing wonders - from the tall evergreens that give Washington its nickname of the evergreen state to the stately and majestic mountains, including the one we see from all over Pierce County - Mt. Rainier. 
Those wonders don't stop at inanimate objects either. There are plenty of delightful critters all around us. Geese - LOTS of geese - are a regular and enjoyable sight when driving through Lakewood, Steilacoom, and areas around JBLM (Joint Base Lewis McChord). My grandkids and I were thrilled to spot a deer munching the flowers at a home … (0 comments)

pierce county: January Is Almost Over! Got Those Business Plans and Goals Set Yet? - 01/23/14 12:19 PM
Can you believe January is almost over! Wow! Time quit flying and is now jetting on superspeed! If you haven't made your 2014 Business Plan or set your goals - personal and/or business - for the New Year, now's the time to do it. Otherwise, Christmas 2014 will already be here and nothing is likely to have changed!
I actually worked on my 2014 business plan in November and December. I never quite finished it, as life got in the way. But it's solid enough to work well. The interesting thing about business plans, though, is that they sometimes need to … (5 comments)

pierce county: Researching Senior Care Facilities? Pinterest Can Help - 01/20/14 03:35 PM
Pinterest is a gorgeous site, often described with terms such as delightful eye candy. Most of the photos you find there are just about perfect and it is fun to look at them. I have several Pinterest boards and you can definitely find plenty of photos like that from various sites.
Some of my pictures are a little more muted though. But that's OK. The information you can find when you click on those pictures is well worth it. For example, in my Pierce County, Washington board I have several items pinned like bike trails, the library, my favorite radio station, … (8 comments)