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do all women love long, hot showers?

It’s the little things in life. Do you love a long, hot shower?  I’ll get to the point in a second… I’ve been working for Belmark Homes, a small, quality, and reputable builder on one of their new construction projects, Shasta Ridge, which is in Marysville, WA. A couple days ago, the construction manager was…

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the perfect home does not exist

Even someone with unlimited funds, who buys land in their ideal location, and creates the floorplan and picks out every material that will be used in their dream home…will find something about their home that wish they could change. I have seen this scenario firsthand. Compromising is a part of the home-buying process. Remember –…

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you can buy a home, but you will never ever steal a home

People are obsessed with deals. They’ll walk through a home and notice a stain on the carpet, and/or a missing dishwasher. “I’m gonna offer $3000 less because that’s how much I’ll need to spend for this place to be livable.  And I’ll try for an extra $3,000 lower than that, just so I can get…

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do you want to live in a 1.5 million dollar home?

I do. Shoot, I want to live in a two million dollar home.  I daydream about that kind of stuff. Do you know what you’d need to have for a down payment for that kind of purchase? More than I can ever imagine just…”saving.” But… What if you buy a house, or a condo, when…

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two bedroom condos #FTW

The other night, I had some friends over.  Two girls were talking about finding a new place to live.  They’re students, young, and work part time.   They’re both at about the end of their leases and looking to move out together. I understand that some towns and some neighborhoods are more expensive than others, but…

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