The first time home buyer tax credit expired April 30th, 2010 (with a few exceptions). The upswing in home sale activity shows that this incentive was effective in bringing buyers into the real estate market. If you plan on buying a home and you are kicking yourself because you did not take advantage of the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit. STOP and look at the interest rates. On average, rates have gone down approximately 1/4 point since March. You can currently buy at $220,000 home for $30.00 a month less than had you been in the market to buy a house in March (like many first time tax credit seekers). Over a 30 year mortgage the current interest rates will save you nearly $11,000. The first time home buyer tax credit would have given you $8,000.
Sandy Nelson
Olympia Realtor®, GRI, ASP, Built Green
360-789-7505
www.SandyNelsonRealEstate.com
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All the real estate information on the Internet can not compare to the real time, on-the-ground expertise of a local, skilled Realtor ®. Among all the South Sound real estate resources available, the most powerful tool is my phone number.
Planning a home purchase or the sale of your home will be much more enjoyable when you work with a friendly and knowledgeable professional. I'm dedicated to helping you make informed decisions and providing you with exceptional skill and service.
Don't miss the annual Deschutes Duck Dash, a rubber duck race put on by the Lacey Rotary Club, with proceeds benefiting local community organizations. Each year thousands of bright yellow rubber ducks get dropped over the Tumater Falls Park bridge. They are dumped, they descend and the ducks dash down the Deschutes River. Buy a few or buy a whole flock and have multiple chances to win prizes ranging from cars to cash and everything in between. This is the event that starts off summer in Olympia.
Stop by on Saturday, the 5th of June 2010. Ducks drop at 4:00 pm, but come early and enjoy all the fun and festivities.
Here is the schedule of events:
11:00 AM Event Begins and Kids' activities open
11:45 AM Johnny Lewis Band
1:00 PM Chris Ward
1:45 PM Sponsors Duck Race
2:00 PM Timberline HS Jazz Band
2:45 PM River Ridge HS Jazz Band
4:00 PM Ducks Drop and race begins
4:30 PM Winners announced
See you there.
Sandy Nelson
Olympia Realtor®, GRI, ASP, Built Green
360-789-7505
www.SandyNelsonRealEstate.com
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All the real estate information on the Internet can not compare to the real time, on-the-ground expertise of a local, skilled Realtor ®. Among all the South Sound real estate resources available, the most powerful tool is my phone number.
Planning a home purchase or the sale of your home will be much more enjoyable when you work with a friendly and knowledgeable professional. I'm dedicated to helping you make informed decisions and providing you with exceptional skill and service.
In the world of dog mushing, the phrase which holds the highest regard is an "Honest Dog".
An Honest Dog is one who gives his all, not just now and then, but every moment he is hooked up to the sled. You can tell an honest dog by his tight pull on the harness. Many sledding dogs, when fatigued, will stop pulling with any real effort, and just keep enough tension on their harnesses that it's difficult to tell that they're no longer working hard. An honest dog never stops giving his best effort, even when fatigued. Often the lead dog on the harness is an "honest dog", a term of considerable respect.
In the worls of real estate, managing a listing can be a lot like pulling a sled. Marketing a property may become a long drawn-out journey, and after the initial pull, many agents get tired and stop giving their full effort. Directional signage that got taken out by the landscapers never gets replaced, the sign post is still crooked from the last wind storm, the flyer box never gets replenished, photos taken in the winter never get updated in the spring, etc.
You're the only person who truly knows if you are applying yourself entirely to the task at hand, be it in your daily activities, the way you manage your business, or the way you dedicate yourself to your family. Take a moment to consider if you're letting the reigns slack, or if you're still pulling hard. The image of a lead sled dog keeps me inspired to do better and to know for myself that I'm an "honest dog".
Sandy Nelson
Olympia Realtor®, GRI, ASP, Built Green
360-789-7505
www.SandyNelsonRealEstate.com
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All the real estate information on the Internet can not compare to the real time, on-the-ground expertise of a local, skilled Realtor ®. Among all the South Sound real estate resources available, the most powerful tool is my phone number.
Planning a home purchase or the sale of your home will be much more enjoyable when you work with a friendly and knowledgeable professional. I'm dedicated to helping you make informed decisions and providing you with exceptional skill and service.
It's doesn't take much effort to freshen up your home's curb appeal. You can do a lot in just one afternoon and for less than $100.
1. Give your front door a shine by rubbing a thin layer of oil on it or applying a new coat of paint.
2. Put a new welcome mat on the front stoop.
3. Clean any cob webs off your porch lights and give them some sparkle.
4. Put a pot of flowery plants by the front door.
5. Trim overgrown front-yard foliage
6. Place a few solar lanterns along the walkway to the door.
7. Spread some fresh beauty bark on your plant beds.
Sandy Nelson
Olympia Realtor®, GRI, ASP, Built Green
360-789-7505
www.SandyNelsonRealEstate.com
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All the real estate information on the Internet can not compare to the real time, on-the-ground expertise of a local, skilled Realtor ®. Among all the South Sound real estate resources available, the most powerful tool is my phone number.
Planning a home purchase or the sale of your home will be much more enjoyable when you work with a friendly and knowledgeable professional. I'm dedicated to helping you make informed decisions and providing you with exceptional skill and service.
The Olympia Downtown Association organizes a Girls Night Out event each year in May. This year was the first time I attended, and it was a ton of fun.
Here's how it works. Participants reserve a pink shopping bag in advance at one of several predetermined locations. Bags can also be bought on the day of the event, but only a limited number of bags are available and the price jumps from $10.00 a bag to $15.00 if you don't reserve in advance.
The bag contains coupons, gift certificates and treats from participating vendors, along with a pink admittance bracelet for the bag holder. Participating businesses are identified by pink balloons out front and stay open until 8:00 p.m.
Armed with a map and coupons, the shoppers go on their merry way to visit the downtown stores. For every $10.00 they spend in a participating business, the shoppers receive one raffle ticket. Here is where the pink bracelet comes in handy, because it helps the cashiers to remember to give out the tickets. Between the bargains, the appetizers and attractions, it's really easy for the shoppers to forget about the raffle tickets.
Many shoppers come with their sisters, friends, or co-workers and schedule in a dinner break at a downtown restaurant.
The crowning event is a gala, which took place this year at the ballroom above the Urban Onion restaurant. The shoppers gather there at the end of the day to enjoy live music, drinks and appetizers, and to see if they won any of the fabulous raffle prizes donated by the participating downtown businesses.
Girls Night Out is a fun reason for women shoppers to come into downtown, and boosts downtown business sales by tens of thousand of dollars. What makes the event so special is that part of the proceeds benefit a local cause. This year the money went to the Olympia Graffiti Abatement Program.
It's a win-win situation for the happy shoppers, for downtown businesses and for the improvement of downtown Olympia. I only wish this event could be put on more often than once a year. Anyone interested in attending next year's event, get out your calendar and mark the date for Thursday, the 5th of May 2011.
See more photos of Olympia's 2010 Girls Night Out at http://www.olympiauncovered.com/events-and-people.html
Sandy Nelson
Olympia Realtor®, GRI, ASP, Built Green
360-789-7505
www.SandyNelsonRealEstate.com
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All the real estate information on the Internet can not compare to the real time, on-the-ground expertise of a local, skilled Realtor ®. Among all the South Sound real estate resources available, the most powerful tool is my phone number.
Planning a home purchase or the sale of your home will be much more enjoyable when you work with a friendly and knowledgeable professional. I'm dedicated to helping you make informed decisions and providing you with exceptional skill and service.
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As a your full service Realtor and Accredited Staging Professional in the Olympia, Lacey, Yelm, Dupont and Fort Lewis area, I specialize in single family residential property and military relocation.
Who wouldn't want to own their own little piece of this beautiful place?
See pictures of the beautiful Olympia area and local neighborhoods here
You'll want to talk to me when it comes time for buying or selling a home in the greater Olympia area. I'm truly passionate about real estate, and I know what you want: You want a professional who is competent in her field, dedicated to your needs and passionate about her work. You don't just want marketing; you want superior marketing that gives your property an edge over the other properties listed on the market. You want your interests protected with warranties and guarantees. Everybody offers service; you want exceptional service, where every detail is attended to. You want a clear understanding of what you can expect. If you needed an operation, want the best surgeon. If you were sued, you would seek the sharpest attorney; so when it comes to real estate, a major investment, you'll want to turn to me and my team. Quality doesn't just happen by chance. It's accomplished by high expectations, intelligent planning, tireless effort and skillful execution. My services are designed to make your needs the focus of my actions. If you are, or ever have been in the military, you'll appreciate that I have been affiliated with the US military for over 20 years. And as such, you'll understand how familiar this makes me with relocation issues. I appreciate the service of our military and their family members and want to put myself at their service for all their housing and relocation needs.
I practice my profession with the support of two full time Realtor team members, who make up the "Key Group". As a "Key client" you enjoy the benefit of having three professionals with a wide range of expertise and training at your service at all times. Our designations include ABR (Accredited Buyers Representative), GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute), ASP (Accredited Staging Professional) and SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist).
What else do you get with me? You get a person who believes in giving back to the community. I try to accomplish that by serving on my neighborhood association board, supporting Habitat for Humanity and by being actively involved with the American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life event. 
My Mission:
Memberships, Designations and Affiliations:
"Sandra is a woman of integrity and is unfailingly professional."
-Yvonne Pawelek, Ft. Lewis
" We enjoyed working with Sandy so much! Sandy's professionalism, attention to details, and understanding of real estate market are all outstanding"
-Jennie and Hirsch Diamant, Olympia
"...Her style effectively blends friendliness with professional objectivity and she approaches her work with enthusiasm and commitment."
- Ulla Torres, Lakewood
"You were so great working with our kids and both of them have said that over and over. How lucky to have you as a friend and to have you be a real estate expert."
-Diane Laslie, Olympia
"Sandy, thank you so much for all your hard work and help. You made buying our new home one of the easiest and best experiences we could have anticipated."
-Lilian and James Getchman, McCleary
"Sandy was instrumental in helping us buy our home. She listened to what we wanted and as a result we were able to narrow our search significantly and find exactly what we were looking for within a week.
Sandy's presence throughout the buying process was very reassuring and her advice was always genuine and spot on. We never got the impression that she was 'out to sell' but more so that she was there to ensure that we made decisions that were in our best interest.
Sandy made the purchase of our first home relatively effortless and quite fun. We have had no qualms in recommending her to our friends and will definately rely on her real estate expertise in the future."
-Jay and Prim Jeyasingam, Lacey
"I flew into town and only had a short week to look for houses. Sandy had the patience to show me pretty much ALL the houses between Dupont, Lacey and Olympia! 50 houses! Need I say more? Never grumpy, never grouchy that, even after a week, I hadn't found a house yet that I liked. On my last day I finally found a home that was suitable for our family. I signed the offer, left town and Sandy did everything else! We did not have to worry at all, and that alone took a huge load off my shoulders. I will recommend her to my friends anytime."
- Susanna Haynie, Olympia
"We have purchased several homes in the past, and experienced a variety of real estate agents, ranging from the poor to the exceptional. Sandy definitely fits into the latter of these two categories. Sandy is a consummate professional - she tirelessly searched for a property for us, and didn't waste our time looking at listings she knew would not interest us. When she did find us that perfect property, she continued to work closely with us, and even attended our closing to ensure we understood the process. When we decide to sell and/or purchase a property in the future, Sandy will by the first call we make."
-Brian and Yvette Jones, Olympia
...Our loan representative referred us to Sandy Nelson. From the first time we talked, she was genuinely excited to help us, especially since we were a military family using a VA loan, which she had lots of previous experience navigating.
From the first time we met, we found Sandy to be very in-tuned with what we were looking for and very anxious to help us...
Though we didn't work for weeks or months finding our first home, we would have never found it if it wasn't for Sandy. She is so pleasant to work with and has truly become a friend for life. What we love about Sandy is that she's there for you after you find your home, she doesn't just close the sale and forget all about you. She was there on moving day, providing our friends and family with food and drinks, and she's always so thoughtful. We recently celebrated our first year anniversary in our new home and there was Sandy, giving us flowers to celebrate the ocassion right along with us.
I strongly encourge all of my friends and co-workers to contact Sandy if they're looking for a great real estate professional they can trust. She definitley made our first home buying experience a very pleasant one. We'll always be thankful to her and consider her a friend!
- Gina and Jerry Hobbs, Lacey
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