While the financial markets are in upheaval, we hear "experts" tell us we're in a recession, some claiming we've hit rock bottom, others prophesising another great depression. Perceptions are very powerful in such volatile financial times. People with the impression that we're on a fast train to the bottom are pulling their money in a panic; and people acting in panic cause others to panic.
Nobody can be certain exactly what time it is.
If the market is like the face of a clock, with 12 o'clock being a BOOM and 6 o'clock being BUST, I think we can all agree we're currently somewhere between noon and 6:00 p.m. We're heading down, but all markets are cyclical. There are always ups and downs.
Everyone knows that the best time to invest money is in the time frame within the bottom half of the clock.
In the movie "It's a wonderful Life", while everybody panicked and pulled out their money, Mr. Potter remained calm and picked up bargains, and George Bailey was smart and held steady. They had a strategy and held to it. Panic is not a strategy.
These are momentous times that our children will be reading about in their history books. I see incredible bargains come across the MLS on a daily basis. It's a time where cool heads will prevail and savvy people will build their fortunes for tomorrow.
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 annual National Solar & Green Building Tour is showcasing Olympia area homes, commercial buildings and building innovations. For anyone who's heart beats faster at the sound of terms such as "radiant floor heating", "passive solar design", "tank less water heaters" or "rainwater catchment systems", or for people who have always been curious as to what "building green" looks like in practice, this is the opportunity to see how it's done.
On Saturday, September 27th, from 10:00pm until 4:00pm, local buildings will be held open for visitors. Some of the locations will be hosted by guides who can point out and discuss the "green" features. The tour itself is self-guided and free of charge.
Up for viewing are some very interesting homes, such as Dee Williams's "little house", Dean Edenstrom's straw bale constructed cottage or the Blankenship's passive solar home.
For a list of locations, features and directions, visit http://www.solarwashington.org/tour/2008/OlympiaTour.htm
I'll be on tour and hope to see some familiar faces 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.
Celebrate the Cypress, a new model in the hard-to-find one-story home market.
Ramblers are rare - and quality, new construction Ramblers are even harder to find.
The Cypress model is a 2610 square feet, 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home in the Campus Highlands Estates community on Lacey's Woodlands Golf Course.
Views of the golf course dominate the inside of the home and the outside features a covered patio, perfect for entertaining with a built-in refrigerator, BBQ and gas fire pit.
The interior is appointed with Brazilian Teak hardwood flooring, generously sized spaces, elegant wainscoting on the walls, as well as crown mouldings. The home surprises with an innovative floor plan, design and materials.
Some of the distinctive features are radiant heat flooring in the master bathroom, quartz counter tops in the kitchen, and silent, self-closing custom kitchen cabinets.
Like all the Bennett Homes at Campus Highlands Estates, this beauty is "built green", with energy saving and low environmental impact features. The Cypress is available on several lots and prices range from the mid $500,000 to the high $600,000.
The model home is open to the public 7 days a week, or simply call me to arrange your own personal tour.
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.
Did you know that Puget Sound Energy customers can receive up to $100.00 for having a certain premium efficiency clothes washer? Or that up to $20.00 are available for ENERGY STAR qualified light fixtures? Better yet, $350.00 are rebated for an ENERGY STAR qualified natural gas furnace and up to $350.00 for a qualifying high efficiency air-source heat pump.
There is money out there just waiting to be claimed.
Do you have a high-efficiency natural gas tank water heater with an energy factor of .62 or higher? That's worth $50.00.
Up to $1,600 in rebates is available for insulation in qualified natural gas heated homes.
If you're planning on building a home, these rebates can be a powerful incentive to purchase energy efficient appliances. If you were toying with getting a tank-less water heater, the available rebate is $150.00 for a high-efficiency natural gas tank-less water heater with an energy factor of .80 or higher.
You can also receive a FREE energy-efficient shower-head and bathroom-faucet aerator that will save you up to 20% on your water bill and energy bill.
Puget Sound Energy's FREE lamp and bulb exchange events offer residential electric customers the opportunity to exchange two old lamps for new ENERGY STAR lamps (several styles are available) and four incadescent light bulbs for four compact fluorescent light bulbs which use up to 75% less energy.
To learn more about the available programs, visit Puget Sound Energy.
When buying a new home, it helps to have a "Built Green"/Energy Star educated Realtor at your side, who can point out the home's energy saving and environmentally friendly features, as well as the available cash incentives for the home owner.
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.
With fantastic clients, rewarding real estate careers, and a solid support team, my partners and I feel sincere gratitude and the desire to celebrate with, and give back to the people who make it all possible: Our Clients.
The 2008 annual Key Group client appreciation BBQ turned out to be another fun-filled and exciting event.
Held at Burfoot County Park in Olympia, we enlisted the talent of drummer George Jetson and the support of the folks at Kidz-in-Motion with their popular bouncing castle and tumbling bus.
On the menu were classic picnic standbys such as BBQ pulled pork (which Al slow cooked for 24 hours), hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, water melon, potato chips and chocolate cake (yumm).
Young and old had a blast with the games, such as the egg roll, three-legged race, water balloon toss, bobbing for apples and a pinata. With generous donations from many of our support professionals, we were able to give out several great prize packages, such as Seattle Mariner tickets, movie baskets, toys and gift certificates.
I love a good party but my favorite thing about our client party is to re-connect with the families I've helped find a home. It feels to me like a family reunion. I can't wait until next year.
Sandy Nelson
Realtor for Olympia area real estate
www.sandynelsonrealestate.com
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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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