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Get The Truth About Mortgages & Find Out You May Be Able To Buy A Home!!

10-16-08
Sandy Noll

Please join myself and Tom Lasswell of Liberty Financial Group for a FREE Home Ownership Made Easy workshop.  It is being presented to educate first time home-buyers or current homeowners wanting to step up,  on the "REAL" situation of the mortgage industry.  

We are here to dispel the myths about the process of getting a home loan and finding your dream home.  The media doesn't paint a very hopeful picture on getting a home loan, but they only cover the bad news.  The GOOD news is there are home loans available to most.  You owe it to yourself to be educated about your options in making the best investment there is today!

As a free community service we will be sharing our expertise...
Won't you join us? 

A 2 hour Jam-Packed Workshop of
Information to Assist You in Your Home Buying or Selling Process!!
We cover it ALL!

Learn How To...

   - Shop for a Home Loan
   - Determine What Loan Program is Right for You
   - Understand The Loan Process and Obtaining Loan Approval
   - Obtain the Best Interest Rate

I will be on hand to answer questions about our current Real Estate market, trends, inventory and anything else you want to know about!

Where: Alderwood Business Center 
           -3400 188th Street SW in Lynnwood

When: Saturday, November 15 @ 10:00am-12 noon

Please Call/Email Me - Sandy Noll 425-890-0878 or sandy@sandynoll.com to confirm your spot!!

             Sandy Noll      Picture of Loan Officer: Tom Lasswell  (The Liberty Financial Group)  Tom Lasswell          




Sandy Noll
Realtor
Keller Williams Realty Kirkland
425-890-0878
sandy@sandynoll.com
www.letsachieveyourgoals.com
http://youreastsidehomespecialist.activerain.com/
Your Kirkland, Woodinville, and Bothell Home Expert

KAREN GEORGES MESSAGE

09-12-08
Sandy Noll
I have been in and out of the Rain recently (and I don't mean to stir up emotions again), so I missed hearing the news, but sadly, yesterday I read a post about the passing of perhaps one of the best bloggers here in the Rain on August 23rd.  As Brad Andersohn so beautifully wrote in his post, we lost an Angel.  That Angel was Karen George. And Karen has a message to share with everyone!!l!



I did not know Karen personally but only a couple months into my coming to AR I saw a post by Adam Waldman asking the AR family to rally together and help raise much needed funds for Karen and her battle with cancer.  I had read some of her posts and felt the need to help too so I wrote a post as well, Helping Karen George .  The outpouring was amazing and a sense of community was felt in the Rain.

While Karens presence on Active Rain helped countless members with their own blogging, her message should NOT be forgotten.  After reading Brad's and all the other tribute posts and comments, I went to Karens outside blog fighting-breast-cancer.com to read about her long battle with breast cancer.  Throughout her entries the message was clear...

DO NOT BE COMPLACENT WITH YOUR HEALTH!!




When Karen found her breast lump her doctor misdiagnosed it and didn't order any
 further tests and time was lost!  By the time all tests were finally completed the following year Karen was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer!!  The battle was on!  



                                

















The purpose of this post is not to hash out the what "ifs" for Karen, but to spread her overwhelming message!!


DO YOUR BREAST SELF EXAMS!

MEN CAN GET BREAST CANCER SO BE AWARE OF YOUR BODIES TOO!

IF YOU FIND A LUMP DON'T IGNORE IT!

ALWAYS ALWAYS GET A SECOND OPINION!!

JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT IN THE "HIGH RISK" AGE OR CATEGORY DOESN'T MEAN CANCER WON'T GET YOU!  KAREN WAS ONLY 29 WHEN SHE FOUND THE LUMP!

DEMAND TESTS AND A MAMMOGRAM AND IF YOUR DOCTOR WON'T LISTEN, FIND ONE THAT WILL!

LISTEN TO YOUR BODY!  IT TALKS TO YOU WITH PAIN OR SYMPTOMS!

IF YOU ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER SEEK ONLY THE BEST TREATMENT AVAILABLE!  (Karen recommended the Mayo Clinic.....see her blog for more info)

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT, JUST ACCEPT "IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT" UNTIL YOU KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!

EARLY DETECTION IS THE KEY TO BEATING CANCER!!!




 Karen you were a gallant fighter of a terrible disease.
 May you soar in Heaven, free from pain and misery.

 Your fight may be over but your legacy lives on and your voice
 will be heard!  Rest In Peace Angel! 














As always help support the fight against breast cancer by supporting organizations like the Susan G Komen Foundation and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Get your mammograms.

Sandy Noll
Realtor
Keller Williams Realty Kirkland
425-890-0878
sandy@sandynoll.com
www.letsachieveyourgoals.com
http://youreastsidehomespecialist.activerain.com/
Your Kirkland, Woodinville, and Bothell Home Expert

Winterizing & Protecting Your Real Estate Investment

09-11-08
Sandy Noll



With school back in full swing, the days getting shorter and the leaves starting to change colors there's no denying fall is in the air and it's time to start thinking about securing your vacation home and winterizing it to protect your investment.

Pemco Insurance has provided the following useful tips to help you get ready for the winter.  Many of these tips are also useful around your primary residence as well.  







Some of the things to do around your primary residence
to winterize would include disconnecting garden hoses,
insulating pipes in the crawlspace and attic,  checking the
sump pump and cleaning your gutters.  Trimming dead
limbs from trees and storing your patio furniture will
prevent damage during a wind storm.

 For more information
on protecting your home during the winter contact your
local insurance agent.

Realtors this is great information to pass on to your clients as well.



Sandy Noll

Realtor
Keller Williams Realty Kirkland
425-890-0878
sandy@sandynoll.com
www.letsachieveyourgoals.com
http://youreastsidehomespecialist.activerain.com/
Your Kirkland, Woodinville, and Bothell Home Expert

Prayers for Duane Ranstrom

08-23-08
Sandy Noll

My oldest son Chandler, began playing junior football this year and I'm VERY excited that he's a Viking at my alma mater Inglemoor High School. The Inglemoor Junior Football league is part of the Greater Eastside Junior Football Association and the love they have for one man runs very deep!

Duane Ranstrom
who was a coach and long time member of the extremely close knit family of football suffered a life threatening condition on June 7, 2008. His heart suddenly stopped while watching his sons indoor arena football game. He was deprived of oxygen for some time and is now in a persistive vegetative state. Duane is only 44 years old!!! In addition to his love of football, he was a member of the Circuit Riders, a country gospel band, and through his music he shared his faith with so many.

Duane is now living near his families home in an assisted living facility and makes progress everyday. Beckey, his courageous wife has set up a website at CaringBridge to tell his story and track his progress for all those who care so much about him. Here's Duanes' story. I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting Duane but he sounds like an amazing man!

I would like to ask for everyones prayers for Duane, his wife, kids and brand new grandbaby. Please pray for the Miracle of his coming out of the coma and pray for a full recovery so Duane can continue to touch the lives of many.

The love for this family runs very deep throughout the community. In less then a weeks time, a spaghetti fundraiser was put together and over $37,000 was raised in one night! That's LOVE! At our very first practice another parent told me there is a lot of love in the Inglemoor family of football and I'm beginning to see it.

I am not going to ask anyone to send a donation, but if anyone feels the call, a benevolent fund has been set up at Washington Mutual. This information has been provided by:

Billie Hartline, President
Inglemoor Junior Football
206-898-9021

"Thanks to everyone for demonstrating their love and support for Duane and his family. To date over $37,000.00 has been raised in support of the family. This far exceeds the initial goal of $25,000.00 and will be of real support to the family. I personally was overcome emotionally by the love and support demonstrated at the Spaghetti feed.

If you were unable to attend this special event and are a Washington Mutual account holder you can donate at any WAMU bank directly to an account in Beckey Ranstrom’s name (account # 4420333447). If you do not bank at WAMU you can simply stop in at any branch and make a donation to the before mentioned account number.

For anyone unable to the bank mail your check to Beckey Ranstrom to:

IJF
PO Box 8992
Kenmore WA 98028

And we’ll get it into the account"

PLEASE PRAY FOR DUANE AND HIS FAMILY

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN AND PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED






Sandy Noll

Realtor
Keller Williams Realty Kirkland
425-890-0878
sandy@sandynoll.com
www.letsachieveyourgoals.com
http://youreastsidehomespecialist.activerain.com/
Your Kirkland, Woodinville, Bothell Home Expert


6th Annual Community Carnival in Woodinville

08-22-08
Sandy Noll

Come join the fun this Sunday August 24th from 12-4pm as the community of Woodinville gets together for it's 6th annual community carnival. This event is sponsored by The Woodinville Community Church and is FREE and open to everyone!! The location is 17110 140th Ave NE, Wdvl (across from McDonalds & KFC). Look forward to seeing everyone there!!


Flyer provided by sponsor


Sandy Noll

Realtor
Keller Williams Realty Kirkland
425-890-0878
sandranoll@kw.com
www.letsachieveyourgoals.com
http://youreastsidehomespecialist.activerain.com/
Your Kirkland, Woodinville, Bothell Home Expert