Bothell, WA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbSKVJly9vE

I just created a YouTube video of my Hyde Park listing. Please take the time to check it out. It takes only a little over a minute!

If you would like to have a private viewing, please contact me @ 206-799-1576 or Jim @ 425-445-6273 (if you are calling in between 6/23 and 7/7).

Currently we have 4 listings at Hyde Park. All are beautiful homes! Our listing is the lowest of all and it is $799,950. Other three are between $879K and $989K. Ours is the best deal there! If you have been dreaming of living at this prestigious gated community of Hyde Park, don't miss this great opportunity!

Thank you!

I am holding Open House on this Thursday, 6/11 from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Come to see it (and see me!)! And write up an offer!

Shopping and restaurant at your door, Meydenbauer next door. Very central and very private. Enter through your own private oasis, the 2 story living welcomes you in. Hop on the overlooking dining area and kitchen.

• Rowhouse Townhome @ the heart of Bellevue
• built 1975
• 1720 sqft
• HOD: $350/mo -outside landscape included in HOD
• Central Vacuum
• 2 car garage
• 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath & den/office
• $649,800

MLS: 29078183

Address: 9827 NE 5th St. Bellevue

I encourage my sellers to stage their home before listing. I don't mean to say the kind of staging you see on HGTV shows. It is very important to make your home as 'sellable' as possible to potential buyers. A well staged house can sell quicker and tends to sell at a higher price.

I personally like to hire a professional stager when I list a property. I have a BA in Interior Design, so I can do it for the sellers, but I've found it is easier if a professional stager steps in and suggests to the sellers what needs to be done before listing. Sometimes the sellers may take our advice personally and it could effect our relationship. I think in many cases the sellers are more willing to change things when a stager suggests some changes because the sellers know that those stagers are 'experts'.

All of the stagers I've known are very professional, respectful, personable and sensitive. They all know that the sellers have arranged their rooms in a certain way because it works and they like it. So they are not going to walk in and start changing everything. Everybody has different taste and it is not about right or wrong. But when we sell a property, we want to avoid distractions like too many family pictures, or oversized furniture, or too strong wall color, etc. as much as possible. And they know how to do it and what to do it.

If you are in need of stagers or interior designers in the Seattle and Eastside area in WA, here are a couple of them that I can refer.

Marlene Rockey http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=108728947344&h=pq9Ed&u=O9-YG&ref=mf
Yumi Kagamihara http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=219504095416&h=-BxA5&u=cU8rB&ref=mf
Dawn Wilkinson http://www.six-walls.com/about.htm

They are not only great stagers/interior desingers but also very nice persons!

Bothell HS Graduation will take place on June 10, 2009, at 7:00pm in the Bank of America Arena (Hec Edmundson Pavilion) at the University of Washington. The senior students have only a couple days till graduating. They must be very excited and proud. I am sure all of them are ready to enter an 'adulthood'. They all are going to leave their familiarity and go to different directions. I am very proud of each one of them.

We are a proud Cougar family. My kid is not graduating yet but we know some awesome seniors at BHS and thought to announce the graduation information.

Congratulations, Bothell HS Class of 2009! The whole Bothell community is proud of you!

If you want to know more about the graduation info and/or BHS's info, go to

http://schoolcenter.nsd.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=9

This is exciting. This graph is zip 98012 (Bothell/Mill Creek), price range of $400K~$599K. As you can see, Pending in April went up almost double from March. The ratio of Active/Pending is now just about 5:1 which we consider as neutral. The interest rates are still good. So if you are on the fence about selling your home, talk to your real estate professional! We are always here to help!