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Home selling in the summer is often a bit more
tricky than home selling during other times of the year. For example, spring time selling is the most popular time to put your home on the market. The second best time of the year to sell a home is in the autumn. Summer ranks in a meager third position.
Why? Because in the summer:
• People go on vacation
• Kids get out of school and require attention
• Summer activities distract
The good news: Not every buyer can wait until fall, though. Sometimes people need to buy a
home during the months of June, July and August. They might be transferred to our area for a new job or be experiencing other pressing “life” issues that could necessitate an im-
mediate purchase. Here are a few
things you can do to help attract a summertime buyer who might be prioritizing lying in a ham-mock and sipping lemonade.
Focus on the outdoors! Dur-ing these warmer months, your
landscaping and outdoor spaces come alive. Today’s buyers are looking for extended living areas and love usable outdoor space.
According to HGTV, outdoor spaces can bring in big bucks. Jon Seppala,
president of Action Build-ers, notes, “Backyards and outdoor patios have to be much more substantial than in the past. Built-in grills, outdoor fireplaces, gazebos — people are looking for these features. We’ve had people who have fallen in love with the house and have de-cided to buy before they walked in the front door.”
The National Asso-ciation of Home Build-ers (NAHB) has also identified a trend, noting during a recent panel that young homebuyers (Gen Xers) are looking for homes with a connec-tion between indoor and outdoor spaces, even in colder climates, to create the perception of greater home size, even if the space is only usable for part of the year.”
Keep your home cool
but not cold! Have your furnace/AC turned up to a comfortable level dur-ing showings and open houses. If you live in a home where you don’t have or need AC, be sure that you use fans or open windows for breezes to create a nice atmosphere. The last thing you need is a prospective buyer dis-tracted by cold or a sticky sweat. You want them focused on your wonder-ful home!
Eliminate Stinks! Heat also has a way of bringing out the worst of smells in our home. To hold these deal breakers at bay, have your carpets cleaned when you list your home for sale. Next, roll up your sleeves and be sure you clean your home before any showing. Bathrooms, laundry rooms, and kitchen are notoriously stinky. Focus your atten-tion on these!
Maintain! When your home is listed for sale, it’s your responsibility as the
seller to keep your yard, landscaping, and pool maintained. Overgrown trees, shrubs, and lawns not only seriously depre-ciate curb appeal, they can also turn a buyer off.
Landscaping is expen-sive and buyers know this. Why not showcase one of your most valuable assets? Trim existing trees
to their best advantage. Have gardens, paths, benches, and pool ready for enjoying. Buyers know that a fully landscaped yard will save them time and money. Plus, it’s ready to enjoy.
If you are unable to stay on top of this task each week, hire local workers
Debbie WalterRealtor - RE/MAX NW
Top Summer Selling Tips
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“It seems like such a simple concept. Keep siblings together while they are in foster care. But it isn’t that easy.” � ese are the words of Michael Gaskill, cofounder of Sibling House, a non-pro� t organization in Kirkland. For more than 14 years, Mike and Lynne Gaskill have championed the cause to keep siblings together while they are in foster care.
From their modest home in Juanita, they work to pro-vide clothing, toys, bedding, furniture, school supplies, tutoring, transportation and enrichment programs for children in foster care. In some cases, the support of Sibling House is the only thing that allows foster parents to bring all of the siblings from one family into their home. If that isn’t enough, the Gaskills also o� er mentoring to other foster parents, as they have fostered and then adopted six children of their own.
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system covers roughly 55 percent of the cost to raise a child today. Many of these kids enter the foster care system with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. Any way they can, the Gaskills support families who take in these siblings. Sibling House started in 1997 helping to support seven children in foster care. Today they now reach nearly 500 children in three states.
For those of us who are not familiar with the life of a foster parent, the call to take yet more children into your home o� en comes without notice. Placing these children is an im-mediate need that must be � lled. � ey are exhausted and o� en traumatized. What must it be like for a child who has been ripped
away from their parents? � ey are involuntarily forced to live with people they have never met. What a comfort it must be for those who are fortunate enough to be with their siblings.
For many foster parents the di� erence between an answer of “yes” or “no” to taking both or even more siblings can be determined by something as simple as enough beds, or clothing. Or, the challenge may be as monumental as the need for a larger vehicle to accom-modate so many children.
Like every non-pro� t, Sibling House depends on the generosity of people like you and me. Eighty-four percent of every dollar they receive goes to providing care for foster children. Eight percent goes to administrative expenses and 8 percent goes to fund raising.
While visiting the Gaskill home for the purpose of this story, a co-worker and
I walked in on a mentor-ing session with new foster parents. On their way out they took with them the tent my co-worker had donated the day before. � is is how it is supposed to be. � is is community. For more information on Sibling House, or to make a monetary donation online, go to www.siblinghouse.org
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Keep siblings together in foster care School Supply Drive
Coldwell Banker Bain in Kirkland is sponsoring a School Supply drive for Sibling House Network children Aug. 13-27. Please donate items in person at Coldwell Banker Bain, 8525 120th Ave. N.E ., No. 100, Kirkland. See the entire Sibling House School Supply “wish list” at www.cbbain.com/kirkland.
Give yourself a pat on the back. You thought the day would never
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1. Visualize retire-ment. Experts say it is better to “retire to” than to “retire from.” So, prior to check-ing out from your 9-to-5, spend some time thinking about what you want to do in retirement.
Of course there are a few great dream vacations you want to take, but what will your everyday life look like? Is there a hobby you want to pursue? Will you volunteer in your community? Will you work part-time? Some pre-retirees take a vacation week and stay at home and live as if they were retired in order to get a real sense of the rhythm of retirement. Keep
in mind that you and your spouse may have con� icting timetables or di� erent de� ni-tions of the ideal retirement, so make some time to discuss your dreams and resolve any di� erences that may arise.
2. Take � eld trips. If you’re considering a major move
in retirement, plan on a little travel to check out poten-tial new homes. Remember, it’s a lot di� erent to live in a location than it is to vacation there.
Your checklist for evaluating a new
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3. Save more. Although you may have always been a disciplined saver, your peak earning years a� ord you a valuable opportunity to boost your retirement contributions signi� cantly.
Remember, if you’re over 50 years of age, there’s a federal catch-up provision that enables you to contribute an extra $5,000 into your employer’s retirement savings plan. Anything extra you sock away in these last few years of your working life could have a positive impact on how you will live for the rest of your life.
4. Double-check your retirement funding calcula-tions. � e traditional rule of thumb has been that you need 70-80 percent of your pre-retirement income to live on during retirement. However, recent studies, and what I see in my practice, suggest that people tend to underestimate retirement ex-penses. All that leisure time, including travel, can lead to more spending.
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Sibling House lends support to foster families who take in sibling groups when they are in foster care. Your little Kirkland charity is now helping over 500 foster children. Sibling House really needs your help!
Please bring your donation to Coldwell Banker Bain – Kirkland (directly south of Costco) between now and August 20th. Monetary donations can be made at www.siblinghouse.org. Please join Coldwell Banker Bain in making the lives of these children and foster parents just a little bit easier.
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14064 113th Ave NE $159,95014325 113th Ave NE $212,00013625 115th Ave NE $230,00014144 107th Ave NE $233,00010922 NE 118th St $235,00013719 135th Ave NE $240,00014518 114th Ave NE $245,00010700 Slater Ave NE $255,00012402 NE 140th St $262,00011407 113th Place NE $293,00010833 NE 135th Place $299,00012520 81st Place NE $304,00011629 NE 74th St $308,00011828 103rd Ave NE $319,95012418 NE 141ST Place $325,00010141 NE 126th St $326,0008635 NE 124th St $355,00013804 129th Place NE $375,00013311 91st Place NE $390,00012432 NE 73rd St $400,00012660 NE 132 St $410,000420 8th Ave $455,00011335 NE 67th St $460,00011037 131st Ave NE $469,9508319 NE 110th Place $470,00012415 89th Place NE $486,0007430 127th Ave NE $497,0007042 122nd Ave NE $499,0008127 NE 115th Ct $510,0008127 NE 115th Ct $510,00011629 NE 100th Place $520,000
4502 Lk Wash Blvd NE $528,000645 8th Ave $528,00011704 NE 100th Place $532,00012414 NE 106th Lane $539,95011119 NE 68th St $540,0001535 5th Place $550,000321 15th Ave $588,0008027 124th Ave NE $598,50011831 89th Place NE $605,0009507 117th Ave NE $619,0008218 125 Place NE $640,00012972 64th Ave NE $655,0006125 132nd Ave NE $720,000312 11th Place $738,50011208 83rd Place NE $789,9008911 NE 116TH Place $820,000711 20th Ave W $915,00011904 89th Place NE $955,00011904 89th Place NE $955,00011017 101st Place NE $1,075,00010121 NE 64th St $1,350,00011027 Champagne Pt Rd NE $1,620,0006029 NE 135th St $4,500,000
Residential Housing AveragesAverage. List Price $627,410Average Sales Price $600,291 CDOM (Cumulative Days on Market) 96
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12525 NE 145th Place #F99 $53,00012645 NE 130th Wy #H201 $61,500
14522 127 Ave NE #W76 $80,00010010 NE 122nd St #QC $87,80012020 100th Ave NE #M102 $90,00012423 NE 145th Place #B155 $95,00012010 98th Ave NE #207 $95,20012411 109th Ct NE #K103 $100,0009906 NE 124th St #1104 $108,90010022 NE 120th Lane #G303 $113,50010050 NE 138th Place #G-2 $145,00011801 100th Ave NE #A-302 $160,0006333 Lk Wash Blvd NE #401 $160,000375 Kirkland Ave #103 $175,000710 Kirkland Cir #C302 $180,000710 Kirkland Cir #E301 $180,000511 7 Ave #104 $189,0006333 Lk Wash Blvd NE #407 $190,00010178 NE 135th Lane $190,00011419 99th Place NE #101 $199,990375 Kirkland Ave #150 $215,00011326 101st Place NE $229,950811 9th Ave S $259,0009039 NE Juanita Dr #307 $259,90011424 102nd Ct NE $266,70011629 NE 74th St $308,000703 4th Ave #103 $375,000319 4th Ave #201 $385,000225 4th Ave #A301 $480,0001003 Lake St S #1 $1,095,000
Condos/Townhomes AveragesAverage. List Price $226,677Average Sales Price $217,581CDOM (Cumulative Days on Market) 100
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[ SELLING from page 11]to keep your yard look-ing in top shape. This expense will come back to you when you make the sale.
As a courtesy to pro-spective buyers, you or your Realtor® may also consider compiling a list of locally recommended handymen, gardeners, and pool maintenance companies.
Staging! Finally, stag-ing patios and porches is important. From family gatherings to al fresco meals, these hot spots get lots of use.
Start your stag-ing with a thorough cleaning. Power wash-ing decks, patios, and furniture can make dirty items look new again. For furniture that needs a bit more TLC, apply a fresh coat of paint.
Next, stage for an “event.” Replace worn-out cushions and invest in simple outdoor ac-cessories. A selective
arrangement of candles, glasses, and even a nice table setting can be the icing on the staging cake.
The bottom line is that caring for the indoor AND outdoor living spaces of your home can make or break a sale during the sum-mer. Take full advantage of all your home has to offer; in the long run - your checking account will appreciate it.
For further informa-tion or suggestions on future topics, please contact Debbie Walter @ www.DebbieWalter.com or (206) 930-8699. Debbie is a REALTOR® with RE/MAX NW Realtors in Kirkland. Debbie is a member of the National Asso-ciation of Realtors (a trade organization that promotes real estate information, educa-tion and professional standards).