I've been a licensed real estate professional in the State of Washington since 1985, with several brokerage houses including Windermere and Coldwell Banker Bain. I'm a Realtor® (member of the National Association of Realtors®), a member of the Washington Association of Realtors® and the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, designated as a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES®), an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®), and a Accredited Staging Professional (ASP®). I've been a seminar leader, public speaker and real estate instructor in the real estate field. I have an award-winning website, www.SeattleDreamHomes.com and have appeared in local magazines and newspapers, on HGTV, The Fine Living Channel and in The New York Times. My specialty is the unusual home. Vintage homes, modern homes, luxury homes, the more unusual the better. I like to combines my love for unusual architecture and technology in a website entitledhttp:// www.UnusualLife.com, which features offbeat dwellings, amazing architecture and strange places worldwide.
Glad you guys liked it. I liked it too! I especially liked the ideas on how to monetize your blog. The Sellsius guys sell ads on their site, which I find intriguing. I've tried it with my Unusual Life blog, selling books from Amazon, and it's doing quite well, but not sure how to do it on my regular industry blog... I do have a real estate search on their, but it's not utilized much, as the site tends to be read more by other agents and those in the biz rather than buyers and sellers. I thought it was fun to listen to some of the bloggers think, like Ardell DeLongia, as she talks just like she writes! - Sat Aug 4 2007, 09:08
I like JP, but my favorite was Stan Boreson. Did you know last Saturday was Stan Boreson day in Ballard? He appeared and played his accordion at the Ballard Seafood Fest. Ya sure, you betcha! - Sat Aug 4 2007, 01:02
Are you trying to develope some new software or blogging platform for agents? If so, I don't think there's any money in it for you, but good luck! - Sat Aug 4 2007, 00:58
I think it helps people remember you, but I don't think it's very professional. I have several business cards I use and I only use a photo on one of them. - Sat Aug 4 2007, 00:54
It's a great selling point in Seattle. There are some limits to altering the exterior appearance, but that's usually not an issue for most owners, as they're anxious to preserve a historic and vintage look.
There are a few historic overlay districts, one in Pioneer Square and another one on Capitol Hill called the Harvard-Belmont District. Outside of those two areas, I think it goes house to house, rather than historic overlay districts. - Tue May 15 2007, 23:23
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