Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog

Here’s the second winner from Kathleen Seaton of Bonney Lace, WA:
2nd Place – Kat’s Kickin Chipolte Salsa

3 vine ripened tomatoes
3 Roma tomatoes
1 head of garlic roasted
1 red bell pepper roasted
1 yellow bell pepper roasted
3/4 cup sweet yellow onion diced
1 fresh peach finely diced
4 chipolte peppers in adobe sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cilantro
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The Washington State legislature (RCW 64.06.020) requires a property disclosure form (which when using NWMLS forms is known as a Form 17) be provided by a seller for the transfer of: 1) Real property consisting of one to four dwelling units, 2) a condominium, unless the sale is subject to the public offering statement, 3) [...]

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Have you ever considered your negotiating style?
If not, you might want to think about it. It’s important to recognize the implications of your style versus the style of the party with whom you’re negotiating.
There’s 5 basic renegotiating styles:

The avoider. This person doesn’t like conflict and prefers to avoid confrontation (15% of the population – Saturn [...]

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Darn.
Why won’t those pesky landowners do what the City Council wants? Whose land is it anyway? What right do they have getting in the way of the city fathers’ vision?
Just because their action is legal and conforms to the existing laws doesn’t mean these upstart citizens can do whatever they want.
It shouldn’t matter that [...]

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2002, Fooled by Randomness – The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life, New York, Texere LLC

I liked it. I’ve learned a smattering of probability and statistics at the UW, but never got to the part where you learn how to effectively apply them to everyday life. [...]

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I made the following (rather timely given my previous post) comment on a post at The TNT Open House Blog.
One would have to be rather cavalier (or naive or dumb) not to read all loan documents before signing.
Sympathy for those who don’t? Please… If you’re going to give someone a signed blank check, don’t complain [...]

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As I mentioned in a previous post, closing and signing closing documents are two different things. Actual closing will occur some time after signing closing documents.
Buyers should bring the following to escrow (the closing agent) when signing closing documents:

Good Faith Estimate – This should have been provided by your lender.
Truth-in-Lending (and here) form – [...]

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Here’s the winning entry for this year’s Salsa Showdown at the Puyallup Fair. The Spicy Plum & Green Chile Salsa entry was from an original recipe created by Corey Long of Federal Way, WA. It was the unanimous first place selection of the three judges.
Spicy Plum & Green Chile Salsa
Ingredients:

1 roasted green chile, [...]

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