Happy Chinese New Year of the Water Dragon 2012!

ARDELL on 01 23, 2012 | No Comments

Happy Chinese New Year of the Water Dragon 2012!

2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon, quite a visual! While Chinese Dragons don't necessarily breathe fire like European Dragons do, I still like the idea that the Dragon is in a Water Year. :) My youngest daughter, Andrea, was born in the Year of the Dragon. The center is a painting she did that I thought was appropriate to the occasion. Lots of ENERGY in The Year of the Dra…

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Gorgeous Day in Seattle

ARDELL on 01 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

Fabulous Photo taken by my friend Linda Aaron - so nice of her to share it with me - and I share it with you. Just Awesome!…

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Elvis at the World’s Fair – 50th Anniversary

ARDELL on 01 7, 2012 | 6 Comments

A week from today, Saturday January 14th, there will be a fun event commemorating the 50th Anniversary of "The King" at The 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair. For those who may not know, The Space Needle was built for that event. The World's Fair that is, not Elvis coming to it. :) I already have my tickets for me and Kim and my two sisters. I got mine for only $12 each via Brown Paper Tickets.com. More and ALL details HERE. Seeing an Elvis impersonator has been on my "Bucket List" for a few years. Once I was even IN Vegas and missed it. So this is a good opportunity for me to have some fun and…

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The High Cost of Buying a Home & Selling a Home

ARDELL on 01 5, 2012 | 26 Comments

Even if you are a First Time Homebuyer, you should be keenly aware of the cost of selling a home. Often people think they can just sell their home if they pick the wrong one, or if they get a new job out of town. But the cost of selling is usually many Xs the cost of buying. It is good to be mindful of the cost of leaving...the home you are buying...before you buy one. The Closing Costs/Expenses associated with Selling a home are fairly simple, but in $ much more costly than a Buyer's Closing Costs. Also a buyer can pay ALL of their costs without "hard dollars" in most cases. A Seller is…

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Ardell’s Seattle Area Real Estate Blog – Most Visited Posts

ARDELL on 01 1, 2012 | 10 Comments

It amazes me sometimes, which of my posts garner the highest readership. Dustin tracks the "per post" stats for Rain City Guide and shows us which garner the most eyeballs...from time to time. I was looking at the numbers over on my blog, which likely gets a fraction of the activity as my writings here. But once in awhile I get surprised by a single post getting over 20,000 views...for just one post. Usually they are posts that spark an interest nationally vs primarily local here in "The Seattle Area". Here are the blog posts with the most views, not necessarily in the order of highest …

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