Family September 12, 2016

How To Get Your Kids To Eat Packed Lunches

About Kari Haas July 29, 2016

Why We Are Different From Other Real Estate Agents

Let Kari prove to you, how much passion and expertise she bringsTeamKari to selling your house and finding your home.

  1. Kari Listens. You make the decisions while she advises you and follows through.
  2. Kari’s clients win more often. Kari’s clients triumph in over 95% of multiple offer negotiations, and when selling her marketing often brings in multiple offers to secure top dollar quickly.
  3. Deeply talented support team dedicated to Kari’s clients. Kari assembled a powerful experienced team to handle the wide variety of Real Estate needs: marketing, market research, finding and (more…)
For SellersInvestingTips & Tricks July 21, 2016

Selling You House, Make Sure The Price Is Right

In today’s market, where demand is outpacing supply A bird house or bird box in autumn, fall, summer or spring sunshin many regions of the country, pricing a house is one of the biggest challenges real estate professionals face. Sellers often want to price their home higher than recommended, and many agents go along with the idea to keep their clients happy. However, the best agents realize that telling the homeowner the truth is more important.

Sellers sometimes think, “If the home doesn’t sell for this price,I can always lower it later.” However, research proves that homes that experience a listing price reduction sit on the market longer, ultimately selling for less than similar homes.

John Knight, from the University of the Pacific, did research on the cost (in both time and money) to a seller who priced high (more…)

FamilyTips & Tricks July 16, 2016

10 Things To Do Before You Go On Vacation

Toward adventure! Girl relaxing and enjoying road trip. Happy giInvest in a light switch timer.

Don’t leave your lights on at home during your entire vacation in an effort to make it look like someone is in your house. One of the best ways to keep burglars away from your home is with a light switch timer. Time the lights to turn on when it is dark and turn off around your usual bedtime. The lights turning on and off will make it seem like a human is doing the flipping, not the timer.

Tell a trustworthy neighbor or friend.

The best way to gain peace of mind when you’re away from your home for the week is to tell a neighbor or friend. Entice them with some fresh baked goods or a souvenir from your trip, and ask them to drive by your home every other day to check up on your house. You can even ask them to bring in your mail or water your plants too.

Remove your spare key.

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Volunteer work June 24, 2016

Volunteer Work To Help Our Community.

Once again I spent a day with my colleagues volunteering Houseat Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center for Community Service Day. Little Bit’s mission is to improve the bodies, minds, and spirits  of children and adults with disabilities through  equine-assisted therapy and activities, and to be  an inspiration and educational resource to the therapeutic riding profession, both regionally and  nationally. Their programs, Adaptive Riding and Hippotherapy, provide life-changing physical benefits like hand-eye coordination, strengthening muscles, and preventing bone weakness. This is (more…)

Freebies June 23, 2016

Join My Mailing List And Receive My Monthly Newsletters And Freebies

Call or email me to be put on my privatehousesforsale mailing list to receive my monthly newsletter and client freebies (i.e. Tully’s Coffee Drinks, Menchies and Peaks Frozen Yogurt, Uncles Games, Great Harvest Bread to name a few.)  Each newsletter contains not only current real estate market information, but household tips, local events and articles, fabulous recipes, and much more.  Just give me a ring at 206-719-2224 or email at kari@windermere.com.

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About Kari Haas June 23, 2016

Favorite Quotes

Sometimes I love to read a good quote cause it gives me a push and inspires me even more on a rainy day. I listed some of my favorite ones below. Please share your favorite quote with us below.

“Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile”  -Bertrand Russell

 “Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you” -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection” -Buddha

“I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be” -Douglas Adams

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