One of the best things about living in the City of Tacoma is that you are close to the action on a night like New Years Eve.
The Weekly Volcano’s SPEW Blog has put out a list of the best places to Party tonight. You can find THIS Realtor at The Mix on 7th & St Helens, but from the look of this list there are lots of great places to celebrate.
Don’t forget to designate or Cab it home, and have a very Happy New Year!
One of my favorite parts of being a Realtor is Previewing. Previewing is just visiting homes and condos for sale keeping an eye out for bargains for your buyer clients, and building your knowledge of your market. I took a trip to Marcato at 1501 Tacoma Avenue. I had been there before, but I realised it had been about a year and a half and it was time to check them out again. I’m glad I did!
The Sign at Realtor Headquarters
Today I went to a talk at TPCAR put on by the New Realtor Council. We were learning about all the new rules and changes to home financing. As I’ve been a Realtor for 4 years, I am not technically a New Realtor anymore, but I still love the classes and I’m on the committee so I totally go anyway.
The Tacoma Pierce County Association of Realtors (TPCAR) is our local branch of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). My friends like to tease me for always over pronouncing RealTOR, when they call me a Re-la-ter. I’m not usually one to get all strict about pronunciation, it’s just that there is a difference between being a Real Estate Agent and being a Realtor.
When you become a real estate agent, you have the option of joining a company that belongs to NAR. When you are a Realtor you are educated in and pledge to follow a code of ethics that normal agents aren’t held to. People do get diciplined, and even kicked out of the Realtors. They mean business. Oh, and it costs like $500 a year, which can be a pinch when business is slow, so you had best like being a Realtor.
Today I attended a Progressive Brokers Open in the South Hill neighborhood of Sunrise. These are not my usual stomping grounds, but since the Brokers Open was put on by my Real Estate BFF Craig, off I went!
A Brokers Open is an Open House for Real Estate Agents. They are usually held during the week, often on Tuesdays. Craig was having a “Progressive Brokers Open” which means 3 Agents in the same neighborhood with homes to sell did theirs at the same time to draw agents. Read the rest of this entry »
Pretty Maids All in a Row...
Today I assisted one of my #1 Clients in Purchasing a Wig. For her boyfriend. For Halloween.
Because these sorts of excursions are best with friends, (and cameras!) we made sure document our trip to find the perfect piece.
My favorite place for wigs is the wig shop at the B&I. In addition to many different style wigs, they also have hair pieces, hair extensions, fancy hats, and more.
