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		<title>Is Bellingham Real Estate a Commodity?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/is-bellingham-real-estate-a-commodity</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news! This post has been moved to my new blog: www.BellinghamRealEstateReview.com! Check it out!]]></description>
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		<title>Which search engine for Bellingham Real Estate?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/which-search-engine-for-bellingham-real-estate</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>The &#8220;Extra&#8221; Story of Some Condos</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-extra-story-of-a-condo</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-extra-story-of-a-condo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>How to Blow a Sale with Facebook</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-blow-a-sale-with-facebook</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-blow-a-sale-with-facebook#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Can it Cashflow with 0% Down?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/can-it-cashflow-with-0-down</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/can-it-cashflow-with-0-down#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Find the Owner of ANY Property in Whatcom County</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/find-the-owner-of-any-property-in-whatcom-county</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/find-the-owner-of-any-property-in-whatcom-county#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News flash: the details of your home, what you paid for it, what the property taxes are, and a lot of other information about it&#8230; are all considered &#8220;Public Information&#8221; and are readily available on the internet. As a Realtor, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/find-the-owner-of-any-property-in-whatcom-county">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Good is My Team?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-good-is-my-team</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a day goes by that I don&#8217;t experience deep, DEEP gratitude for the team I&#8217;m surrounded by as a Realtor. I know, I know: the self-improvement gurus out there would say it was I &#8212; ME &#8212; who surrounded &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/how-good-is-my-team">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Property Financing UPDATE from Heidi Goodman</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/investment-property-financing-update-from-heidi-goodman</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/investment-property-financing-update-from-heidi-goodman#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, I asked Heidi Goodman at the Bank of the Pacific to update me on the current rates and terms for non-owner-occupied (investment) properties. I have a few investor clients right now and I want to bring them up to &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/investment-property-financing-update-from-heidi-goodman">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NW Words of Life</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/nw-words-of-life-13</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/nw-words-of-life-13#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The elevator to success is out of order. You&#8217;ll have to use the stairs!&#8221; &#8211;Joe Girard]]></description>
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		<title>Victory or Failure?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/victory-or-failure</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/victory-or-failure#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Let&#039;s Meet Today at 414 Bayside Rd.</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/lets-meet-today-at-414-bayside-rd</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/lets-meet-today-at-414-bayside-rd#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[414 Bayside Rd. in Edgemoor is a very special house. It sits in the line of Bellingham&#8217;s most exclusive row of homes, in the Edgemoor neighborhood. It&#8217;s on 1.1 acres, ON the shore of Bellingham Bay, with views out to and across the San &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/lets-meet-today-at-414-bayside-rd">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Tinker?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/do-you-tinker</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re going to own a home, particularly a house, you&#8217;ll need to have some notion of what it means to &#8220;tinker.&#8221; You know, fix stuff. Fuss with it. Tune it. Tweak it. Make it work again. If you&#8217;re a sailor, and &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/do-you-tinker">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some Maintenance Required</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/maintenance-required</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/maintenance-required#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You did it! You got the keys, the sellers are all moved out, you unlock the front door, step in, and Yes&#8230; the house is ALLLL YOURS!!! You spend a full weekend hauling in furniture and boxes, clothes and dishes, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/maintenance-required">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sweet Home!!!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/home-sweet-home</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/home-sweet-home#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 3 a.m. as I write this, and I&#8217;ve just gotten home with the family after a week in Maui, Hawaii. LOVED it&#8230; loved watching our boy Hayden just GO OFF on the beach, in the waves, in the pool, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/home-sweet-home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nice to Meet You, Now Here&#039;s EVERYTHING WRONG WITH ME!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/nice-to-meet-you-now-heres-everything-wrong-with-me</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/nice-to-meet-you-now-heres-everything-wrong-with-me#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture this: You&#8217;ve been looking for love for what seems like forever. You&#8217;ve met dozens of attractive, charming, potential mates but just haven&#8217;t felt that connection you really desire and know is out there for you. Then on day, at an &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/nice-to-meet-you-now-heres-everything-wrong-with-me">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Exactly Are You Married To?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/what-exactly-are-you-married-to</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/what-exactly-are-you-married-to#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my experience, about 99 out of 100 sellers , and about 98 out of 100 buyers, get married to a number. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to sell my house unless I get four-hundred twenty-seven thousand. Period.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m going to hold &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/what-exactly-are-you-married-to">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Final Open House</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-final-open-house</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-final-open-house#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ticker is ticking away. 4 Days left on the soon-to-be-historic $8000 or $6500 home buyer tax credit. It&#8217;s been an interesting case study watching how people feel about it and react to it. The sense of urgency has definitely &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-final-open-house">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can YOU Find and Buy a Home in 9 Days?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-find-and-buy-a-home-in-9-days</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-find-and-buy-a-home-in-9-days#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[9 days. That&#8217;s how long you have, as of this writing, to get your first home under contract and still qualify for the $8K federal tax credit. Can you do it? Can you, starting from zero, with not one second &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-find-and-buy-a-home-in-9-days">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sweet, Sweet Words</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/sweet-sweet-words</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/sweet-sweet-words#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the sweetest words a Realtor ever gets to speak are to first-time home buyers, who&#8217;ve been shopping HARD for NINE MONTHS, and who have just found their dream house, under-priced and in a hot neighborhood, and therefore INUNDATED &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/sweet-sweet-words">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Flip a Bellingham Home for Profit?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-flip-a-bellingham-home-for-profit</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-flip-a-bellingham-home-for-profit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember back to 2005 and 2006 when it seemed like the whole world was flipping real estate and making ridiculous piles of cash? Half the people you bumped into at a dinner party, when asked what they did for work, said, &#8220;Oh, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-flip-a-bellingham-home-for-profit">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This is Your Story</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/this-is-your-story</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/this-is-your-story#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just this morning I was reading Chris Brogan&#8217;s world-renowned blog and found that he&#8217;s writing about the importance of story in your life.  Perfect timing: a couple weeks ago we asked of home buyers &#8220;Does your story matter?&#8221; That is, do &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/this-is-your-story">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Dance, Part II</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-dance-part-ii</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-dance-part-ii#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the recent post, The Dance, Part I, we looked at the laundry list of logistics that go into closing a real estate sale and getting moved in or out of the home. And yes, it does come off more often &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-dance-part-ii">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Dance, Part I</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-dance-part-i</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Closing is a dance. Only it&#8217;s not like trying to dance with just one other partner who you&#8217;ve danced with before. It&#8217;s more like trying to do a salsa, in perfect step, to a song you&#8217;ve never heard, with 6 &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-dance-part-i">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to turn your wife &#8212; or a seller &#8212; against you!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-turn-your-wife-or-a-seller-against-you</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-turn-your-wife-or-a-seller-against-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything that happens in the course of buying, selling, or just owning real estate has a simple analogy to everyday life. For example, the art of the inspection response is similar to having your wife &#8212; or husband &#8212; fix you &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-turn-your-wife-or-a-seller-against-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sorry, but you&#039;re not the customer!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/sorry-but-youre-not-the-customer</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/sorry-but-youre-not-the-customer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I sat down for a meeting with one of my buyer clients who has fallen in love with a short sale home. She submitted an offer on it, and as the 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit countdown keeps &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/sorry-but-youre-not-the-customer">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Duel on Main St.: Short Sales versus the Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/duel-on-main-st-short-sales-versus-the-tax-credit</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/duel-on-main-st-short-sales-versus-the-tax-credit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;d be nice to get the eight-thousand dollar tax credit, but what we really want is a house!!!&#8221; This delightful quote was spoken by some buyer clients of mine as they signed an offer to TRY buying a Bellingham short &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/duel-on-main-st-short-sales-versus-the-tax-credit">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You&#039;ve Only Got 44!!!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/youve-only-got-44</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/youve-only-got-44#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t noticed, on the left column of this website is a count-down timer. It ticks off the second remaining before the expiration of the 1st Time Home Buyer&#8217;s $8000.00 Tax Credit&#8230; and the &#8220;Experienced&#8221; Buyer&#8217;s $6500 Tax Credit, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/youve-only-got-44">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Need to Win Keeping You Homeless?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/is-your-need-to-win-keeping-you-homeless</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/is-your-need-to-win-keeping-you-homeless#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s all over the national news: It&#8217;s a Buyer&#8217;s Market! It&#8217;s a great time to buy a home, because there&#8217;s so much distressed inventory and sellers &#8212; whether banks, investors, owner-occupants, etc. &#8212; need to just &#8220;get out of it&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/is-your-need-to-win-keeping-you-homeless">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Story Matter?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/does-your-story-matter</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/does-your-story-matter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Tools of the Trade</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/tools-of-the-trade</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/tools-of-the-trade#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>NW Words of Life</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/nw-words-of-life-11</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/nw-words-of-life-11#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Me, to my Buyer client: &#8220;Bad news. The listing agent said his client was quite offended by your offer.&#8221; My Buyer client: &#8220;Well&#8230; tell him I was quite offended by his LIST PRICE!!!&#8221; &#8211;Dean Taylor, Legend of Stimpson]]></description>
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		<title>Should Your First House Be a Fixer?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/should-your-first-house-be-a-fixer</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/should-your-first-house-be-a-fixer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home Projects & Upkeep]]></category>

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		<title>Why Followers Make the Best Buyers</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/why-followers-make-the-best-buyers</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/why-followers-make-the-best-buyers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nwwayoflife.com/?p=1488</guid>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Hayden Storm!!!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/happy-birthday-hayden-storm</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/happy-birthday-hayden-storm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 21, 2010 &#8212; A day of celebration!!! Today is my boy Hayden Storm&#8217;s 2nd Birthday!!! Check out some photos of his birthday party held yesterday at Bellingham Bay Gymnastics and Preschool!]]></description>
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		<title>Whatcom County Home Sales for January 2010</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-county-home-sales-for-january-2010</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-county-home-sales-for-january-2010#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January is consistently one of the slowest months of year for home sales. It&#8217;s in the midst of the winter slow-down &#8212; a phenomena seen across every market in the northern hemisphere! Buyers are recovering from holiday spending, kids are &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-county-home-sales-for-january-2010">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What a Home Inspection is Not</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/what-a-home-inspection-is-not</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/what-a-home-inspection-is-not#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Monthly Mortgage Rate History 1979 to Now</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/mortgage-rate-history</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/mortgage-rate-history#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bottom line first: It is a RIDICULOUSLY good time to borrow money for a home. Just check out the chart below (courtesy of First American Title) and you can see the interest rates of years past, all the way back &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/mortgage-rate-history">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Way I Live: Debbie Arthur</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-way-i-live-debbie-arthur</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-way-i-live-debbie-arthur#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the current issue of the NW Way of Life Newsletter, I spent some quality Q&#38;A time with wife/mom/symphony orchestra flutist/surfski racer Debbie Arthur. Debbie, along with her husband Morris and their kids Virginia and Kai, make up one of the &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-way-i-live-debbie-arthur">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can Value Be Learned?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/why-8-is-great</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/why-8-is-great#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>OK, So Can You Low-Ball an REO?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/ok-so-can-you-low-ball-an-reo</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/ok-so-can-you-low-ball-an-reo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the blog&#8217;s most passionate fans, Debbie Downer, asks the question: Can you low-ball an REO? This is in response to last weeks&#8217; post about low-balling short sales, where we discovered that, according to NWMLS stats, short sales have been &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/ok-so-can-you-low-ball-an-reo">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Low-Ball a Short Sale?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-low-ball-a-short-sale</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-low-ball-a-short-sale#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re shopping for a house, and your agent tells you the one you&#8217;ve fallen in love with is a &#8220;short sale.&#8221; &#8220;Cool!&#8221; you think. &#8220;You can low-ball the ______ out of short sales, and get just a SCREAMING good deal! &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/can-you-low-ball-a-short-sale">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bring the Noise</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/bring-the-noise</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/bring-the-noise#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Drive Until You Qualify!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/drive-until-you-qualify</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/drive-until-you-qualify#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t yet a home-owner myself the first time I heard the phrase. I was shopping, though, and the phrase instantly made sense. There was no way Heather and I were going to qualify for a home near Boulevard Park, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/drive-until-you-qualify">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guess the &#039;Hood!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/guess-the-hood</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/guess-the-hood#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhoods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: If you were hosting guests from out of town, and they wanted a tour of Bellingham’s residential hot spots – the most beautiful, desirable, in-demand and iconic neighborhoods, where would you take them? I had this very opportunity last weekend, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/guess-the-hood">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#039;s Time to Decide</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/its-time-to-decide</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/its-time-to-decide#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economists predict that, as the first quarter of 2010 ends, interest rates are going to start the climb upward. Keep in mind, the beginning of the 2nd quarter also marks the scheduled end of the $8000 and $6500 tax credit for &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/its-time-to-decide">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>REO, Short Sale, Distressed?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/reo-short-sale-distressed</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/reo-short-sale-distressed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a lot of buzz in the media right now about distressed properties, foreclosures, short sales, bank-owned homes, repossessed homes, and whatever other names you&#8217;ve heard but may not really know the technical definition for. First, let&#8217;s address the term &#8220;distressed &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/reo-short-sale-distressed">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Are Banks Like Coffee Shops?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-are-banks-like-coffee-shops</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["...you'll never know unless you taste-test them both. It's the same with lenders." <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/how-are-banks-like-coffee-shops">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Your Range</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/beyond-your-range</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/beyond-your-range#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Q and A with Carolyn Watson of Core Kinetics Pilates</title>
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		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/qa-with-carolyn-watson-of-core-kinetics-pilates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every month in the NW Way of Life Newsletter I interview one of the Pacific NW&#8217;s most adventurous, intriguing, interesting or just outright FUN people! This past month I chatted with Carolyn Watson, founder of Core Kinetics Pilates. The business, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/qa-with-carolyn-watson-of-core-kinetics-pilates">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bellingham&#8217;s First Snow!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/bellinghams-first-snow</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/bellinghams-first-snow#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By mid-morning on Sunday, December 13th, big, fluffly flakes starting floating from the sky! Our almost-two-year-old Hayden ran to the window and yelled out, &#8220;Ice! Ice!&#8221; We handed him a new word, &#8220;Snow!&#8221; and began bundling up and pulling out &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/bellinghams-first-snow">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Year to date Bellingham Home Sales</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/year-to-date-bellingham-home-sales</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/year-to-date-bellingham-home-sales#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahhh&#8230; statistics!!! If you love real estate, then you love statistics! Here&#8217;s an interesting batch of numbers now: Bellingham home sales, year to date, and a comparison of the same time period in &#8217;08. This is just good, statistical fun! 2009 &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/year-to-date-bellingham-home-sales">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Tips from Heidi Goodman at the Bank of the Pacific</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/credit-tips-from-heidi-goodman-at-the-bank-of-the-pacific</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/credit-tips-from-heidi-goodman-at-the-bank-of-the-pacific#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Is Bellingham Risky?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/is-bellingham-risky</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/is-bellingham-risky#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>A Gift Idea for the Serious Adventurer</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/a-gift-idea-for-the-serious-adventurer</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/a-gift-idea-for-the-serious-adventurer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Other Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bellingham is plenty dark on either end of banker&#8217;s hours in the winter months &#8212; like now, for example. If you&#8217;re like me and head home from the office around 5:30 or 6, and you still want to get some &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/a-gift-idea-for-the-serious-adventurer">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paying It Off Early: Does It Pencil?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/paying-it-off-early-does-it-pencil</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/paying-it-off-early-does-it-pencil#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re buying a home in Bellingham or anywhere else in the near future, and taking out a loan to do it, you&#8217;d be wise these days to go for a fixed-rate mortgage. Interest rates are STILL historically low, and &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/paying-it-off-early-does-it-pencil">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The NEW 3 Most Important Words in Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-new-3-most-important-words-in-real-estate</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-new-3-most-important-words-in-real-estate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zero points for you if you already thought, &#8220;Location, location, location!&#8221; If &#8220;Location&#8221; is everything, why do we even publish prices, since the price wouldn&#8217;t even matter if the home was in THE spot! Why have a home inspection and worry &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-new-3-most-important-words-in-real-estate">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Would You Buy a Stigmatized House?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/would-you-buy-a-stigmatized-house</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/would-you-buy-a-stigmatized-house#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>&quot;Papa, hold my applejuice!&quot;</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/papa-hold-my-applejuice</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/papa-hold-my-applejuice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heather and I can be a little over the top about our boy Hayden&#8217;s &#8220;Birthdays!&#8221; On November 21st, Hayden turned 21 months old!!! Now THAT is cause for celebration! To honor the occasion, we caught our boy wonder on video &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/papa-hold-my-applejuice">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Path</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-path</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-path#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I refer a lot of my clients to the Bank of the Pacific for their home loan. Their numbers, service, success rate (actually getting final funding approval so we can close!) and depth of expertise is &#8212; in a word &#8212; &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-path">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Home Buyer Stats</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/national-home-buyer-stats</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/national-home-buyer-stats#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just over on www.Realtor.org and saw this list of interesting statistics, so I thought I&#8217;d share:  Regarding the median home buyer: Number of weeks searched: 10 Number of homes seen: 10 First-Time vs. Repeat Buyers: First-time buyers: 41% &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/national-home-buyer-stats">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NW Way of Life Blog</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/nw-way-of-life-blog</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/nw-way-of-life-blog#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>7 Key Questions to Ask a Lease/Option Seller</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/7-key-questions-to-ask-a-leaseoption-seller</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/7-key-questions-to-ask-a-leaseoption-seller#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Money by Christmas!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/get-your-8k-tax-credit-by-this-christmas</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/get-your-8k-tax-credit-by-this-christmas#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now you&#8217;ve heard that the $8000 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit has been extended to mid-2010! What you may not know is that you do NOT have to wait to file your 2009 taxes to get your $$$. &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/get-your-8k-tax-credit-by-this-christmas">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sudden Valley Lot Sales&#8230; NOT!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/sudden-valley-lot-sales-not</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/sudden-valley-lot-sales-not#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got an e-mail from a friend today asking about Sudden Valley lots, and whether she could pick up a few at a good price to perhaps sell them at a modest profit a year from now. I live in Sudden &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/sudden-valley-lot-sales-not">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>15 Simple Things Whatcom Middle School Students NEED!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/15-simple-things-whatcom-middle-school-students-need</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/15-simple-things-whatcom-middle-school-students-need#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This e-mail just hit my inbox at RE/MAX Whatcom County, and I had to pass it along. Last week, Whatcom Middle School was destroyed &#8211; along with the students&#8217;, teachers&#8217; and staff&#8217;s belongings inside. And now they&#8217;re asking the community to &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/15-simple-things-whatcom-middle-school-students-need">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good News, Bad News</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/good-news-bad-news</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/good-news-bad-news#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday in Bellingham the wind blew like mad, gusting to over 64 mph this afternoon. Friends paddled stand up paddleboards on the Bay and surfskis on Lake Whatcom, and that brings a huge smile to my face. Good news. While &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/good-news-bad-news">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A SWAG, A Bid, and What&#8217;s In Between</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-swag-the-bid-and-whats-in-between</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-swag-the-bid-and-whats-in-between#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Whatcom County Short Sales</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-county-short-sales</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-county-short-sales#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the NWMLS decided it should make &#8220;short sale&#8221; a mandatory tidbit for agents to include in a listing. That is, listing agents have to check a box saying whether a home &#8212; ANY home listed in the NWMLS &#8212; is or &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-county-short-sales">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Screaming Deals Only!!!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/screaming-deals-only</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/screaming-deals-only#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of Halloween, today&#8217;s post celebrates that niche in Bellingham real estate known as the &#8220;Screaming Deal!!!&#8221; These house, priced up to $150K, are for those of you whose boss has SLASHED your income&#8230; but you&#8217;re just DYING to buy &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/screaming-deals-only">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Credit Extension Looks Promising!!!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/tax-credit-extension-looks-promising</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/tax-credit-extension-looks-promising#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s on! It&#8217;s off! It&#8217;s back on! No, it&#8217;s off! O.K&#8230; now it&#8217;s ON!!! This is how it&#8217;s been going the last month or so with predictions of whether the First Time Homebuyer&#8217;s Tax Credit will indeed expire on November &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/tax-credit-extension-looks-promising">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Un-Licensed Home Inspectors</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/853</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture this: Your real estate agent has shown you a dozen houses and you&#8217;ve chosen the one you want to buy. You head back to the agent&#8217;s office and take a private conference room. He pours you a cup of &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/853">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bellingham REO Stats</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/bellingham-reo-update</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I e-mailed a client of mine yesterday to share the news of two bank-owned (REO) listings that had just hit the market in Sudden Valley. Both looked interesting to him, so he wrote back and asked of each, &#8220;What could I &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/bellingham-reo-update">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lake Padden Relay and Bellingham SUP Demo, TODAY!!!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/padden-paddle-relay-and-bellingham-sup-demo-today</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come down to Lake Padden this morning, Saturday, October 17th, and take part in the funnest and most spectator-friendly paddling race of the year! Teams of 3 boats have to complete 7 laps around Lake Padden, handing off the baton right &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/padden-paddle-relay-and-bellingham-sup-demo-today">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A New Level of Research</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/a-new-level-of-research</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I represent a client to buy or sell a property, I thoroughly enjoy and take great pride in finding answers. Every property has its own set of unique questions, and the learning curve of &#8220;What to ask&#8221; aims steadily &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/a-new-level-of-research">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fear the Face Value</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/fear-the-face-value</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I helped some buyers tie up a property that all other buyers had been scared away from. There are problems in the crawl space, and the listing agent had two bids from two different contractors. One had bid &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/fear-the-face-value">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Calibration</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-art-of-calibration</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever traveled to a foreign country in a different time zone, with a different climate, culture, currency, and language? I don&#8217;t mean &#8220;touristing&#8221; to an Americanized resort meant to mimic all the comforts of home you left behind. I mean &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-art-of-calibration">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Earnest Money: What&#039;s the Score?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/earnest-money-whats-the-score</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/earnest-money-whats-the-score#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the first page of an offer, one of the terms you&#8217;ll decide on as a buyer is the amount of earnest money you&#8217;ll deposit. Every first-time buyer I work with asks all about earnest money &#8211; what it&#8217;s for, where &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/earnest-money-whats-the-score">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whatcom Real Estate Absorption Rates</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-real-estate-absorption-rates</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-real-estate-absorption-rates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whatcom County can be broken into different areas, all of which are listed in the lefthand column of the chart below. Each area has its own market characteristic based on amount of inventory, how many of those homes are selling, at what &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/whatcom-real-estate-absorption-rates">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bellingham Market Update: Sunnyland Neighborhood</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/bellingham-market-watch-sunnyland</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/bellingham-market-watch-sunnyland#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Sunnyland neighborhood, the number of Active listings is currently at 13 homes. List prices range from $197,000 to $650,000 with the average coming in at $354,123. Together these listings have an average time on market of 140 days. There &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/bellingham-market-watch-sunnyland">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What You Should Know About the 3rd Fastest-Growing Company in America</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/609</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all have habits. One that I cherish is that I read Inc. Magazine every month, cover to cover. I love it, the &#8220;Handbook of the American Entrepreneur.&#8221; No other magazine, book, class, or even my five stints at different colleges have transformed my &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/609">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Credit is like a Skil Saw</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-credit-is-like-a-skil-saw</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Credit: An arrangement for deferred payment on a loan or purchase.&#8221; Ever built anything of significant size out of lumber? Doesn&#8217;t have to be a house, or even a shed. A picnic table would do as an example. Did you &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/how-credit-is-like-a-skil-saw">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How a 20-Year-Old Became a Landlord</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-a-20-year-old-became-a-landlord</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-a-20-year-old-became-a-landlord#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Do Bellingham Homes Sell for 100% of List Price?</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/do-bellingham-homes-sell-for-100-of-list-price</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/do-bellingham-homes-sell-for-100-of-list-price#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Do any Bellingham homes sell for a full 100% of their list price, or even more? A: Sometimes. In fact&#8230; more often than you might think! I just had a look through the Bellingham and Sudden Valley closings in &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/do-bellingham-homes-sell-for-100-of-list-price">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Bellingham Neighborhood Page about Glenhaven</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/new-bellingham-neighborhood-page-about-glenhaven</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bellingham has several dozen distinct neighborhoods, and as time rolls on I intend to create a page for each and every one of them. Since I just listed a Chalet in Glenhaven, I was inspired to do some photography there &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/new-bellingham-neighborhood-page-about-glenhaven">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The $8000 Tax Credit Clock is Ticking</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-8000-credit-clock-is-ticking</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<title>Just Listed: Glenhaven Chalet</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/just-listed-glenhaven-chalet</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the clock ticks down toward the November 30th deadline for the $8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, anything in Bellingham priced under $250K is getting a LOT of attention. On that note, I just listed a sweetheart of a first-timer&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/just-listed-glenhaven-chalet">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Commitment, Part II</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-power-of-commitment-part-ii</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first part of this post, we learned that we had a willing buyer and a willing seller&#8230; and not much more than that. We arrived at the scheduled closing date after an 8 month lease option &#8212; PLENTY &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-power-of-commitment-part-ii">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Commitment (and what it has to do with real estate)</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/the-power-of-commitment-and-what-it-has-to-do-with-real-estate</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a story about commitment, tenacity, and an iron-clad will to keep moving forward toward the goal. It involves a real estate transaction that I was recently part of, and it has many lessons to teach. I listed a &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/the-power-of-commitment-and-what-it-has-to-do-with-real-estate">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Move in Bellingham for Free!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-move-in-bellingham-for-free</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fully 95% of my business comes from referrals from friends and past clients. I&#8217;m blessed to have an incredible network of friends and people I&#8217;ve met just living the NW Way of Life here in Bellingham. That also means that &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-move-in-bellingham-for-free">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Just Listed: 13 Rocky Ridge Drive, $229,000!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/just-listed-13-rocky-ridge-drive-229000</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just listed a GREAT house in Sudden Valley that is guaranteed to sell beautifully. 13 Rocky Ridge Drive was built in 2001`and features 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms, a 2-car attached garage, a total of 1589 square feet, &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/just-listed-13-rocky-ridge-drive-229000">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sudden Valley Real Estate Market Update, August &#039;09</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/sudden-valley-real-estate-market-update-august-09</link>
		<comments>http://nwwayoflife.com/sudden-valley-real-estate-market-update-august-09#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sudden Valley real estate market is AWESOME!!! That is, IF what you have to sell falls very near or under the 6-month average sale price of $246, 716. The Valley is drawing those first time home buyers eager to &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/sudden-valley-real-estate-market-update-august-09">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Real Estate = People (oh, and property, sort of!)</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/real-estate-people-oh-and-property-sort-of</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dad was a salesman throughout most of my childhood. He sold mechanical packing and seals to factories, nuclear power plants, paper mills and the like. He sold products designed to prevent leakage, basically. The packing and seals were an &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/real-estate-people-oh-and-property-sort-of">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to put a Seller on the Defensive in 10 seconds flat! (and not get the house!)</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-put-a-seller-on-the-defensive-in-10-seconds-flat-and-not-get-the-house</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I witnessed one of the worst, most counter-productive presentations of my life, and it was made by a fellow real estate agent. This agent had an offer on one of my listings, and insisted on presenting it live and &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/how-to-put-a-seller-on-the-defensive-in-10-seconds-flat-and-not-get-the-house">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Reasons Why Bellingham is the Best Place to Live on Earth!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/3-reasons-why-bellingham-is-the-best-place-to-live-on-earth</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve lived in 5 different states and have traveled to many beautiful parts of the world, and I&#8217;ve never been anywhere I&#8217;d rather call home than Bellingham, WA. Period. My wife Heather and I were introduced to Bellingham by Todd &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/3-reasons-why-bellingham-is-the-best-place-to-live-on-earth">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Sellers Are Like Springs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sellers are like springs. Let&#8217;s use the Johnsons for example. The Johnsons listed their pride-and-joy house for $299,900 &#8212; a competitive price for its size, condition and location. After 8 or 10 showings over the course of two weeks, a Buyer named &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/how-sellers-are-like-springs">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One very simple and important question to ask any Realtor you&#039;re interviewing</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/an-important-question-to-ask-any-realtor-youre-interviewing</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who become Realtors often come from completely un-related lines of work. School teachers retire from teaching, get their real estate license, and go to work selling homes. The occasional airline pilot, having flown the friendly skies for decades and finding &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/an-important-question-to-ask-any-realtor-youre-interviewing">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sudden Valley Road Names: &quot;But I didn&#039;t inhale!&quot;</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/58</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sudden Valley &#8212; our home neighborhood since we moved here in &#8217;03 &#8211; is the largest subdivision in the state of Washington. Over 1800 acres of forested, lake-side, golf-course-surrounding, community-oriented, adventure-infested residential wilderness that we ABSOLUTELY LOVE!!! We bought a &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/58">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>6 Ninja Techniques to Write a Stronger Offer!</title>
		<link>http://nwwayoflife.com/6-ninja-techniques-to-write-a-stronger-offer</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the definition of &#8220;Hot Listing&#8221; in your market means there was a recent house fire, and there are NOT numerous multiple-offer situations nearly every day, you have my sympathy. But if you&#8217;re shopping for Bellingham real estate &#8211; where just last week I &#8230; <a href="http://nwwayoflife.com/6-ninja-techniques-to-write-a-stronger-offer">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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