Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED

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2011 

For those of you who watch "The Simpsons" you're quite familiar with Robert Underduck Terwilliger:  AKA  "Sideshow Bob" His untamed hair is equal to his untamed disdain of Bart . . . I have a tree in my front yard, that I believe is from the Salix-Terwilligerese. <------------------- Notice Bob's...
05/29/2011
The "Back on Market" Listing . . . Does it Matter?!? In my local MLS, we have a BOM status for properties that have had an offer, and for some reason are "Back On Market."  Not sure how this is acronymed in your area, but I'm sure you've got something similar. When a property is BOM, there's a fe...
05/27/2011
For the past several months, I've had the priviledge of working with first time buyers.  They're relocating to the Metro Portland area from San Diego, and they are on a limited budget. The GOOD NEWS is, there are some viable options in the Metro Portland market!! Not a lot . . . but certainly "do...
05/25/2011
This is a great post by Active Rain colleage Tish Lloyd -- who practices in NC -- about "price ranges" and how some customers/clients are put off sometimes when an agent doesn't work that "price range." Hey if a buyer is pre-approved, and there are viable options in their "price range" that will...
05/25/2011
My friend and colleague, Charita writes about the house that is impossible to find.  It's the "needle in the haystack" property.  Doesn't really exist, but gosh darn it . . . we're expected to find it. Yeah, you find the "needle" . . . I'm A Real Estate Agent.  Not a Needle in the Haystack Finde...
05/25/2011
Job Security for this Portland Exclusive Buyers Agent This week was spent showing property.  A lot of property, as a Portland Exclusive Buyers Agent my office doesn't take listings.  Showing property is a huge part of the overall service provided as a Portland exclusive buyers agent.  The Interne...
05/21/2011
 Here in the great Pacific NW we have a lot of rain.  With the rain comes grey skies.  Sometimes houses are dark, or a hallway, or bedroom, or bath. Natural light is such an important consideration . . . in my opinion . . . when looking at properties. I represent a lot of relocation buyers who a...
05/20/2011
This post was inspired by Donne Knudsen's post  There is No Such Thing As a Golden Buyer Anymore While Donne's post is about having the buyer obtain pre-approval before beginning their home search, the title of her post made me think . . . Do you remember the Aesop Fable "The Goose That Laid the ...
05/16/2011
Recycling Day in Beaverton The City of Beaverton and the Beaverton Committee for Citizen Involvement is bringing a FREE recylcing day to Beaverton. Date & Time:  Saturday, June 4, 2011 - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location:  3950 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. (Rose Biggi Ave & Millikan Way) Now's the time to ...
05/14/2011
The Best Lawn Mower Shop in Beaverton . . . Stark Street Lawn & Garden When my lawn mower wasn't started, oh my achy shoulder, I needed a spark plug. Stark Street Lawn & Garden has five locations, but their Beaverton shop is close.  I've been there before for a lawn mower tune-up and love their s...
05/13/2011
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