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Let’s review the three rules of real estate. Is it really as simple as “location, location, location?” Of course not! Does, “Beam me up Scottie” encompass all about a certain space show?  I think not. Both are cliches reminding us that the hero can always escape a terrestrial alien in one case and that we should always beam towards the best earthly Position when making a real estate purchase in the second case. That brings us to what we’ll be discussing today. It’s my rule of “The 3 P’s.”

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Product, Price and Position.

Product – This is the home itself. It’s a product just like you’d buy at Whole Foods. It sounds dispassionate, but in doing so it helps you make a more calculated decision in the end. What is the product? What’s its condition? Do you want a fixer, something new or in between? Two beds, one bath? Large, medium or cozy? Tall ceilings, granite, hardwoods? Modern, historic or standard? When you begin your search you probably won’t know the answer to these questions but your Realtor should show you the options and help you with your discovery. It’s what the good ones do….often when you don’t even know it.

Price – The big assumption of “location, location, location” is….within your means. You don’t get Mars  on a Moon budget. If your true maximum is $400,000 then we look only a reasonable level above that number. Together we scour to uncover the best your money can buy….always keeping in mind your affordability factor.

Position -  I actually use the phrase “location, location, location to describe three distinctions in a property. First location: Which downtown Seattle neighborhood do you want? Belltown, West Edge, Pioneer Square? Each has its positives and negatives especially in relationship to the product options and the price. Second location: What is the block and building? What’s it near and what’s going on around the complex? How far away is your favorite video store specializing in 60’s pop culture? Third location: Where is the unit? How does the light enter? What is the view? Don’t forget the most important….how far away are the garbage containers and will you hear the inevitable early Sunday morning clang-bang?

As we boldly go through the canyons of towering structures, past the smiling concierge and through the sleek corridors we’ll seek out new life and new civilizations….oops, sorry my Star Trek is showing. What we‘ll do together (with a little fun along the way) is to build a successful relationship; one that will allow us to identify for you the best product in the best position within your price.

It’s 3:00am, and I’ve made some coding mistakes to this site.   Although real estate websites and blogging has been something I’ve been doing for years, this site is by far my biggest project.  In the works, there are over 300 pages currently built on this site.  It’s really my pride and joy and what’s most exciting is that it’s something I can give.  For most of you who I think are seeing this, I think you know that.  However, a lot of you are also my competitors and I’ve always reminded you of that.  But, I figure there’s a couple more decades to go before this is over for us.  So, I’ll say again that core value #1, #2, and #3 are all there to ensure that #4 is honest, which is have fun.  It’s hard to come through and look at what you see in the image here have some very simple mistakes like a = instead of – which can cause a page to break.  On top of coding this website, the most work is being put into just it’s content that you as a viewer sees.  That is by far the hardest part, and the two of us have only found pleasure in going out for our Saturday night cream cheese hot dog.  Not much more.  We savor every minute of that $5 hot dog as our reward.  So, at 3:05 am, I’m sorry to say I’m asking for your pity if you find anything wrong with this site.  Tonight I’m correcting 10 pages which would have been 69 later if not caught.

I have some really big plans for this site, and that’s why it is what it is.  It’s content is being laid out in it’s most simplest form so that once it’s here, it can later transform.  I hope you all understand and share anything you might find.  I’m still working on getting Pioneer Square up to par so that I can move onto the big guy which is Belltown.  Off the top of my head, I think there’s close to 30 buildings to Pioneer Square’s 10.  Then, there’s West Edge which is our prim-o real estate, Denny Triangle which is the up-and-coming, SLU which has one building, Retail Core which is just a couple, then I would like to tackle Uptown, Capitol Hill, and First Hill.  These are all the places I love to stomp and excited to share.  I want people to move here!  I want people to visit!  Talk.  Take pictures.  And most of, enjoy that fabulous Teriyaki you can only get in the Pacific Northwest.  Anything you notice is greatly appreciated.  I really don’t know what else to say other than that it’s very important to me and I’m never one to ask for any favors–I think.

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