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A few weeks ago I stopped by Corey Hubbell’s glass design studio in Redmond at the urging of my friend Charles from AquaSports, and I was simply amazed at the quality and quantity of beautiful blown glassware Corey has for sale.  Here are some shots I took of his warehouse with my Blackberry.
Prices that I saw [...]

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I’ve been passing out a resource list of my top recommended service providers for Seattle and the Eastside to my clients (if you’re a client and are wondering why you haven’t gotten one yet it’s just because I haven’t given them all out yet – you’ll get one soon!)
Anyway, it’s great to get feedback from people [...]

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If you’re looking for a heating and cooling contractor in the Seattle or Eastside areas, here are three recommendations.  (Two I’ve used successfully, and one was recommended by a long-time agent who has sent me good people in the past.)
Eastside:
Tom Duff, Highlander Heating and Cooling:  (425) 868-2971 *
Seattle and Eastside:
Bassett Home Heating Inc.: (425) 398-1666
Seattle (and [...]

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Whenever you buy a home, even if it’s new construction, it’s a good idea to have the sewer line scoped.  That means hiring a sewer scoping contractor to check for damage by running a video camera down the line from the home to the street by means of a long steel cable.
In the Seattle area this typically costs [...]

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Are you thinking about refinancing your existing home mortgage?  If so, there’s a handy guide to home loan refinancing from the Federal Reserve Board that covers some important topics, such as:

Comparing home loan refinance options
Understanding ‘no cost’ refinances
Calculating when you will recoup the expense of refinancing your mortgage
Home mortgage prepayment penalties

There’s also a glossary of [...]

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I wanted to put in a plug for Jeff Fravel, owner of The Clean Doctor, for window, roof and gutter cleaning.  I used him a couple of times and he always does a good job and leaves the premises very clean. 
Jeff does roof cleaning using a blower, not the hard pressure washing that can decrease the life [...]

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