If you’ve been following along, you know this year has been a lot. I moved to Washington in January, passed my real estate exam in July, got my license activated in August, and landed my first few clients. Right now I’m in the thick of helping them find their dream homes. These first few weeks as a licensed agent have been one big learning curve. Some days it feels like drinking from a fire hose. But here’s what I’ve noticed: every little step I take is putting me in front of

If you're planning a move to Washington (or anywhere, really), there's one question that shows up almost immediately: should we rent or should we buy? It's one of the first things people ask me, and I get it. You're already juggling a new job, maybe new schools, and a moving truck full of everything you own. Figuring out where you'll actually land feels like a BIG piece of the puzzle. For my husband and me, the decision was kind of made for us. We moved from Texas with six pe

Maybe you're selling tomorrow. Maybe it's a month from now, or a few years down the road. Either way, selling a home is exciting and emotional — it's one chapter closing so the next one can begin. And that doesn't erase a single memory made within those walls. It just means it's time to let someone else start making their own. If selling is somewhere on your horizon, here are a few things worth thinking about before your home ever hits the market. 1. Make Updates That Actuall

When people find out I moved from Texas to Washington, I get the same three questions almost every time. So let's just get into it — from someone who actually did the move, not someone Googling "best places to live in the PNW". The Weather (Let's Just Get This Over With) Yes. It rains. Yes, there's a stretch of the year — roughly November through February(ish) — where the sky just kind of... gives up. It's gray, it gets dark early, and some days you'll go without seeing direc