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Archive for January, 2007

Quality of Life

Pasco Wa Real Estate residents have rated the overall quality of life in the Columbian Basin region as ~Excellent~ (14%). The features of the city that rated highly were resident perceptions of new developments in the area; the quality of the air; and the efficient motorways that allowed ease of auto travel. Seventy-seven percent of [...]

The Grange Insurance Group of Pasco Wa Real Estate celebrated its 112th year of service in April of 2006. Truly, their business operations and commitment to community service is impressive! Especially, for the businesses of “Main Street,” as well as the surround towns, urban developments and farming districts have appreciated the gold standard service provided [...]

Home Repair Projects ~ Increase Your Home Value
Most of the top contractors who complete renovation projects for home owners say the majority of their work is kitchen and bathroom remodeling to increase the value of the home. Homeowners who are looking to sell their home should pay special attention to specific areas to remodel for [...]

As in many aspects of life, the key to property investing can be location, location, location. While property is perhaps more complicated than hoping for foot traffic at a restaurant with a prime location, location does certainly play a part in the possible viability of a rental property. There are a few things you can [...]

The choice to get involved in property investing is a large one and even after the substantial process of determining whether a particular investment is right for you, a number of decisions must be made as to how you are going to manage that property. One option for property management is hiring outside help to [...]

There is a long build up towards finally getting a move ready into a new piece of real estate. Hours and hours of packing and organization comes down into a two week crunch time before moving day that entails final preparations for taking care of an old property and moving in to a new one.
With [...]

RESILIENCE
You do not drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
~ Edwin Louis Cole.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
~ Confucius.
Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; but they are the instruments of the wise.
~ Samuel Lover.
A happy life consists not in the absence, [...]

The Community Survey is a part of the National Citizen Survey that is a coordinated activity between the National Research Center (NRC) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA).
The results of the mail-out survey showed that 25% of residents in Pasco have been lived in the area for over 20 years. Of those who answered [...]

The annual Small Business Survival Index 2006, released in late November, studied public policy environments in states as to their friendliness to small businesses and entrepreneurs. The top five entrepreneur-friendly states are: 1) South Dakota, 2) Nevada, 3) Wyoming, 4) Alabama, and 5) Washington. The bottom five states or areas ranked for anti-entrepreneurial policy environments [...]

Kennewick School District ~ The area won another ~What Parents Want~ award for the year 2005-2006. The national award acknowledges the Kennewick School District’s contribution to children’s education. The District was selected by School Match, an educational research firm that operates across the USA. This year only 2,504 school districts obtained an award, or 16% [...]