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		<title>A Picture is  Worth &#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Picture can be worth Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars!! That&#8217;s Right! A Picture just might be worth Hundreds of Thousands of Dollar when it comes to selling your property! You only have one chance to make a good first impression! .. with this in mind&#8230; more and more Realtors are using professional photographers to [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 25px; font-weight: bold;">A Picture can be worth Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars!!</span></p>
<div id="attachment_359" style="width: 350px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-359 " alt="This Home is NOT Ready for Sale! " src="http://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/untidy-front-yard_340x255.jpg" width="340" height="255" srcset="https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/untidy-front-yard_340x255.jpg 340w, https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/untidy-front-yard_340x255-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px" /><p class="wp-caption-text">This Home is NOT Ready for Sale!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_360" style="width: 350px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-360 " alt="This Home is READY for Sale! " src="http://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/clean-front-yard_340x255.jpg" width="340" height="255" srcset="https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/clean-front-yard_340x255.jpg 340w, https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/clean-front-yard_340x255-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px" /><p class="wp-caption-text">This Home is READY for Sale!</p></div>
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<p>That&#8217;s Right! A Picture just might be worth Hundreds of Thousands of Dollar <em><strong>when it comes to selling your property</strong></em>!</p>
<p>You only have one chance to make a good first impression! .. with this in mind&#8230; more and more Realtors are using professional photographers to take pictures of the homes they list.</p>
<p>Almost all home buyers peruse listings on the internet today and view images of homes to start narrowing down which homes they want to go look at. It&#8217;s the first step in shopping for a home to purchase. Quality photos definitely show your home at it&#8217;s best &#8211; and give you the best chance of catching a buyer&#8217;s eye!</p>
<p>Professional photographers have thousands of dollars with of equipment , experience with setting up shots &#8211; and use digital technology to make the photos look fabulous.. but: the photos can only look as good as what the camera sees! Here&#8217;s where you get involved!</p>
<p>Homeowners can maximize the benefit of quality photography by having their home Ready to Shoot! If you are a homeowner and are preparing to sell your home.. it stands to reason: Have your home and property polished up and ready to shine for the camera.</p>
<p>Here are a few simple chores YOU can do.. to get the best pictures of your home:</p>
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<li>Have your landscaping tidy! Mow and edge your lawn, pull weeds, trim plants, lay down barkdust if possible. The exterior is usually the first shots your buyer will see!</li>
<li>Have everything clean! Sweep Decks and exterior surfaces if you have tree debris. Put away ladders, hoses, lawn mowers etc. Get Garbage Cans / Recycle containers etc. out of view! Have all your interior rooms ready to be photographed! Clutter will ruin an otherwise nice photo!</li>
<li>Remove cars from your driveway, and if possible arrange to have no cars parked in front of your home or within view of the photos. This puts your home in it&#8217;s best view.</li>
<li>Have all light bulbs in your home in working order. Photographers will turn on every light possible to enhance the lighting. Ceiling lights, Tracks Lights, Floor Fixtures, Bathroom vanity lighting all are compromised if light bulbs are burnt out !</li>
<li>Have all work done BEFORE the photographers arrive. It&#8217;s better to reschedule your photoshoot rather than impact the quality of your potentially great photos..</li>
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<p>With these few simple tips you will get the best pictures possible of your home and speed the process of finding your buyer and getting the best sales price for your home!</p>
<p><em>I use professional photographers on my listings to make sure you get the best possible exposure and buyers will get that great first impression!</em> <br />Click this Button &#8211; <a href='http://www.tourbuzz.net/216277?a=1' class='small-button smallblue' target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >VIRTUAL TOUR</a> to View the Virtual Photo Tour from a recent listing!</p>
<p>I want to earn your business ! Please feel free to contact me with <strong>any questions</strong> you may have about homes and Real Estate here in the Portland Area! Thanks!</p>
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<div style="padding-top: 70px;"><strong>Phone: 503.860.3664<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:karolyn.wold@frontier.com" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow" >karolyn.wold@frontier.com</a><br />
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		<title>Radon is for REAL!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard about RADON.. and maybe wondered if it&#8217;s something from a Star Trek episode&#8230; Well.. Radon is for Real ! Radon is a colorless gas that occurs naturally on earth, being generated from radioactive elements in the soil. As such, the gas itself is slightly radioactive. It can percolate up through the [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="center" style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;">You may have heard about RADON.. and maybe wondered if it&#8217;s something from a Star Trek episode&#8230;  <br />  Well.. Radon is for <em>Real</em> ! </p>
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<p>Radon is a colorless gas that occurs naturally on earth, being generated from radioactive elements in the soil.  As such, the gas itself is slightly radioactive. It can percolate up through the soil and become trapped under structures such as houses.  It is slightly heavier than ordinary air, and therefore will &#8216;sink&#8217; to the lowest level below other air in the same room.  It is often found in  higher concentrations levels in basements of houses into which it has entered.</p>
<p>Analagous to cancer caused by long term smoking, living in a house which has slight radon concentrations can , over a period of years, lead to health concerns. Effects are more likely if there is a bedroom in a basement or lower level of a house in which radon has infiltrated.</p>
<p><img src="http://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/radon_tester_250x145.jpg" alt="radon_tester_250x145" width="250" height="145" class="alignright size-full wp-image-345" /> Sensitive equipment can detect the presence of these low levels of radioactive radon, and a test with these instruments can be arranged at relatively low cost.</p>
<p>In the Pacific Northwest, much of our topography was influenced by great upheavals of soil from volcanic eruptions or glaciers which moved large boulders. For this reason, any given house could be resting above an invisible source of radon, while adjacent houses may not detect even a trace!</p>
<p>Here is a link for a more good information on Radon!<br />
<a href="http://www.cascaderadon.com/CRn_RadonRiskMaps.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.cascaderadon.com/CRn_RadonRiskMaps.html</a></p>
<p>I will be happy to supply you with contact information to a reputable firm that can test your home for the presence of radon. If radon is found , remedies exist for venting this gas out of your residence. The peace of mind is well worth the small cost to know! </p>
<p>I want to earn your business ! Please feel free to contact me with <strong>any questions</strong> you may have about homes and Real Estate here in the Portland Area!  Thanks! </p>
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		<title>Negotiating an offer can be frustrating!</title>
		<link>https://karolynwold.com/negotiating-an-offer-can-be-frustrating/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 18:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Negotiating an offer on a property that will have multiple offers on it can be so frustrating… &#160; I get so amazed at the multiple offer game. We are often, in this market, faced with property that has more than one buyer. As a buyer&#8217;s agent, we are bound usually to a buyer who can [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/negotiations.jpg" alt="negotiations" width="300" height="225" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-336" /><strong>Negotiating an offer on a property that will have multiple offers on it can be so frustrating…</strong></p>
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<p> I get so amazed at the multiple offer game.  We are often, in this market, faced with  property that has more than one buyer.  As a buyer&#8217;s agent, we are bound usually to a buyer who can purchase up to a given amount.  That&#8217;s it.  They are looking in this price range because it is what is affordable.  All buyers want the best deal possible and to have the price drive up on the house they love is hard on the best of them.  Losing property can break buyers down.   Most listing agents don&#8217;t know that as long as we have the seller&#8217;s permission to disclose the offer amounts to the other realtors, they can all be informed making the situation less stressful and helpless, less chancy, and more productive.  It works like this.  The listing agent finds out they are going to have multiple offers.  At this point, they would approach the seller and ask for permission to disclose the offer amounts.  Let&#8217;s see, the downside is that the second offer in will either offer higher or won&#8217;t waste his time.  And the first offer has a chance of increasing their offer.  The subsequent offers can do the same, allowing all to offer up to what they are comfortable with and can afford and dropping out when the price is too high.  This is so much easier and gets rid of the mystery.  The home sells at market value and all buyers know exactly where they stand.</p>
<p>The whole process can be very stressful to buyers.. and sellers.  I am here to help you navigate making and accepting offers.  The ultimate goal is to make the buyer and seller happy with the deal and complete the transaction!   Please feel free to call me if you have any questions regarding a possible home transaction and I will be happy to help &#8211; no obligation! </p>
<p><strong>503.860.3664</strong><br />
<a href='http://karolynwold.com/contact-me/' class='small-button smallsilver'>Contact Me !</a> </p>
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		<title>Orenco Station might be just right for you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 00:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[KWold]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve mostly likely heard someone mention &#8221; Orenco Station &#8221; in Hillsboro.. but have you seen it? It is an award winning planned community.. and might be just right for you if planning a move into the Portland Area. Residents of these homes have a wide variety of shopping , transportation and services that are [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Orenco-Station.jpg"><img src="http://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Orenco-Station.jpg" alt="Orenco Station" width="425" height="273" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-332" srcset="https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Orenco-Station.jpg 425w, https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Orenco-Station-300x192.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px" /></a>You&#8217;ve mostly likely heard someone mention  &#8221; Orenco Station &#8221;  in Hillsboro.. but have you seen it? </p>
<p>It is an award winning planned community.. and might be just right for  you if planning a move into the Portland Area.   Residents of these homes have a wide variety of shopping , transportation and services that are right in their own neighborhood.    The Town Center has shops, cafes and restaurants and are within walking distance.   The Orenco Station Farmers market has so much to offer and attracts people from all around Hillsboro area &#8211; there is great food, fresh produce, garden products, arts &#038; crafts, live music and more.</p>
<p>It was planned to feel like an old neighborhood.. and is close to the Orenco Station MAX Station.  It is a mix of new homes, town homes.. condos all located around a central park.  Clients I&#8217;ve had that have moved into this planned community LOVE their homes &#8211; and planners from around the country come to witness the community as a model for development in their own areas.</p>
<p>Orenco Station is a wonderful place for a home &#8211; and <em>might be just right for you</em>.     If you&#8217;re interested.  </p>
<p>Call me with any questions you might have &#8211; and I&#8217;d be happy to show you Orenco station any time you are available!  </p>
<p>Thanks, Karolyn.</p>
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		<title>I Love to Help First Time Buyers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2014 16:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love my first time homebuyers! It is always fun to educate about the process of home buying. There are so many areas that need to be covered and I try to make myself as available as possible to answer those random questions that always come up. The best part is the end when I [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-324" alt="question_graphic_175x175" src="http://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/question_graphic_175x175.jpg" width="175" height="175" srcset="https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/question_graphic_175x175.jpg 175w, https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/question_graphic_175x175-150x150.jpg 150w, https://karolynwold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/question_graphic_175x175-48x48.jpg 48w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" />I love my first time homebuyers! It is always fun to educate about the process of home buying. There are so many areas that need to be covered and I try to make myself as available as possible to answer those random questions that always come up. The best part is the end when I meet them at their new home and give them the keys. So rewarding being a realtor!</p>
<p style="clear: both;">If you are considering buying your first home.. and have ANY questions regarding the whole process &#8211; finding locations, evaluating schools, property taxes, financing, home inspections, home improvements &#8211; <em><strong>Please feel free to contact me.</strong></em>. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m here!</p>
<p>Thanks! Karolyn.<br />
<a title="Email Me" href="karolyn@karolynwold.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >karolyn@karolynwold.com</a><br />
503.860.3664</p>
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		<title>Couple from SF love Portland!</title>
		<link>https://karolynwold.com/couple-from-sf-love-portland/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 01:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[KWold]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I helped a couple find a home here last month who have lived in San Francisco for the past 20 years.  They have grown tired of the rising costs and all the changes in the Bay area.  I thought they were so brave.  They researched different cities and areas and decided that Portland, Oregon had [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I helped a couple find a home here last month who have lived in San Francisco for the past 20 years.  They have grown tired of the rising costs and all the changes in the Bay area.  I thought they were so brave.  They researched different cities and areas and decided that Portland, Oregon had the most to offer for them in their retirement years.</p>
<p>They contacted me through the Zillow system after (I&#8217;m sure) reading about many realtors there.  Janet called me and we had a long conversation.  She decided I would be a good match for the two of them.  We worked long distance for the next month.  When the big day came, they flew in and the next day, I picked them up from their hotel.   The marathon search began.  We looked at many homes that day.  After 2 more days out, we had the perfect home identified.   We wrote an offer and had an inspection before their trip back home.</p>
<p>We recently closed and they will be driving up next week to start their new Oregon lives.  They are so excited and I am happy I was able to help.  This is the best part of my job!</p>
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