Yes indeed, there are some significant differences between a home appraisal and a home inspection.  The primary differences are based on who the action or activity is directed to serve.  An appraisal, when focused on the purchase or sale of a home, is done the majority of the time as an opinion of home value […]

In 1869, the Hanson & Ackerman Mill was built in Tacoma, Washington which established Tacoma in the lumber industry.  In 1873, Tacoma was selected as the terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad and with the increased industrial development, coal mines opened and Tacoma became the major coaling station along the Pacific Coast. The town continued […]

Quality of life has very specific meaning for every individual.  Choosing a home in a particular geographic location is often tied directly to those individual quality of life definitions to include proximity to recreation and environmental jewels.  Pierce County, comprised of Tacoma, Gig Harbor, University Place, and beyond, is uniquely positioned within Washington State to […]

Making a decision to relocate to or simply move to a new residence somewhere in the Pacific Northwest is one of the few and far between–YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG- moves to make in life.  As they say in this season of joy and change; you can NEVER get away from death and taxes yet […]