Fit to Sell: Furniture Placement

Did you know that the right furniture placement and lighting can help make your rooms look bigger and more attractive? Watch this short clip for tips on maximizing the furniture and lighting you have to make a lasting impression on potential buyers. Learn more about the key areas and features that are most important to buyers so you can ensure your home is fit to sell quickly -- and for top dollar. Visit remax.com - Get Advice - Home Selling to download the full RE/MAX Fit to Sell Checklist. http://www.remax.com. #remaxFitToSell

Fit To Sell: Air Quality Video

If you have pets, previous water damage or other unique odors in your house, potential buyers could be turned off when they walk through the door. The power of smell shouldn't be overlooked and in this clip, you'll learn how air quality can impact buyers' overall perception of your home. Make sure your home is Fit To Sell.  #FitToSell

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Fit to Sell - Simple Facts to Help Sell Your Home

Are you ready to sell but in need of guidance to make your home stand out to potential buyers? Watch this short clip for answers to the most commonly asked questions sellers have when preparing their home for sale.

Fit to Sell: Deal Makers for Homebuyers

Learn the key areas and features that are most important to buyers so you can ensure your home is fit to sell quickly -- and for top dollar. #FitToSell

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The 10 Best Cities in Washington: See How They Stack Up

At Movoto Real Estate, they've hopping from one state to another, bringing you the 10 very best cities in each. They've been East, South, and today, up to the Pacific Northwest to explore Washington.

So what is the best city in The Evergreen State? Sorry, Seattle, but it looks like Issaquah has you beat. According to the study, here are the 10 cities in Washington:

1. Issaquah
2. Bellevue
3. Kirkland
4. Mercer Island
4. Olympia
6. Redmond
7. Mukilteo
8. Bellingham
9. Seattle
10. Richland

How did Issaquah manage to crest the top of this list? What is Seattle doing at the bottom? Why are there two communities in the No. 4 spot? No, it’s not a typo. Keep reading to find out how we came up with this ranking and where each city excelled.

Finding Washington’s Finest

It is clear that Washington is beautiful—practically the entire state looks like a postcard. We also know that the people in Washington are laid-back and welcoming. For our study, however, we needed some solid, measurable data to determine just which cities were the best. After all, we wanted to take something subjective and settle the score once and for all. So we selected the following 10 criteria:

• Distance from five-star hiking
• Number of coffee shops per capita
• Number of seafood restaurants per capita
• Total amenities
• High school diploma attainment rate
• Commute time to work
• Average home value
• Median household income
• Crime rate
• Cost of living (100 is the national average)

Just like our other Big Deal Lists, we started our study of Washington with a list of the state’s 50 most populous cities and towns, and then ranked each with a score from one to 50 in each criteria, based on our research—the lower the number, the better.

As far as amenities go, we chose distance to five-star hiking, coffee shops per capita, and seafood restaurants per capita, as these three things are pretty good representations of a happy life in the Evergreen State. Then we used the total number of such amenities as well, just to keep things balanced for those cities with larger populations.

After we rated each city, we averaged the criteria together and gave each city an overall score. The lower the overall score was, the better each city ranked. From a complete list of how each of the 50 cities ranked, hop down to the end of this post. Or, keep reading to take a tour of each of Washington’s finest cities—see where they excelled in our criteria, what else they have going on, and why they really are the 10 best cities in the state.

Full story here: http://www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/the-10-best-cities-in-washington/