Blog - Justin Smith

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Smooth From Start To Finish

For all the moving parts in a real estate transaction, it’s common that even the smoothest of transactions experience a bit of turbulence at some point. (And that’s okay!) This was one of those rare instances where things just rolled along nicely from start to finish and those experiences should be celebrated! K + I […]
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A Single Owner Home For a Growing Fam!

There’s some true beauty in getting to work with friends. A lot of my adult working life has been working with and for my friends and seeing those people working for themselves played a big role in giving me the confidence to go at it on my own, and start this business. But the cool […]
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South Tacoma Bungalow

Relationships are hands down the best part of working in this industry. I reconnected with A + C last year to help them find a space for their growing fam and 6 months later it was time to sort out a plan for the first home. We spent a few months making plans, they put […]
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A First Home!

Real estate can feel snappy and hectic, but sometimes it works out in a really beautiful and full-circle way. I first connected with R + K back in May and we got to work trying to find a place for them to settle in. As newer Washingtonians with a wide area to house hunt, we […]

Sold Stories Smooth From Start To Finish For all the moving parts in a real estate transaction, it’s common that even the smoothest of transactions experience a bit of turbulence at some point. (And that’s okay!) This was one of those rare instances where things just rolled along nicely from start to finish and those experiences should be celebrated! K + I […]

Sold Stories A Single Owner Home For a Growing Fam! There’s some true beauty in getting to work with friends. A lot of my adult working life has been working with and for my friends and seeing those people working for themselves played a big role in giving me the confidence to go at it on my own, and start this business. But the cool […]

Sold Stories South Tacoma Bungalow Relationships are hands down the best part of working in this industry. I reconnected with A + C last year to help them find a space for their growing fam and 6 months later it was time to sort out a plan for the first home. We spent a few months making plans, they put […]

Sold Stories A First Home! Real estate can feel snappy and hectic, but sometimes it works out in a really beautiful and full-circle way. I first connected with R + K back in May and we got to work trying to find a place for them to settle in. As newer Washingtonians with a wide area to house hunt, we […]

Sold Stories A First Home Birthday Gift Things have a way of coming together when the seasons of life change and this one felt like a great example of that. I reconnected with N + T shortly after their engagement and we got to work! They’re a testament to how being motivated, organized, and building the right team around you can affect […]

Sold Stories A Home For The Holidays After quietly looking for a house for almost 2 years, I reconnected with A + C at the end of November – life happens and they needed some more space! My experience with them could be a case study of how to buy a house, especially in the winter, and around the holidays. A true […]

Sold Stories Forested Mid-Century Rambler So you often hear about real estate truly being a “people business”, and one of the unexpected and continually surprising things about this career is getting a glimpse of other people’s stories. This one will stick with me. Putting a home on the market for the first time in nearly 40 years means that there […]

Sold Stories Herron Island Getaway Back in May I connected with K over shared excitement of a dreamy island home and plans were made for a showing. it ended up not working out but interest was piqued and the search began. Prior to this I’d never been to Herron Island – a private residential island incorporated into Pierce Co. in […]

Sold Stories East Tacoma Bungalow A house is such a wild mix of the emotional, physical, financial, and practical aspects of life and i’m feeling grateful to have been around for a small part of that. M + K closed on the sale of their East Tacoma bungalow last week. M and I house/dog sat in this home before we […]