Search Homes

Search MLS & Homes

Boeing Relocation

Boeing Relocation

Navy Relocation

Navy Relocation

Tag Archives: ghost towns

Snohomish County Ghost Stories and Local Urban Legends

By Toby Barnett | Published: October 6, 2011

You may not have realized that I enjoy writing typing far more than I ever did in high school. Something changed sometime after college and now I can’t stop. Thank you Professors. But with writing comes a lot of reading [...]

Posted in Snohomish County News, Events and Activities | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment

Snohomish County Halloween Activities for Fall 2011

By Toby Barnett | Published: October 3, 2011

As Washingtonians charge head first into October, we all are noticing the nights have grown colder and longer and the leaves on the trees changing into Fall’s oranges, yellows, and browns. The changes are hard not to notice and with [...]

Posted in Snohomish County News, Events and Activities | Also tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Monte Cristo Ghost Town

By Toby Barnett | Published: October 8, 2007

On the Mountain Loop Highway (HWY 92), outside Granite Falls you can find the ghost town of Monte Cristo. Back in the day, Monte Cristo was a booming hub during the late 1800s because of rich mineral deposits. The mining [...]

Posted in Snohomish County News, Events and Activities | Also tagged , | 22 Comments

Home Buyer & Seller Advice

  • Buyer and Seller Representation – Who Represents Who?

    It is said that everyday is full of experiences and there is an opportunity to learn something. I fully agree and this weekend a potential home buyer and I encountered one of these experiences. The concern was around the role [...]

County Activities, Events, & News

  • Happy Independence Day and Have a Safe 4th of July

    Happy Independence Day to everyone! The 4th of July is a special day, more so than fireworks and barbeques, for every citizen of the United States. It is a day of celebration when the founding fathers declared, in writing, their [...]

Real Estate Statistics & Updates

  • Residential Real Estate Statistics for December 2011

    Snohomish County is well into 2012, with another day of snow, and December 2011′s real estate statistics are published for review. Personal Experience Moment: To the disappointment of current clients, I noticed many homes in the $75k – $150 price [...]

Washington Recreational Activities

  • Challenge Course and Zipline Adventure – Woodinville WA

    This last weekend, Saturday the 25th, my girlfriend and I went to test ourselves at Adventura Consulting’s challenge course and zipline. Located in Woodinville Washington, and next to the Redhook Brewery (thank goodness), the Challenge Course and Zipline Adventure was [...]