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Brier, Wa – Don’t forget about Santa!

Courtney Cooper — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:54:43 +0000

Brier, Washington, Don’t forget that Santa arrives tonight in Brier Park!!!! The annual tree lighting for the city of Brier, Wa is tonight and Santa arrives at 6:30! Also don’t miss the Holiday Parade of Boats where local Brier, Wa residents dress up their boats and parade them at the event!

Courtney Cooper ….For all your Seattle Washington Real Estate Needs! Seattle Area Real Estate Agent: Associate Broker and Realtor serving North King & South Snohomish County – Experienced and with a background in accounting – I love my clients and work hard for them!

Call me if you are looking for a home or investment property (including short sales, preforeclosures, foreclosures, and REO properties) in Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs!

Seattle Suburbs: What’s in it for me? Builder perks, Parks, horses?

Courtney Cooper — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:54:38 +0000

Seattle Suburbs offer more than giant shiny new houses and builder perks galore!

Easy Transportation in and out of major cities like Seattle, Everett, and Bellevue - don’t forget about the Park and Rides!!! They are everywhere and they are improving on top of that (Look at the Mountlake Terrace system for example!)! The transit system is wonderful in the Puget Sound! We complain about it and are constantly improving it, but the truth is it works very well! Our traffic is bad during peak hours, but grab a book or your iPod and let someone else do the driving for you! Save on gas and take some “me” time!

Large open spaces - Seattle offers some wonderful parks and places to play in city, but look at what the Seattle suburbs have to offer! Besides loads of parks to play in and enjoy, there’s more! Like horses, dogs? Brier, Washington has its own horse arena at City Hall. Woodinville is just one of the communities with horse trails. Check out the dog parks in the various towns and don’t miss the dog oriented events!

Trails and more trails!!! Want to bike, run, walk, or hike in the Seattle Suburbs? Wanna hike? There are tons of neighboring trails and parks. Bike on the Burke Gilman trail through Lake Forest Park or Kenmore and all the way down to Wallingford and beyond if you feel like it. Mill Creek, Brier, and Mountlake Terrace are just a few Seattle suburbs that have interconnecting trails for their residents.

Beaches and Lakes???? Besides heading to the sandy beaches of Edmonds, Washington or the shores of Lake Washington, there are also many smaller lakes including Martha Lake in Lynnwood – or Silverlake in Everett. If you want a water event, just look around!

Shopping! When I lived in city, I had to drive forever to find anything – Luckily, Northgate Mall is being revamped, but try Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood if you want everything from Macy’s and Nordstrom’s to PF Chang’s, William-Sonoma, and J Jill. The shopping is good in the burbs!

If you think you might be interested in Seattle Suburb real estate, make sure and have a FULL SERVICE experienced Realtor help you find the community that is best for you!

Seattle Real Estate: Seattle Suburb Holiday Happenings… Some people in Brier, WA making a difference!

Courtney Cooper — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:37:49 +0000

Brier, Washington’s Timberline Park is in its 11th year of their lighting tradition. If you haven’t seen it, it is definitely one of Seattle’s must do activities for the holiday season! These Brier, Washington Residents go all out with gorgeous handcrafted painted figurines and beautiful lighting schemes.

It isn’t all for the lights – these beautiful people collect non perishable foods and cash for the Lynnwood Food Bank. According to their website, just in the last four years alone, they have collected over $100,000 in CASH and roughly 40,000 pounds of food!!!! They just opened up a couple of days ago and already have almost six hundred dollars as of yesterday. These guys are making a difference!

You can find Brier Lights at 3700 228th St SW, Brier, WA 98036….

If you are interested in other happenings in Brier Washington Real Estate, call Courtney Cooper….For all your Seattle Washington area Real Estate Needs!

Seattle Washington Real Estate Agent: Courtney Cooper – Associate Broker and Realtor serving North King & South Snohomish County – Experienced and with a background in accounting – I love my clients and work hard for them!

Brier Washington City Hall Now an Official Passport Agency!

Courtney Cooper — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:41:04 +0000

I love that Brier is offering this service to everyone! With all of the passport requirements, it is nice to have them organized nicely. Here are the specifics I found on the city’s web site:

Certified Birth Certificate or previously issued U.S. Passport or Certificate of Naturalization. If Child under the age of 14 with a previously issued Passport, a Certified Birth Certificate is also required. Hospital Certificates of birth are NOT acceptable. The document you provide WILL BE MAILED with your application form to the U.S. Passport Office.
All applicants must be present. Applicants under age 14 must be accompanied by both parents. If one parent is unable to appear, DS-3053, Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor under Age 14, may be used. This form must be completed by the non-appearing parent and notarized.
Two identical current passport photos – 2″x 2″ with white background. Photos must meet U.S. Passport standards. You may either bring acceptable photos or you may purchase photos here when you apply for your passport.
Proof of Identification (Valid Drivers License preferred).
Social Security Number for ALL applicants regardless of age.
Passport Fees: $67.00 Persons age 16 or older
$52.00 Persons under age 16 (must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian)
$30.00 Execution Fee
$60.00 Expedite Service Fee
$67.00 Renewal Fee (Adults-if passport has been expired less than five years)
$15.00 Passport Photos
$ 4.60 Postage Fee (for expedite service only)Two separate payments must always be made:1. Check or Money Order ONLY payable to U.S. Department of State. (Covers the Application Fee and Expedite Fee (if applicable).2. Cash, Check or Money Order made payable to City of Brier. (Consists of the Execution Fee, Photos and Postage Fee (for expedite service only).

Hot Seattle Suburb! Brier, Washington Real Estate is a Good Thing!

Courtney Cooper — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:11:54 +0000

Brier, Washington…You haven’t heard of it? Check out this Seattle suburb!

Seattle Suburb: Discovering Brier, Washington and why you want to own real estate there….

You haven’t heard of Brier, WA????? Brier, Washington is an amazing place to live and work..Check out some of the highlights of this Seattle suburb:

Where do you work? It doesn’t matter!

Brier, Washington is nestled in Snohomish County just north of Seattle in a little elbow between both I-5 and I-405. It is the very perfect commuter’s paradise with at least three major Transit Park and Rides close by in Mountlake Terrace, Canyon Park in Bothell, and Lynnwood. A homeowner in Brier can easily commute to Seattle, Everett, or the Eastside like Bellevue and Kirkland.

Where do you shop or eat? It’s here, too!

Brier, Wa is right next to major shopping at Alderwood Mall, plus many other huge shopping centers on the way. There are at least three movie theatres close by and tons of restaurants in nearby Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace.

Where do you play? Access is right around the corner!

Brier is at the North end of Lake Washington and there is at least one boat launch nearby in Kenmore. The Cascades are just North via Highway 2 where you can snow ski or head over to Leavenworth or further east. Canada is right up I-5 after you pass shopping outlets and casinos on the way. Want to go to the beach? It is close! Fishing? Nearby, too! Want to head to the Islands? Head over to nearby Edmonds and jump on a ferry to Kingston and then keep driving…It’s all close by!

Or…stick around town and check out all of Brier’s awesome parks and facilities. The streets are wide and there is room to play.

If you are interested in checking out some of the current Brier, Washington real estate, please feel free to search the MLS listings on my site or send me an email – I love talking about Brier, Wa and all it has to offer!