Prevent Ice Dams

Icicles can be a sign of an ice dam! Icicles = bad! With the cold weather we are having in the PNW, your home may be at risk from a roof ice dam. Every year homeowners experience damage to their roof, and inside their home. Key point to know is your homeowners...

Challenge Accepted

Most people know I spend one day a week with grandchildren. And the life lessons that occur are big and small and they go both ways. This story is about a life lesson for me. I call this challenge accepted. A challenge of a different sort… not me, I hate...

Earnest Money vs Down Payment

Earnest money vs down payment – Cash needed to buy a home Homebuyers are often confused by the terms earnest money vs down payment. Both are cash amounts needed to buy a home, but they are due from the buyer at different times. Quick explanation in this video EM...

My Fathers Journey

My Father’s Journey What I Knew as a Child Pool Hustler My Dad, William Byrd Johnson, never talked about his childhood. We learned bits and pieces but they were just fragments. He was obsessed with playing pool and bowling. He couldn’t wait to put a pool...

Must Have A View

Must Have a View Growing up on the farm all you could see from our home was dirt, or growing fields of wheat. If you drove to the top of a ridge you could see the Snake River (see harvest pic) but from the house… dirt. Whenever we drove into Walla Walla I loved...