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Saturday, December 28, 2019
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Friday, February 15, 2019
Japanese food in New Orleans
From Anna and Karl Matsunaga Team Momentum, Keller Williams Tacoma
253 212 1252
253 212 1252
Want a break from Creole food for a moment in New Orleans?
I love every kind of food and when we arrived I had not had Sashimi recently. ( Sashimi is raw fish) and I was craving it. So....we went to find Japanese food for lunch. We found Geisha Sushi Bistro.
We had great service and the restaurant was clean and neat and the sashimi was fresh. I had the sashimi platter ( lunch sized) and hot green tea along with the spicy tuna rolls ( I know the spicy tuna rolls are really more American than Japanese and I still love them)
Karl had the Tempura- it was fairly standard for Japanese food we are used to from a decent mid priced Japanese restaurant. The atmosphere was pleasant, the restaurant well lit. If I lived in the area we would definitely go back.
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If you are attending Keller Williams Family Reunion 2019, a good plus is this is very close to the convention center.
Contemporary Creole Cuisine in New Orleans- The Gumbo Shop
From Anna and Karl Matsunaga- Team Momentum, Keller Williams Tacoma
253-212-1252-
Want to try genuine Creole cuisine? If you are in New Orleans you likely should check out
The Gumbo Shop.
We headed there after checking out the French Market.
The ambiance is great and feels authentic, the courtyard area with out door dining shows the kind of ingenuity we've seen with use of space since we arrived here. The service was great.
Karl had the exact SAME dish (only this time with Crawfish) Crawfish Etouffee .We had at LUKE restaurant ( there he had it with shrimp) since he had loved it so much. He was not disappointed.
I ordered a shrimp salad, I was a bit disappointed, but mostly because I should have asked more questions, I am not big on anything with lots of mayo and the shrimp was smothered in a seasoned mayo sauce...I did not know that till it came.
I AM very excited about the cook book I got to take home which has the menu items and more on it.....going to make them at home gluten free ( of course don't know that I can find alligator sausage at home)
What WAS amazing was the Alligator Sausage with mustard/marmalade sauce. (You should try it too!)
253-212-1252-
Want to try genuine Creole cuisine? If you are in New Orleans you likely should check out
The Gumbo Shop.
We headed there after checking out the French Market.
The ambiance is great and feels authentic, the courtyard area with out door dining shows the kind of ingenuity we've seen with use of space since we arrived here. The service was great.
Karl had the exact SAME dish (only this time with Crawfish) Crawfish Etouffee .We had at LUKE restaurant ( there he had it with shrimp) since he had loved it so much. He was not disappointed.
I ordered a shrimp salad, I was a bit disappointed, but mostly because I should have asked more questions, I am not big on anything with lots of mayo and the shrimp was smothered in a seasoned mayo sauce...I did not know that till it came.
I AM very excited about the cook book I got to take home which has the menu items and more on it.....going to make them at home gluten free ( of course don't know that I can find alligator sausage at home)
What WAS amazing was the Alligator Sausage with mustard/marmalade sauce. (You should try it too!)
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253 212 1252
Hungry in New Orleans? Daisy Duke's for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 24 hours a day!
From Anna and Karl Matsunaga, Team Momentum Keller Williams Tacoma
Team Momentum Keller Williams Tacoma
253 212 1252
Visiting New Orleans? We came to visit for KW family reunion 2019 and since we came early, we got to check out lots of the city and their restaurants before classes started.
For inexpensive eats ( we got 2 full meals under $30 Plus drinks) Daisy Dukes is a great spot. It's a true American Style diner. The food was tasty and fast. We got breakfast and were happy to find out we could order breakfast 24 hours a day. Getting into town late? Hungry? Head to Daisy Dukes.
Get up late and still want breakfast? They can fix you up. The service was fast and happy and the food was really good.
I had the Greek omelet. (which you can order with fruit instead of hash browns and so on) I had them add tomatoes and they added them with out complaint.
Karl had eggs "his way" and toast and pancakes & sausage. The pancakes were extra good and fluffy.
So check it out and you'll be glad....other fun fact...they have several locations, so no matter where you are staying in New Orleans....they could be an option.
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253 212 1252
www.teammomentumrealestate.com
Team Momentum Keller Williams Tacoma
253 212 1252
Visiting New Orleans? We came to visit for KW family reunion 2019 and since we came early, we got to check out lots of the city and their restaurants before classes started.
For inexpensive eats ( we got 2 full meals under $30 Plus drinks) Daisy Dukes is a great spot. It's a true American Style diner. The food was tasty and fast. We got breakfast and were happy to find out we could order breakfast 24 hours a day. Getting into town late? Hungry? Head to Daisy Dukes.
Get up late and still want breakfast? They can fix you up. The service was fast and happy and the food was really good.
I had the Greek omelet. (which you can order with fruit instead of hash browns and so on) I had them add tomatoes and they added them with out complaint.
Karl had eggs "his way" and toast and pancakes & sausage. The pancakes were extra good and fluffy.
So check it out and you'll be glad....other fun fact...they have several locations, so no matter where you are staying in New Orleans....they could be an option.
Need a realtor in any part of the country? We've got a wonderful network of wonderful people, let us help you get connected.
253 212 1252
www.teammomentumrealestate.com
Great eats in New Orleans- Lukes
From Anna & Karl Matsunaga, Team Momentum Keller Williams Realty Tacoma- Areas serviced Pierce and Thurston Counties including Tacoma, Lakewood, University Place, Dupont, Olympia, and more.
253-212-1252
If you are attending Family reunion and just arrived or if it's years later and you're visiting New Orleans for the first time, we decided to help since we got here early and have had time to explore and play before work.....
So on our first night here ( actually our 2nd, we had a canceled flight that lost us a day here and got us in close to midnight) we had dinner at a great restaurant called Luke's
We did have a reservation, and we'd suggest one for you too. Here is their menu
Karl had the Shrimp "Etouffee" It's made with heirloom tomatoes and garlic and is amazing and wonderful.
I ordered the Salad Luke. It was very fresh and made with a medley of wonderful and colorful ingredients all of which I liked except for the beets. ( no one can make those so I like them so I will not hold it against them)
The service was great & the restaurant was great for conversation, not too quiet or too loud.
Added bonus, they have amazing honey that tastes like berry honey to me and it was not delivered in packets, it was delivered in a little pouring pot and I added it to my hot tea which was a real treat as well.
Karl was partial to the bread and I will have to take his word for it because I don't do gluten.....oh, and they have a nice selection of gluten free items too, which we've found harder to find here in New Orleans than we do at home in Tacoma.
Here is a link to their website
Have fun in New Orleans- I hope we get to see you!
253-212-1252
If you are attending Family reunion and just arrived or if it's years later and you're visiting New Orleans for the first time, we decided to help since we got here early and have had time to explore and play before work.....
So on our first night here ( actually our 2nd, we had a canceled flight that lost us a day here and got us in close to midnight) we had dinner at a great restaurant called Luke's
We did have a reservation, and we'd suggest one for you too. Here is their menu
Karl had the Shrimp "Etouffee" It's made with heirloom tomatoes and garlic and is amazing and wonderful.
I ordered the Salad Luke. It was very fresh and made with a medley of wonderful and colorful ingredients all of which I liked except for the beets. ( no one can make those so I like them so I will not hold it against them)
The service was great & the restaurant was great for conversation, not too quiet or too loud.
Added bonus, they have amazing honey that tastes like berry honey to me and it was not delivered in packets, it was delivered in a little pouring pot and I added it to my hot tea which was a real treat as well.
Karl was partial to the bread and I will have to take his word for it because I don't do gluten.....oh, and they have a nice selection of gluten free items too, which we've found harder to find here in New Orleans than we do at home in Tacoma.
Here is a link to their website
Have fun in New Orleans- I hope we get to see you!
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
From Anna Matsunaga, Realtor, Team Momentum, Keller Williams Tacoma
253 212 1252
So, you are a home owner and you are enjoying the tax write offs, the gaining equity and the freedom to do what you like with your house. What's next? Are there ways you can make owning a home even more valuable?
Firstly, if you are looking at long term stability and looking to the day where you no longer have a payment on your home it is important to do your best not only to maintain a good credit score. ( in case lower rates make it make sense to refinance for a lower rate) Want to at some point be mortgage free? Think twice about taking out home equity loans. There are times where doing so is a sound investment strategy, but if it is just to buy depreciating items ( car, etc) or to take a vacation or to pay off debt only to wrack up more....stop and think first.
Better yet, instead of just not adding to your debt, what if you could save tens of thousands of dollars in interest and be able to stop paying a mortgage completely years if not even a decade or more earlier? How can you do this? Well.....it's as simple as making extra payments to principle. The earlier in your loan the better. Not sure how it will impact your interest paid out or how long you pay on it?
Here is a link to a mortgage calculator to help you figure out what extra payments would do for you.
Use it to figure out how much extra to principle you'd need to add to meet your goals for when your home will be paid off.
What will extra mortgage payments do for me?
If you budget won't allow you to pay the same extra every month or sometimes it won't allow any extra, don't despair, any extra does make a difference and the sooner you start, the bigger difference it makes. Even if you only do extra when you have extra that will help too. Maybe make a goal of always paying some extra. During some very hard times economically when our family struggled to even pay our mortgage putting an extra $5 a month made me feel better. Did it make a big difference? No, but it kept me in the habit of always paying more than needed.
How soon do you want your mortgage paid off? Make a plan and stick with it.
Thinking you want the equity you have to help you get into a different home? Call me for help planning your transition and I can also help you find a lender with pay off options other than just a standard 30 year mortgage.
Anna Matsunaga,
Team Momentum, Keller Williams Tacoma
253 212 1252
253 212 1252
How to pay off your home early
So, you are a home owner and you are enjoying the tax write offs, the gaining equity and the freedom to do what you like with your house. What's next? Are there ways you can make owning a home even more valuable?
Firstly, if you are looking at long term stability and looking to the day where you no longer have a payment on your home it is important to do your best not only to maintain a good credit score. ( in case lower rates make it make sense to refinance for a lower rate) Want to at some point be mortgage free? Think twice about taking out home equity loans. There are times where doing so is a sound investment strategy, but if it is just to buy depreciating items ( car, etc) or to take a vacation or to pay off debt only to wrack up more....stop and think first.
Better yet, instead of just not adding to your debt, what if you could save tens of thousands of dollars in interest and be able to stop paying a mortgage completely years if not even a decade or more earlier? How can you do this? Well.....it's as simple as making extra payments to principle. The earlier in your loan the better. Not sure how it will impact your interest paid out or how long you pay on it?
Here is a link to a mortgage calculator to help you figure out what extra payments would do for you.Use it to figure out how much extra to principle you'd need to add to meet your goals for when your home will be paid off.
What will extra mortgage payments do for me?
If you budget won't allow you to pay the same extra every month or sometimes it won't allow any extra, don't despair, any extra does make a difference and the sooner you start, the bigger difference it makes. Even if you only do extra when you have extra that will help too. Maybe make a goal of always paying some extra. During some very hard times economically when our family struggled to even pay our mortgage putting an extra $5 a month made me feel better. Did it make a big difference? No, but it kept me in the habit of always paying more than needed.
How soon do you want your mortgage paid off? Make a plan and stick with it.
Thinking you want the equity you have to help you get into a different home? Call me for help planning your transition and I can also help you find a lender with pay off options other than just a standard 30 year mortgage.
Anna Matsunaga,
Team Momentum, Keller Williams Tacoma
253 212 1252
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Having a hard time finding an affordable home with 5 bedrooms in a good neighborhood? Look no further!
Team Momentum Of Keller Williams Tacoma Presents 2407 North Orchard, Tacoma, WA 98407
MLS # 1153856
Here is an aerial view of this spacious home. It has RV parking, fenced back yard and is located in close proximity to the desirable N.Proctor District in Tacoma WA
Family room
Down stairs hall waythis home also has a huge fenced back yard and deck as well as a total of 5 large bedrooms and a garage. All close to schools, parks, waterfront, 6th Ave district and Proctor District as well as easy freeway access.
For your personal tour of this or any listed property call Anna Matsunaga, 253 212 1252
or 253 353 2662
Want to be there for the open house? It's Sunday 7/9 from 1-3pm
Thursday, April 23, 2015
First time ( and not so first time) home owner series, What exactly is titlte insurance?
If you have bought a home or had a friend or family member buy a home, you likely have heard of title insurance. However, even experienced home buyers and sellers often do not understand what exactly it is.
Knowing what it's for has become even more important now that, as of August 2015, regulations here in Washington as changing so that it is not REQUIRED that you have title insurance in order to close. So....some may want to save money and not purchase it. This however, could be even more financially dangerous than driving with out any insurance.
Here is a link to a video with a brief explanation of what title insurance is. What IS title insurance?
Want to know more about all the steps to selling or buying a home? Call me for a free consultation, I'd love to help!
Anna Matsunaga
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Friday, January 9, 2015
Pierce county prices jump.....real estate values update.
Prices are jumping and the good news is it is still a good time to buy ( interest rates are at an almost historic lows) and it is definitely also a good time to sell ( prices are up and interest rates are still low, while they are buyers can afford to pay a bit more for a house, where as when interest rates rise, well they will either not buy, or will buy for less.)
So....if you are thinking of buying or selling, now is really honestly the time.
Here is a link to a news story I was blessed to be featured in on the subject which was featured on King 5 news.....
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/tacoma/2015/01/08/pierce-county-home-prices-jump/21476147/
If you would like a free consultation on selling or buying a home or other property, please call me to schedule your time.
Anna Matsunaga, Team Momentum, Keller Williams Realty Tacoma
253-212-1252
Want to know more about what the value of your Pierce county home is go to www.piercehomevalues.com for a free market analysis or any other information on selling your home.
So....if you are thinking of buying or selling, now is really honestly the time.
Here is a link to a news story I was blessed to be featured in on the subject which was featured on King 5 news.....
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/tacoma/2015/01/08/pierce-county-home-prices-jump/21476147/
If you would like a free consultation on selling or buying a home or other property, please call me to schedule your time.
Anna Matsunaga, Team Momentum, Keller Williams Realty Tacoma
253-212-1252
Want to know more about what the value of your Pierce county home is go to www.piercehomevalues.com for a free market analysis or any other information on selling your home.
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