Projects – Better Places for People

Recent work

Real properties, real outcomes.

Two recent projects, start to finish.

Olalla, WA — off-market purchase

Bought off market, direct from the owner. The house was in rough shape — full of belongings and heavy pet damage throughout. Cleaned out room by room, then fully remodeled and sold.

Olalla kitchen before — Kitchen — same skylight, same windows. New cabinets, counters, tile, and floors.

Olalla kitchen after — Kitchen — same skylight, same windows. New cabinets, counters, tile, and floors.

Olalla great room before — Great room — floor-to-ceiling belongings cleared, and the wall of windows finally reads as the best thing in the house.

Olalla great room after — Great room — floor-to-ceiling belongings cleared, and the wall of windows finally reads as the best thing in the house.

Olalla dining room before — Dining — green walls and a dark ceiling out; light, paint, and new flooring in.

Olalla dining room after — Dining — green walls and a dark ceiling out; light, paint, and new flooring in.

Olalla front room before — Front room — window seats rebuilt and the doors opened back up to the deck.

Olalla front room after — Front room — window seats rebuilt and the doors opened back up to the deck.

Olalla finished exterior — Finished, listed, sold.

Olalla front elevation — Front elevation after landscaping.

Olalla living room — Living room, staged for market.

Philomath, OR — older doublewide

An older doublewide with good bones. New kitchen, fresh surfaces throughout, and updated finishes end to end.

Philomath kitchen before — Kitchen — teal cabinets and worn vinyl out; painted cabinetry, butcher block, and patterned tile in.

Philomath kitchen after — Kitchen — teal cabinets and worn vinyl out; painted cabinetry, butcher block, and patterned tile in.

Philomath living room before — Living room — the wood stove stayed. Everything around it changed.

Philomath living room after — Living room — the wood stove stayed. Everything around it changed.

Philomath kitchen second angle before — Kitchen, looking the other way — new appliances, hood, lighting, and floor.

Philomath kitchen second angle after — Kitchen, looking the other way — new appliances, hood, lighting, and floor.

Philomath great room before — Great room — mid-renovation, then staged and ready to show.

Philomath great room after — Great room — mid-renovation, then staged and ready to show.

Philomath covered deck — Covered deck off the main living area.

Philomath open living — Open living, dining, and kitchen.

Short-term rentals

Places I rehabbed, furnished and hosted.

Five listings, all my team’s work — bought, renovated, furnished, photographed and run. Two have since sold. Ranked here honestly, best first, and my first ever, last.

Sold

Mystical Garden Suite — Private Luxury Stay

★ 5.0 (5 reviews)

Private suite · Olalla, WA · 2 guests · 1 bed · 1 private bath

The best thing I’ve built. A private suite finished to a higher standard than anything I’d attempted before — and it has held a perfect 5.0 from the first guest on. Sold.

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Still hosting

Modern 2BR · W/D · Near Hospitals & 6th Ave

★ 4.88 (16 reviews)

Entire home · Tacoma, WA · 4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 beds · 1 bath

The best one I still own. A short walk to the 6th Ave shops and minutes from the hospitals, which keeps it busy with travelling nurses and families in town for treatment.

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Sold

Forest Retreat — Near beach, wineries & ferry

★ 4.8 (10 reviews)

Entire guesthouse (ADU) · Olalla, WA · 2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bed · 1 bath

An accessory dwelling unit I built out and ran as its own listing. Sold together with the garden suite above.

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Still hosting

Hidden Bungalow — near 6th and UPS

★ 4.68 (87 reviews)

Entire home · Tacoma, WA · 6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 3 beds · 1 bath

The second one I ever did, and still earning eighty-seven reviews later. Three bedrooms tucked into a quiet block near 6th Ave and the University of Puget Sound.

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The first one

Bright Spacious Comfortable Home in Central Tacoma

★ 4.72 (156 reviews)

Entire home · Tacoma, WA · 5 guests · 2 bedrooms · 3 beds · 1 bath

Where it started. It is not the prettiest thing on this page and I am not going to pretend otherwise — but a hundred and fifty-six reviews taught me most of what every listing above is built on.

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Have a house that looks like a “before”?

Cleanouts, repairs, tenants, code letters, back taxes — I take on the ones other people walk away from. Tell me about it and I’ll give you a straight read on your options.

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