Blood in the Water

Only 27 years old and fresh out of veterinary school, Darby started out with her first home in Wallingford. With a little help from how-to books and several seminars at The Home Depot, she was off. Darby turned her "hobby" into Lippincott Construction and has since built more than 60 homes in Seattle, becoming one of the largest woman-owned construction firms in the state.

However, Darby met a man who needed a wife, and two kids who needed a mom. Her passions were now in a new direction.Darby decided to retire her building career, move south to Centralia, and become a new mom. It just so happened, the economy decided to move south as well. With just a handful of properties left to sell, the market turned ugly and has turned Darby into bait for greedy sharks looking for opportunity at her expense.This blog is our way of showing solidarity with Darby. A simple platform to turn pain into hope, and stress into random chances of joy and chaos. From neighboorhood block parties, hollywood-type reveals, viral videos, combined with several public assaults of redheads, we hope to humanize Darby to the sharks, remind the others of the person behind the home, as well as make clear - there is no better time to buy a home.


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At an event held on April 22nd in Seattle about the "shifting" market. Gary Keller discusses the market with "Darby". Gary discussed that it is the perfect storm right now to be a Buyer. Interest rates are as low as the have ever been in 50 years! Prices are a great value now + if you qualify for the first time home owner tax credit you can get $8,000 in FREE money. Gary Keller also mentioned that the national average of first time home buyers is also at an all time high. 50% of all buyers right now are buying for the first time!

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"Darby" meets Gary Keller with Keller Williams Realty, the third largest real estate company in the USA !

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Bring your body, bring your smile, we will bring the bright red wigs. In attempt to brighten up the lives of folks in Ballard and bring attention to our amazing hero Darby Affeldt, we are planning our first of several attacks. We will assemble an Army of Darby "look-a-likes" first thing Saturday April 4th and begin a raucous stroll through the streets of Ballard. This random act of chaos and laughter should last about an hour and is intended to garner considerable media attention.

If you would like to participate RSVP redwigs@uberblok.com as soon as possible for an exact time and place of our asssault staging. If you would rather show your support by buying one of Darby's last remaining properties at 4% interest rates, contact troy@troysrealestate.com and insist he sell you something!