Local Resources
To help make your move easier, we have provided information about some of the great things Tacoma, Gig Harbor, University Place, Fircrest and Pierce County have to offer. You will find information about Schools, Parks, Community Statistics, City Websites and much more. We have even included information from the IRS regarding both buying and selling real estate. We hope you find this information both timely and useful. For your convenience, we have also listed our preferred lenders, folks we know, trust and have done business with for years.
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Tacoma Public Schools - Information About Tacoma Public Schools
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Peninsula School District - Information About Gig Harbor and Peninsula Public Schools
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| University Place Schools - Information About University Place Public Schools | |
| School Information - Check out the Great Schools site for Information About Private Schools, Pre-School, Day Care and Public Schools in Tacoma | |
| Washington State Dept. of Education - Everything you want to know about Washington State schools. Reports, WASL test results, statistics, demographics and school districts. It's all here. | |
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Tacoma - City of Tacoma Official Website
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| Tacoma Business Districts - Check out Tacoma's Neighborhood Shopping and Business Districts | |
| Tacoma and Pierce County - The Tacoma Regional & Convention Bureau Official Site. This is fantastic and full of great information. | |
Gig Harbor - City of Gig Harbor Official Site
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Gig Harbor Business Districts - The Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce Website provides lots of information about Gig Harbor, including SHOPPING!
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University Place - City of University Place Official Site
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| Fircrest - City of Fircrest Official Site | |
| Community Information - Search Neighborhood Navigator for statistics on population, crime, employment, and income in Washington cities, including Tacoma, Gig Harbor, University Place and Fircrest | |
Pierce County Assessor Official Website - Have an address? On the site, click on "Parcel Search", enter the address and look at tax information
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| YMCA - Want to live by the YMCA? Find the nearest one. | |
| Parks | |
City of Tacoma Parks - Everything you would like to know about Tacoma parks
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Pierce County Parks - Everything you would like to know about Pierce County Parks
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| Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Point Defiance is a landmark park that includes a zoo and an aquarium | |
| Mortgage | |
| Home Street Bank - Marsha Stitt, Senior Loan Officer at Home Street Bank is an experienced, savy lender with a wealth of knowledge to help you find the right loan. | |
Mortgage 101 - Mortgage information, interest rates, mortgage calculators, quick-and-easy pre-qualification forms, and much more.
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| Tax Information | |
First-time homeowners - The IRS Explains Your New Tax Deductions
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Homeowner deductions information - Information From the IRS
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How to report moving expenses - Information from the IRS
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Selling your home - Information From the IRS
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| Great Websites | |
| For Those of Us That Dream of Italy - View homes in Italy, from luxurious villas to crumbling stone ruins. Remember "Under the Tuscan Sun", in Cortona? These folks are now restoring the house that was in the movie! | |
| FRONTDOOR.com - Take a look at HGTV's latest, FRONTDOOR.com. This site is full of information and great ideas about home buying or selling, decorating, re-modeling and financing. It so great that we put our listings on it! | |
| Relocation Links | |
USPS' Movers Guide - help for planning and executing your move
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| Moving Center - Moving Estimates, Truck Rental, Moving Supplies and Storage | |
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Tacoma Real Estate - City of Tacoma Official Website
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| Tacoma and Pierce County - Information about Tacoma and Pierce County, including an Event Calendar, a downloadable Area Guide, Photos, and much more! | |
| Get To Know Washington State - Moving to Washington State or just want to know all the great things Washington has to offer? Then this is the site to see. | |
| Official City Websites - Search for information about cities across the United States | |
| US State Departments of Education - see the list of all 50 states | |
National Weather - find weather info anywhere in the US
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| Local Weather | |
| Local Weather - forecasts, weather patterns, radars.... | |
| Maps | |
Mapquest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner....
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