I am pleased to announce the sale of another gorgeous Port Angeles water view home.  This home has a panoramic water view from a high bluff overlooking Freshwater Bay.  I wish a photo could really capture the stunning Port Angeles water view.

Port Angeles Water View

This Port Angeles water view home is almost 2,000 square feet and is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath custom home with hard wood floors and a great floor plan, which takes advantage of the water view from almost every room in the house.  This kind of water view is really hard to find anywhere along the Olympic Peninsula, so my clients are very happy to have found their retirement home.  The home sits high above the water but within walking distance to the beach.  With over one acre, this is a special property.  What was the selling price?  Acting as my clients Buyer’s Agent, I am pleased to say that we were able to negotiate an extremely good price.  Would you believe $370,000?  I know.  That is extraordinary.

Port Angeles Water View Home

Not only are the water views fantastic from many windows facing the water, but the site plan, architecture, and windows could not have been planned better.  Looking through this window you can see the hot tub on the deck.  My clients talked about how wonderful it will be to sit in the hot tub with a glass of wine looking at the lights of Victoria, B.C. across the Strait.

Port Angeles Water View Home

This home is west of Port Angeles, less than a 15 minute drive.  This Port Angeles water view is one of the best.

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Water view lots in Sequim and Port Angeles are plentiful.   Since we are on the Olympic Peninsula, we are, of course, surrounded by water.   We have views of the John Wayne Marina, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the International waters looking toward beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.   To our immediate south we have the stunning backdrop of the Olympic Mountains.

So does that mean you can easily find a gorgeous lot to build your retirement home and have a stunning water view?   First, it’s not easy to find the ideal lot for your home.   There are many lots, but some of them require a four wheel drive to reach, and that simply is not for everyone.   Second, price is a factor.   The greater the water view, the greater the price.   That probably doesn’t surprise you.   Here’s what a recent client of mine from California learned as he scoured the Internet prior to arriving and as he and I walked lots.

There are many lots with great water views, but few that were ideal for him and his wife.   The first lots we looked at were high in elevation, so they did have great views, but the roads to them and the driveways to the building sites were extremely steep, far too steep for his wife who might drive to the grocery store herself on one of those rare days when we have lots of snow.

The next lots we looked at are in a well known development with great water views, but the lots are small, the prices big, and many of the lots had tons of fill, which means the excavation costs and additional concrete support will substantially increase the cost of building a home.

We did find two lots adacent to each other that were within the ball park on price, under $100,000, but the water view is very slim.   These lots also had a valley and mountain view, so they are great lots, but the water view is minimal.

Stepping up to $200,000, we suddenly open up another level of water views, substantially better in fact.   But this raises the price of lot and building by a hundred thousand dollars, not something everyone will be able or willing to do.

On the lowest end of lot prices, we do find lots under $60,000, but these are small lots without water views, and often with other less favorable features, such as a less attractive location or close to Highway 101 and the traffic noise.

The challenge if you are doing a search on the Internet from out of state is that many agents don’t provide lots of excellent photos of lots, and even if you do have photos of a water view, photos can’t possibly do justice to the view, so you can’t really see what it would really be like.

To search for lots in Sequim or Port Angeles, here’s a great site:

Search Sequim MLS and Port Angeles MLS for Lots

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Port Angeles custom home with an International water view surrounded by million dollar homes, this home has a view that would make a Californian breathless. The price is for the gorgeous 3.19 lanscapped acres with a killer view, and the home is a bonus. Seriously, until you see this one, you will not comprehend the mountain and water view and the piece of heaven that comes free. Also, the downstairs apartment has a legal separate address, and an additional bedroom.   See the full listing detail sheet at Port Angeles Water View Home for Sale.

And for your viewing please, a video:

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An Arizona couple dreamed of the perfect lot in Port Angeles or Sequim where they could build their retirement home.   For months they would get on the Internet to look at properties, compare prices and views, wondering if they would ever find their lot.

They arrived in Port Angeles to meet with their Realtor and look at the properties they had identified as possibilities.   Their first choice was a nice little development with water views, and it was high bluff property.   Their agent already had experience submitting an offer for another client on a lot in that development, but that deal was killed by an inexperienced seller who put ridiculous conditions in an amendment at the 11th hour.

But there was another problem with that development that turned these new buyers off.   The bluff lots with the best views had a restriction in the CC&R’s that prohibited construction of two story homes.   While this idea might seem good at first, because it helps to preserve some small view for lots further away, it actually kills sales of bluff lots.

Anyone who is going to spend over $220,000+ on a lot and another $350,000+ on a home is going to want to be sure they can have what they want, which includes in this case an incredible water view from the first and second floor of their home.

But this story has a good ending.   This weekend the Arizona couple did buy a lot with an incredible water view.   It is bluff property in another development, and the seller did not prohibit two story homes.   The buyers are ecstatic.   They got their dream lot and at a good price after hard negotiating.

So what real estate brokerage did our new Port Angeles residents from Arizona discover on the Internet?   Who was the agent who helped them negotiate a really great price on their lot?   Yes, it is yours truly.   The brokerage is Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate, LLC, and their agent was Chuck Marunde.

This is a great time to buy real estate here, but it takes experience to draft a good offer and negotiate a good price.   On the selling end, it is critical that sellers (or their agents) have a lot of knowledge of the market and what buyers want.   Sometimes a little knowledge is dangerous.   For buyers and sellers.

Search the local Port Angeles and Sequim MLS of over 1,500 listings free at SequimPortAngeles.com.

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