Buying Land in Sequim

Buying land in Sequim is no small matter, and it will take a great deal of research on your part long before you even come to Sequim to view land. I’ve done a lot of work for you in advance over the past 25 years in Sequim, and I am here to help you through

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The Buyer Timeline

Understanding the buyer timeline and what is involved in buying a home is important, and there are many details that are critical in order to protect yourself and get to closing safely. There are only about 1,000 things that can go wrong. Lawyers make their living based on things that go wrong. I wrote an

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Coastal in Sequim and Shopping

Coastal is a great store in Sequim, and because it is such a cool store, I wanted to share it here and also to highlight the answer to a question that comes up periodically, “What stores or shopping is available in Sequim?”  Coastal Farm and Ranch is the official name of the store, but most

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Escaping California to The San Juan Islands

Escaping California is quite popular among the middle class and upper class of California, and they are escaping California in large numbers every single day of the week. The documented (as opposed to undocumented) exit from California shows how there is a net decrease in this segment of the population. So many Californians are moving

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Sequim Internet: High Speed Internet

You need Sequim Internet, or you will need it when you buy a home in Sequim, but you’re wondering about Internet speeds and how to find out the answers to your questions, specifically what areas in and around Sequim have high speed Internet, and what service providers to use and what equipment to buy or

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The Sequim Home Selling Process: The Seller Timeline

The home selling process is a bit complex, but I’ve created a seller timeline that shows the entire process from beginning to end. Each step has its own sub-timelines, and depending on your transaction, you can get some bunny trails or end up taking a major off-ramp on your way to closing. I have written

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Why Does Port Townsend Stink?

If you’ve ever driven into Port Townsend to visit, you noticed that there is a sweet stench right at the end of town as you enter the city. Like many of us, you may have asked, “Why does Port Townsend stink?” It’s a question that has been asked many times by many people. As a

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Sequim Realtor Publishes New Book

Sequim Realtor pens another real estate book. Sakal Publishing is pleased to announce that Chuck Marunde published his newest real estate book. The title is Real Estate From Bricks and Mortar to High Tech Virtuality. As a Sequim Realtor, Chuck has created many valuable resources for buyers, also known on the Internet as content-rich resources.

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Does Integrity Matter?

Does integrity matter? If you could have a confidential and totally honest and transparent conversation with a politician in Washington D.C., or a used car salesmen in your town, or a lawyer in the city, or an employee at Google or Amazon, or a division head at the Department of Justice, or a supervisor at

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The Sequim Home Buying Process: The Buyer Timeline

The home buying process in Sequim is a mystery to some who haven’t bought and sold a lot of homes over a lifetime, but even if you have a lot of real estate experience in Boulder, Houston, Miami, San Bernardino, Phoenix, or Anchorage, every real estate market is unique, and every area of the country

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The Ultimate Buyers Agent: Your Personal Concierge

What if you had the ultimate Buyers Agent (apostrophe intentionally left out) who was your personal concierge helping you filter through homes on the Internet long before you arrived in Sequim, and then walked through your list of favorites with you discussing features and the true fair market value of each home with you? And

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Your Sequim Buyers Agent Chuck Marunde

Who will your Sequim Buyers Agent be? [I’m leaving out the apostrophe intentionally for SEO purposes.] I hope your Sequim Buyers Agent will be me. In this short video, I do something I’m surprised I’ve never done before, at least like this: I introduce myself and give you my little sales pitch. Sequim Buyers Agent

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Port Townsend Marina

The Port Townsend Marina is actually two marinas, one small one on the west end of town, and the other huge marina on the eastern end of town. This weekend was a beautiful sunny weekend, and after a long winter, boat owners, and especially commercial fishermen were eager to get their boats in the water.

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Seller Disclosure Law in Washington

The seller disclosure law in Washington has many buyers and sellers confused, but the more surprising story for me is that so many real estate brokers are confused. I’ll focus on the one issue that seems to confuse Realtors more than any other issue in the Form 17 Seller Disclosure Law. That issue is whether

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Should I Submit a Backup Offer on a Pending Transaction?

A backup offer is used quite a bit in metropolitan areas and busy markets where there are lots of sales and a lot of competition. But that doesn’t describe the Sequim real estate market, does it? A backup offer might still be a good idea in Sequim, but when would it be an act of

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Are Zillow Zestimates Accurate?

Are Zillow Zestimates accurate or inaccurate, or somewhere in between? This is a big question all across the United States, and it’s a hot topic. Some homeowners are downright angry at how Zillow Zestimates have underestimated the value of their home while they are trying to sell it. Some buyers came to rely on Zillow

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Sequim Listings

Sequim listings can be found on many online MLS sites, but not all MLS sites are accurate and up-to-date, and some have grossly inaccurate information on some Sequim listings. I sold a Sequim home for $725,000 that had a Zillow Zestimate of $445,000. The sellers had almost $1 million in building that home. Many Zestimates

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Sequim Homes for Sale

How do you find Sequim homes for sale that would qualify for your short list of ideal retirement homes? Most people have a couple of websites they like to use to search for Sequim homes for sale, and for many that is a nationally syndicated site like Zillow. That’s fine, and you can continue to

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