Traps for the Unwary Buyer
As a real estate broker who represents a lot of buyers (with 20 years as a real estate attorney as a background), I have seen so many real estate disasters. I’ve seen many buyers get caught by one of the traps for the unwary. It’s true that knowledge is power, but who you are listening
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Can Listing Photos Be Too Good?
Listing photos are what you see first when you’re looking at homes online. You see a thumbnail photo on the summary page, and then you can enlarge that and look at more listing photos. This is the most important sales presentation of a home online, because when it comes to looking at homes, we’re all
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What About Owner Financing?
Buyers often ask if owner financing is possible? Will sellers carry the paper? In other words, will sellers offer buyers owner financing? I just sold a home, and the seller did offer owner financing, but this is rare. Very rare. There are only nine owner financing homes listed in the MLS in Clallam County, including the
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Who Says Homes Don’t Sell in the Winter?
Who says homes don’t sell in the winter months? Many sellers say that, and as a result many sellers take their homes off the market during the winter months with the idea that they will re-list it in the spring. While the sales of homes typically does slow down a little in the dead of
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Homes With Acreage
It’s hard to find homes with acreage in the Sequim area. If you want 5 acres or more, even if price is irrelevant (and it never is), it will still be hard to find a home with 5 or more acres. I recently sold this home to buyers who were looking at homes with acreage,
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Looking at Homes with Big Garages
Yesterday I showed a buyer homes with big garages in both Sequim and Port Angeles. It was a lot of fun, because when you’re out looking at homes you never know what you will find. Look at enough homes and you’ll see the “unique home,” the nice home, the odd floor plan, the funky home, the
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Homes Are Selling
Wow, Sequim homes are selling. We are approaching what I would call a hot market. It remains to be seen if this is a short term or long term trend. For now homes are selling better and faster than they have during the entire six year recession. Homes Are Selling Many homes are selling in Sequim
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Should I Use Craigslist to Find My Home?
Craigslist is popular for almost everything, including real estate, but should you use Craigslist to find your home? There’s nothing wrong with looking at Craigslist. There’s nothing wrong with looking everywhere when it comes to searching for your dream home. By my last count there are over 100 online sites that buyers like to use,
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Don’t Forget Your Sequim Internet Connection
When you buy a home in the Sequim area, do not forget your Sequim Internet connection. A good high speed Internet service is almost as essential as electricity today. Who doesn’t use the Internet? Now that videos are so popular and streaming movies is also big, high speed and plenty of bandwidth is mandatory. Not
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What is the Biggest Mistake in Real Estate?
What is the biggest mistake in real estate? What mistake do buyers and sellers make that is so big and is repeated regularly and has been for decades? If I just told you without setting the stage, it might not mean much. You might not even believe me. You might think it is just hype,
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How to Buy a Home You Can Sell – and Why This is So Important
How to buy a home you can sell . . . what kind of title is this, and why on earth would you want to buy a home you can sell? So glad you asked. This question is far more important than most people realize. In fact, many people don’t even think about selling when
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Log Home Between Sequim and Port Angeles
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Sequim High Speed Internet Access
Nearly everyone uses Sequim high speed Internet now in their homes. In fact, buyers of homes and land are now asking their Realtor, “Does this property have Sequim high speed Internet access?” This morning as a buyer’s agent I drafted an offer on a five acre parcel in Sequim with a stunning panoramic view of
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Location is Everything in Homes and Land
Location is everything when it comes to homes and land. At least that’s what I learned in real estate long ago. You’ve heard the cliche, “What are the three most important things in real estate? Location, location, and location.” It must be true because my buyer clients almost all tell me the very first consideration
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Port Angeles Homes and Land: Lifestyle
Port Angeles homes and land appeal to so many retirees because of the serene and peaceful country setting on the Olympic Peninsula away from traffic nightmares and high crime rates of the great metropolises The Port Angeles countryside, the open fields, the grazing cattle, the mountain views, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and
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Sequim Real Estate – Land
Buying land in Sequim or Port Angeles is something that really begs for local professional help. This is true especially if you have been living in another state or outside our area. There are unique traps for the unwary in different parts of the country when it comes to buying vacant land. I’ve included a
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