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Email: ChuckMarunde@gmail.com

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Diversify Investments

Diversify Investments Before The Crash

Thursday, 29 April 2021 by Chuck Marunde

Diversify investments is one of the fundamental principles of long term investing. If you have a large retirement account invested in the stock market, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, bonds, or tax deferred investments, you probably have made adjustments to your retirement portfolio as you seek to diversify investments and keep up with changes in the

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Tagged under: Investing, Real Estate Investing

Is My Retirement Account Safe So I Can Move to Sequim?

Thursday, 11 October 2018 by Chuck Marunde

Many believe that their retirement account is their life blood, especially when it comes to retiring in Sequim and buying a home, right? There are many excellent registered financial advisers, and I hope you have one, but what do they all say when the stock market starts to crash? They don’t warn you to sell.

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Tagged under: retirement

Flip or Flop Vegas with Marunde

Friday, 14 April 2017 by Chuck Marunde

Flip or Flop Vegas is a very popular HDTV show. It’s almost surprising how many people from all walks of life across America are passionate fans of these house flipping shows. Flip or Flop Vegas is the last edition of young couples buying trashed houses, remodeling them, and then flipping them to buyers in the shortest

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Gold v Real Estate and Investing

Monday, 18 January 2016 by Chuck Marunde

Gold v Real Estate is not really much of a competition since late in 2011. In 2011 Gold was up to $1,889 an ounce, and today gold is $1,089 an ounce. This chart shows that gold has dropped $800 per ounce. Ouch! That’s a 42% loss. And this has all happened in a time when

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Tagged under: gold

Is It a Good Idea to Invest in Rental Properties?

Tuesday, 15 September 2015 by Chuck Marunde

Is investing in rental properties a good idea in the Sequim or Port Angeles area? A gentleman was wisely planning for his retirement years, and he knew that rental properties could be a good source of income. My advice to him might surprise you. Rental Properties – A Good or Bad Idea? He asked about older rental properties. Why would

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Why Real Estate Beats Gold and Stocks

Friday, 12 December 2014 by Chuck Marunde

Real estate beats gold and stocks as a long term investment at this point in history. There have been other times when that was reversed, but I believe gold and stocks are far less secure and far more risky than real estate right now. Here’s an interesting picture. In August of 2011 Gold was $1,889

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Tagged under: gold, stocks

Gold or Real Estate?

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 by Chuck Marunde

Right now, today, if you were asked how you want to invest your retirement account and you only had two choices–gold or real estate, which would you choose?  Here’s a gold chart for 2011 up to December 20th.  We have been bombarded for months now with “buy gold” commercials.  The “buy gold” mantra has reached

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Is investing in real estate in Port Angeles wise now?

Tuesday, 02 June 2009 by Chuck Marunde

Question:   Chuck, I’ve been looking at a few areas to invest in a single family home, not to live in for myself but as a rental.   I might want to use it part of the year as a getaway for myself and my family, too.   Port Angeles has some great prices and

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Tagged under: investing in port angeles, Port Angeles Real Estate

Should I Invest in Real Estate Notes?

Monday, 05 January 2009 by Chuck Marunde

Question:   Hi Chuck,   I am considering entering the world of real estate commercial note buying, and I want to make sure I have all the information I can find prior to making the move.   I heard of the field from Russ Dalbey, of Colorado.   What is your opinion of the field

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Tagged under: note buying, Real Estate Notes

Real Estate Investors Struggle to Find a Good Deal

Friday, 28 November 2008 by Chuck Marunde

Real estate investors are scooping up the deals and making millions.   Right?   Wrong!   I met with an investor the day before the Thanksgiving holiday, and he   was ready, willing, and able.   Like the vast majority of real estate investors     around the country right now, he is having trouble

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Paper Transactions in Real Estate

Thursday, 27 November 2008 by Chuck Marunde

You can invest in real estate without owning any real estate.  For example, You can buy notes (secured by a deed of trust) at a discount, or You can buy a Real Estate Contract, aka Land Contract, at a discount. You can buy an Option to Purchase property and either exercise it or assign it

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Sequim Real Estate Sales Slow Down

Monday, 20 August 2007 by Chuck Marunde

In a free enterprise system, markets go up and markets go down. This is the cycle. Out here in Washington state, especially in King and Pierce Counties, and even here in Clallam County on the Olympic Peninsula, in 2005 homes and land sold quickly at greatly appreciated prices. In rapid appreciation, builders over build, and

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Tagged under: sequim real estate sales

Chuck E. Marunde, J.D.

Sequim Buyer's Agent
(Atty Ret.)
Founder and Broker of
Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate dba iRealty Virtual Brokers
125 Olympic Ranch Ln,
Sequim, WA 98382
(360) 775-5424
ChuckMarunde@gmail.com

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From Los Angeles

It's rare, but once in awhile life provides the perfect collaborator for an important endeavor such as buying your new home. For me that person was Chuck Marunde. His two decade background as a Real Estate Attorney, his prolific career as an author of articles and books on Real Estate and his forthright and moral character made choosing Chuck a no-brainer. Chuck is dedicated, thorough, incredible at the negotiating table, knowledgeable about all local laws & regs but, most importantly, Chuck loves what he does. And what he does is find his client the perfect property. Chuck isn't about making the sale, he's about making the sale that is OPTIMUM for his CLIENT and this makes Chuck a rare bird indeed. I love my new home in Sequim and I am indebted to Chuck for making it happen. Kevin E.

From Seattle

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Chuck over the past three years in selling my parent's estate. It was a tough time to sell during the housing recession, but Chuck always kept things on the positive side. With his real estate law background, he offers sound, practical advice. He helps you along with the process using discussions and reason, rather than opinions and speculations. If Chuck doesn’t know the answers, he will get them for you. In several instances, Chuck took the initiative to meet with county officials to get up-to-date facts about zoning and regulations. I was always impressed with his company’s tech savvy communi-cations and internet presence: weekly email updates, blogs, videos, links, Linked-in networking, etc. He is truly pioneering the future of buying & selling real estate. Brian M.

From California

"Andy Romano is a successful motion picture character actor with over 40 years in 'the Biz.' Mr. Romano has a home in beautiful Santa Barbara, California, but he chooses to live most of the time in Sequim, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula in the great Pacific Northwest. Why? In his own words, 'Because it's even more beautiful and surrounded by more beauty in this incredibly peaceful and quiet place. With respect to real estate agents or brokers, well my friend Chuck Marunde, owner of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate, is hands down the best there" Andy R.

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From Florida

We do our homework for the task at hand and we look for and expect to enlist partners that do the same. It was our good fortune to select Chuck Marunde of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate to represent us as a buyer's broker in our search for a home in the Sequim/Port Angeles area. Chuck's site is all encompassing and super fast compared to many others, he knows the market at every conceivable level and his guidance through the process of selecting and purchasing a home is priceless - above and beyond that of anyone with whom we have ever worked. Add to all this his 20 year background in real estate law and you have discovered a superb asset in the adventure of purchasing a home. Greg and Marilyn

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