Grateful for Veteran’s Day

Veteran’s Day is an important day, and I’m grateful for our veterans who protect this great nation and our freedom. Some use the word “freedom” casually, but there’s nothing casual about the word “freedom.” Many have given their lives for you and me, and many have come home severely wounded. I never served on the front lines,

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The Buyer’s Sequim Interview Deluxe

What’s a Sequim interview deluxe? It is the Buyer’s ultimate interview about Sequim. Let’s set the context so I explain the benefits of a Sequim interview like this. You’re either retired or about to retire. You’re in your late 50s or early 60s, and you have been doing a lot of research online to help

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Sequim Real Estate Checklists

Chuck Marunde created a number of Sequim real estate checklists over the past two decades, and buyers from around the country have been using these to keep themselves out of trouble and to make wise decisions about buying Sequim real estate. So today we will share some of our most popular checklists. (You might want

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Compare the San Juan Islands with Sequim

Let’s compare the San Juan Islands with Sequim.  If you’re planning to retire to the great Northwest from California or Arizona or Texas, you’re undoubtedly looking for a milder climate, but what else are you looking for?  Your online search may lead you to the beautiful islands of the Northwest outside the Seattle metropolis, the

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A Hot Sequim Property

This new Sequim property is right at the top of the Bell Curve for retirees moving to Sequim. One person said to me, “All the good homes have sold!” Well, that’s not true, but it can feel that way when you cannot find your idea of the perfect home and every time you see a possibility, it

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Dramatic Difference in Sequim Listings

Sequim listings can be dramatically different. Do not assume that all sellers and their listing agents are on the same sheet of music. Similar homes can be priced substantially different. I showed homes today to a couple from Iowa. We had a great time, and every home we looked at was totally different, although each

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Sequim Homes: Buyer’s Market or Seller’s Market?

Sequim homes are hot right now. Many buyers are experiencing some frustration, because when they find what they think could be “the one,” it is either pending or goes pending before they can get to Sequim. One of the advantages of using Sequim-Homes.com to monitor Sequim listings is that you can see the “Status” of all listings.

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Researching Real Estate on the Internet

Researching real estate on the Internet is now done by almost 100% of all buyers. Researching real estate for most people involves searching MLS sites, syndication sites, using the search engines for specific phrases, using Google maps (including Google satellite), searching city and county real estate databases, reviewing the county tax assessor’s site, and reading articles

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Sequim Real Estate Search Tool

[Update: While this search tool in this article still works fine, we have upgraded since to a better system which you’ll find in the search boxes on the home page of this blog, about in the middle of the home page.] This may be the most powerful Sequim real estate search tool on the Net,

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Sequim 3D Virtual Tour of Gorgeous

Here’s a 3D Virtual Tour of a very beautiful Sequim home with a view of Sequim Bay, Protection Island, Mount Baker, and the San Juan Islands. This home is located high above Sequim. Click on this 3D Virtual Tour below, and you can walk through this home on both levels. You’ll start in the kitchen,

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Is Radiant Ceiling Heat Good or Bad?

Radiant ceiling heat can be found in some Sequim homes, but for most buyers radiant heat is a mystery. Today we answer the question, “Is radiant ceiling heat good or bad?”  Radiant Ceiling Heat Misconceptions about radiant ceiling heat abound. For example, the conversation often goes like this. Heat rises, so why would you install

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Sequim Real Estate

Sequim real estate is a popular commodity of late, and buyers are enthusiastically coming to the Olympic Peninsula to shop for their ideal retirement home. Many retirees around the country have come to the same conclusion–that Sequim real estate is a bargain considering the lifestyle and cost of living in one of the most beautiful retirement

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Bell Hill Homes

Bell Hill Homes

Bell Hill Homes have always been in demand by people who wanted beautiful homes and great water views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Sequim Bay, and the islands. Some Bell Hill homes even have a view of Victoria. Enjoy this virtual tour of a gorgeous custom built home, certainly one of the finest

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Home Sales Report

Sequim Real Estate Market 2-15-15

The Sequim real estate market has been improving, but lately the inventory of homes that retirees consider the ideal homes has been shrinking, making it much harder to find your perfect retirement home. If you’ve been wondering why it is hard to filter through all the homes for sale and find your ideal home, this Sequim

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The Secret Challenge of Bringing You Sequim Real Estate Information

This is the largest Sequim Real Estate Blog, not only in the Sequim and Port Angeles area, but one of the largest in the entire Northwest. With thousands of articles written for buyers, and hundreds of key links to valuable information you won’t find anywhere else, plus unique tools designed and programmed for buyers, plus entire

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Most Popular Articles for Buyers

Are you interested in articles for buyers written specifically to help you do your research and find a home in the Sequim and Port Angeles area? This is the largest real estate blog on the Olympic Peninsula and one of the largest real estate blogs in the nation with over 1,700 articles written specifically for buyers. With

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How to Hire a Realtor Survey

Are you interested in knowing how other people decide how to hire a Realtor? There are many ways to hire a Realtor, but not all are wise and good. The challenge for consumers buying any service is that consumers do not typically know the inner workings of that profession, and they do not typically know

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Ideal Kitchen

What is Your Ideal Kitchen?

What is your idea of the ideal kitchen? There was a time back in the 50’s and 60’s when the ideal kitchen was a small functional kitchen that was separated from the dining room and living room, and the kitchen had one purpose–the preparation of food. There was nothing fancy about kitchens back then. They

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Zillow Acquires Trulia – What Does it Mean for Buyers?

Zillow is buying Trulia, so what does this mean for buyers like you? First, if you don’t know already, in the real estate industry the two elephants in the room have been Zillow and Trulia. Millions of buyers search these two sites for their homes and land. But when one elephant acquires the other, what does

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How Important is Your Choice of an Escrow Agent?

Choosing the right escrow agent for your real estate transaction is more important than most people might realize. Your choice of an escrow agent is one of several vital appointments you will make between the day you reach an agreement with a seller and closing (aka close of escrow, aka recording). Does it really make any difference

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