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Sequim Businesses Surviving and Thriving

by / Sunday, 06 December 2009 / Published in Sequim Stores

Sequim businesses are surviving this recession, and more than that, Sequim is thriving.  It’s not front page news anymore that many businesses around the country are struggling, going out of business, filing for bankruptcy protection, and trying to hang on until the Obama economic plan brings us all back to the surface and steady growth once again.  Whether Obamanomics succeeds or fails, private businesses must creatively find ways to connect with customers and manage expenses until better days are here.  For small business owners, there is no pot of gold at the troughs of government programs.

Rock Plaza in Sequim

Rock Plaza is a great example of a businessman who believes in Sequim’s economic future enough to invest by purchasing prime real estate and building the Rock Plaza mall.  While the mall is not yet fully leased, several businesses are thriving at the mall even in this economy.  Unfortunately, there is one casualty at the mall, and that is the Sauer Kraut Restaurant.  They closed their doors last month.  For many of us that is a disappointment.  The Sauer Kraut had a great ambiance and great food.  The owners are wonderful people.  I had lunch with a very successful professional Chef who had a full career in California.  He understands what it takes to run a restaurant successfully, and what standard expense and income ratios must be to run a restaurant.  His conclusion was that the overhead was way too much for a Sequim restaurant.

Hardy's Market in Sequim

Hardy’s Market in Sequim is an example of another success story.  Hardy’s is a classy little Deli and Espresso store with a very comfortable lounge area with tables, sofas, and cable T.V.  They serve the best sandwiches in town (according to this author’s taste buds), and the service is reminiscent of small town America, the kind of service we used to get when we were kids (a long time ago).

Sequim has a stable economy, in large part due to the large retirement population and the medical health industry that the retirement population supports.  Doctors, clinics, and various medical and dental services love the retirees, because that means a steady cash flow from the insurance companies.

Jamestown Medical Clinic

This also means that clinics and hospitals build beautiful and expensive medical facilities on prime real estate in Sequim.  Fifth Avenue is the hot street for medical facilities in Sequim.  In the photo above, the Jamestown Medical Clinic is under construction.  That’s a good thing for the Sequim economy, especially in the dead of winter.

Sequim is a great place to live, a great place to retire, and the economy and real estate market are not only surviving but thriving.

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    December 7, 2009 at 3:10 am

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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.

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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.

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"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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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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