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Sequim Real Estate Brokers

by Chuck Marunde / Monday, 21 May 2012 / Published in sequim realtor

Sequim real estate brokers come in all shapes and sizes, and a buyer  can find a buyer’s agent and a seller can find a listing agent among the Sequim real estate brokers to suit one’s fancy.  But is finding an agent as simple as just calling off a sign or picking up the phone and calling any “Tom, Dick, or Jane?”  Does it really matter who you hire among the Sequim real estate brokers?

Sequim Real Estate Brokers

Sequim Real Estate Brokers
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Sequim Real Estate Brokers

It does make a difference who you hire.  What if you hired an agent to represent you as your Sequim Buyer’s Agent, and he or she didn’t know how to negotiate against a more experienced agent, and you found out after closing that you paid $100,000 too much for your home?  What if your agent didn’t draft clear language in an addendum, and you lost your opportunity to buy your dream home?  What if you are a seller, and your listing agent doesn’t have a large Internet marketing system to reach 95% of the buyers who start their home search on the Internet?  You’re home might not sell for 2 or 3 years, and then at a much lower price.

Granted, I’m really into the real estate business 24/7, and I live and breath marketing real estate, connecting with buyers, and analyzing what works and what no longer works as well.  So I get all these issues, but buyers and sellers are not necessarily living and breathing the business like me.  So what can a buyer or seller do to know what to look for in their buyer’s agent or listing agent?

It’s not nearly as difficult as one might think.  The time it takes and the effort is not easy, but the process isn’t difficult once you know it.  Here are my tips to finding the right agent and knowing whether you have found the right agent to truly help you achieve your goal and do it professionally and in your best interests.  You want an agent who is experienced, knowledgeable, professional, and who is honest and has integrity.  You also want someone who is absolutely loyal to you and to you alone without any conflict of interest.

Sequim Real Estate Brokers – How to Find a Good One

Today buyers are primarily using the Internet to search for and find their Sequim homes, and this is how you should search for your agent among Sequim real estate brokers.  If buyers are searching the Internet, this is where sellers’ homes need to show up, and not just in the MLS.  Listing a home in the MLS is important, but don’t believe for a second that if a home is in the MLS it is all over the Internet.  That’s far from true.  There is much more to marketing on the Internet to connect with buyers.

Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate is a premier brokerage among Sequim real estate brokers because of the extensive information we have put on the Internet for buyers.  The questions I recommend you research in Google with various search phrases would include these:

  1. Among Sequim real estate brokers, which ones have a large Internet presence?
  2. Which agents have reached out to buyers on the Internet?
  3. What tools have they made available at no cost to buyers?
  4. Do they have high search engine ranking, and how many sites do they have on the Internet?
  5. Do their sites include honest and useful content for buyers?
  6. Do they use powerful permission advertising techniques?
  7. Do they understand and use SEO (search engine optimization) effectively?
  8. If I search hundreds of Sequim real estate terms and phrases, do they have sites that keep coming up on the first page of the search results?
  9. Do they use organic SEO techniques rather than paid advertising on the Internet?
  10. Are their sites easy to navigate intuitively?
  11. How many times do their sites come up if I search their names in Google?
  12. What are their credentials and experience?  Do they come off as professional and trustworthy on their sites?

If you don’t know how to search Google for the answers to these questions, you can email me or call me for help.  You can view my resume on this blog with a tab at the top or you can view Chuck Marunde’s Linkedin Profile. (Linkedin requires that you register with them free to view full profiles.)

Who you hire to represent you to buy your home or sell your home is a major decision.   This is your money, and it is a lot of money.  Spend some time doing your research.  After two or three hours of online research, you will know which agents are qualified, and which ones are not.  This is how I would search for an agent among the Sequim real estate brokers.

 

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About Chuck Marunde

After practicing real estate law for 20 years in Washington, Chuck opened iRealty Virtual Brokers covering the Sequim and the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Chuck is the author of numerous magazine and Internet articles with a primary focus on real estate. He is also the author of over a dozen books, mostly about Sequim real estate. Chuck is a photographer, videographer, and Registered FAA Drone Pilot. Chuck has combined his love for real estate and technology to create a growing Internet presence in his market, and enjoys building his websites and blogs, including SequimBlog.com and Sequim4Sale.com and LuxuryWaterViewHomes.com. Chuck has degrees in Economics, Law, and Education.

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125 Olympic Ranch Ln,
Sequim, WA 98382
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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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