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Real Estate Market and Your Tax Assessment
Real Estate MARKET and Your Tax Assessment All of us Island property owners will be receiving our tax assessment notices from the County...
Nov 22, 2024


Update to Our Internet Connection
Rock Island has been busy for the last 10 years installing the base infrastructure for our fiber and other internet connection options...
Sep 16, 2024


Remodeling Homes in the San Juan Islands
While showing property I am often asked if the home could be renovated and/or increased in size as the lot is perfect, but the home is...
Jun 17, 2024

IRS SECTION 1031 – TAX DEFERRED EXCHANGE
IRS SECTION 1031 - TAX DEFERRED EXCHANGE Another popular avenue for funding a real estate investment is utilizing a 1031 tax deferred...
Nov 28, 2022


Waterfront Parcels in San Juan County
If you own a waterfront parcel in the County, or hope to purchase one, I have detailed below some items to take into consideration. ...
Aug 18, 2022


Flood Insurance in the San Juans
Most of the waterfront homeowners in the County went through the process of determining if flood insurance is a necessity for their...
Apr 2, 2022


UNDERSTANDING THE VALUATION PROCESS FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE
The definition of “market value” is rather boring sounding when you take into consideration that you are addressing one of the highest...
Apr 2, 2022


Self Directed Retirement Accounts For Real Estate
Do you realize that you may use all or a portion of your retirement funds to invest in real estate? Retirement accounts are basically...
Feb 11, 2021


Corner Stakes and Purchasing Property
Corner stakes are one of the most important components of purchasing real estate, I have learned this over 25 years of selling real...
Feb 9, 2021


Are You Considering Selling Your Property?
Thinking about selling your property? You may want to consider researching, collecting and completing the items detailed below. This is...
Jan 6, 2021


Home Inspections and Their Role in the Real Estate Transaction
If you are a buyer or seller, I bet you thought just getting under contract was stressful for all parties but in reality, the home...
Jan 1, 2021


San Juan "No Name" Fishing Derby Video
This video shares how the locals create a derby just to get out of doing chores at the home. It also shows off my fish cleaning skills!!...
Sep 14, 2020

San Juan County Q2-2020 Real Estate Market Report
The second quarter results, which complete the first half of the year, in San Juan County were extremely good when considering the virus...
Jul 6, 2020

San Juan County Q1-2020 Real Estate Market Update
The first quarter results for San Juan County maintained the momentum that was present during the last quarter of 2019. As compared to...
Apr 8, 2020


Best Homeowners Insurance Companies of 2020
The average American homeowner spends more than $1,200 a year on homeowners insurance. That’s about $100 a month, year after year, for a...
Apr 3, 2020


Home Projects that Sell Homes Quickly
If you are considering selling your home, you may be wondering what, if any, repairs you should make to increase the chances of getting a...
Feb 22, 2020


San Juan Video - Real Estate 2020 with Purple Power
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Jan 30, 2020

SAN JUAN ISLAND Q4-2019 REAL ESTATE MARKET SUMMARY
In reviewing the year-end results for 2019, the sales dollar volume for the real estate market in San Juan County per the Northwest...
Jan 14, 2020


Excise Tax Increase, Decrease and Shift
There will be a major change in real estate excise tax taking effect January 1, 2020 for the State of Washington. I have provided a link...
Sep 16, 2019

SAN JUAN ISLAND REAL ESTATE MARKET 1Q 2018 SUMMARY
The first quarter results for San Juan Island were very similar to the first quarter results last year. San Juan Island’s dollar volume...
Apr 11, 2019
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