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Nov 28, 2022

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...

Sep 21, 2022

Real Estate Market and Your Tax Assessment

All of us Island property owners will be receiving our tax assessment notices from the County in the middle of October. As real estate...

Aug 18, 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. ...

Apr 2, 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...

Feb 11, 2021

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 9, 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 3, 2021

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...

Jan 6, 2021

Update to Our Internet Connection

Rock Island has been busy for the last 5 years installing the base structure for our fiber and other internet connection options...

Jan 6, 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 1, 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...

Sep 14, 2020

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!!...

Jul 6, 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...

Apr 8, 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 3, 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...

Feb 22, 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...

Jan 30, 2020

San Juan Video - Real Estate 2020 with Purple Power

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Jan 14, 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...

Sep 16, 2019

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...

Apr 11, 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...