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Jun 17

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...

Nov 1, 2023

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 20, 2020

San Juan County Q3-2020 Real Estate Market Summary

The third quarter results for San Juan Island and San Juan County were consistent with the first quarter results; very robust. The...

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 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 23, 2020

San Juan Salmon Classic Fishing Derby Video

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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...

Feb 17, 2020

San Juan Local Real Estate Video

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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...

Apr 9, 2019

GENERAL COSTS TO BUY, SELL OR BUILD

Cost of construction, selling and buying real estate in the islands has continued to increase based the requirements to meet the current...

Mar 28, 2019

San Juan St. Patrick's Day Fishing Derby Video

This video shares with you how we won the big pot of gold fishing in the St Patrick’s Day San Juan Island yacht Club sponsored derby....

Feb 15, 2019

Are You Considering Selling Real Estate on San Juan Island? Past Version

Thinking about selling your property? You may want to consider researching, collecting and completing the items detailed below. This is...

Jan 2, 2019

San Juan Chardonnay Shopping Video

This video shares with you our holiday month. We enjoyed chardonnay shopping, office parties and so many local gatherings that I lost...