The Best Landscape to Look for When Buying a Home
When buying a home, the first thing you see is generally the front yard or entryway. Many sellers will use this to their advantage and try to up their curb appeal to help entice buyers and add value to their home, thus creating a more profitable sale. While it is true...
Should We Wait to Sell Until the Fall?
As Fall quickly approaches many homeowners are wondering if it is a good time to list their home and begin the selling process. Most people sell during the summer before the kids go back to school but around here, most kids are doing distant learning so we're all...
Why a Buyer’s Agent for Camano Island is Crucial
Nearly 80% of home buyers are starting their searches online using different search engines to view listings, however, they either aren’t finding what they are looking for, or have no idea where to start. Prior to beginning your search, it is critical that you find a...
Do I Need a Home Inspection on My Camano Home?
When purchasing a home oftentimes you are left feeling nickel and dimed until your pockets are nearly empty. Because of this buyers are often tempted to find corners to cut, inspections to avoid, any and every way possible to try and save a few bucks throughout the...
I’ve Accepted an Offer, Now What?
After working your way through the selling process you’ve finally accepted an offer, so now what? This can be answered in many different ways pending on each selling experience and the current condition of the house. If the seller doesn’t request any repairs be made...
A Guide to Selling Your House Part 2
A Guide to Selling Your House Part 1 The offers are starting to come in and you’re ready to accept and move forward with the sale of your house! This next part can get tedious and often seem overwhelming so take a deep breath, work with your agent, communicate, and...
A Guide to Selling Your Camano Island Home Part 1
Selling a house nearly always seems like a daunting task, however, when selling your first home it may seem even more so. Selling a house is actually fairly simple and if you follow this guide should be fairly stress-free! Whether you're selling a home on Camano...
7 Simple Mistakes Homeowners Make
You’ll often see articles written about how to increase the value of your home, how to up your curb appeal, or tips and tricks to get the most for your buck, but what isn’t as commonly talked about are the simple mistakes that many homeowners make. We aren’t talking...
What the Online Listing Doesn’t Tell You About a Property
While searching for a home you may find yourself browsing the internet and viewing dozens and dozens of homes from your smartphone, tablet or computer. While some homes may be weeded out automatically, it is easy to fall in love with a home-based off of the online...
5 Things Sellers May Not Want you to Know About a House
A home purchase will more than likely be the most expensive purchase you will ever make so it only seems fitting to double and triple check a few common problems that sellers try to hide. The best way to avoid a laundry list of problems is to ensure you have a trusted...
Building a Home on Camano Island
What to Know About Building a Home on Camano Island - Will You Need an Archeology Study? When thinking of building your dream home there are many steps that may not be thoroughly planned or thought through. In a perfect world it would be as easy as finding the perfect...
Renting on Camano
While owning your own home seems to be “the dream” oftentimes renting homes gets overlooked despite all the perks that come with it. Unfortunately, there are some areas where rentals aren’t very common, this can happen for many reasons, whether family homes are passed...
Is Stanwood a Good Place to Live?
Stanwood, and why it Could be Home When choosing to purchase a home, location is key. With so many different areas to consider and explore, local attractions, schools, and extracurriculars, there are many components that play a role in your final decision. It’s not...
Warm Beach – The Small-Town Charm You’re Looking For
Washington offers beautiful scenery year-round which has made it a very desirable place to live, often causing overpopulation. Fear not! Nestled into some of the most scenic beauty Washington has to offer is a little gem called Warm Beach. Even better, It’s exactly...
Could a Condo be a Good Fit for Me?
Could a Condo be a Good Fit for Me? Generally speaking, when people think of purchasing a home, oftentimes a condo isn’t at the top of the list. Single Family homes and even duplexes seem to be the “go-to.” But what if you’re missing out by not giving a condo a...
Beach Days on Camano Island
Beach Days on Camano Island When thinking of a day at the beach often people think of soft powdery sand and tropical warm water. So what do you do when you go to a beach of rock instead of sand? While you may not be on a tropical beach, when purchasing a home on...
Is Camano Island Really an Island?
In this time of keeping our heads low to avoid contracting COVID-19, we need some good diversion besides Facebook and Netflix. So, let’s think about visiting, when we can all get out again, a beautiful island that you can walk on to, yes, no boat or ferry required....
How to Downsize When Moving
One positive side of moving is sorting through and eliminating those items you don’t want to take with you. It might be what your Great Aunt Sally passed on to you years ago or it might be a good excuse to share with local non-profits things you really didn’t...
Is Camano Island Good for Snowbirds?
It’s March and many Snowbirds are starting to fly home, at least to their northern homes, and many are ready to settle down. Camano Island is home to many retirees. My own parents and grandparent lived and retired on the island. What makes Camano such a positive place...
How to Make Your Home Appealing to Buyers
Simple ideas for making your house attractive to home shoppers for a quicker sell There are so many decisions we have to make when we’re planning to sell our homes. We want the best price and we want to sell quickly. So, knowing some of the things that new owners are...