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Category Archives: Buyer Info
Which search engine for Bellingham Real Estate?
December 11, 2011
You’ve noticed I don’t currently have a “Search for homes” function on this blog. Yeah, I know 90% of Bellingham real estate shoppers start (and continue) their search for a home online. They use real estate search engines like: www.Trulia.com … Continue reading
The “Extra” Story of Some Condos
April 06, 2011
Condos are AWESOME for some people. Particuarly, people who don’t want to spend (any) time actually performing lawn and landscape maintenance, repainting their exterior, blowing the roof, and other exterior maintenance projects. You might also just like to walk away … Continue reading
How to Blow a Sale with Facebook
March 21, 2011
Isn’t Facebook something? I mean, by sheer numbers, nearly 1/10 of Earth’s population is a member. And every day we post photos, thoughts, and videos of the most intimate, mundane, gory and beautiful details of our lives for all our “friends” … Continue reading
Can it Cashflow with 0% Down?
January 23, 2011
$100K down payment. Until roughly two years ago, that was a minimum and quite standard down payment amount I saw over and over for any given Bellingham property to cashflow. By that I mean, if you were buying it as … Continue reading
Find the Owner of ANY Property in Whatcom County
January 11, 2011
News flash: the details of your home, what you paid for it, what the property taxes are, and a lot of other information about it… are all considered “Public Information” and are readily available on the internet. As a Realtor, … Continue reading
How Good is My Team?
December 01, 2010
Not a day goes by that I don’t experience deep, DEEP gratitude for the team I’m surrounded by as a Realtor. I know, I know: the self-improvement gurus out there would say it was I — ME — who surrounded … Continue reading
Investment Property Financing UPDATE from Heidi Goodman
October 06, 2010
On Monday, I asked Heidi Goodman at the Bank of the Pacific to update me on the current rates and terms for non-owner-occupied (investment) properties. I have a few investor clients right now and I want to bring them up to … Continue reading
NW Words of Life
July 18, 2010
“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs!” –Joe Girard
Victory or Failure?
July 13, 2010
I watched a negotiation today end in failure. In that same negotiation, the Buyer got exactly what he wanted, and at the discounted price he wanted to pay. Does that sound like victory to you? Then why am I calling it a … Continue reading
Let's Meet Today at 414 Bayside Rd.
June 30, 2010
414 Bayside Rd. in Edgemoor is a very special house. It sits in the line of Bellingham’s most exclusive row of homes, in the Edgemoor neighborhood. It’s on 1.1 acres, ON the shore of Bellingham Bay, with views out to and across the San … Continue reading