Category Archives: Buyer Info

I got a call yesterday from a friend who’s considering buying a house… or leasing it, depending on how you look at it… with a “lease/option” scenario. I’ve closed two lease/options this past year, and since the house she and … Continue reading →

By now you’ve heard that the $8000 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit has been extended to mid-2010! What you may not know is that you do NOT have to wait to file your 2009 taxes to get your $$$. … Continue reading →

This e-mail just hit my inbox at RE/MAX Whatcom County, and I had to pass it along. Last week, Whatcom Middle School was destroyed – along with the students’, teachers’ and staff’s belongings inside. And now they’re asking the community to … Continue reading →

On Thursday in Bellingham the wind blew like mad, gusting to over 64 mph this afternoon. Friends paddled stand up paddleboards on the Bay and surfskis on Lake Whatcom, and that brings a huge smile to my face. Good news. While … Continue reading →

I took part in a tremendously educational meeting today inolving a professional remodel contractor, a home buyer, and the house she’s considering buying. The buyer had hired the contractor to walk through the house while going over a bullet-pointed list we’d … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, the NWMLS decided it should make “short sale” a mandatory tidbit for agents to include in a listing. That is, listing agents have to check a box saying whether a home — ANY home listed in the NWMLS — is or … Continue reading →

It’s on! It’s off! It’s back on! No, it’s off! O.K… now it’s ON!!! This is how it’s been going the last month or so with predictions of whether the First Time Homebuyer’s Tax Credit will indeed expire on November … Continue reading →

Picture this: Your real estate agent has shown you a dozen houses and you’ve chosen the one you want to buy. You head back to the agent’s office and take a private conference room. He pours you a cup of … Continue reading →