How to Sell Your Home While Buying Another Home in Olympia, WA

selling and buying a home at the same time

How to Sell Your Home While Buying Another Home in Olympia, WA If you already own a home and are looking to buy your next home, there are three ways to do this: List your home and buy your next home at the same time and align the close dates for both of those transactions. …

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What are the best schools in Olympia, WA – resources and why I can’t answer that!

The question I get all the time from buyers is, “What are the best schools in Olympia, Washington?” This is certainly a question to make your REALTOR nervous and here’s why. As a REALTOR, I can’t ethically nor legally answer this question.  Because if I said this house is in a good school district or …

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Home Seller’s Guide: The Step by Step Process for Olympia WA Sellers

Selling your home isn’t easy as there are a lot of decisions to be made, a lot of work to get your home show-ready, negotiations, inspections, and then the final punch of packing and moving! It’s a lot to take on. This Home Seller’s Guide that I have prepared for Olympia, Washington and greater Thurston …

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This One Easy Tip can get Sellers More Money from their Home Sale

For home sellers in 2020, this one easy tip can get more money in your pocket from your home sale in Olympia, Washington. Click here to watch the video. Most home sellers know the drill in how to prepare their homes to get the maximum sales price: Create great curb appeal Clean and declutter the …

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August 2020 Campus Highlands and Campus Peak WA Real Estate Market Update

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If you live in the beautiful golf course neighborhoods of Campus Highlands and Campus Peak in Lacey, WA, this market update is just for you! Year-To-Date Real Estate Market Update for Campus Highlands and Campus Peak Because this is such a small data source, I’m adding up all of the active listings, pending listings and …

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August 2020 Olympia WA Real Estate Market Update for Buyers and Sellers

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The Olympia real estate market continued breaking records for August 2020.  This month saw the lowest absorption rate on record at 0.45 months of supply.  In other words, if the market did not add any new listings, it would take just 13 days to sell everything! Are you a prospective buyer or seller?  Keep reading …

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Behind the Scenes: Signing in the Parking Lot

Drive Thru Closings

Drive-Thru Closings Here is a behind-the-scenes look at signing your closing documents for your home sale in Olympia WA. The coronavirus certainly has changed how we sell houses, and signing your closing documents with the escrow company is on that list of changes! Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how I now attend signing appointments …

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July 2020 Olympia WA Real Estate Market Update

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The real estate market in Olympia, WA for July 2020 finished with some surprisingly good market activity for both buyers and sellers.  Below are all the stats and charts but click here for a recap of an interesting conversation I had with a neighbor about the market!  Overview of July for the Olympia WA Real …

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4342 Abigail Dr NE – Lacey WA – Home for Sale

Front of home at 4342 Abigail Dr NE, Lacey WA

Looking for that executive home on the golf course with room for everyone? This 5-bedroom home in the Campus Highlands neighborhood of Hawks Prairie in Lacey, WA is now available for sale at 4342 Abigail Drive NE, Lacey WA 98516, listed for $665,000. 5 bedrooms with a main floor junior suite 3.25 baths (two full …

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