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- I have published a weekly Question and Answer article in the Mercer Island Reporter, click on any question below to read the complete article.
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- We have a large waterfront with a small house, should we look for something already finished or start a multi million dollar remodel? Click Here
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- Which side of the Island has the best waterfront? Click Here
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- What does shared Waterfront mean and what is it worth? Click Here
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- We like to live a casual lifestyle but love a larger home and yard. Lately, it seems like lot sizes are getting smaller and smaller for new construction, why is this? Click Here
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- I have been involved in multiple offers several times and did not get the house, only to see it come back on the market, what is going on? Click Here
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- We are toying with moving into a Seattle Condo, what is the market like and what types of things are coming on the market geared to retirees? Click Here
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- It really pays to have a Coldwell Banker Bain agent list, market and sell your home, it makes a difference to your bottom line. Click Here
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- We have been working with an agent on Mercer Island for over a year now to find view or waterfront property and have been shown very few. Should we change agents? Click Here
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- We want to build a new home where our current home is. Do we start with an architect or by finding a builder? Click Here
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- We want to sell our waterfront property this year but want to make sure we can find another place to live before we sell, how can we accomplish this? Click Here
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- We want to go ahead an get our property on the market but are concerned with all the bad weather our view house just won't show well? Please advise. Click Here
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- I could have a really great view from my house but my neighbors trees are blocking the view. I have asked that they cut them down. What can I do? Click Here
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- I am curious about how the Real Estate market ended in 2005, do you have any information or statistics? Click Here
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- The prices of these huge new homes around our house that we bought in 1955 are in the millions. This is causing our real estate taxes to rise severely, what can we do so that we can stay in our home on Mercer Island? Click Here
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- When we purchased our view lot and built our home; we were told this was a view area, how do we get our neighbors to trim their trees blocking us? Click Here
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- We do have an older home but want to do the remodeling ourselves, can you give us the names of your remodeling contractors? Click Here
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- Do Marketing materials, flyers and brochures make any difference at all in the successful sale of a property? Click Here
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- I have lived in my home for more than 50 years and am now moving into my retirement home. What remodeling should I do to prepare my house for the market? Click Here
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- My husband and I have always purchased and sold our homes without the assistance of a real estate agents. Now we are looking for homes on Mercer Island so that our children can be in better schools. Why should we have to pay a real estate commission to buy a home on Mercer Island? Click Here
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- Privacy is really important to us and we'd like to buy a large view estate or waterfront property. Are there any out there that are totally private? Click Here
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- My son is buying his first home in Tennessee, the phrase "Inspection contingency by licensed and bonded inspector", what is meant by "contingency"? Click Here
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- We have been looking now for two years for a waterfront property and no one seems to be selling. Why do you think this is? Click Here
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- How long before a house should get a price reduction and how much should that be? Click Here
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- I have heard about a website where you can buy a home online. How does that work? Click Here
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- It's been so long since we bought our house, can you please give us an update on the changes in the process of selling and buying a home? Click Here
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- We are so darn tired of writing offer after offer for a house, now our agent wants us to write our offers without even an inspection contingency, HELP!! Click Here
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- I have been reading about homes selling fast and with multiple offers, could you please explain the escalation clause and how does it work? Click Here
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- We have been considering buying a waterfront property but there is no dock on the property. Is that a problem? Click Here
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- Coldwell Banker is celebrating it's "100 Year Anniversary" and we have just returned from our Worldwide Business Conference held in San Francisco. Click Here
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- We are looking to buy our first home and are so thankful to have received a $600,000 gift from our family; our concern is we may have to use the entire amount to purchase a home on Mercer Island. do you think this is a sound investment? Click Here
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- Why are agents using sketches instead of photos on homes for sale. I can't tell anything about the outside from a tiny sketch, what do you think about that? Click Here
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- We keep hearing about a real estate bubble, do we have one on Mercer Island? Click Here
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- Will the recent Supreme Court decision on Imminent Domain affect us? Click Here
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- Isn't a Seller or even the real estate agent required to give notice to the neighbors that they are putting their house on the market for sale? Click Here
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- We have a large waterfront property we are thinking about selling, our concern is timing. Aren't the Holidays the worst time to get the exposure since people are traveling and enjoying the holiday season? Click Here
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