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I publish 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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- 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?
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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?
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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"?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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- How long before a house should get a price reduction
and how much should that be?
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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.
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- I have heard about a website where you can buy a home
online. How does that work?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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!!
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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?
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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?
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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.
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- We have been considering buying a waterfront property
but there is no dock on the property. Is that a problem?
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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?
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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.
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- I am curious about how the Real Estate market ended
in 2005, do you have any information or statistics?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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- We keep hearing about a real estate bubble, do we
have one on Mercer Island?
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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?
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- Will the recent Supreme Court decision on Imminent
Domain affect us?
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- Do Marketing materials, flyers and brochures make any
difference at all in the successful sale of a property?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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