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One of the items that comes up on almost every real estate transaction is the home’s heating system. Oil, gas or electric or other systems need to be regularly inspected for safety and to prolong their life span.   Here are the top reasons you as a homeowner should have your heating system checked out. more »

Spring in the Skagit Valley is an amazing time of change and growth.  The dusting of snow on the foothills begins to melt and give way to more rain showers, filling the rivers and moving the life-giving nutrients to the fields along the way.  The swans and snow geese are becoming more scattered as they more »

SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Do you have a septic system?  Did you know that it needs to be inspected periodically to ensure it is operating properly? Oftentimes when we come to assess a property for an owner, we find that the septic system has not been inspected for years or sometimes not at more »

  The worst enemy of a roof is lack of care. Many homeowners do not understand that roofs need ongoing preventative maintenance. Homeowners feel like they are maintaining their property by keeping up on yardwork or even doing interior updates and remodels, even exterior painting. But what about the roof? Most homeowners would tell you more »

What is LP Siding? First, let me say that there has been a lot written about LP siding issues, and that we are by no means the experts on the subject.  The internet has an abundance of history and background on this subject.  Our intent is just to provide some insight in the event you more »

When Rich isn’t finding the right home for our buyers, he takes time to get out and enjoy all the beauty of Skagit and surrounding areas. Here are a few recent pictures from Rich’s adventures: Talking Field No.3 by Browns Slough on Fir Island.  Don’t forget – you will need your Discover Pass to park! more »

Get representation. I found my own home (a condo) and didn’t use a real estate broker because I don’t like to be ‘sold’ on things. I don’t like being ‘sold’ a car, I don’t like haggling for goods, and I certainly didn’t want to be ‘sold’ my new home! I found the place I wanted more »

Water heaters are one of those appliances in the home that tend to be forgotten by many of us, because we only notice them when they stop providing hot water! We’ve gathered some interesting information here from our friends over at HouseLogic, by the National Association of Realtors®. Take a look at the video below more »

Today marks the 30th Anniversary of my real estate career. February 15, 1989 to February 15, 2019. 30 years as a Realtor working exclusively with Coldwell Banker Bain Real Estate here in the fabulous Pacific Northwest. I am grateful for having so many of you work with me for so long. Some History… I was more »

If you are looking for a great day trip in Skagit County on a crisp January weekend, you should really check out the Annual Skagit Eagle Festival in Concrete, Washington.  This festival boasts the largest convergence of bald eagles in the contiguous United States, so you can’t help but see them! “Cement City” Concrete is more »