Condos

Home-Staging Consultations FREE with New Listings!

If you are thinking about selling your house this year, you might want to get ready sooner, rather than later. With the impending expiration of the First-Time-Buyer tax credit, many experts in the industry are nervous about the potential market adjustment to follow. Given that first-time buyers accounted for an astounding 47% of all home sales last year, it stands to reason that there is the risk of a slump in sales following the expiration of the tax credit.  At the very least, it looks clear that there are a whole lot of would-be buyers running around scooping up whatever they can find while there’s still time. With the expiration of the tax credit set for June 1st, time is of the essence, and I’m here to help.

How About  a Free Home Staging consultation?

From now until April 30th, I will be teaming up with Bellingham Home Staging to provide complimentary home staging consultations on all new listings.  The fabulous Kimberly Lee of Bellingham Home Staging will give your home the makeover it needs to sell quickly for a great price.  So yes, you will have to lose the fuzzy tapestry of dogs playing poker ( I really miss mine from college…), and she’ll probably make you hide any self-portraits from past vacations (sorry, but buyers don’t need to see you in a thong…), but it will be worth it. Don’t worry, we won’t mock you for having bad taste (at least I won’t)…it’s not your fault. Some people just have a gift for design…just like some people have a gift for writing humorous real estate articles…ahem… I should clarify that Kimberly will be telling you what to do…not me. I’m too nice to tell you that you have bad taste. I will, however, bring donuts. What is Home Staging?

“Home staging is a proven advertising method in real estate, interior design, and retail that uses principles in design, psychology, and marketing to make a house more attractive to the emotions of a purchaser. As Consumers, we see this every day when we look at our favorite issues of Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart Living, shop at Ikea, or look through a Crate and Barrel Catalog. Items are placed, arranged, and organized to make the consumer want or need them. Everything is neat, orderly, and neutralized to attract a wide range of buyers who have differing styles and tastes. Ultimately, we want buyers to see and feel themselves living in your house. “ – Kimberly Lee.

If you have us list your home, you will get much more than this fantastic staging consultation. You’ll also get a custom blog article to accompany the MLS listing. I’ll write and in-depth portrait of your home that goes well beyond the limitations of the MLS, print media, and other traditional marketing avenues. You’ll see your home prominently featured on this website (with 7,000 monthly visitors!), as well as several similar sites to maximize exposure across the entire internet*. We’ll also broadcast the details by email to our database of thousands of website subscribers. For examples of my previous listing articles, click here, here and here. The combined force of our staging and unbeatable online marketing strategy will give your home the exposure it needs to sell for the best possible price in the shortest amount of time.

*87% of home buyers use the internet to look for homes, and 85% use buyers agents, who of course search online, as well.

For more information on Bellingham Home Staging, click here or join the Facebook fanpage here!

For more information on the benefits of home staging, in general, click here.

Click the thumbnails below for some before-and-after staging shots

Thanks for reading!  Please leave your comments below. If you have any questions or want to schedule a listing consultation, please feel free to email Rob LeRoy directly at rob.leroy@exprealty.com or call me at 206.883.6668

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Bellingham’s Newest Waterfront Condos: Edgewater Place

A couple of days ago I had a chance to stop by the Edgewater Place Condominium project, currently under construction near Fairhaven.  Wow.  These places are NICE!!!  I’ve spent quite a bit of time touring condo projects, old and new, throughout the Northwest, from Portland to Seattle to Vancouver, BC, and I am not kidding when I say these compete with the best of them.  That’s no accident.  From what I’ve heard, the developers deliberately set out to emulate the best features of the most popular condo projects in each of those areas. Edgewater Place is a near-perfect hybrid of the best of the Northwest.  Combine that with it’s superb location, perched on a bluff overlooking Boulevard Park  and the beautiful Bellingham Bay.  Perfect as a vacation home or a relaxing, luxurious place to retire, Edgewater has a lengthy list of perks that make it stand out in front of the competition.  Prices range from $950-1.25M.  Spendy, yes. But well worth it.  A few reasons why:

• The view is unparalleled, unobstructed and unbelievable.  Each unit has a 40-foot view of the park, the bay, and the San Juan Islands in the distance.
• Entertainment-sized decks with optional gas fireplace and BBQ
• Top-end appliances from Wolf, Sub-Zero, and Miele
• State of the art acoustical designs that keep the units almost completely soundproof
• Innovative, open floor-plans that maximize the view and make great entertaining spaces
• Two shared guest suites- so your friends and family can visit (and stay out of your face at the end of the day!)
• Shared gym and meeting area
• Secured underground parking with elevator access
• Great investment potential. There are only 16 units, so they will always be in high demand. It is unlikely that another project will ever come close to competing with the class and style of this building.  Owning one of these will make you feel seriously special.
• Click here for a full list of specs (provided by the developer)
• Click here for architectural drawings of the 4 unit types

For more of my pictures, please click here!

The Edgewater Place Condominiums are located at 472 S. State St. in Bellingham. Click here for a map

For more details on Bellingham condos, or to schedule a tour, call me any time at 206.883.6668, or e-mail me at rob.leroy@exprealty.com

Be sure to check out my other articles here!

Thanks for reading!  Please leave your comments below. I appreciate your feedback! If you have any questions about Bellingham, Seattle, or real estate in general, please feel free to email Rob LeRoy directly at rob.leroy@exprealty.com or call me at 206.883.6668

This post simultaneously published by Rob LeRoy at theRealEstateNovelist.com

Fairhaven Condos: Thumbnail Sketches of What’s on the Market

Coming around the corner on I-5 at about 75 miles per hour to see the State Troopers happily waiting to greet you into Bellingham is hardly the first impression Fairhaven wants to make, but the underlying message is clear…..slow down. There’s something to see here.

And there’s plenty, which you can read about in the other Fairhaven articles on this site, but once you’re in, you’re in.

The challenge?  The hurdle?  There are a lot of places to live in Fairhaven, and a lot of condos to choose, some in buildings built in 1964  (Skyline House off of Boulevard), some in the last year or so (Waldron building, 2008).

Since Real Estate has beaten the “location” horse like it stole something from the beginning of time, I want to flesh out what it means in Fairhaven terms.

Walkability:  If you’re interested in a short walk to the stores right out your door, the Harris Square Buildings (2005) , Fairhaven Gardens Buildings, aka Finnnegan Way (2005), and the Fairhaven Square Building as well.   All have the brick-faced look that keeps Harris Ave and it’s neighboring streets with the quaint look that ushered Fairhaven through the last 100+ years, but with updated interiors. Caution: The Home Owner Dues on these condo units are something to keep an eye on with your purchasing budget as some of the units can push your monthly payment up to $500 more that you were expecting to pay.

Ocean View: The older buildings are going to have some of the better views, strictly from Super-positioning. The

idea that they were here first, had their pick of spots and perch looking at 180 degrees of San Juan sunsets are what’s going to account for most of the listing price. Buildings like Spinnaker Reach, the Skyline House, and  Riptide all have unsurpassable views, but older accoutrements.  If you’re looking for a higher level of comfort, you may have your work cut out for you (baseboard heat, formica countertops, 3 inch shag carpet, metal framed windows, and sliding doors). BENEFIT: they weren’t built in the last 4 years, and the listing price may have a little more margin to work with.  Whatever you offer, remember: The seller still has to agree with you.

Hidden Gems:  Buildings like the Creekside at Fairhaven, or Fairhaven Heights get overlooked yet still offer the proximity to Fairhaven, views mere moments from the front door, newer construction (2005, 2006), but aren’t front and center, and priced accordingly.

The condos inside these units are going to be as different as the owners, some ecletic, some simple, but they’re all looking to sell.  And with 190 days as the average of being on the market, their motivation might be increasing as the promise of spending the holidays somewhere else might be wavering.

Which is the oldest condo on the market?  E-mail me to find out. You might be surprised……

Report Finds That Real Estate Agents are Normal People

According to a recent report by a highly reputable investigative entity, most… several…that is, some real estate agents out there are actual people, just like you- with hearts, minds, maybe even a personality!  I can tell you how to spot them.

I know the drill- you’re up late one night, semi-casually considering the possibility of maybe buying Bellingham real estate but don’t know which website is the best, so you sign up to a few, then over the next few days or weeks you get bombarded with phone calls and e-mails from all kinds of people asking you about your potential plans to buy or sell or move or invest… It’s annoying. Some of them stammer, others talk too fast. They leave awkward, rambling messages on your voice-mail and always seem a little bit jittery and caught off-guard if you actually pick up one of their phone calls. I know, I know, it’s all just so uncomfortable…like talking to your mother late on a Sunday afternoon when she’s been out golfing* with “the girls”.  Just remember though, they’re more afraid of you than you are of them. Just be gentle and let them speak.  Who knows, you might get lucky and find one that actually knows what he’s talking about.  That’s especially likely to happen if you dial 360.510.2230 and ask for Rob LeRoy.  He’s one of the best. If you don’t believe me, read this article (#5) written by an industry insider who’s “in the know.”

*drinking Bloody Marys

And another thing- it’s important to keep in mind that this is what we do for a living.  All day, every day…losing sleep, missing birthdays, missing weddings (sometimes our own), ignoring medical check-ups and Happy Hours…wait, we actually never miss those…but, still, you see what I’m getting at. This is our job, our career, so don’t be so surprised when we call and remind you that we exist. It is not our intent to irritate or harass, but rather to educate and provide you with a service, whether that service involves an actual transaction somewhere down the road, or simply some casual, professional advice or instruction on the fascinating world of real estate.  If you’re truly interested, let us know.  If not, don’t be afraid to say you’re just browsing.  We can take rejection, believe me.  Only about 1 -to- 2 out of every 20 people who sign up to a real estate website  actually buys something.  The rest are just browsing, researching, or laughing out loud as they read an exceptionally humorous article written by a gifted young real estate agent.

Good agents are happy to help either way, but it certainly saves everybody a lot of time if you just let us know up front which side you’re on.

Thanks for reading!  Please leave comments below, if you have any. If you’d like to read more of my posts click here.

Extensions happen, stay calm!

They say that buying or selling a home can be among the most stressful experiences of a person’s life, and it is easy to get carried away and freak out. However, with a little bit of patience, preparation, and education, potential hurdles can be easily overcome. One common hurdle is what is called an “Extension of Closing”.  If you aren’t properly prepared, it could jump out at you from the shadows and cause all-manner of stress, chaos…possibly even binge-eating!

Here’s what happens: Whether you’re on the buying side or the selling side, chances are that by the week of closing you’ve had just about enough of haggling, packing, paperwork, and change-of-address-ing. You’re ready to just get this thing the Hell over with!  It is at this point, more than ever, that you must remain calm and patient. The proverbial fat lady has yet to belt out that first note. Remember, real estate transactions take a long time, and sometimes they take even longer.

Extensions were relatively common before the current financial predicament, and it seems like they are even more common now. In my personal experience as an agent, I would have to say that at least 50% of the transactions I’ve worked on have had extensions of anywhere from a day to a couple of weeks. Lately, it seems like closer to 60-70%. The problems that arise are myriad- scheduling conflicts for signing appointments, or end-of-month traffic jams at the escrow office, though, in my experience, they are most commonly the result of a delay in the drafting of the Buyer’s loan documents.

These days, mortgage brokers and loan officers are running around like headless chickens trying to get loans approved in the face of constantly changing requirements, rules and regulations.  Many banks, especially the larger ones, are having to constantly tinker with their programs to try to adjust to changing economic conditions, but their operations are so vast and nebulous that the brokers on the ground are never quite sure what the latest changes are. It takes time to get memos and rate sheets out to everyone who needs them. What ends up happening is that the mortgage brokers will think all their ducks are in a row and then, at the last minute, find out the rules now require a row of geese, instead. This might mean they need to request additional records from the Buyer, or maybe even redraft the loan docs completely. This can easily take an extra day or more. Thus, the dreaded extension. I don’t mean to pick on the banks, it’s just that this is  what I’ve been seeing in my recent transactions.  Obviously, the banks and their brokers are doing their best to remedy these issues…it’s just going to take some time.

So…what can you do about it? Well…be patient. Remember to breathe. If you are the Buyer, try to make sure you have all of your loan paperwork submitted quickly, and stay on top of your mortgage broker! These are very busy people, but that doesn’t mean you can’t assert yourself as their top priority.

Understand that real estate transactions are fluid and flexible, and that the 30 or 45 day closing period is really more of a guideline than a concrete expectation. Sure, we’d all like to be able to plan ahead for things like movers, vans, and hotels, but things aren’t necessarily going to happen according to your predetermined schedule, and you need to be ready to make adjustments on the fly. Try to remember how excited you are to get this over with, and stay focused on the future. Don’t let the details bog you down, and please, please, PLEASE remember that it is not your agent’s fault! If you need to vent, vent with your agent, not at them.

Thanks for reading. Comments welcome and encouraged! Click here to read my other Bellingham real estate posts!

By the way, I wrote this from the Woods Coffee at Boulevard Park, in Bellingham,Washington, right on the water. The setting is amazing and the views are the best around.

This post simultaneously published by Rob LeRoy at theRealEstateNovelist.com

Real Estate Investment and your College Kid

If you are the parent of a college kid,  you might want to take a minute to think about real estate investing.  You’re already spending a ton of money sending the kid to school, “investing” in his or her future, so why not hedge your bets on an investment that might actually pay you back someday?  Think about it- you’ve got at least four years of living expenses to pay for on top of the tuition. You can either throw it away paying for a tiny, overpriced dorm or some dumpy, overpriced rental, OR you can take that money and put it toward something that has a future. Like real estate.  Let me explain…

I went to Western Washington University, here in Bellingham, so I will use it as an example, though the numbers would likely look quite similar in just about any college town. Rates per person at Western’s dorms run roughly $500 (3 kids in a room) to $800+ (single occupancy) per month, NOT including food expenses.  Rental rates anywhere near campus run about $400-600 a month per room, depending on the number of rooms.  Studios and 1-bedrooms are commonly $700-900/month, whereas you might find a decent  3-bedroom for $1400.   Let’s be conservative and say it’s about $600/month on average, per room. Over 4 years (48 months) that’s almost $30,000(!) that you will NEVER get back.  As Everett Dirksen famously said,“ A billion here, a billion there…pretty soon you’re talking about real money!”

Consider this:  Right now, you can buy a 1-bedroom, 600 square foot condo, built in 2006, less than a half-mile from Western Washington University, for $140k.  With 20% down at 6% interest, the monthly payment, which includes taxes, insurance, and HOA dues (W/S/G) comes to about $925, leaving only electricity and cable for expenses.  Sounds like kind of a lot, doesn’t it? Let’s take a closer look.

• Similar units in this building are currently renting for between $725 and $800.

• You can write off some (maybe  all) of your interest payments , giving you roughly 25% back at tax time, depending on your bracket, making the effective monthly expense closer to $700. Make sure to talk to your accountant about this and other creative write-offs you might find…

• As an owner, your monthly expenses remain fixed over time.  According to Cory Walken, a colleague who studies rent growth in the area, rents near Western have increased at an average of about 6% per year, over the past 5 years.  Assuming that trend were to continue, the monthly rent on that same unit would go up  to almost $900-$1000 by the 4th year of your student’s education. Over 4 years, that would cost you between $38000-$42000 in rent! Gone, flushed….never to be seen again…

• Don’t forget about appreciation! Even in these tough times, most analysts are expecting the market to have corrected itself in the next couple of years, meaning there is a good chance the value of your investment will begin to increase during the 4-5 years that your student will live there.  That’s right, you might even MAKE money on this thing! Worst case, you can always hang onto it to make sure the kid doesn’t try to move back in with you after college…

This is just one example, of course.  There  are several other condo opportunities I can point you toward.  There are also houses and duplexes, etc… The numbers can look even better if you buy something with more rooms. Then, you can collect $500-$700/month of OTHER PEOPLE’S money! That ’s the best kind of money, after all…

If you’d like to look more seriously at this type of investment, keep in mind that there are all kinds of different programs available, requiring anywhere from 3.5% to 20% down.  You can buy as an investment property, as a second home for yourself, or possibly as a first-home for the kid, which means eligibility for the $8000 first-time buyer tax credit. Each of these options has it’s own credit and income requirements, as well as unique tax implications.  Again, I would suggest consulting your accountant, as well as a mortgage professional, to make sure you understand clearly these particular details. You can talk to me if you want to know where to find these properties.

I can be reached on my cell at 206.883.6668, or by email at rob.leroy@exprealty.com

For more information on loan programs, you can talk to Jack DeCook, Senior Mortgage Consultant at Wells Fargo in Bellingham, 360.319.7119 jack.decook@wellsfargo.com.

This post simultaneously published by Rob LeRoy at theRealEstateNovelist.com

Great deals on new construction in Anacortes

If you’re looking for a fantastic view, superb design and affordability that will shock you, try looking in Anacortes.

Anacortes, the often overlooked little brother to Bellingham, is one of the best kept secrets in the Northwest.  Seated at the Northern tip of Fidalgo Island, Anacortes offers a quaint, but lively, small-town feel with amazing views from almost every direction.  What it also offers is a sizable collection of new housing developments that blend those views with great design and craftsmanship. The best part, from the buyer’s perspective, is that the real estate slow-down has hit the new-construction market harder than other areas, largely due to over-development.  The problem for new-construction developments is that they often take years to scout,  permit, and build, and in this case they just took too long to come to the market.  So now, after several months with little or no action, many of the developers are getting creative (sometimes downright desperate) about their pricing and packaging.

Here’s a great example:

I recently visited the Portalis community on the North side of the island, between downtown Anacortes and the San Juan ferry terminal.  Though made up mostly of single-family homes, the community itself is condominiumized, meaning that there is an association and common grounds maintained.  Though originally priced in the $500’s and high $400’s, most of  the prices are now down in the low-to-mid $400’s, and the inside word is that the developers are taking offers at 10% below that!  These homes are between 1800-2000 square feet with very high-end finishes and great, open floor plans.  Seriously, they are nice! I look at homes all the time, so I’m not easily impressed, but these are definitely worth a look.

On top of the price breaks, the developers and their lender partners have come up with all sorts of ways to sweeten the deal.  They’re offering things like lease-options and the paying of HOA dues for up to 5 years.  They’re even offering to cover mortgage payments for up to 6 months (!), which is great for buyers trying to sell their current home before relocating. For qualified buyers, Wells Fargo is offering loans on new construction with a downpayment of 3.5% with no mortgage insurance , meaning a savings of at least a couple hundred dollars per month.

Portalis is just one example. There are other new developments in the area with similar deals to be found.  For that matter, with a little bit of digging, you could find opportunities like this all over these days, even in Bellingham and Seattle. It’s just a matter of knowing where to look…and having the right real estate agent to help you, of course!

For more information on Anacortes, Portalis or similar opportunities, or real estate in general, feel free to email me at rob@buyertours.com or call my cell at 360.510.2230.

I hate yardwork! Bellingham Condos that answer your prayers

Ahhhh. The lawnmower won’t start, mostly because the plugs have been fouled. Fouled by old age, fouled by being  stored in a shed that you promised yourself would be your new Mecca come Saturday morning.  But seriously, you’re into yardwork as much as you’re into that wall-size crossword you got for secret Santa. Three years ago.

You hate yard work. I hate yard work. Welcome to the support group; it’s called everybody. And we meet at the Farmer’s Market, to see how the successful folks do it.

What’s your answer?  Real estate’s dirty little secret for those who just love turn-key living.  Sure, you’re paying $200-ish a month for homeowner dues, but when you break it down, and I do, it comes out to about $50 a weekend of yardwork you don’t have to do.  No skinned knuckles.  No whipped ankle meat because you left the thread too long on the weed wacker. Or ran over the mole hillf instead of stomping it down like that brown bag of humility that got the best of you last Halloween.

Condos in Bellingham  under $350,000 right now represent the Zen of reality. Sure, you’re not playing the spin game of  Time-traveler in 2,000 square feet of square footage, but let’s face it: two bathrooms are about an hour worth of cleaning. I’ll leave you to decide how often you do it. And someone has to vacuum.

You’ve got 250 to choose from, ranging from waaaay north to Fairhaven.  Depending on your level of comfort, you can have whatever you like…

A couple points to ponder:

• 136 of these have been finished in the last 3 years, so inventory being high, there’s a good chance you’re the first to cross the threshold, and pick out colors.
• 47 are two bedroom;  you can supplement your mortgage with a roommate, or convert it to an office, hobby room, or exercise room to harbor that treadmill to hold up all of your dry cleaning.
• 102 are under 1000 square feet.   So you can put away the checkbook for the vacuum cleaner, and buy a Swiffer and a Rumba, and take your Saturdays to organize the dry cleaning in your home gym.
• Homeowner dues got you down?  Why not negotiate the first two years into the contract, and try on condo living for a little bit?  The worst the seller could say is no. If the HOD are $250 a month, that’s only a difference of $6,000. And it’s worth a shot in a buyer’s market.
• 163 of the condos have some form of covered parking.  Your Whitesnake CD cover will be safe from another winter of impromptu scraping after the weatherman promised “a 70% chance of snow, but only a 50% chance of that”

Condos aren’t for everybody.  If you’re raising alpaca, or harboring a few adopted Malamute because your friend’s spending their next few months in the Serenghetti, you’re going to want some acreage.  But if the idea of folding up your homelife with your laptop sounds appealing, and not needing a place to store a kayak without Quantum Physics as a side hobby, it might be for you.

Yes, there are fire alarms at 3:30 in the morning. And your neighbor might really, really like playing The Final Countdown by Europe to get going in the morning. But that guitar solo might beat weeding, cleaning gutters, edging, windows, or painting the fence because that darn Tom Sawyer’s a better salesman that the Sham-Wow guy.

Bay View Condos

We’re so fortunate to live in this beautiful place called Bellingham.  One of the things I enjoy so much about being here is being around the waterfront, and having water views all around.  Driving in and out of Fairhaven on the Boulevard and seeing the Bay is always a joy.  Sometimes I’ll drive down 36th Street out of Fairhaven, which is another great place to see the Bay.  I was out taking some pictures and looking at condos in Fairhaven today and thought I’d see how many Bay view condos are available in Bellingham today.

If you looking for a Bay view condo there are 77 of them available in Bellingham as of today.

The least expensive ones is a 1 bedroom 1 bath unit on High Street near Western Washington University selling for $115,500, there are 6 Bay view condos on the market for under $200,000.

The most expensive condo is in the Waldron building, it is a 2 bedroom 2.75 bath unit in the heart of the Historic Fairhaven district and it is selling $1,565,000.

The largest unit is a 2 bedroom 2.25 bath unit that is 3345 square feet and its in the new Park Place Residences above Boulevard Park selling for $895,000.

60 of these Bay view condos are in Fairhaven or on South Hill.

There also three Lake view condos available in the Bellingham market from $164,900 for a 2 bedroom and 1 bath unit to $349,900 for a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath waterfront unit where you can walk out your patio door to your own beach with a dock.

There were 13 Bay view condos sold so far this year ranging in price from $87,700 of to $570,000.

If you’re interested in any view condos  feel free to email me or give me a call at 360-739-6981.

A different feel: Waterfront Condos in South Hill/Fairhaven Area

When I see the condominiums in Bellingham, I’m doing so after having seen flats, condos, Brownstones, from Florida, to Boston, to Chicago, as well as Seattle.  I’ve been lucky enough to travel early on, and see a lot of different architecture, interior design, and changing trends and products used to various benefit and demise.  And since moving here, and working on expertise as a relocation and luxury second-homes  (working on, I’ll never be finished), I’m with clients from out-of-the area, from the same areas, and exploring how to help people acclimate to our climate, both the weather and the weather of our Real Estate market.  It’s a harder conversation than you might think. And it’s why I preview as many properties as possible, trying to find the diamonds in the rough.

Because if I have clients from Florida, and they want to see a water-view condominium in Fairhaven, over a certain price range, they’re going to expect a WOW factor, like the one’s you would get from walking through the Park Place condominiums, overlooking Boulevard Park.   Keep your 9 foot ceilings, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances.  Try contemporary glass frontage that takes advantage of the view.  Use cement for the interior walls, and include radiant heat and a twelve foot long gas fireplace so questions about warmth dissipate with the view.

If my clients are from New England, maybe they’ll want something with more traditional accents, like the Pierside Condos on the water side of Eldridge.  These are real cathedral ceilings, with a view out the windows worthy of worship, and accents in the master suite that make the owner really feel like, well, the master of the house.

Can you see the detail in the ceiling here?  Compare this bedroom with your usual flat white ceiling, non-descript lighting fixture, married to the “real estate brown” walls we’ve all seen 1,000 times.   I’ll wager 100% of my clients are more impressed, and will be more excited to see this condo.

And there are those from across the country that want a taste of the Pacific Northwest, the Upper Left Hand Corner, and theCraftsman detail on the inside and outside of the condos on Taylor are a perfect example. Water view, close to Fairhaven, BUT, the inside is a warm lodge atmosphere with exposed beams, wood floors, and accent lighting that shows premeditation that resulted in a killer interior.

The luxury that these condos lend is expensive.  What’s outrageous for some is the cost of comfort for others.  But certain builders are recognizing the value of craftsmanship that should accompany the pricetag.    And to them, I’m saying thank you.

Quote for the day:

“I can’t sell my VW for more, just by parking it in downtown Fairhaven. More people might look at it, but in the end, it’s going to come down to the quality of the interior.”

-Anonymous client

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