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Homeowner’s Associations; Are they for you?

By Anthony Schulz | Published: August 14, 2009

When a property is developed into a new subdivision or a condominium usually a Homeowners Association is formed to care for the common areas of the project as well to enforce the covenants, conditions and restrictions of the project (CC&R’s). [...]

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Escrow Issues When Clearing Title

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 28, 2007

When Escrow proceeds to close a sale transaction or do a refinance the title issues must be cleared up prior to closing the sale or putting a new loan in place. They do this by reading the title report and [...]

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Road Maintenance Agreements

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 26, 2007

A road maintenance agreement is usually a good thing to have in place if you share a common access with one or more properties. Sometimes the only access to some properties is on a private easement road from a public [...]

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What is Escrow?

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 21, 2007

Escrow is a neutral disinterested party who holds and disburses the party’s funds and prepares the loan and HUD documents and transfers the ownership of the property in accordance with written instructions and the terms spelled out in the purchase [...]

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How to Read A Tax ID # in Snohomish County

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 7, 2007

The tax parcel number identifies a parcel just kind of like your social security number identifies you. The assessor is the one who assigns the tax ID number to the property and when an additional segregation is done on a [...]

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What is title insurance?

By Anthony Schulz | Published: August 29, 2007

Title Insurance is a one time policy that protects the new buyer and the lender against any claims against the title. A search of the public records is conducted to see what is recorded against the title. Some of the [...]

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Home Buyer & Seller Advice

  • Smokey Point New Construction

    In Marysville’s northern neighborhood of Smokey Point there are 70 air spaced condos currently under construction, near the Commissary and west of Shoultes Rd. Deerfield at the Meadows is the first phase of a master plan being built by Regent [...]

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Real Estate Statistics & Updates

  • Residential Real Estate Statistics for December 2011

    Snohomish County is well into 2012, with another day of snow, and December 2011′s real estate statistics are published for review. Personal Experience Moment: To the disappointment of current clients, I noticed many homes in the $75k – $150 price [...]

Washington Recreational Activities

  • Mustangs Northwest’s Mustang Roundup – July 14, 2011

    Yesterday marked another day in my friends and I’s pursuit for speed, g-force corning, eye-popping braking, and seat of the pants fun. For the past 14 years my friend, Brian, has been building his 1993 GT Mustang to handle road [...]