Whatcom County consists of 2126 square miles and is located in the northwest corner of Washington overlooking Bellingham Bay and the San Juan Islands. The largest city and county seat is Belingham. The other major towns are Ferndale, Lynden and Blaine.
With a total county population of 188,300 (2007 estimate) Whatcom County is a growing area, with a small town feel.
Situated between two of North America's most international cities, Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC, Whatcom County serves as a major connection to Alaska, the San Juan Islands, Canada's Gulf Islands and the Mount Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest.
Live good. Be happy. Come HOME to Whatcom County Washington.
-Mimi
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
The only way to arrive is to Get Going.
Step by step is the only way any of us get anywhere. You have to start where you start, and move with purpose and intent toward your goal. We help you form a plan, chart a course, plot a map, and we travel with you on the journey. You always enjoy the journey more and arrive at your destination with confidence when you have a guide.
We know the way.
We are Live good. Be happy...and this is what we do.
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
We help you Make Choices.
When it comes down to it, deciding to buy or sell a home is all about making a lot of little choices and decisions. Is this the right time? Can we afford it? What should we do to get ready? How much is my home worth? Often, it is all of the little questions, added together , that seem to make the process feel, a little, well...overwheming.
We simplify things.
We are Live good. Be happy...and this is what we do
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
For crying out loud...Have Fun!
Did you know that this whole real estate process can actually be FUN? It is FUN to search for the home of your dreams, it is FUN to negotiate contracts, it is FUN to race to the finish line at closing, it is FUN to get the keys to your new home, it is FUN to have your proceeds deposited in the bank. Fun, fun, fun!
We remind you that this stuff is FUN!
We are Live good. Be happy...and this is what we do.
-Mimi
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
Seek a place to Find Peace.
"HOME" should represent the place you find your greatest comfort, rest and peace. The feeling you get when you walk inside after a long day should be, "Ahhhhh...home at last!". We always remember that the house you buy will be made into the HOME where you will live.
We help you find "HOME".
We are Live good. Be happy...and this is what we do.
-Mimi
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
This is a portion of a response to a Short Sale question sent into the Washington Association of Realtors Legal Hotline sent out in a weekly update I get called "Friday Facts".
It offers another oft overlooked perspective on the importance regarding pricing/buying Short Sales at, or as close as possible to, market value.
"When a short sale lender agrees to take back less money than it loaned, it does so, in part, based on an affidavit from the seller that the buyer's offer represents the highest price for which the property can be sold. If that is not a true statement the seller cannot truthfully sign that affidavit. When an artificially low price is designed to induce the lender to lose even more money, that is called "loan fraud"."
This is yet another crucial reminder to step wisely around either selling or buying Short Sale properties.
Live good. Be happy. Be wise. Be safe.
-Mimi
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. 
- Lawrence J. Peter
Business planning and Value Statements, business motto's, credo's and tag lines should all point you in the direction YOU want to go. If you are thinking of your client exclusively as you develop your success map...you have missed the destination entirely. The outcome from a successful business should be a successful LIFE. In your business plan did you figure in time with your family? Did you figure in time for yourself? Are you only looking at sales goals, money, and expenses? If so, look further, dig deeper, and figure out WHY you work, find the ultimate goals, and remember;
We work to LIVE WELL...we should not be LIVING to work.
Live good. Be happy. Re-think your path to "success".
-Mimi
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning."--J.B. Priestley
I attended a Brian Buffini training session yesterday and BOY(!!!) was it EVER the shot in the arm I needed!
My business had been feeling a little like a carnival ride for the past few weeks...but instead of feeling "the thrill of the ride"...I had started to feel a little more than a little queasy. Up and down...round and round..."CAN SOMEONE PLEASE STOP THIS THING??!!"
The truly remarkable thing about the Buffini training session was that it reminded me to get back to the reasons I sell homes, it reminded me of my core values...that I am here to "Authentically and honestly with integrity and HEART through impeccable professionalism help nice folks buy and sell Real Estate". And it reminded me that the person in control of the ride should be me. I should not wait for someone else to define my business for me (or 'stop the ride' when necessary)...it is UP TO ME!
I was laughing by the end of the training session and I was reminded that the profession of Real Estate is a THRILL RIDE and a BLAST! And when it is NOT, well, it is up to me to change it.
I woke up this morning with a new take on EVERYTHING! A smile on my face, a skip in my step, and I got in line again to ride a most amazing, thrilling, fun, energetic ride called...REAL ESTATE!
So, I want to say, "Thanks Brian Buffini! For reminding me that this Real Estate stuff is F-U-N!".
Live good. Be happy. Enjoy the ride!
-Mimi
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
My best recent client story was last week when a client, who I helped buy a home over a year ago, thought to call me FIRST when they were having a "plumbing emergency".
What great feedback on my level of customer service to simply be top of mind for them when picking up the phone for help! What a great honor that this client KNEW that I would be available to help them with reputable resources to provide to them to solve their problem.
It is really cool to know that folks understand that my service to them as their Realtor does not end at the closing table, but I am their "Realtor for Life", available with resources when they need them.
Live good. Be happy. Be more. -Mimi
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning."
--J.B. Priestley
Every new day is an opportunity to start FRESH. To leave the absurdities, mistakes and failures of the past behind and wake up to a new day, full of promise, wonder and, yep, even magic.
I wear bunny slippers as I pad around the house in the morning to remind me not to take it all too seriously. You simply can't be too mighty, proud, angry, sad or frustrated when wearing bunny slippers.
Try it!
Live good. Be happy. Live silly.
-Mimi
Mimi Osterdahl / The Muljat Group Realtors / Bellingham, Washington / www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com
2008 President, Northwest Washington Women's Council of Realtors
Live Good Be Happy... a FRESH approach to real estate. What does FRESH Real Estate mean to my clients?. Ask me: mimi@muljatgroup.com or visit me @ www.LiveGoodBeHappy.com Realtor, Bellingham WA
I don't think that this is the 'official' description of Bellingham, but it has been a mural on the side of a building by our musuem for years, and I think it fits nicely. (I think some hippie painted it circa 1971 and it stuck.)
To find us, take out a map of the United States, take your finger and travel up to the top left of the country...yep, right up there in the corner. And, voila, there it is!
Nestled in the NW Corner of the US, in beautiful Whatcom County, Bellingham is woven into the calm coastal saltwater of the Puget Sound waterways with the San Juan Islands as the view to the South. (Ouside Magazine says we have "The Best Kayaking in the World", as a kayaker, I concur!)
Our area is sandwiched quietly between two world class cities, Seattle-1 1/2 hours south and Vancouver B.C.-45 minutes north. But you really never need to leave because Bellingham has so much to offer its residents.
We boast world class entertainment in our quaint city either at Western Washington University or at the Mt. Baker Theatre (Think Mann's Chineese) that pulls in entertainers traveling between the big cities.
Additionally, we are litterally freckled with freshwater lakes (Lake Whatcom-our largest lake-is 12 pristine miles of recreation and natural beauty) plus rivers that boast some of the best salmon fishing available.
Ok, ready to pack it up and move?? There is still MORE...Bellingham sits at the foot of the Cascade Mountains to the east with GORGEOUS Mt. Baker topping the range like a big scoop of vanilla icecream (Mt. Baker is a glacier topped volcano). On Mt. Baker is a world renowned ski resort (Know to 'the shredders' as the North Shore of snowboarding and where the sport originated). Hundreds of miles of trail systems and parks, Bellingham is never short on things to do.
We have a downtown core that has been going through a major revitalization that makes our fair city feel like a small hip Portland(farmer's market and many new saltwater view condo developments). Or visit Fairhaven, a small sister city tucked around the corner from Bellingham on the bay.
I could write PAGES about our area! If you would like to know more, contact me directly at mimi@muljatgroup.com. I will be happy to send you some links.
"Go into the world and do well. But, more importantly, go into the world and do GOOD." -Minor Myers Jr.
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