Dupont, WA

Photo taken by Paul S. Henderson, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, Realtor® with RE/MAX Professionals, DuPont, Lacey & Olympia, WA. I’ve provided positive results to home buyers and sellers in the cities of Dupont, Lacey, Olympia or Pierce, Thurston, Mason, and Kitsap counties for over 10 years now…

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I was raised in a Air Force family. I am a veteran of both the Army and Navy myself. These experiences have given me a pretty good view of most communities around military installations. Granted many of these towns around our nation have been cleaned up but the stigma remains. DuPont Washington never had to clean up a bad part of town as it was never a bad place to live.
Imagine my surprise, when a client, told me that he didn't want to look at homes in DuPont. He was from a military family and his mom and dad told him to stay clear of any town adjacent to any military base. They warned of prostitution, massage shops, pawn shops and shady characters. I had sent him pictures of homes in his price range, that he liked, and he said to take him through the shadiest part of DuPont. I took him to, just outside, the tallest building in town. (Pictured Above)
DuPont is prime example of where most people want to live when they relocate with their families.

• Great schools
• Tree lined streets
  
• Short commute
• Low crime
• A good mix of single family homes and condos (Built Since 1995)
  
• Great transit center, soon to add trains
• Bike and walking trails abound
• Six public golf courses within 10 miles, one chosen for the 2015 (P.G.A.) US Open.

Life is great In DuPont! My client not only got the home he wanted, he qualified for the $8000 tax credit...

As of September 30, 2009 here are the stats for the DuPont’s NW Landing Neighborhood.

Pre-Owned single family homes

• 22 Homes Active For Sale
  
• 11 Homes Are Pending/ Under Contract
  
• 10 Homes have sold since September 1st
• 5 Canceled or Expired listings
  
• Average days on market of home SOLD in DuPont in September (124 Days)
  
• Highest SOLD price in DuPont since September 1st was listed at $335K and sold for $321K in 150 days.
  

Pre-Owned Condos

• 15 Condos Active For Sale
• 0 Condos Are Pending/ Under Contract
• 1 Homes have sold since September 1st
• 1 canceled or Expired listings
• Average days on market of home SOLD in DuPont in September (98 Days)
• Highest SOLD price in DuPont since September 1st was listed at $229.5K and sold for $222K in 98 days.

New Construction single family homes

• 22 Homes Active For Sale
• 2 Homes Are Pending/ Under Contract
• 5 Homes have sold since September 1st
• 1 Canceled or Expired listings
• Highest SOLD price in DuPont since September 1st was listed at $336K and sold for $336K
  

New Construction Condo

• 4 Condos Active For Sale

©2009 Paul S. Henderson, September 2009 Market Report for DuPont, All Rights Reserved

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I have always happily attended home inspections. I always learn something about construction, code enforcement, and society in general.

It is so important to get a home inspection. It’s nothing personal against the Seller and it shouldn’t be a matter of contention. I explain it as a snapshot of the condition of the house at the time of the inspection to my Buyers. My Buyers always walk away with a better understanding of what they are buying.

My buyers selected a very well known home inspector in our area. I have used him before and respect him as a professional. He started by walking the outside of the house and pointing out;

• Blemishes on the siding
• Cracks in the foundation
• An odd 50 amp plug-in receptacle, before the electrical meter (RED FLAG)

We then went into the house and the inspector was really excited, like a Bloodhound with a scent. The inspector suspected something but several things didn’t add up.

• The neighborhood
• The Sellers, an elderly couple
• The overall condition of the house and yard

The attic of the house was clean and well insulated and the inspector seems upset that the attic is in great shape. We usually are pleased at these findings. This is when I realized we were no longer on a home inspection but we were at a crime scene.

The inspection investigation seemed to go back to normal and we got back to checking ground faults and moisture in the bathrooms. The whole inside of the house passed muster. We didn’t see the access for the crawl space which if not on the outside of the house, should be in one of the closets. The coat closet in this area is where the this crawl space access should be but it was covered with wall to wall carpet with no breaks for a door.

I called the listing agent to ask where the access was (No idea) and then got permission from the owner to pull back the carpet in the closet to gain access. It was there! Why do you carpet over your crawl space access?

You guessed it, to hide a home pharmaceutical business.

• 20 grow lights
• A nice electrical sub-panel and 50 amp yellow cable
• A misting water system
• Some dried up plants
• A smile from ear to ear on a home inspector

Crime solved, right? Wrong! The listing agent had sold this home to the Seller three years earlier. At the time, they decided not to get a home inspection on the, then 2 year old house. The house had brand new, high grade carpeting, and a 2 year home warranty. It had to of been the prior owner...

Moral to this post; ALWAYS GET A THOROUGH HOME INSPECTION. It would be a crime not to…

©2009 Paul S. Henderson, When home inspections surprise everyone,

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As of August 31, 2009 here are the stats for the Dupont’s NW Landing Neighborhood.

©2009 Paul S. Henderson, Dupont Market Report for August 2009, All Rights Reserved

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