Seabeck, WA

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Rich Jacobson is a licensed real estate professional providing knowledgeable empowerment and relentless representation for his clients of residential properties and vacant land throughout all of Kitsap County WA and portions of Pierce, Mason, and Jefferson Counties. You can also find him at KitsapLife.com , SOUNDBITEBLOG , and Crabbing in the Hood , or e-mail: kitsapagent@gmail.com

One of the perils of recreational crabbing here in the Puget Sound WA is exposing yourself and your crabbing gear to potential thievery.

Okay, so maybe it’s not quite as perilous as the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” but it certainly is extremely annoying and frustrating!

We went out onto Hood Canal last Saturday afternoon to retrieve our crab pots, only to find 3 out of the 4 missing. The remaining pot had been picked clean.

There are instances (usually during the weekdays) when we don’t have a lot of time, and simply drop off our crab pots, leaving them out overnight. On the weekends, when we’re not in as much of a hurry, we’ll catch some rays, or tool over to Pleasant Harbor, while we wait for our pots to fill up.

Occasionally, it is entirely possible to set your pots too close to a steep underwater shelf, and have the current drag them into deeper water. But we dropped ours out at the peak of high tide, and left more than enough excess rope to compensate for any variables. It’s also highly unlikely that 3 pots, set at varying depths, would all strangely disappear, or that the 4th pot would be empty.

So, to you low-life crab pot crooks, I offer the following message:

Each of my crab pot buoys are marked with my name and phone number - Rich Jacobson (360) 440-4758. If you feel it necessary to pull up our pots and pilfer our crab, then at least leave the crab pots intact where you find them. We’ve always been very generous with the bounty of our catch and we don’t mind sharing some with you. But having to replace our gear is a huge pain and gets rather costly.

May the Creator of Crabbing Karma repay you for your dastardly deeds of Dungeness deprivation.

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Rich Jacobson is a licensed real estate professional providing knowledgeable empowerment and relentless representation for his clients of residential properties and vacant land throughout all of Kitsap County WA and portions of Pierce, Mason, and Jefferson Counties. You can also find him at KitsapLife.com and SOUNDBITEBLOG, CrabbingInTheHood, or e-mail: kitsapagent@gmail.com

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This photo was taken last Summer while we were out on our boat, crabbing on Hood Canal WA.

Rich Jacobson is a licensed real estate professional providing empowerment and relentless representation for his clients of residential properties and vacant land throughout all of Kitsap County WA and portions of Pierce, Mason, and Jefferson Counties. You can also find him at KitsapLife.com, SOUNDBITEBLOG, and Crabbing in the Hood.

Here is the real estate market report for NWMLS Area 145 - Seabeck WA - as of May 5, 2009.

Current Active Listings: 90

Sold in Past 6 months: 39

Average Sales Price: $ 267,204

Average List Price: $ 287,080

Ratio of LP vs. SP: 93%

Days on Market: 142

Pending this week: 3

The market indicators here in Kitsap County WA seem to be showing a welcomed improvement in overall activity and sales. Part of this can be attributed to normal seasonal changes/dynamics, but there is clearly a notable increase of Buyer activity taking advantage of low rates and home price reductions.

Olympic View Marina projects hits temporary snag

The long anticipated Olympic View Marina project hit yet another temporary setback recently when the proposed lender pulled the plug on their financing. This action, by no means, bears any negative reflection on the viability of the project or the solvency of the LLC partners. Many banks and lending institutions have been suffering from the recent economic downturn and mortgage crisis, and are greatly curtailing or eliminating funding, especially for commercial construction projects.

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Rich Jacobson is a licensed real estate professional providing empowerment and relentless representation for his clients of residential properties and vacant land throughout all of Kitsap County WA and portions of Pierce, Mason, and Jefferson Counties. You can also find him at KitsapLife.com, SOUNDBITEBLOG, and Crabbing in the Hood.

This is the 3rd and final installment in a series entitled “The Art of Offering Less” and deals with the unique nuances associated with tendering an offer that is lower than the asking price.

In the 1st article we discussed the market dynamics that tend to encourage or breed low offers.

In the 2nd article, we shared various strategies for Buyers to achieve success with low offers.

In this final part, we’ll talk about the risks that are inherent with making low offers.

To read the rest of this article, simply click through to SOUNDBITEBLOG. (Opens in a separate window for your viewing ease)

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Rich Jacobson is a licensed real estate professional providing knowledgeable empowerment and relentless representation for his clients of residential properties and vacant land throughout all of Kitsap County WA and portions of Pierce, Mason, and Jefferson Counties. You can also find him at KitsapLife.com, SOUNDBITEBLOG, and Crabbing in the Hood.