Shelton, WA

Hartstene Pointe with Mt Rainier in the distance!

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Photo taken by Paul S. Henderson, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, Realtor® with RE/MAX Professionals of DuPont, Lacey & Hartstene Pointe WA. Making real estate services a positive experience for home buyers and sellers in DuPont, Lacey, and Hartstene Pointe. I have also served Pierce, Thurston, Mason, and Kitsap counties for over 10 years now.

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That's the beauty of Hartstene Pointe, we can see and appreciate the snow from a safe distance!

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Photo taken by Paul S. Henderson, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, Realtor® with RE/MAX Professionals of DuPont, Lacey & Hartstene Pointe WA. Making real estate services a positive experience for home buyers and sellers in DuPont, Lacey, Hartstene Pointe or Pierce, Thurston, Mason, and Kitsap counties for over 10 years now.

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How can you get mad at someone being early?

We have all had a vendor be late or not show up for an appointment. On January 26^th I had an appointment with a satellite television provider out at Hartstene Pointe. I had a client who had signed up for a bundle deal for internet, phone and satellite TV but lives out of state and asked if I could be there to meet the installer. No problem!

I am one who doesn't like to be late for an appointment and the service provider was scheduled between 8 and noon. I left my office at 6:30 AM to make sure I had plenty of time to reach the house and turn the heat and lights on. At 7:15 I drove through the gate at Hartstene Pointe and into the drive way of my client's beautiful view cabin. I walked up to the door only to find a "Sorry We Missed You" door hanger on the front door. I had;

• called my client the night before to confirm the appointment...
• my client send me the confirmation e-mail with the correct date and time...
• made an effort to be 45 minutes early...

I got on the phone and called my client to see where I had gone wrong and everything was scheduled as planned. I looked at door hanger again only to find the date he had been there was January 22^nd at 2:30 pm. A note said "No line of sight for service Work order cancelled."

The neighbor has 2 satellite dishes from the same provider with the same trees. Couldn't the service tech call and provide this information since he was 4 days early? I called the 1-800 number which told me that I was still on the schedule for today and that he would be there as scheduled. I read the person on the phone the door hanger and was assured that wasn't the way they do business. So I waited until noon and guess what, no one showed up, duh.

It could have been a waste of time, but with an incredible water view and high speed internet at Hartstene Pointe, the 4 hours, slipped by in a heartbeat. I was also able to provide a service for a client in need...

So in my mind, there is only one thing worse than being late for an appointment, that being 4 days early!

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We appreciate the sun no matter how high it is in the sky at Hartstene Pointe...

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Photo taken by Paul S. Henderson, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, Realtor® with RE/MAX Professionals of DuPont, Lacey & Hartstene Pointe WA. Making real estate services a positive experience for home buyers and sellers in DuPont, Lacey, Hartstene Pointe or Pierce, Thurston, Mason, and Kitsap counties for over 10 years now.

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How can I effectively sell my vacation property?

Price it right!

• Remember what year it is. This is 2010 and many people have their properties at 2006 prices! The market has made a correction.
• Make sure you're not being sentimental when setting your price.
• Most people must finance! You can ask any price, but will it appraise for that price? Some Sellers are now paying a professional appraiser to find the true value of their property.
• Never use the tax appraisal for your pricing.

Get the word out!

• Advertise, find an agent who can advertise! If you think a "For Sale" sign will sell your property in a gated community, think again!
• Make sure your agent is using the internet. Not just posting your property on the multiple listing services!

Know when to sell!

• Know what the selling season is for the area. This isn't when everything is up for sale, it's when things sell!
• Some people want to use their vacation property all summer long and then put the house on the market in the fall. This is backwards and usually backfires...
• Don't let your listing go stale! Leaving a house on the market for 300 days straight is only going to warn buyers that something is wrong!

Do you really want to sell?

• When you decide to sell, sit down and make sure that everyone concerned wants to sell the vacation property.
• Make sure, when you leave the property after spending the weekend that the property is show ready.
• Let your agent know when you'll be spending time at the property. Communication is everything !

Use a trusted professional!

• Selling your house or property isn't easy. Work with a professional and get weekly updates!
• Interview more than one agent.
• Make sure the agent you choose has knowledge of the area or developement
• Get it everything in writing! I put my services in writing. Most agents will and have no problem doing so...

It's not easy selling property when you are absent. Make sure you choose the right person to represent your interests.

I sell what I know and appreciate...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9SEdYBVxq4

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