Kent Easthill Custom Home on 1 Acre-Price Reduced!

This home sold in ten days but then the buyers got cold feet and walked away. This is a great opportunity for a BIG custom home on acreage. This 4 Bedroom plus Bonus Room Two Story is located on 1.07 acres, close-in on Kent’s Easthill. With over 3500 square feet, the floorplan is spacious with wide hallways and oversized

rooms. The main floor features sunken Living & Family Rooms, vaulted ceilings w/ tray details and a main floor Den/4th Bedroom. Upstairs all bedrooms are spacious, including the Master Suite which has a sumptuous 5 piece bath w/ jetted tub. The Bonus Room offers lots of flexibility for the new owner’s use…home schooling, theater room, play room? Loaded with custom touches such as built-in window seats, cabinet pull-outs, walk-in pantry and laundry chute, this home is a must-see value in today’s market! Take the virtual tour for more photos

Maple Valley “House Swap”

One of my clients (very smart one by the way) emailed me this week with an idea to help increase activity on her home - a beautiful 5 Bedroom in Maple Woods. This home is typically a “move-up” type property, meaning the most likely buyer for the property would be someone in a smaller home who has outgrown it for whatever reason. There are many “move-up” buyers in the Maple Valley market right now, however they need to sell in order to buy. Recent tightening on lending standards and downpayment amounts have made it difficult for first time buyers (who make it possible for the “move-up” buyer to move) to enter the marketplace. Unless and until first time buyers are able to come in with their 3% downpayments and improved credit scores we will continue to see a bottleneck of inventory.

So…back to my smart seller who is looking to downsize. She asks me “What if there’s someone out there

with their house on the market, who might want our house and we might want their house?” Aha....(I’m having lightbulb moments right and left these days) A Swap!

I market to target move-up markets as part of my comprehensive marketing plan, but I’ve never thought about contacting the listing agents of homes now on the market to see if they would be interested in a swap…..maybe because I’ve never seen inventory like this in our area before.

But I’m all for taking action to try to get something moving in this market. So here are the particulars:  The owners of this Maple Woods Home are looking for something within the Tahoma School Distric, in the $310,000 to $330,000 price range. If your home is on the market now and you think you’d be interested in buying this Maple Woods home, please have your agent contact me: 425-432-5400. If you’re thinking about selling but your home is not yet on the market, give me a call. I may be able to save you some time.

I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!

Copyright 2008, all rights reserved Colleen Fischesser

Colleen Fischesser is the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Select in Maple Valley, WA. She has been successfully selling and marketing properties all over South King & North Pierce counties since 1990 but specializes in the greater Maple Valley area. She may be contacted directly at: 425-432-5400 or via email colleen@maplevalleyrealestate.com