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"If you are buying a home, you either need to bring in experts to help you with the biggest investment of your life, or YOU
must become an expert in negotiating, market value, title defects, encumbrances, drafting contracts with unambiguous
language, dealing with contingencies and addendums, surveys, appraisals, home loans, real estate tax issues, structural and
mechanical inspection concerns, the meaning of answers on the Seller's Disclosure Statement, handling earnest money,
and a thousand and one real-life problems that actually occur.  FreeRealEstateLaw.com is intended as a resource to help
you personally work through these kinds of issues.  Of course, we don't pretend to be your Attorney, and we recommend
you retain your own legal counsel.  Please see our
Disclaimer."  

                                                      Charles E. Marunde, (360) 775-5424
                                                      Real Estate Attorney (Retired), Real Estate Broker &
Consultant
                                                      Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate, LLC
Buying a Home in Washington
Sequim and Port Angeles


  1. Free Washington real estate facts and law                                               
    (throughout this site and the forum);
  2. Expert guidance on "Buying a Home Without                                               
    Making Any Major Mistakes";
  3. Recommendations if you are Buying a "FSBO" (pronounced "Fizbo") or "For
    Sale By Owner";
  4. Recommendations if you are Buying a Listed Property;
  5. Are you having a house built?  See this Must Read "Red Flag" Section
  6. What to look for in a Real Estate Agent, if you decide to do that;
  7. Traps for the Unwary Buyer;
  8. Is Title Insurance Necessary?
  9. A Due Diligence Checklist; and
  10. A Real Estate Blog to interact with other buyers, or to ask questions of experts.
How to Buy a Home And Still Be Happy
If you are buying a home, you may have a lot of
knowledge because you've done it many times.  
You may have some knowledge, or you may
have no knowledge.  Whichever category you
find yourself in, this section is intended to help
you by giving you:
How to find and hire
a good
builder/contractor
How to Find A
Professional
Realtor
Your Real Estate
Consultant, Chuck
Marunde, says:
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