Sequim Real Estate videos by Chuck Marunde, founder of iRealty Virtual Brokers (dba Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate, and 29 year resident of Sequim. Chuck is the author of over 2,000 Sequim Real Estate Blog articles written for buyers, producer of hundreds of Sequim real estate videos for buyers, author of several Sequim real estate books written for buyers, and a registered FAA drone pilot with Sequim area videos. Chuck was a real estate broker who went to law school and practiced real estate law for 20 years, and then came full circle back to real estate transactions with his own brokerage a decade ago. Chuck's brokerage and philosophy is different than other brokerages. He believes in giving buyers a lot of free information of the highest quality, and he believes in honesty and integrity and loyalty. While many preach these values, Chuck has lived them for four decades in real estate. See SequimBlog.com and iRealtyVirtualBrokers.com
By minute three and still just talking nothing makes me lose interest and you lose credibility. If someone has a legitimate criticism, they get to it without all the preamble nonsense.
If you didn't have a vested interest in promoting Sequim then your opinion would be objective but, considering that you're trying to sell property in Sequim, I perceive your opinion similar to that of a used car salesman saying why used cars are better than a new car.
@@akken2112 You're assuming I am just like all the dishonest Realtors out there. what do you do? Just go around on the Internet and see who's character you can attack without any personal knowledge of that person? That's not very nice.
90% of crime is theft . Mostly every night on Washington st. Car break inn,s Mostly. But yes I lived there 10 years and that's pretty much it. I never once locked my doors or car. Very safe place to raise a family. Just not much for the younger crowd. We are moving back from Arkansas.
It's election season. Vote for the candidate that's tough on criminals. The alternative is the candidate that thinks the criminals are owed your stuff.
It is too stressful that everything has to be right. Buying a home is stressful, no matter new or old, there will be a lot things different from your old house and you are not comfortable. To renovate or remodel after live-in is difficult.
I was never a pro-live-in house investment. Yes, we made our house spacious, comfortable, beautiful, up-to-date and efficient, enjoyable, all above. But whatever extra $$$K you tie up on your house is not generating income for you. The real-estate appreciation is in general behind other investments besides you can't sell where you live in. Your heir might benefit because they get a step-up cost basis, wise or not.
But Chuck, you will have to deal with the ravening hordes from Port Ludlow. Here on the Maine coast we have a well and septic system too. We rely on our solar array, batteries and inverter to provide lights and water when the power goes out. The solar/battery system keeps out fridge and freezer running indefinitely. As far as communications go, I am an extra class amateur radio operator. We don't have significant crime here, although as of July 1 this year we do have police for the first time ever via a contract with a nearby town. Our crime rate is much lower than a hot bed of crime like Sequim. Our major crime problem is traffic violations from all the tourists. They won't be here if there is a major disruption. Yes our climate is a bit more extreme than the Sequim area. You can have a garden here and there is an active fishery, although you can get tired of eating lobster and scallops. Personally I have zero use for a financial advisor. If the cell network goes down it will not impact me at all because we have zero cell coverage in my town and although I have a cell phone, I can't remember the last time I turned it on. I solved the problem of communicating with children and family by not having children and outliving my family. If things get really bad here, I can just head out on my sailing yacht. It is adequately equipped to stay aboard for quite a while although winter might be a bit trying.
@@MaddieBr Good question, and here are some links: Yes, FEMA flood zone data is available to the public. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides this information through the National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). You can access this data via several resources: 1. **FEMA Map Service Center (MSC):** You can search for and view flood maps, order flood maps, and access flood zone determination forms. The FEMA MSC website is msc.fema.gov/portal/home 2. **FEMA Flood Map Service Center GIS Services:** For more advanced users, FEMA provides GIS services that can be integrated into mapping software to view and analyze flood hazard data. You can find these services hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/wps/portal/NFHLWMS 3. **FEMA GeoPlatform:** This platform provides interactive flood hazard data and allows users to create custom maps. Access it fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html 4. **Local Governments:** Many local governments also provide access to FEMA flood zone data through their own GIS portals or by request. 5. **FEMA Flood Map Changes Viewer:** This tool allows users to see how flood hazards have changed over time. It is available msc.fema.gov/fmcv
As of today, June11-24 you can get a small empty lot with electric and water is 250k. And electricity is thru the roof here and was NEVER cheap here. Its about 3 times higher than Puyallup, where I moved from 30 years go. Crime is low, but I would never move here with kids. Its essentially a border town, so lots and lots of drugs, even 30 years ago.
I moved to Sequim 30 years ago because housing was cheaper, and it put me close to mtns and water for camping and fishing. Now the pendelum has swung in the other direction. A small lot with electric and water and nothing else runs 250k. If it keeps going up, I will be moving again soon. But lets face facts, if you have any serious medical problems, you would be better off to cross it off your list. The local hospital is poorly run, and patients suffer because of it. You would be better off closer to good health care like Silverdale or Bremerton. Even, Port Townsend, than going to the hospital in P.A. We did get a great Dr in town, but she left after she fell off of her horse and this hospital nearly killed her.
I’m not going to say your experience isn’t valid, because I’m sure it is. On the other hand I’ve had a wonderful experience here over the 29 years I’ve lived here, and I know hundreds of people who have had wonderful experiences in every area that you mention. But I’ve heard other stories like yours where people had a bad experience with a doctor or a nurse, so these things do happen. Since I represent clients who moved here from all over the country and even from Europe, I can tell you that I’ve heard the same complaints from many other areas in the world, including Canada and Europe and, Alaska and Colorado and Texas and Florida and Hawaii and Nevada and Arizona and of course California. The truth is there is no perfect place in America or in the world. I had a wonderful visit a few months ago in Thailand, and the food was great and inexpensive, and housing is very affordable too, but there are so many other disadvantages, that most of us who live in America are not going to retire in Thailand. Every place has advantages and disadvantages, and some things are priced above average and other things are priced below average. Housing is not cheap in Sequim, but we don’t have a state income tax, our property taxes are quite reasonable, and you can live very inexpensively here if you want to have an organic vegetable garden and do some hunting and fishing and burn some wood in a woodstove. Again, there are pluses and minuses for every area, but it just so happens that many of us think there are far more pluses in Sequim than anywhere else.
Sequim is nice for older people. Its not a great place for teens to grow up as theres not much to do... except get in trouble. Best thing i ever did was get out of Sequim! But that was 25 years ago. Now that im older i probably would consider moving back after my kids were all 18 and off to college.
Hi DeezLouize, I appreciate the logic of your comment, but I'll add another perspective. I moved here in 1994 and raised 4 kids here, 3 boys and a daughter. They all went through the Sequim school system and grew up and now live and work in other communities. But they were never bored, and neither they or their friends were prone to get in trouble in Sequim either. In fact, my boys were extremely busy with school and sports and church and our home life. My oldest, Jesse Marunde, played football in Sequim and later played a defensive lineman at MSU in Missoula, and later became the 2nd strongest man in the world at the Chengdu, China World's Strongest Man competition. My middle son wrestled at Sequim HS and later became a professional MMA fighter and wore 2 championship belts. My youngest son owns his own boat and is a very successful commercial fisherman in Alaska. My daughter graduated with honors in Sequim and in college, and now runs a major department at one of the largest corporations in the U.S. So if you ask me, this was the best place to raise my kids, bar none. I've been in Sequim for 29 years, and I still love it. I go visit my kids periodically. If anyone wants to know what I'm doing, go to one of my sites, irealtyvirtualbrokers.com/ or this channel or SequimBlog.com.
@@cmarunde not everybody was as lucky as you and your little ones. I can't say too many people came out of sequim as successful as Bristol. He was my older brothers age group and I was 2 years behind. It was pretty crazy seeing him on that TV show flipping houses in Vegas. But now I see where he got it from! Ya back in the mid 90s there wasn't even the highway going through sequim yet. None of those big stores either. Went from QFC to Safeway pretty much. I played soccer but other than that for actual fun activities only place was the boys n girls club. Then they put the first skatepark up. Idk I guess one of the many bad decisions I made in sequim was starting to Skateboard. Then hanging around bad crowds at half block. I didn't last too long as I got locked up at 11 years old til 14 when I finally moved away to the city.
@@DeezLouize I hear you. Life definitely doesn’t distribute the good things equally. I would have chosen some other paths if I could have, but I count my blessings now that I’m an old man. Ha
I hear you Troy. Here's a link to what's available now with waterfront, but building your own dock would take an act of God. Environmentalist have taken over on shorelines, so the regulations and cost makes it essentially impossible. Finding a property with a dock that is grandfathered in is the only realistic way to get what you want, but as you can see in this link, you're not talking $500k. You're talking a million+ for what you want here. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I'm sure you don't want a buyer's agent leading you on. bit.ly/4bIGgsQ
Hey Chuck in another video you said sequiem only gets 1/3 the rain as Seattle. But how ab sunshine? Do you guys get any sunshine during the winter months?
Good question. Even though our rainfall is 1/3rd that of Seattle, it doesn't mean we bask in sunshine all the time. The Blue Hole is real, so that means when surrounding areas have cloud cover, in Sequim we often have a hole in the sky where there are no clouds, but if the sun isn't shining brightly through the hold from above, we may still have overcast or just no direct sunshine. I have noticed a change in the climate in the 29 years I've lived here. In 1994 we got more sunshiny days and for longer consecutive periods, and spring came earlier and hotter, often at the end of February. I've talked with clients from all over the country now, and it seems everyone is also saying the weather has changed everywhere. But the answer to your question is that we don't get sunshine all the time, not like Vegas where I lived when I was at Nellis AFB.
You will hate Sequim unless you know the homestead world, status concept, international and very much understand the US tribal homestead concept between. We love it knowing it our entire lives.
I lived there for a year. Most of the people are two faced backstabbers. I got a job their, and management treats you like they own you. Pay sucks, few jobs, and cost of living is high. The women there are neurotic psychos. The men there are simps and wimps. The place sucks hard core. If you love nature and hate people- it's a great place to visit, but never live there, unless you are a rich elitist liberal snob.
Please stay in California!! Don't come to Washington. Sharks and Sasquash live here! Very baaad. Stay Away!!!!! We also have stinging nettles and poison oak and stinging wasps. There is a huge volcanoe, we get floods and title waves. Very windy all the time between rain, snow and sleet. Don't come here. Ever.
How’s the hospital system? I have a complex chronic illness and have only lived in large metro areas with excellent top 10 hospitals. I’m interested in Sequim for exactly that reason, as it’s so pristine, but people are warning me to look deeply into the hospital.
I read on a city data forum that Sequim has a homeless problem and a new methadone clinic that's increasing that and druggie problems. Homeless parked along roads living in vehicles, campers, etc. I haven't been there for 10 yrs. Please say it's exaggerated.
It's not exaggerated. They're sleeping outside Safeway, Subway, Goodwill, Walgreens, QFC. Panhandling in every parking lot and at the 2 exits off 101. Scary when you have to run and get a prescription or something. Not a big police presence. A high school kid shot a female classmates car windows out this past June, and nothing got reported. All the kids were talking about it, but the family just paid for the repair. Depends what your last name is in this town. Roots are deep.
I love that store. You definitely know what's in season. Each trip is a little discovery of what's being grown. Not like the identical produce in a box store.
Hi Chuck! Nice to see you on RU-vid again. I have enjoyed many of your videos about beautiful Sequim and hope to be able to visit one day. Whenever it’s 100 degrees here in Houston Texas, I often check the weather in Sequim and think “Ahhh if only…” Thanks for sharing your lovely town with us.
Thank you very much Melapam. Thank you for noticing and watching my video. You're right . . . I've been focused on other areas of my business and life and haven't done a video in a while, but I'm set up with a new computer system and equipment, so I'm excited about getting back in the saddle and producing videos for people outside the Sequim area. I plan to do a lot of outdoor videos, and still share information buyers will find interesting.
