Ryan Martin

I'm a:	Real Estate Professional
Company:	Windermere Real Estate / Whatcom Inc.
Location:	Bellingham
Web sites:	Bellingham Real Estate
Phone:	(360) 319-0040

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Ryan moved to Bellingham, WA over 10 years ago to study Economics at Western Washington University. After graduating in 2002, he began his career in real estate. Ryan has extensive knowledge of real estate contracts and has assisted dozens of buyers purchase homes, condos and raw land. Ryan is also an excellent photographer and expert of real estate marketing.

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Asked Thu Jul 10 2008, 13:05 by Damian Pro - Bellingham - Market Conditions - 4 answers

Ryan Martin answered:

...and the answer is? Are you going to share this with the group? - Thu Jul 10 2008, 13:24

Grants and special loans for first time home buyers?

Asked Thu Jun 5 2008, 13:27 by Nathan - Bellingham - Home Buying - 7 answers

Ryan Martin answered:

Nathan ~ Yes there are a few programs that exist, but they can be pretty difficult. I think that best deal right now is FHA financing. It requires 3%, but the rates are favorable. Also, because it is a buyer's market, you can probably have the seller pay up to 3% of your closing costs. I just closed a sale yesterday on a house in Bellingham where the buyer only had to bring $6,000 to closing. - Thu Jun 5 2008, 13:39

Are there regulations that protect 'air space' or views at a county or city level?

Asked Mon Mar 31 2008, 18:52 by C James - Anacortes - Quality of Life - 1 answer

Ryan Martin answered:

The height limit for both the City of Anacortes and Skagit County is 35'. However, certain neighborhoods do have view corridors and further "air space" restrictions. It just depends on the neighborhood. - Mon Mar 31 2008, 19:16

Should I finish the lower level of my house?

Asked Mon Mar 10 2008, 11:06 by Mark - 21919 - Home Selling - 6 answers

Ryan Martin answered:

Mark,

It does depend on your market, but the answer is probably not. It is unlikely that you will be able to recover the cost of the work involved to finish out the daylight basement. I recently had a client (who is a builder) ask me the same question and we decided that it just didn't make sense.

In slower markets it is typically best to keep the price as low as possible. The exception to this would be if your house is unusually small for the neighborhood. If most of the homes are near 4,000sq.ft. and yours is not, then you probably should finish it out to make your home more salable.

Best of luck on your home sale. - Mon Mar 10 2008, 12:06

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Asked Mon Feb 11 2008, 11:27 by Courtney Fre… - Port Angeles - Quality of Life - 2 answers

Ryan Martin answered:

Courtney,

I actually grew up in Port Hadlock and I used to work in Sequim, so I feel pretty qualified to answer your question. There is actually a big difference in rainfall between Sequim and just about everywhere else on the Olympic Peninsula. Don is correct that you can get the actual statistics from a weather website, but the realistic difference is that Sequim is a mini desert. Seriously, Sequim is only place that I know of east of the Cascades where you can find actual cacti. In Port Townsend and Port Angles you will just find a lot of moss.

I hope this helps.

Ryan Martin - REALTOR®, e-PRO®
Windermere Real Estate / Whatcom Inc.
Cell: 360-319-0040 - Mon Mar 3 2008, 13:02

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