Real estate is a relationship business before and after the sale
If Walls Could Talk, by Stephanie DeWitt Recently, I was talking with a local painter when he posed a question: “What do people do when they need a painter? Who do they ask?” Before I could answer, he supplied his own: “Why, a realtor, of course.” Exactly. Most people think of real estate agents when…
Buying a Historic Home in Port Townsend: What to Know Before You Fall in Love
There’s a particular sound an old house makes at 2 a.m. It’s not quite a creak, not quite a groan — more like the house clearing its throat before telling you a story you didn’t ask for. If you’ve ever lain awake wondering whether that was the foundation settling or the ghost of a sea…
Secrets from the Crawl Space
As featured in the Port Townsend Leader on July 29, 2026 Why inspections aren’t just for buyers and sellers — they are a health check for the home you already own. The kitchen has quartz countertops. The living room has a view of Puget Sound. The staging looks like it’s straight out of a magazine.…
