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Owning a Home on Whidbey Island is More Than a Financial Investment

March 7th, 2012 at Wed, 7th, 2012 at 5:25 pm by Rick Schutte

Owning a home on Whidbey Island is more than a financial investment. Owning a home is a place for making memories,  a place to invite friends, a place that you can call your own. Raising a family in your own home creates so many fantastic memories and experiences. Playing ball in the front yard. Having friends over for a bar-b-que and just relaxing and laughing after a day of mowing the lawns or working in the garden. Taking time after work to sit on the front porch and visit with your spouse and children. What great memories can be made living in your own Whidbey Island home or where ever you may live. Home ownership is still the part of the Great American Dream.

Rick is the owner/designated broker of Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate and Koetje Property Management. He has been involved with the real estate industry on Whidbey Island for over 32 years. He is a past president of the NWMLS as well as a current board member of the North Puget Sound Association of Realtors. He has been designated by the National Association of Realtors as a Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager as well as a Graduate of the Real Estate Institute. Rick can be reached at 360-675-5811 or cbk@WhidbeyRealEstate.com You can also check out his website at http://www.cbkoetje.com

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