Question 1

1.  What advice would you give a buyer trying to purchase a home?

Accepted Answer

Get pre-approved with a local lender before you start looking, so you can move quickly when the right home comes up. In today’s market, buyers have more negotiating room than they’ve had in years, so don’t be afraid to ask for repairs or seller credits. Out here, local details matter: confirm which school district a home is in, check flood history near the rivers, and on acreage, get the well and septic inspected. A good local agent will know these things before you ask.

Question 2

2.  What advice would you give a seller trying to sell their home?

Accepted Answer

Price it right from day one. Homes that start too high sit, and they usually end up selling for less. Prepare the home before it hits the market, because first impressions drive offers. If your home needs work, our Fix & List program invests up to $25,000 in improvements, interest-free, so you can capture that value at sale. If you’d rather skip repairs and showings altogether, our Instant Cash Offer gives you a fast, certain option.

Question 3

3.  What types of clients have you worked with?

Accepted Answer

First-time buyers, growing families moving up, longtime homeowners downsizing, investors, people relocating to the area, and owners of rural and acreage properties. Since 2007 I’ve also helped homeowners facing foreclosure negotiate short sales. In more than 23 years and 1,100+ homes sold, we’ve seen just about every situation.

Question 4

4.  Describe a recent transaction you are fond of. How did it go?

Accepted Answer

We recently helped a Maple Valley family who needed to sell quickly because of a job transfer to Texas. Their home needed a lot of work before it would be ready for the market, and with several pets in the house, getting it ready and keeping it show-ready would have been nearly impossible. Through our Instant Cash Offer, we bought the home as-is and got them what they needed from the sale. They didn’t have to make repairs, stage, clean for showings, or relocate their pets for strangers to walk through. They closed on their timeline and headed to Texas without leaving a half-finished project behind. Moments like that are why we built our seller programs: not every situation fits a traditional listing, and we want every client to have a good option.

Question 5

5.  How did you get started in Real Estate?

Accepted Answer

I’ve always been a salesman at heart. As a kid in Maple Valley I sold baseball cards to friends, and in high school I bought candy bars in bulk and resold them. I got my real estate license in February 2003 and founded Excel Real Estate Experts that same year in my hometown. More than 23 years later, we’re still independent, still locally owned, and still right here in Maple Valley.

Question 6

6.  Do you have any special education or training that will benefit your clients?

Accepted Answer

I’m the Managing Broker and Designated Broker of Excel Real Estate Experts, and I’ve negotiated short sale settlements since 2007. I wrote “The New Rise in Real Estate” (2012), and I’ve taught classes for other local agents. Just as valuable is local knowledge: I grew up here and graduated from Tahoma High School, so I know these neighborhoods street by street.

Jeremy Mellick

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