Posts Tagged ‘Ilwaco’

3022 Lighthouse Keeper’s Rd, Ilwaco

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, New Listings, Our Listings, Real Estate, water view | Posted by Cheri Diehl
 

 3022 Lighthouse Keeper’s Rd

Over 1/2 Acre

Views!

MLS #232567

It’s time to “discover” Discovery Heights, a 350 acre wooded wonderland near the mouth of the Columbia River at the southern tip of the Washington coast. The topography of ridge tops and ravines create ideal sites for exquisite clustered neighborhoods. This lot offers an ocean view and is over 1/2 acre. Build your dream home here! 

Discovery Coast Real Estate has some wonderful properties for sale! And if one of those isn’t what you’re looking for, we can show and sell any property listed for sale. We can even help with those FSBOs. For more information on any property for sale on the Long Beach Peninsula, whether on the beach, bay, lake or top of the hill, call us at 360-642-3325 or email Discovery Coast Real Estate.

Stay up to date with recent listings by visiting our website!

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Summertime and the living is easy….

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, water front, water view | Posted by Cheri Diehl

The days are sunnier and warmer.  And even when the sun isn’t shining, the rain has been warmer!  Life is just so good at the beach. 

Just for fun – how do you like these photos?  Would you buy one of these listings?  I just love it when I find one of these photo-bloopers. Have you got any to share?
Did you know – contrary to popular belief, you CAN finance a building on leased land!  Start with a local lender.  They know the area, the potential, the need.  So, if you were agonizing over whether or not to buy the former Port Bistro building at the Port of Ilwaco, don’t despair!  There may be financing available to the right buyer.  And there is a need for you to open a restaurant at the Ilwaco Marina.  If not a restaurant, what are your ideas?  Check out Ilwaco!

Remember, Discovery Coast Real Estate can help with all your real estate needs.  Commercial, residential, investment, recreation, we have it all!

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3050 Ocean View Court, (Discovery Heights), Ilwaco WA

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, New Listings, Our Listings, Real Estate, water view | Posted by Cheri Diehl

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Breathtaking Discovery Heights!

Utilities Available

$149,500

MLS #207979

Incredible ocean views from this corner lot in Discovery Heights Phase 1A. City sewer and water, power, phone, cable tv in the street. Gated entry into this CCR protected community. Build your dream home in this upscale community and enjoy the good life about 250′ above sea level!

Discovery Coast Real Estate has some wonderful properties for sale! And if one of those isn’t what you’re looking for, we can show and sell any property listed for sale. We can even help with those FSBOs. For more information on any property for sale on the Long Beach Peninsula, whether on the beach, bay, lake or top of the hill, call us at 360-642-3325 or email Discovery Coast Real Estate.

Stay up to date with recent listings by visiting our website!

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Sunshine Spotlight Listing!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, water view, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

There’s a break in the clouds, the winds have died down and it’s time to tell you about this week’s featured listing!

25020 Sandridge Rd

$310,000

Bank Short Sale

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Must Sell!  This gorgeous home on a very large property has deeded access to the navigable waters of Willapa Bay and will always have a partial bay view.  2 master suites in this totally remodeled home. Gourmet kitchen & dining room have heated walnut floors. One bath features heated tile floors, shower, jetted tub. Lg office has outside entrance. Open living concept lends itself to relaxing by the woodstove or entertaining. Expansive windows & eastside decks bring the outside in. Flex room has surround sound, 1/2 bath, separate entrance. Gated entry patio.  Large shop complete the package.  Take a look, make an offer the bank can’t refuse.

CHANGES COMING:  

“The Guaranteed Rural Housing (GRH) Program will be implementing procedural changes in the upcoming months.  On October 1st, 2011, we will be lowering the GRH fee from the current 3.5% back to 2% for new applications.  Effective with this change, we will be implementing an annual fee.  The annual fee will be 0.3% of the outstanding balance of the loan. ”  What does this mean to you?  Ask me and I’ll let you know!

COMING UP!

There’s always so much to do here on the peninsula.  I know I can’t hit them all (but you can check Funbeach and follow the multitude of posts on Facebook).  Here are some that I’m promoting this week:

EMPTY BOWLS  March 12th from Noon until 2 pm at the Peninsula Church Center in Seaview, you can support FISH Emergency Services, His Supper Table and Community Table while enjoying gourmet soup donated by local eateries.  The $10.00 donation includes a hand made pottery bowl to take home! 

QUILT SHOW   March 18, 19 and 20 at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum.  Sponsored by the Peninsula Quilt Guild, enjoy the 16th annual show entitled “Quilting at the Beach”.  Free admission plus you’ll want to buy a raffle ticket for the “Salt Water Taffy” prize quilt.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST  March 19 from 10 to 1 at the Chautauqua Lodge Meeting Room.  A free breakfast to meet your 2011 Long Beach Relay for Life team.  Meet some of our survivors!  Donations are gladly accepted but not required.  www.relayforlife.org/longbeachwa

Want to know more about the Columbia River Channel Improvement Project and the Columbia River Jetties?  The Columbia River Channel Coalition is the place to go.  If your organization is looking for an interesting program, I can highly recommend Lisa Pomasl!  She was the speaker at the Rotary Club of SW Pacific County Peninsula this week and gave an fascinating presentation.

FIBER SATURDAY  March 5 from 10 until about 2, the Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild will be demonstrating spinning (and maybe some weaving) at the Olde Towne Trading Post in Ilwaco.  Bring your wheel, drop spindle, knitting or curiousity and join us!

That’s all for today.  Real estate continues to march along into March. 

Discovery Coast Real Estate has some wonderful properties for sale!  And if one of those isn’t what you’re looking for, we can show and sell any property listed for sale.  We can even help with those FSBOs.  For more information on any property for sale on the Long Beach Peninsula, whether on the beach, bay, lake or top of the hill,  call us at 360-642-3325 or email Discovery Coast Real Estate.

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Mark Your Calendars!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

The sun is shining at the beach and it makes me excited to get out and DO THINGS!  

Start filling in your calendars!  The season is heating up and there’s just so much to do at the beach.

This weekend, February 12 and 13, The Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild will be demonstrating the Tapestry Rose Yarn Shop, 1024 Bay Ave, Ocean Park.  Demos are from 10-3 each day.  Plan to enjoy lunch at the Full Circle Café which is housed in the same building just steps from the ocean.




Saturday Evening, February 12, you can re-live the groovy 60’s at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum’s annual Valentine Dance.  Light refreshments will be served.  Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at the door or from the Museum.  360-642-3446








Mark your calendar in pencil until the Razor Clam Dig is confirmed for February 18 and 19.  Check with Funbeach for more info.

“Confirmed” is the South Pacific County Humane Society’s Beach Pets Breakfast on February 19 from 8 am until 12 noon.  $5 per person. Kids 5 and under for free. Choice of Pancakes, Egg & Ham or Biscuits & Gravy. Tickets available at the shelter (330 Second St. NE) and at Beachdog.com (1517 Pacific Ave. N.). 100% proceeds benefit the South Pacific County Humane Society.






 And don’t forget, this is a great time to be looking for your new home or property at the beach!  Contact Discovery Coast Real Estate by email or call us at 360-642-3325 (877-637-1412 toll free).  Visit our site and search for listings from ALL agencies.  Remember, “We’re Looking Out for You!”

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February 2 Featured Listings – “Ilwaco”

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, water front, water view | Posted by Cheri Diehl

What a sunny day here at the coast.  Did you know what is commonly called the Long Beach Peninsula is considered the longest beach in the United States and the world’s largest drivable beach.  We’re conveniently located about 165 miles from Seattle, WA and 115 miles from Portland, OR.  Our weather is mild and wild. 

Today I’m here to talk about Ilwaco!  While not geographically on the “peninsula”, it is part of the excitement, beauty and livability of this area.  It’s also the City that I call home.  I enjoy being able to walk to the Post Office, drug store, library, my favorite Ilwaco coffee place, Olde Towne Trading Post, walk Porsche the Pup out to the boat launch and along the scenic marina.   There is always something to do in Ilwaco as you can see from their Facebook page, Discover Ilwaco.  You can read a little bit about Ilwaco and search for homes and land from the link on our site:  ILWACO. 

Close to the downtown core, port, hospital, school

Make this 1895 Charmer your own Dream home

$109,000 – 209 Spruce St

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Amazing view potential on this Discovery Heights Lot

Enjoy Ocean, Bay, Columbia River & Astoria Views

$180,000 – 3008 Lighthouse Keepers Rd

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3 bdrm, 2 bath home

Port and River Views

$308,000 – 416 Quaker St

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4 bdrm, 2 bath 1910 Craftsman

2600 sf, new roof & gutters

$230,000 – 216 E Spruce St

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Building Lot, Utilities included

Mouth of Columbia View

$88,000 – Lot 1 Quaker St

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Rustic Cabin

2 Landscaped Lots

$75,000 – 513 2nd Ave

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Discovery Heights Ocean View Lot

City Sewer and Water

$185,000 – 3007 Lighthouse Keepers Rd

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 Don’t forget about the business opportunity at the Port of Ilwaco!  And remember, if you’re thinking of buying or selling anywhere on this beautiful peninsula, Ilwaco, Chinook, Naselle or beyond, Discovery Coast Real Estate is ready to help.  And as the market picks up, so does our need for more motivated agents – check out schooling at Rockwell and remember, sign up through our office and save some money!

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This Week’s Featured Property:

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, water front, water view | Posted by Cheri Diehl

235 Howerton Way, Ilwaco WA

This listing is near and dear to your writer’s heart.  During its years as Paulie’s Bistro and then the Port Bistro, we enjoyed walking from our home to the restaurant, sometimes just for a glass of wine, sometimes just for dessert, but mostly for the whole enchilada.  Actually, I don’t think they had enchiladas… but you get the idea.  Now this great location is looking for a new owner, a new lease on life.  There are lots of ideas bouncing around in my head and the heads of my associates.  What do YOU think would be best in this location?

I see: a wonderful breakfast with box lunches for the fisherfolk (okay, I don’t have to get up that early to fix them).  Pizza.  We need pizza at the port.  Sit down, eat in, take away, slices to go.  A good, all around restaurant.  I’d love to get all ethnic but we’re talking Ilwaco.  Although we have the ingredients for sushi!  How about a “Dinners Ready” or “Dinners in a Flash” style establishment where the owners cook and deliver meals or allow people to come and fix their own.  Maybe combine that with a little cooking class? 

All of my ideas seem to center around food – I’m sure there are other good ideas out there and I welcome ideas.  Maybe YOUR business would be ideal in this location.  Click the photo for more info and contact Discovery Coast Real Estate with your thoughts.  What’s in it for you if you take the time to do this?  You’ll have to wait and see.  Bring me a buyer and you’ll really see something!

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Welcome to 2011!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Porsche the Boxer, Real Estate, water front, water view | Posted by Cheri Diehl

It’s been busy so far and that’s why there hasn’t been a post other than our new listings in awhile.  There’s just so much going on right now!  People are starting to realize that prices may not drop much more and interest rates are going to start creeping up.  Not only is real estate a good investment for your money, owning property at the beach is good for the soul!  Even in this wintry weather, where we’re waiting for snow, there’s beauty and awe-inspiring scenery everywhere we look.  Seeing the eagles soar overhead still gives me a thrill.

Christmas was a happy family affair for us.  I hope that however you celebrated the holidays, you had half as much fun as we did!






You may recall that I posted information on the beautiful boat, The Mariner.  Her owner is looking to trade for property at the beach.  Well, I have another one.  This is the Altair and she’s a beauty too.  Both these boat owners would love to be in Ilwaco.  Let me know if you have ideas for trades (or even if you just want to buy their boat!)

How’s the market, you ask?  My report this month covers December 11, 2010 through January 7, 2011.  While we were very busy writing offers and listing properties, there weren’t a lot of sales that closed during this period.  The holidays sometimes distract people!  South Pacific County saw only 9 listed transactions close during this period.  There were six residential sales (which includes manufactured homes and condos).  Sale prices ranged from $35,000 to $285,000.   There were three vacant land sales: $40,000, $40,000 (Thanks Tom!) and $50,000.  If you’d like more details on these sales, feel free to ask.  I have a feeling my next report will be much happier!

HAPPENINGS: 

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced plans for another razor-clam dig this month and one in February. Provided that upcoming tests are favorable, clam diggers will get their next chance to hit the beach Jan. 20-22 here at Long Beach, which extends from the Columbia River to Leadbetter Point.  Digging is restricted to the hours between noon and midnight.  Tentative digging days and tides for the two proposed openings are:

  • Jan. 20, Thursday – 6:59 p.m. (-1.3 ft.)
  • Jan. 21, Friday – 7:38 p.m. (-1.1 ft.)
  • Jan. 22, Saturday – 8:19 p.m. (-0.6 ft.)
  • Feb. 18, Friday – 6:33 p.m. (-0.9 ft.)
  • Feb. 19, Saturday – 7:13 p.m. (-0.5 ft.)

Read the full press release from WDFW and see our page on Razor Clam digging.

And today’s real estate vocabulary words:

ALTA (American Land Title Association) - The trade association of the title insurance industry, which has adopted certain insurance policy forms to standardize coverage on a national basis.

Amortization - Payment to reduce the principal of a debt in regular, periodic installments.

Appraisal - A report from an independent third party detailing the estimated value of real estate.

Happy New Year from Discovery Coast Real Estate!  We’re toasting your 2011 beach property so get in to see us so we can make it happen.

And a big WELCOME to our newest broker/agent, Georgia Werner.  Send her a welcome message – I know she’ll appreciate it.  She’ll be in next year’s picture for sure!

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For Sale Or Trade

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate | Posted by Cheri Diehl

As a favor to my good friend, Steve, here’s a picture of his beautiful boat, The Mariner.

Steve would love to own a vacation home in Ilwaco, Seaview or Long Beach and would like to find a property owner willing to accept this great boat as full or partial trade for something.  He’s currently asking $165,000 for this former Sea Breeze Charter Boat. 

I have all the specifications for the boat and would be happy to share them with you! 

Remember, at Discovery Coast Real Estate, we’re looking out for you – be you a sailor, a charter boat captain, or a property seller!



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Here comes July, ready or not!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate | Posted by Cheri Diehl

I don’t even feel like it’s summer and yet it’s moving along so quickly!  Maybe it’s because we’re just so darned busy in the “summer” months.  Not just with real estate, but with all the fun things to do.  Read through this partial list and then check out the featured real estate listings for this post.  We have something for everyone and Discovery Coast Real Estate is ready to help you find your beach property before the summer is over!

Salmon Fishing starts July 1 – visit the Port of Ilwaco for more info on fishing and special events held there.  Saturday Market is going on all summer long.  The next Art Walk will be July 8 – you won’t want to miss that!

And while we’re talking about Ilwaco, be sure to “Feel the Thunder” on Saturday, July 3.

The 4th itself is filled with activities – Ocean Park hosts their “Old Fashioned 4th of July” with a parade (watch for me on the Rotary “float”) and the first annual Art in the Park (I’ll be there too with the Clatsop Weavers & Spinners Guild).

Long Beach’s popular Summerfest continues and Fireworks start at dusk.

Seaview Tri-Plex

Chinook Lot

Near Loomis Lake

Oysterville Lot

Fixer w/new septic!

Read about seller incentives below

10 acres w/pond

Seaview Condo

Affordable Ocean View

Surfside Seller Incentives!  Several of Discovery Coast Real Estate’s exclusive listings are offering a great incentive to buyers this summer.  Buy one of the great lots (contact me for info) and the seller will pay your HOA dues and assessments through 2012.  Some restrictions apply.

Please check our new website and explore the great features we’ve added.  You can search by community, price, features, newest listings.  You can sign up for updates.  We’re committed to helping you find the right property for your needs so give us a try.



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