I have a background in Construction & Real Estate Appraisal and will use these as well as my interpersonal skills to help you find your dream home, a piece of property to build your dream home or help you sell your home or property.

I grew up in the Arlington area and moved to the Skagit Valley in the late 80's. I was a Law Enforcement Officer for about 10 years as a K9 handler while at the same time assisting in my family's custom home building business. Since leaving Law Enforcement I continue to help in my families construction business and have also worked in sales and appraisal. I am married with a blended family consisting of 2 children and 2 step-children as well as a new grandson. I enjoy home brewing and wine making and am very active as a soccer referee.

Qualifications

• Experienced in all aspects of construction and building as well as design.
• Several years of residential home appraisal experience.
• Highly skilled negotiator.
• Familiar with all area's of Skagit Valley.
• Thoroughly versed in all aspects in home selling and buying.
• Customer service friendly.

Serving Whatcom, Skagit, Island and North Snohomish Counties as well as the cities of Anacortes, La Conner, Bow-Edison, Bayview, La Conner, Burlington, Mount Vernon, Sedro Woolley, Big Lake, Clear Lake, Conway and the rest North West Washington

Residential-Buyers and Sellers

Short Sales

FSBO assistance

Selling homes that other agents could not sell

Buying at the trustee (foreclosure) sale

 

My wife and I got divorced and neither wanted or could afford to live in the house. We had the home for sale with 2 other agents and barely had any showings and had no offers. I even tried to sell the home myself but didn't have any luck with that either. I was about to give up when I heard about Ed Finlan. I talked with Ed and he explained to me what wasn't being done to get my home sold. He also had a plan to get my home sold that he shared with me. I couldn't believe the other agents didn't have a plan or at least didn't spell it out for me like Ed did and they certainly didn't do all the things he did to get the home sold. It did take several months to sell the home but Ed warned me that since my home had been on the market previously, that it might take a while. Ed always answered his phone and emails and was in constant communication with me. I have already recommended Ed to friends and family.

 

Mark King

Anacortes, WA

 

I really loved my house but when I got transferred to Grays Harbor we had to sell. The first agent we had convinced us that we should do all this work to the house before we sold it. Well, needless to say, it didn't make our house sell and we had spent all that money doing the things she told us would sell the house. We then tried an agent who was a friend's relative but all he did was put up a sign and wait, and wait and wait. Once he was out of the picture, we contacted Ed Finlan. We had heard he sells homes that other agents can't get sold. It was a bit of an eye opener as far as what Ed said our home would sell for but the other agents obviously didn't know the market like Ed appeared to. It was interesting to watch as Ed got the home on the market and the frenzy of activity that followed. We received 2 offers within 5 weeks of being on the market with Ed. We chose the offer that worked best for us after Ed explained the subtle differences of the 2 offers to us.  Ed kept us in the loop through the entire process. We signed the final papers within 2 months of listing the home with Ed.  I wish I would have known about him from the get go.  I would recommend Ed to anyone wanting to sell their home.

 

Taylor & Crystal Smith

Big Lake, WA

 

My wife and I had built our home with the idea that we would be there for some time. We were going to sell and live in our motor home and travel but due to some health issues we could not do that anymore. The home we built turned out to be a bit small for our needs so we listed it for sale with the agent that we bought the property from. After about 6 months of little to no activity we cancelled the listing, not knowing what we were going to do. We heard about Ed Finlan and were very intrigued by the way he did things; he seemed a lot different than the other agents we spoke to. We had Ed over to the house and he explained to us what he thought the problem was (besides the price being too high). We had talked to him about doing his FSBO program but at our age we didn't want the hassle. Ed didn't pressure us to list with him but he did stay in touch and we did end up listing with him. He warned us that since the home had already been on the market it might take a bit but within 90 days we had an offer and then countered and settled within 99% of our list price. Ed handled the entire process and he also helped us find a new home. I have to give him credit as my wife and I were sort of picky and we must have looked at 20 homes. He never got mad or frustrated and was always professional and courteous, in fact my wife and I have pretty much adopted him as a new son!  I tell anyone that will listen about Ed and John L Scott.

 

Ted & Bonnie Elliot

La Conner, WA

 

As you can see, people are satisfied with the results they got with Ed Finlan.

Shouldn't you contact him today and at least talk about your options?