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June 8, 2006
The Real Estate Advisor: Think like a bank when you offer seller financing
Memorial Day Weekend is the traditional opening of the summer season. Cabins are aired-out for the first time in months and boats, recently serviced, are trailered to public and private launches en route to their seasonal homes in cozy marinas or weathered docks.
But not all second home owners are expecting the summer rush. Our elderly friends had just returned from the holiday weekend at their Hood Canal getaway and realized a long-awaited European vacation — coupled with no trips to the Northwest by the grandkids — will leave the once-popular cottage mostly vacant during the most favorable months of the year.
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