What if you had something valuable, and
What if someone wanted what you had,
but you didn't know each other?
[Homes for Sale in Sequim, WA, Homes for Sale in Port Angeles, WA]
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1. To make a connection with someone like you through the power of the Internet (whereas we might never meet and have the privilege of working together), 
2. To give you valuable and useful information absolutely FREE, and
   
3. To provide a continuing high level of service through valuable and useful information to current and past clients. 
   

Very truly yours,

   Chuck E. Marunde

Chuck E. Marunde, J.D.
Broker/Owner
Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate, LLC
618 South Peabody St., Suite I
Port Angeles, Washington  98362

Phone:    360.775-5424
Fax:       866-733-7135

Email:         chuckmarunde@gmail.com

Other Sites:
Free Real Estate Law
Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate Blog

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After practicing real estate law for 20 years in Washington, Chuck concentrates on residential and commercial sales in Sequim and Port Angeles on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Chuck has been an adviser to top producing real estate agents for 15 years, has personally closed 100's of transactions, negotiated many more, and litigated most real estate issues. He has been involved in many complex commercial properties and businesses, founded a free real estate law website in 1995, has been a legal adviser to real estate investors, and is a minority shareholder in an International technology company.

Chuck is the author of numerous magazine and Internet articles with a primary focus on real estate, including The Pacific Northwest Home Owner.  Because he has two sons who became professional athletes (Strongman and Mixed Martial Arts), he has also authored articles on the Strongman sport and has been a freelancer for Ultimate Grappling Magazine. In his spare time, Chuck is a sports photographer.

Chuck has combined his love for real estate and technology to create a growing Internet presence in his market, and enjoys building his websites and blogs, including FreeRealEstateLaw.com and SequimPortAngeles.com and Sequim-Port-Angeles.blogspot.com. Chuck has degrees in Economics, Law, and Education.
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Brief Synopsis of Chuck Marunde, your Real Estate Consultant & Broker:

This site is the result of a lifetime of work in real estate transactions and law.  I grew up in Alaska, became a real estate agent and associate broker before coming to Washington to attend Gonzaga University School of Law.  Licensed in 1986, I practiced law with a primary emphasis in real estate for almost 20 years.  After a career of negotiating and handling thousands of real estate transactions and real estate litigation, I now practice as a real estate associate broker in buying and selling residential and commercial properties.  I also teach seminars for real estate investors, and helps clients with their real estate in all aspects.

Not-So-Brief-Synopsis (and more than you want to to know):

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska
Major - Economics, Bachelor of Arts, 1976
Minor - Education w/Teaching Certificate (1979),

LEGAL EDUCATION
Gonzaga School of Law, Spokane, Washington, Juris Doctor - May 1985.  Admitted to Washington
Bar May 1986

LAW EXPERIENCE
Private law practice in Washington since 1986 with a four year stint as a JAG in the USAF. My private
practice focused on real estate (with some time in estate planning, probate, litigation, and business
development). I have advised thousands of real estate and business owners, investors, developers,
builders, and Brokers.  I've also been intimately involved with an international technology company. I
have created many businesses, their structures and long-term strategic development.
I have litigated issues around the state, drafted numerous contracts, and resolved hundreds of
disputes amicably and through arbitration.  Credentials have also included Certified Estate Planner,
Registered Investment Advisor (Series 7 and Series 66) and licensed in insurance and certified in
long-term care.  

REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE:

• Real Estate Negotiations (100's of transactions)
  
• Drafted 100's of Purchase & Sale Agreements, Amendments, Notes and Deeds of Trust, Real Estate Contracts, Commercial Purchase & Sale Agreements, Residential and Commercial Leases, D/T Foreclosures, R.E. Contract Forfeitures
  
• Regular Review of Appraisals, Loan Packages, Title Reports
  
• Worked extensively with Surveyors, Appraisers, Loan Officers
  
• Advised, Taught/Trained Real Estate Investors
  
• Analysis/Interpretation of Title Defects
  
• Purchase of Property as Principal for Undisclosed Agents
  
• Purchase of an entire residential City block of many houses for a hospital as Nominee
  
• Worked with county and state governments on many aspects of property development, wetlands, easements, condemnation, and private/public water systems and sewer/septic systems
  
• Worked with numerous county planning offices and hearing examiners
  
• Attended public county/state hearings and represented clients at both
  
• Personally closed 100's of real estate transactions as an escrow agent (Attorney)
  
• Have been an advisor to escrow agents, title officers, and Realtors (including many Brokers)Have been involved in property condemnations, adverse possessions, and easements by prescription (have both resolved cases amicably and litigated others)
  
• Have worked with and represented homeowners’ associations
  
• Have done many public presentations and talks on real estate issues
  
• Have personally managed properties and advised residential and commercial landlords
  
• Have handled commercial (and residential) evictions
  
• Have personally put together complete loan packages on residential transactions
  
• Have advised clients on real property tax issues
  
• Have been an advisor to real estate developers
  
• Have litigated many real property disputes, including specific performance, adverse
  possession easement by prescription, boundary disputes, Purchase & Sale Agreement
  disputes, lease disputes, evictions, foreclosures, bankruptcy reliefs from stay, condemnation, partnership disputes, probates involving real estate, warranty of title claims, builder disputes, and liens.
• Have handled many residential transactions as a Realtor.
• Have handled residential development and farm transactions, including my last one for $7.8 million.
  

May 1, 1991 to January 1993 - Area Defense Counsel, Nellis Air Force Base, USAF
Feb. 1989 to May 1, 1991 - Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Nellis AFB, USAF. Positions included:
Government Prosecutor, Chief of Claims, Chief of Legal Assistance, Chief of Preventive Law.

AWARDS/RIBBONS: Training Ribbon, Outstanding Unit Award, Achievement Medal, Commendation
Medal, Expert Marksman Ribbon, National Defense Ribbon. Plaque for Outstanding Performance as
a Judge Advocate.  Quote from Commendation Medal, "His management skills and determination
were matched by his precision as a trial advocate."