In a slowing market with rising interest rates, these sellers wanted a quick sale and the ability to remain in their home for 90 days so their children could finish school. In addition to staging the home with their own possessions while they were living there, we threw our full suite of services at the listing to make sure the home's full "show-time" potential was reached. This was a very specific type of home with a specific audience, and we needed to ensure we were strongly representing both the architecture and the fantasy lifestyle the home offered our target buyer profile. Then we worked with the sellers to price strategically within the identified value range, to ensure brokers and buyers would perceive the property as a great deal. 

The result: 5 offers and an effective sale price of $2,840,000 or $245,000 over asking (buyer credited buyer's agent's fees back to the seller as part of their offer package). In addition, the buyer offered a 30 day closing plus 2 months of free rent-back to the seller so they could realize their desired move-out date. This saved the seller an additional $18,000 in mortgage payments, and most importantly, met their logistical needs to move their family smoothly to their next home, on their own terms and timelines. More money. Less stress. An ideal result.

Here was our marketing text from the listing:

This truly feels like a San Juan Islands vacation home. Except no orcas frolic in the glittering water below (that would be Lake Washington). And the island is Mercer, a safe haven with legendary schools and speedy access to all points Seattle and Eastside.

At the end of a hidden lane, behind a high hedge, a discreet facade greets you with exquisite privacy. But walk in the door and the world blows open. Dramatic expanses of glass drink in glittering lake and Olympics views. The forest below is yours, providing a brilliant buffer together with the rare ability to control your own views. Standing here, bathed in nature and light, you can downshift into holiday mode.

Architect Carole Klees designed this iconic shingled home for her own family in the Northwest Modern vernacular of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Fans of the style will recognize its hallmarks. She emphasized soaring window walls to maximize light, vaulted, peaked ceilings, an open, airy floor plan, great indoor-outdoor flow and abundant natural materials.

The current owner has made many sensitive updates, including adding an extra bathroom, 5th bedroom, hot tub and central AC. Bonus areas abound for maximum flexibility. Ipe-clad decks project into the view. There's even a spot for a trampoline in the yard.

And it's a sweet location toward the south end of the island for peace and quiet, yet on the west side for light and sunsets. It's close to amenities and great schools, yet tucked away in a world of its own, hovering above the lake. So if you want privacy and big views from a Northwest Modern treehouse, you found it. With this, who needs a second home?