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Part 4 of 4 of our client story with Windermere Abode agent Victoria Stoughton and her client Shelbi. The full episode drops Tuesday, Oct 27.Two months of offers, and one day Windermere Abode agent Victoria Stoughton's client Shelbi broke down and told Victoria she felt like she was wasting her time. Victoria told her she'd end up where she was supposed to, a lesson from buying her own home in 2020. Shelbi says the logistics were never the hard part. The hard part was losing houses in the city she grew up in to buyers with more resources, including investors who wanted rentals or land to build on. Victoria on what that's like from the agent's side: "These people aren't even gonna live in this house. I have someone who wants to live in this house and make a life here."📲 FOLLOW & CONNECT:📸 Follow us on Instagram → @windermereabode🌐 Visit us online → windermereabode.com😍 Go crush on a house → abodecrush.com🏠 Read more on fair housing → tacomafairhousing.com🎙️ Listen to the insideABODE Podcast on all podcast streaming platforms

From the insideABODE archive: Troy St. George, Executive Vice President at CW Title, on seller impersonation and deed fraud (recorded June 2026).Can someone sell a property out from under you? Troy explains how fraudsters comb county records for paid-off, non-owner-occupied homes and vacant land, then pose as the owner and try to list them. He covers why the county has to record a deed that's presented in the right format, why a forged deed doesn't actually transfer ownership, and the free alert King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties offer: enter your email and parcel number, and the county notifies you when something records on your property.📲 FOLLOW & CONNECT:📸 Follow us on Instagram → @windermereabode🌐 Visit us online → windermereabode.com😍 Go crush on a house → abodecrush.com🏠 Read more on fair housing → tacomafairhousing.com🎙️ Listen to the insideABODE Podcast on all podcast streaming platforms

Part 3 of 4 of our client story with Windermere Abode agent Victoria Stoughton and her client Shelbi. The full episode drops Tuesday, Oct 27.Getting an offer accepted isn't the finish line. Windermere Abode agent Victoria Stoughton's client Shelbi had three accepted offers go to inspection. On the first, the walkthrough looked fine, and then the inspection found close to $30,000 of work the house needed right away. The other side wouldn't do anything. The second looked like the one until they found something major under the house. Victoria on what a walkthrough can't show you, why that's the whole point of an inspection, and the hardest call an agent has to make: "They're just not willing to do anything. What do you want to do?"📲 FOLLOW & CONNECT:📸 Follow us on Instagram → @windermereabode🌐 Visit us online → windermereabode.com😍 Go crush on a house → abodecrush.com🏠 Read more on fair housing → tacomafairhousing.com🎙️ Listen to the insideABODE Podcast on all podcast streaming platforms

Part 2 of 4 of our client story with Windermere Abode agent Victoria Stoughton and her client Shelbi. The full episode drops Tuesday, Oct 27.What should a first-time buyer know before the first showing? Windermere Abode agent Victoria Stoughton walks through the game plan she used with her client Shelbi, who took the homebuyer class through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission and came in pre-approved, and still found it a big life change. The plan covers the pre-approval, why the inspection and the sewer scope matter, who title and escrow are, and the ways a deal can go terribly right or wrong. For first-time and grant buyers she adds the part people miss: look for sweat-equity projects, not a house where every major system needs replacing in year one. Your budget also decides who you're competing against.📲 FOLLOW & CONNECT:📸 Follow us on Instagram → @windermereabode🌐 Visit us online → windermereabode.com😍 Go crush on a house → abodecrush.com🏠 Read more on fair housing → tacomafairhousing.com🎙️ Listen to the insideABODE Podcast on all podcast streaming platforms

Part 1 of 4 of our client story with Windermere Abode agent Victoria Stoughton and her client Shelbi. The full episode drops Tuesday, Oct 27.How do you pick a Realtor when you post "I need one" and the messages start pouring in? Windermere Abode agent Victoria Stoughton and her client Shelbi on how they found each other. Shelbi grew up in Tacoma, got tired of an unpredictable rental market, and asked a private Facebook group for help. Victoria's business is almost all referrals, but she took a chance and reached out. Shelbi talked to a few agents and went with the one who had the best energy and was actually part of the conversation. Plus Victoria on why first-time buyers are her favorite clients, and Dave on why people who grow up here should be able to buy here.📲 FOLLOW & CONNECT:📸 Follow us on Instagram → @windermereabode🌐 Visit us online → windermereabode.com😍 Go crush on a house → abodecrush.com🏠 Read more on fair housing → tacomafairhousing.com🎙️ Listen to the insideABODE Podcast on all podcast streaming platforms