Hi folks!
Long time follower of Permies, first time poster. I am a Washingtonian living in King county looking now to buy land. It will probably be in Thurston County since the prices there are reasonable and Olympia is right there in the middle. I have been self educating myself in real estate transactions for a few years now and was planning on making the go of it myself, but after two years of looking and researching and coming up empty handed, I figure a real estate agent is what I need to get the ball rolling.
Does anyone here know of any real estate agents in Thurston County or Whatcom county who are knowledgeable about small scale farm land? I'm looking for at least 5 acres (buildable) with a well and power for around 50K, give or take. I was thinking an existing structure would be nice, but I also don't want to pay 10K for a rotten singlewide! I've seen "recently sold" postings on Zillow for similar properties going for that much, so I figure someone's got a head up on those sales!
Also, if anyone has any stories about their experience buying land in Washington; where they found the parcel, any complications they ran into, that would be great! I love hearing about other people's experiences!