Land Use Experience

Purchased, sold and obtained preliminary entitlements for a permitted 3 story 108,000 sqft self storage building site in Lake Stevens. 7304 10th Street S.E. 

 

Completed largest boundary line adjustment in Snohomish County history of 265 lots in Lake Stevens. Westview Estates

Developed East Everett (re-named Westview Estates) a 1891 plat with no mitigation fees, no public hearings, with over 10 dwellings per acre in a 4 dwelling per acre zone.

Completed largest boundary line adjustment in Snohomish County history of 265 lots in Lake Stevens. Westview Estates

Provided consulting services for lenders, investors and law firms.

 

Extensive experience in collection of deed of trusts, real estate contracts, foreclosing of owner held notes, ect.

 

Extensive experience resolving boundary line issues, boundary line adjustments, landlocked properties, right of necessity litigation, obtaining lot status, vacating right of ways, purchasing right of ways, permitting access off state highways, ect.

 

Personally brokered over 850 properties just within the Lake Stevens Urban Growth Area.

 

Brokered land sales for locations of multiple national retail chains.

 

Principal in making case law involving prescriptive easement litigation.

 

Responsible for county (Snohomish) changing county code relating to cumulative traffic related to phased plats when doing Amber's Skyline HOA (83 lot plat, principal)

 

Through boundary line adjustment created  4,300 sqft lots that contained primary septic, reserve septic, all parking, and homes all contained with the lot area. Smallest lots known to date to contain all the above.

 

Started, managed and brokered Rental Management Company.  At one time the area's largest single family management company.  Example, Himalya Homes; 175 homes, managed for over 8 years with less than 2% vacancy factor during that time period.

 

Drafted a "month to month rental agreement for a set term" that was the rental agreement used by Rental Management Company on thousands of units. This agreement retained rights for the property owner not generally found in leases or month to month agreements.  This agreement was used thousands of times and to date has always held up in court.

 

Experience in innovative design, wetland banking, developer extension agreements, sewer lift stations, re-zones, code amendments, map amendments, building permits, grading permits, right of way permits, etc.

 

Started, owned and operated the highest volume drive through expresso stand, serving Seattle's Best Coffee in the world (according to Seattle's Best at the time of my ownership)

 

Permitted and sold a lube and filter business to Q-Lube.

 

Re-established a '80's - 47 unit apartment building, binding site plan (and associated mitigation fees) and converted project to 44 townhome project. (Westlake Pointe)

 

Obtained lot status of a 1,000 sqft lot and subsequent boundary line adjustment allowing the development of two substandard lakefront lots effectively doubling project yield.

 

Construction of spec homes and mobile homes.

 

Literally hundreds of remodels for minor to major renovations.

 

Developed commercially in the Lake Stevens Area using a septic system when code specifically disallowed such development.

 

Land division utilizing probate law, mining claims, and deeds prior to adoption of the subdivision code.

Employment

Owner / Operator of multi business simultaneously since 1992

 

2018 to Present                               Washington Properties, Owner & Designated Broker

 

1996 to 2018                                     Huber Development and Real Estate, Owner & Designated Broker | Specializing in land and development property

 

1998 to 2015                                     Rental Management Company LLC, Designated Broker 

                                                               Premier North Puget Sound | Single Family Management Firm - managing approximately 500 single family homes for builders, investors,                                                                           institutions and individual owners.  Services also included commercial management, lease ups and significant Ti's.

 

2003 to 2008                                    Faith Homes, Inc. President | Construction of new spec and rental homes