Artfully Uniting Extraordinary Properties With Extraordinary Lives
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HEART OF THE ISLAND This comfortable 3 bedroom 2 bath home is centrally located on approximately 1.3+/-acres. The immaculate, Super Good Cents certified, manufactured home is 1404 sf, with master suite at one end & 2 bedrooms at the other. Open ceilings, roomy kitchen, cozy woodstove & sunny deck. Take pleasure in the magic of the land w/colorful gardens, seasonal creek and spacious yard. 24' Nesting Bird yurt, w/power & woodstove, suitable for shop or studio. Significant price reduction if purchased with adjacent lot. MLS #28126536. FULL LISTING > 
LISA LAWRENCE, AGENT
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Meet Lisa Lawrence
LOCAL ISLANDER WITH REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE
If you're looking for local knowledge and experience, Lisa has it. When you arrive on the island for the first time and fall in love with the natural beauty and the quaint little town of Friday Harbor, many of you will want to explore the dream of living here. Lisa is a native islander, multi-generational on both sides of her family. After years of commercial salmon fishing and other odd jobs around the island, she settled on real estate as her livelihood in 1994.
She was initially drawn to real estate sales with the hope that she would spend her days hiking around the island showing prospective customers property.
Of course there is much more to this business than looking at property. Lisa is a creative thinker and loves the negotiation process, working with other agents & people involved in the transaction as well as processing the paperwork. She successfully guides her clients to financing, inspection, land & building experts and enjoys the extensive research needed for each listing and sale. She has successfully closed many transactions & looks forward to the opportunity to work with you.
FAMILY - HISTORY
Lisa's husband, Jim, runs Thirsty Goose Farm, an organic farm where they raise lamb, tomatoes, apples and Friesian horses. They also raised two daughters here and most recently are thrilled to be new grandparents.
Lisa's dad, Charlie Nash, was born here on the island and was the Postmaster for many years. He was also a commercial salmon fisher here and in Alaska. Lisa's mom, Betty Chevalier Nash, was born here too and was raised on the outer islands of Waldron and Speiden. Betty's grandmothers were both of Native American decent, one from the Swinomish Tribe in LaConner, WA the other from a local, island tribe, the Mitchell Bay Tribe. Lisa's parents still live here on the island, as well as her three brothers & their families. The history of the islands and her family is very important to Lisa and she hopes to someday gather as many stories as she can and get them on paper.
PASSIONS - HOBBIES
Growing up on the island, riding her horse from hilltop to waters edge, Lisa really learned her way around the islands and developed a deep love for the natural beauty of the land and the surrounding waters. Trips to Waldron Island to stay with her grandparents in the summer gave her an understanding for the need for open space, undisturbed areas & quiet.
This love of open space led her to the San Juan County Land Bank where she served as a board member for 8 years. One may wonder, "why a real estate agent on the board of a land preservation group"? She sees first hand the development of the islands and the shrinking habitat, forest and open space. Land Preservation is critical to these islands and always will be in Lisa's eyes. Her other hobbies include horses, oil painting & writing.
"I am fortunate to be a native islander. I was raised on this beautiful island, free to explore and enjoy much of the rural landscape, small town, neighboring islands and waters as a youth.
If you are a newcomer, you may see a small town & a rural landscape much they way I did and you're excited to explore the possibility of living here and buying a home or building your own house. If you're already an islander you may want to sell, move off, scale down, or explore a commercial opportunity; whatever it may be I would enjoy the opportunity to speak with you and help you with your real estate needs.
I have over 15 years experience in residential, vacant land, commercial/condominium real estate, all on the island. In this unique market where the norm is non-existent, I can offer my local knowledge, experience in real estate and my personal experience with buying and selling island property."