Michael Ofstad

Michael Ofstad

BKR, NINJA

CONTACT

Main

(425) 948-9848

Cell

(425) 948-9848 Message Me

Office

(360) 629-8233

Website

http://michaelofstad.withwre.com

Offices

Stanwood

Windermere Real Estate/CIR
7359 267th St. NW Suite D

Stanwood, WA 98292

Whether you’re seeking peace, the beautiful outdoors, or want to surround yourself with kind-hearted people, our island community truly does have it all. I have been visiting the Camano Island/Stanwood area my entire life and now live here full-time. For me and my family, Camano represents a separation from the hectic world of the mainland (or city) life; it brings an appreciation of a more basic life of leisure and appreciation of the Earth. Living and working in Stanwood/Camano Island is extremely rewarding.

I love being a real estate agent and get great enjoyment in helping my clients make choices that will move them forward with their life plans. With home ownership, at times, comes fear and anxiety. My ability to connect with my clients on a personal level, finding that common ground through empathy and honesty, enables us to communicate more freely about their home wants and desires. Clients trust that I have their best interest at heart, always, and as a result, we’re able to work together in a way that is efficient and smooth.

When I’m not helping clients, I enjoy spending time with my wonderful family, writing and playing music with my band, practicing Taekwondo (I hold a 3rd degree black belt), being out on the water crabbing or boating, or helping in my community.

Currently, my real estate niche is residential, vacant land, investment properties, and first-time home buyers. If you require an agent and want to work with someone who is effective, honest, patient, helpful, and knowledgeable of the local market, please reach out to me. I’d love to help you!

4 Reviews on Zillow

Highly likely to recommend

2021-11-29 -marygiles1975

Helped me buy and sell homes

Mike has been great to work with. First with the selling of my parents home after their unexpected passing a couple years ago, and more recently with the purchase of my first home. We looked at so many properties, but finally found the right one and couldn't be happier!

Highly likely to recommend

2022-08-24 -maps38

Listed and sold a home

An all 5-star review for Michael is not inflated! We would add more if we could.We couldn't have asked for a better agent to help us sell our home. We're meticulous with details and rarely work with anyone that meets our requirements, but Michael EXCEEDED our hopes for an exceptional agent.He caught one thing after another on the buyers' contracts, immediately contacted us, then contacted the agents to clarify the issues and required the agents fix the contract to protect us legally and to ensure there was no confusion as to what exactly we were agreeing to with the buyers. He reviewed all the offers, comparing them to one another, and we discussed the pros and cons of each. He never pushed us in any direction, just listened to us and based on his very attentiveness in learning who we were and what we wanted, presented possibilities in each offer, good and bad. He made a complicated process so easy to navigate! What we were most grateful for was how detailed he was working through the contract, always with the intention of avoiding confusion, both buyer and seller fully understanding all aspects of the sale. Usually, we read everything word for word, so tedious for us, but with Michael, he did the word for word reading WITH us, the entire contract, explaining anything we didn't fully understand, so things went quickly, easy.We were impressed with his knowledge of the contract terminology, his ability to break it down into layman's terms, and we proceeded with confidence signing all docs readily. He was so thorough that all went incredibly smoothly all the way to receiving the check from escrow. Michael was always available, so much so we had to refrain from calling him too late or early! We knew he'd pick up, and on the rare occasions when he didn't, he'd return our call within an hour at most. He responded just as quickly to texts and emails. He was very fluid that way - we texted, emailed, and phoned, whatever was right at the time. Michael was a delight to work with as well! He really listened to us, didn't suggest things that weren't our style, gave advice when asked for things like staging and what would be good to do for the easiest sale, such as getting a pre-inspection or changing out our old water heater, things like that. He was on top of everything, super detail-oriented and saw things we didn't even know to look for. As a result, we had all paperwork ready to hand over to our eventual buyer before the buyer even asked for it. This is one reason why the sale went so smoothly and quickly. Michael made sure before we listed to list all the things we'd need to have, ready to hand over like a well inspection, septic pump and inspection, etc.He knew what potential buyers would ask for when buying a house and an outbuilding on acreage. We did what he suggested, and all went like clockwork. We got the price we wanted for our house, and we got the buyers we wanted, too! We'd grown to love our land and house after 20 years and hoped for specific buyers. Of course, you can't really control who buys your house, but you can choose the young family over the overseas investor! Michael never pushed us to go for the buyer who'd pay the most like so many agents would. He presented all the facts and let us decide.We simply can't say enough about how much Michael helped us with this sale. We had a family emergency all during the sale that began a few days before the listing date. We chose to go ahead with the sale and even had to cancel a couple days of showings, but Michael rolled with the punches, making all good with us, the other agents, and their people. He even came over with his truck to help us move something during escrow. This is a long review, and I'm sure after I post it, I will remember one more thing, two more...things Michael did for us. We can't recommend Michael enough as an agent with genuine integrity, someone who listens and doesn't put his own values and preferences onto the buyer. He sees who you are, what you're after, and he makes sure to work toward what you want. And in his sphere of expertise as a RE agent, he just shines. His meticulousness ensures there are no surprises at doc signing time, thus ensuring all goes smoothly and on time. Oh! One more thing - at closing there was a possibility the county would record the docs late for some reason that was related to how the county does things, and Michael anticipated this and did what needed to be done, calling the county early, etc, and ensured the sale was recorded with Snohomish county on time. Thus, our escrow closed perfectly on time. In fact, we got our check earlier than expected. We did all he told us to do,. and we made out! Two months later, we're still marveling at how wonderful it was working with Michael. Michael Ofstad is the most amazing real estate agent. He's a really super nice guy, too, interesting and fun!

Highly likely to recommend

2020-05-21 -zuser20160116195903747

Helped me buy home

Mike went way above and beyond. I lost count of how many houses and lots of land we went to, but it was a LOT! He was always professional and courteous. He really went the distance to make sure we got into the perfect house for us. I tell all of my friends and family that they need to contact Mike if they want to buy or sell. You definitely won't regret it.

Highly likely to recommend

2020-05-22 -mike cona

Helped me buy home

Michael was great to work with, he knows the market, always kept me up to date, and was always one step ahead in knowing how to help me deal with financing issues. Excellent real estate knowledge, I would highly recommend him........