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AppraisalMS appraises homes on Bainbridge Island for purchases, refinances, estates, divorces and Kitsap County tax appeals, working from our Lynnwood office. For a quote, put the property address in the box at the top of this page, or phone (425) 967-3498.
The whole island is one city: Winslow incorporated in 1947 and annexed the rest in 1991, per HistoryLink. The 2020 Census counted 24,825 residents. Ferries run from Winslow to Seattle's Colman Dock, a 35 minute ride per Wikipedia.
Downtown covers about 1.5 square miles on Eagle Harbor, with the ferry terminal at the end of Winslow Way. Condos, townhomes and older houses on small lots sit within a walk of the boat, so we read HOA budgets and measure that walk.
Close to the ferry, with many homes on or near the private Wing Point golf club, per a local broker guide. Older sections touch the water. Yeomalt Point, at the north edge, has shared private beach access, so the easement is read before a beach is credited to the house.
A south end village around the Lynwood Theatre, open since 1936, with low bank waterfront on flat lots along Pleasant Beach Drive. The city's South Island sewer takes new connections only during a June open call, so sewer or septic is confirmed for every house.
An Army post on Rich Passage, on the southwest side, from 1890 until 1958. Some fort buildings became homes, and many houses are on the city's Historic Register, so remodel history guides the comps.
The north end around Port Madison Bay was the first Kitsap County seat and holds the planned Hidden Cove Estates. Point Monroe, also called Hedley Spit, is a sand spit lined with houses, and its sales are compared with other low bank homes before bluff lots.
Rolling Bay centers on Sunrise Drive NE and NE Valley Road on the east side, and most of it is not on the water, per Wikipedia. Manitou Beach is the nearby shoreline. We confirm frontage or a view at the house, whatever the address says.
The middle of the island, with multi acre lots and New Brooklyn parcels of 5 to 10 acres or more, per a broker guide. City water reaches Fletcher Bay; many rural homes use wells and septic. Usable land and water source count before acreage.
Water comes first. Low bank beach, high bank bluff, shared access and a view with no frontage are separate comp sets. The city's Shoreline Master Program, updated in 2014 and amended in 2021 for nonconforming structures, can limit rebuilding near the water.
Next comes the ferry: a home near the Winslow dock and one at the north end draw different buyers. Then sewer or septic, well or city water, and usable land.
We do purchase, refinance and FHA appraisals for lenders, plus estate, divorce, pre listing and relocation work ordered by owners and attorneys. Contesting an assessment? Read our property tax appeal guide.
Expect the report on the date we set, with updates along the way. Gerry has trained dozens of appraisers over three decades, and the field habits he teaches show here: bank height, beach access and sewer or septic status are confirmed on site, not copied from a listing.
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