Real Estate Broker · Washington State

Property problems solved from the foundation up.

I buy, fix, list, and sell distressed homes in Snohomish County and across the Puget Sound. When a property is complicated — probate, divorce, pre-foreclosure, deferred maintenance — full-stack execution beats a polished pitch. I bring both.

Corey Ihler, real estate broker at Keller Williams North Sound
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KW North Sound · License #22023575
Recent Transactions · 2022 – 2026

Evidence over adjectives. Here's the work.

$895K
Bellingham
Mar 2026 · 6,459 sf
$850K
Marysville
Dec 2022 · 4,232 sf
$755K
Everett
Apr 2025 · Silver Lake flip
$670K
Arlington
Jan 2026
$567K
Lake Stevens
Sep 2024
$560K
Marysville
Feb 2025
$485K
Lynnwood
Nov 2024
$45K
Marysville
Feb 2025 · Manufactured

Closed volume across eight representative transactions · $4.93M · single agent, multiple niches, one engine.

Case Study · Silver Lake

A tarped roof
and a 32-day sale.

9530 24th Ave SE, Everett. Purchased in January 2025 at $430,305 with the roof failing and the lawn abandoned. I was the owner, co-listing agent, and the person on-site when we pulled the tarps off. By April 29th it closed at $755,000 — 7.9% over ask, 32 days on market.

$430K
Acquired
$755K
Sold
32d
On Market
Before · January 2025 Corey Ihler in front of the distressed Silver Lake property on acquisition day, tarped roof visible
After · Listed March 2025 The same Silver Lake home after renovation — new roof, refreshed siding, clean landscaping
Renovated kitchen with quartz waterfall island and stainless appliances Renovated living room with refreshed fireplace and hardwood flooring
Specialties

Complicated isn't a problem. It's the problem I solve.

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Distressed & Fix-and-Flip

From condemnation notices to deferred maintenance that scares conventional buyers away. I underwrite the rehab, coordinate the contractors, and either list the finished product or help an investor do the same. Silver Lake is one of many.

Investors · Rehabbers · Tired Landlords
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Probate & Estate Sales

A property left to heirs is rarely market-ready. I work alongside probate attorneys and executors to prepare, price, and move homes through estate administration — often with multiple stakeholders who need the same clear answer.

Attorney Referrals · Executors · Family Estates
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Divorce & Pre-Foreclosure

Life-transition sales demand more than a listing. They demand discretion, tight timelines, and a broker who won't add chaos. I've built processes for divorcing couples and homeowners facing foreclosure that prioritize speed and dignity.

Family Law Referrals · Homeowners in Distress
The Difference

Full-stack execution, not a handoff to ten vendors.

Most agents are listing-and-showing specialists. Distressed and transitional property work demands more — negotiation across contested stakeholders, contractor coordination when a roof is literally tarped, and a marketing engine that reaches the right buyer quickly. That's the job I actually do.

Negotiation where stakes are highest

Probate co-heirs. Divorcing spouses. Pre-foreclosure sellers. Investor buyers watching margin. The negotiation posture for each is different — and the wrong one blows the deal.

Contractor coordination, not contractor referrals

I run punch lists, manage scopes, and stay on-site when it matters. The Silver Lake flip wasn't subcontracted to a flipper I knew — it was my project, my budget, my exterior handoff.

Wholesaling & investor relationships

If a property needs to move off-market, I know the investors who actually close. If it needs retail marketing to maximize price, I run that engine too. The question is which tool fits the problem.

Marketing that does the heavy lifting

Full staging, professional photography, MLS syndication through KW North Sound, and direct outreach to qualified buyer lists. Over-ask and under-DOM happen when the prep work was done before the sign went up.

Spring Home Show · April 24–26

Win a $500 Home Depot gift card & signed Seahawks memorabilia.

Visit the booth at the Washington State Evergreen Spring Home Show or enter online. Kam Chancellor signed cleats, signed mini-helmet, and a $500 Home Depot gift card — one winner takes all.

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Let's Talk

Every hard property has one right person to call.

Whether you're sitting on a probate file, considering a flip, or waking up to a foreclosure letter — the conversation is free and direct. I'll tell you what I'd do if it were mine.