Suquamish next hot spot?

I've had enough e-mails about Suquamish in the past weeks to post this note again. There has been rapid progress on a new community center and a boat dock. What used to be the remains (known locally as The Slab) of the attempted destruction of a community in the nineteenth century will soon be one of the jewels of Kitsap County.

Suquamish, north of Bainbridge Island and east of Poulsbo, is a checkerboard community. Some of the land is owned by the Port Gamble Tribe, some by non-tribal residents. Homeowners in Suquamish Shores, on land leased from the tribe, know the land lease will expire. At that time, they will have to move their homes or lose them.

These homeowners have known about the expiration date from the time they bought their homes. Now is the time for them to purchase non-tribal land to the north of their present location and begin making plans to move their homes. And if you're thinking of buying affordable land for the future, consider Suquamish.

Land and home values are certain to increase here in the next 3-5 years. And don't be surprised if the new dock provides a fast ferry to Seattle.