Why Choose Me

Why I’m different

Most agents list your home. I make buyers fall for it.

A Bellingham Broker, Photographer, and Certified Negotiation Expert. Turning listings into the home someone has to have.

Genaro Shaffer, Bellingham real estate broker
a different kind of broker
01

The film

I do my own video.

Not a slideshow of stills set to music. A real walkthrough film, shot and cut by me, plus the day-to-night time-lapses that make a home impossible to forget.

Curb appeal, in motion
Waterfront, from the air
Living spaces, in natural light
The estate, at dusk
The great room, water views
Lakeside, from above
02

The proof

Days, not months.

A handful of my listings that went under contract in under two weeks. Most closed over the asking price; one I took on after another agent sat on it for half a year. Hover a home, or tap on a phone, to see the numbers.

03

The light

Drag the line. Watch how backyard staging changes the feel.

Same backyard, same lens, but now styled, lit, and staged by me. They see the summer night they want to have. The colorful lighting, the furniture, and the fire are all my staging. There were four houses in the same price range and neighborhood as this, sitting on the market for months. This one sold in a week. That’s the power of planning, staging, lighting, and great photography.

Twilight 2 PM 2 PM Twilight

The same deck, bare in the afternoon, then staged, lit, and shot at twilight.

My edit Out of camera Out of camera My edit

Look at the windows: the camera blows them to white, but my edit brings back the bay, the islands, and the sky. That water view is what the buyer is paying for, so it belongs in the photo.

04

The negotiation

Certified to negotiate.

Anyone can list a house. The difference shows up after the offer lands, in the back-and-forth that sets your final price and terms. I am a Certified Negotiation Expert, trained by the Real Estate Negotiation Institute to handle exactly that.

Infographic, Certified Negotiation Expert: strategy not guesswork; persuasion by method; wins multiple-offer wars; the whole deal not just price; comprehensive strategy training in game theory, role play and best practices. Held by about 2 percent of agents. Real Estate Negotiation Institute, since 2006.
05

The eye

Your house will stand out.

These are all real listing photos. Most of them blur together, the kind you scroll right past without a second look. One of them is mine. Hover to find it.

A typical listing photo
This is a typical listing photo.
A typical listing photo
This is a typical listing photo.
A typical listing photo
This is a typical listing photo.
A typical listing photo
This is a typical listing photo.
My listing photo
This is my listing.
A typical listing photo
This is a typical listing photo.
A typical listing photo
This is a typical listing photo.
A typical listing photo
This is a typical listing photo.
A typical listing photo
This is a typical listing photo.
06

The gallery

The details buyers love but are often missed on a first showing.

I let the walls do the talking. For those things that are hard to see, I display those details as small vignettes throughout the house. So nobody leaves the house without knowing those awesome details that are easy to miss on a showing. Hover each one to see where it went.

07

From above

And I fly.

Licensed drone pilot. The shot that shows the lot lines, the tree cover, and how close the water really is, the context a photo from the sidewalk can never give a buyer.

Aerial drone photograph over a Bellingham property
Genaro Shaffer, real estate broker

Genaro Shaffer

Licensed real estate broker

The marketing is the difference.
The track record is the proof.

11+
years in Whatcom County
67+
homes sold
5.0
stars on Zillow

Certified Negotiation Expert

I fight for the last dollar, not the fast close.

Support local

One office, no corporate machine. Every year, millions of dollars get sucked out of our community to global chains. Keep it local!

Let’s make buyers fall for your home.

See what real marketing looks like for your address. Talk to Genaro, no pressure and no obligation.

Genaro Shaffer, Licensed Washington Real Estate Broker #27119, Bellwether Real Estate, Bellingham.