Estate & Probate
A calm, coordinated path for executors and heirs — including remote management for out-of-state families.
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Find a home that suits your next chapter.
Whether you're settling an estate, downsizing after decades, buying your first home, or building a portfolio — I guide North Sound families through life's biggest transitions with calm, clarity, and boutique-luxury service.
A guide, not just a realtor
Some moves are about square footage. The ones I handle are about your life.
Estates, downsizing, first homes, and first investments each carry their own weight. I meet you where you are — and coordinate every step so the process feels steady instead of overwhelming.
Where are you in the journey?
Choose your path
Downsizing & Transitions
Single-level living, rent-backs, and buy-before-you-sell strategies — sale plus logistics, one plan.
Explore downsizing →First-Time Buyers
Affordability corridors, down-payment assistance, and commuter value across Lake Stevens & Marysville.
Start learning →Investors
Multi-family zoning shifts, cap-rate framing, and days-on-market intel along the I-5 corridor.
See the data →22
Years of experience
CNE
Certified Negotiation Expert
3
Counties: Snohomish · King · Island
86
Countries of Sotheby's reach
The transition, step by step
A steady, four-step process
Assess
We walk your home and your situation at your pace — no prep needed, nothing formal.
Plan
A clear plan and timeline: pricing, prep, and the right sequence for buying or selling.
Prepare
Staging, showroom-quality photography, drone & video — plus cleanout and vendor coordination.
Settle in
Skilled negotiation to closing day, and a smooth handoff to your next chapter.
Why a transition guide matters
The difference is the coordination
Going it alone
- Juggling attorneys, cleanout crews, and movers yourself
- Guessing whether to sell as-is or invest in repairs
- Hard to manage from out of state
- Emotional decisions made under time pressure
- Listing photos that don't do the home justice
With Sarah
- One coordinated plan — sale and logistics together
- A clear as-is vs. improve analysis before you spend a dollar
- Your boots on the ground; remote-friendly every step
- A kind, steady hand that meets you where you are
- Showroom-quality marketing that maximizes your equity
Local expertise, North to Island
Neighborhoods I know by heart
Every home pictured here is one I represented and sold — not stock photography.
Home baseBothell
High-equity homes, ready to right-size.
Investor watchEverett
Multi-family zoning & rental upside.
Light rail & upzoningLynnwood
The corridor's fastest-changing market.
Affordability corridorMarysville
Where first-time buyers find real value.
Island CountyCamano Island
Waterfront downsizing & second homes.
Also servingEdmonds & north
Stanwood · Lake Stevens · Snohomish · Arlington.
A real track record
Recently sold
From first condos to two-million-dollar estates — every client gets the same effort, the same marketing, and the same respect.
Sold
$2,000,000
2430 Squak Mountain Loop SW
Issaquah · 4 bd
Sold
$1,726,000
7337 48th Avenue NE
Seattle · 4 bd
Sold
$1,035,000
13811 34th Avenue NW
Marysville · 4 bd
Sold
$900,000
23510 13th Place W
Bothell · 3 bd
Showroom-quality marketing
Your home, presented the way it deserves.
Every listing I take gets the full treatment: professional photography, drone, and video, produced alongside some of the region's best stagers. Then it goes out through Sotheby's International Realty's global network — 1,100 offices across 86 countries.
That presentation is what turns a house into a buyer's next home — and it's how estates and downsizing sellers capture every dollar of the equity they've built.
How I work →Free resources
Guides for every kind of move
For executors & heirs
The Snohomish County Executor's Guide
A calm, step-by-step walkthrough of selling estate property — timelines, taxes, and the vendor network that lightens the load.
Get the guideFor downsizers
The Bothell-to-Skagit Downsizing Checklist
How to maximize equity and minimize stress when it's finally time to right-size — from sorting to sold.
Get the checklistFor investors
Quarterly I-5 Corridor Rent & ROI Report
Multi-family rent trends, cap rates, and zoning changes in Lynnwood and Everett — delivered every quarter.
Get the reportSarah helped me sell my mom's home during a very difficult time. I'd absolutely recommend her for those going through major transitions — someone kind-hearted and capable of meeting you where you are.Christina C. · Estate sale, North Sound
Meet Sarah
A Pacific Northwest native who treats every client the same.
Sarah Barnard is a boutique-luxury broker with Marketplace Sotheby's International Realty. A Mercer Island native with 22 years in real estate, she's known for showroom-quality marketing — drone, video, and professional photography with the region's best stagers — and for coordinating the entire process so it feels seamless and stress-free.
Her clients describe her the same way again and again: detail-oriented, deeply kind, and steady through the hardest moves. That's exactly who you want guiding a transition.
Certified Negotiation Expert
Licensed Broker
Sotheby's International Realty
Let's talk about your move
A free, confidential consult — no pressure, no obligation.
Tell me a little about your situation and I'll personally reach out within one business day. We can meet by phone, video, or in your home — whatever's easiest for you.
Prefer to talk now? Call or text +1 206.309.9506.