Marty Zier

Marty Zier

Managing Broker

Specialties

Buyer's Agent, Listing Agent

Client Testimonials

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​ ★★★★★
"Deborah Hansen and Marty Zier are top-notch professionals: They are service oriented, diligent, and extremely knowledgeable Realtors with vast experience in the Orcas Island Real Estate Market. Deborah and Marty listened to my wants and needs and successfully navigated me through the entire real estate process from showings to contract offers to closing. Deborah and Marty promptly provided me with valuable information and remained accessible throughout the process. I highly recommend them! -Lori "

★★★★★
"Marty and Deborah distinguished themselves in the following ways: They did a great job pricing our property. We had no idea that our house could command such a high price! Their many years of experience count. They insisted on carefully preparing the house for sale, offering both great guidelines and hands-on help. They engaged an excellent photographer who used both still photos and 3-D simulation to present the house in an ideal light—despite gloomy weather conspiring to make things difficult! Marty and Deborah prepare the houses they represent in advance and attend every showing. One might think that their attendance would be an annoyance to potential buyers, but on an island it is not. In practice, buyers and their agents always have questions about island life and, with Marty and Deborah present, those questions inevitably are directed at them. Once the questions start, Marty and Deborah effectively became the agents showing the house, with obvious benefits to us as sellers. During the sometimes tense interval between contract and closing, Marty and Deborah kept us apprised of progress along the way and stood at the ready to answer any questions, no matter how many or how small. Finally, at closing time, Marty helped us clear out the few remaining items that we needed to discard before handing the house over to its new owners. That was a big last-minute help. For all the reasons cited above and more, we most heartily recommend Marty Zier and Deborah Hansen for your next home sale. -Norman and Susan"

★★★★★
"We loved working with Deborah and Marty to find our forever home on Orcas. Their years of experience and knowledge were instrumental in helping us to find a home that fit our needs. They were patient and a joy to work with. We’d work with them again in a heartbeat. Thank you, Deborah and Marty. You are the best! -Greg and Lewis "


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About Marty
Marty has been a full time broker on Orcas Island for almost 30 years, spanning a dynamic evolutionary period of the real estate industry from pre-internet typewriters to zoom calls and social media. Compass is a natural progression for Marty as the cutting edge company fully committed to technological innovation. This affiliation with Compass is the final step in accommodating the wants and needs of his clients. The first was partnering with Deborah Hansen, a long time co-worker and experienced broker, who shares the quest to learn and focus on first rate service.

Marty's goal is to meet and exceed what is expected from him. Clients put an immense amount of trust into a Broker and a Broker's responsibility goes far beyond the fiduciary duty. He finds himself in the normal realm of advising clients on the aspects of construction, building inspections, locating property corners via hi-tech apps, and meeting San Juan County requirements. But it's just as common to find Marty helping a client move furniture, filling his truck with garbage for a last minute run to the dump or installing smoke/CO2 detectors. Educating a client on the real estate process, eliminating surprises and quick communication response times are key components to Marty's goals.

Trips to Washington State visiting family in the late 1960's first brought Marty to the San Juan's. By the early 1980's he attended high school in Anacortes and by 1982 his mother moved to Orcas Island. Summer trips and college breaks to Orcas began! Upon graduating college with a BS in Finance, he decided to leave a restaurant/bar/club job, move to Orcas with his wife and start a real estate career and island life with a revised set of life priorities. Nearly three decades later, Marty and his wife have raised four children, all graduated college and moved on to their professional careers.

Much of the last 10 years has been devoted to supporting his kids in their academic and collegiate sports, which involved many weekend trips around the country. In addition, childhood woodwork fiddling transitioned into home carpentry and remodeling that Marty enjoys and has spent 25 years altering the functional obsolescence in his ‘super 70’s’ home. Manicuring the yard, tending to 30 or so fruit trees and finding the latest deer proof plant connect him with nature. Old trucks and BMW motorcycles are also a passion that Marty has maintained for almost 40 years.

Marty Zier’s Listings

$3,675,000 | 1964 Channel Road, Deer Harbor, WA 98243
1/40

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By Compass

$3,675,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,818
Acres
1.15
a front view of a house with a yard
1/40

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By CompassVirtual Tour

$2,095,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
1,930
Acres
5.78
$1,950,000 | 8286 Orcas Road, Orcas Island, WA 98280
1/40

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By CompassVirtual Tour

$1,950,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
2,023
Acres
0.36
a blue swimming pool is sitting in front of a house
1/29

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By Compass

$1,750,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
1,565
Acres
0.65
$995,000 | 84 Albert Street, Orcas Island, WA 98279
1/34

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By CompassPending

$995,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
999
Acres
0.20
a view of a small house with wooden fence
1/21

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Listed By Compass

$499,000

Bedrooms
Unavailable
Bathrooms
Unavailable
Square Feet
Unavailable
Acres
1.92
a view of yard with green space
1/27

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By Compass

$499,000

Bedrooms
Unavailable
Bathrooms
Unavailable
Square Feet
Unavailable
Acres
19.89
a front view of a residential houses with yard and trees
1/13

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Listed By Compass

$430,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
828

Marty Zier’s Transactions

Past Sales
$5,000,000 | 592 Victorian Valley Drive, Orcas Island, WA 98280

$5,000,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
5
Square Feet
4,228
Acres
47

Courtesy of NWMLS

$3,500,000 | 81 Sunlight Cove Road, Orcas Island, WA 98245

$3,500,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,963
Acres
7.22

Courtesy of NWMLS

a view of a lake

$2,850,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
2,000
Acres
0.69

Courtesy of NWMLS

$2,650,000 | 72 Snipes Landing Drive, Orcas Island, WA 98245

$2,650,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
1,584
Acres
6.35

Courtesy of NWMLS

a garden view with a lake view

$2,600,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
1,854
Acres
0.63

Courtesy of NWMLS

a backyard of a house with table and chairs

$2,600,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
5,186
Acres
16.06

Courtesy of NWMLS

a front view of a house with garden

$2,550,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Square Feet
1,248
Acres
7.08

Courtesy of NWMLS

$2,500,000 | 340 Raintree Lane, Orcas Island, WA 98245

$2,500,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,900
Acres
5.08

Courtesy of NWMLS

a view of a yard with a tree

$2,300,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
2,812
Acres
9.42

Courtesy of NWMLS

a view of a yard with plants and large trees

$2,250,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
2,961
Acres
4.73

Courtesy of NWMLS

an aerial view of a house with mountain view

$2,200,000

Acres
16.01

Courtesy of NWMLS

a front view of a house with a yard

$2,175,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Square Feet
3,538
Acres
9.6

Courtesy of NWMLS

$2,150,000 | 725 West Beach Road, Orcas Island, WA 98245

$2,150,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
3,292
Acres
80.88

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,900,000 | 650 Deer Point Road, Orcas Island, WA 98279

$1,900,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
5
Square Feet
2,948
Acres
3.07

Courtesy of NWMLS

a living room with furniture tv and a floor to ceiling window

$1,875,000

Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
2,968
Acres
0.83

Courtesy of NWMLS

a view of a lake

$1,850,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
3,094
Acres
18.79

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,800,000 | 609 Spring Hill Road, Orcas Island, WA 98245

$1,800,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
4,256
Acres
19.34

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,760,000 | 633 Cayou Valley Road, Orcas Island, WA 98243

$1,760,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
3,268
Acres
1.70

Courtesy of NWMLS