WOW!
Washington is a big state with 7 Million people!

So, I thought it would be a great idea to open a real estate office in Southwest Washington near Portland along the Columbia River and sell people on the idea of buying real estate in Mexico!
After all, I have lived in Los Cabos for most of the past 18 years and I know the country and the market.
OK, so then I get this information on my computer about the competition up here..... and again I say, WOW!  DOUBLE WOW!!  Seriously, check this out......

As part of the Puget Sound Business Journal's Book of Lists, this highly-respected business publication has periodically published a Residential Real Estate Firms' list that ranks the region's top real estate firms. The Residential Real Estate Firms' rankings are based on residential sales volume in the Puget Sound area, with Windermere reporting more than double the sales volume of its closest competitor.

This is an excerpt from an article that appeared in the April 20.26, 2012 issue of The Puget Sound Business Journal.

Puget Sound Real Estate Rankings of Residential Real Estate Firms:

The largest in the Puget Sound area.  Ranked by residential sales volume for 2011:

1.  Windermere Real Estate | Seattle, WA | www.windermere.com 
      -  2011 Residential Sales Volume  =  $9,652,900,000
      -  Licensed Agents  =  2,886
      -  Offices in Washington 142
2   John L. Scott Real Estate | Issaquah, WA | johnlscott.com
       -  2011 Residential Sales Volume  = $4,091,400,000
       -  Licensed Agents  = 1,598
       -  Offices in Washington  = 74
3   Coldwell Banker Bain | Parsippany, NJ | coldwellbanker.com
       -  2011 Residential Sales Volume  = (Would not disclose)
       -  Licensed Agents  = (Would not disclose)
       -  Offices in Washington  = 37
4   RE/MAX LLC | Denver, CO | remax.com
       -  2011 Residential Sales Volume  = $2,395,000,000
       -   Licensed Agents  = 893
       -   Offices in Washington  = 47
5   Keller Williams | Seattle, WA | kwgreaterseattle.com
       -   2011 Residential Sales Volume  = $1,646,600,000
       -   Licensed Agents  = 799
       -   Offices in Washington  = 17

Those of us who have lived in Los Cabos know how many people own real estate from the West Coast of the U.S.A.  We are so accessible and it is so safe here that the sunshine makes it the perfect place to be on vacation, or for owning a second or retirement home.  By the way, those numbers are in US DOLLARS and in BILLIONS with a "B".  Viva!!