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Rick Bunzel

Rick Bunzel is a Reserve Study Analyst and License Home Inspector  with 42 years of business experience. He founded Mountain View Property Inspections in Boulder, CO in 2002, founded Pacific Crest Inspections in Anacortes,WA in 2005 and Pacific Crest Reserves in 2008.

Education
He has his BA degree in business, is a Washington Licensed Home Inspector, an ASHI Certified Inspector, Certified Real Estate Inspector with the National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI), and a FHA HUD Inspector.  He has inspected over 7000 properties in his career and performed hundreds of reserve study inspections since 2008.

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Charlie Barefield

Charlie is a Reserve Analyst and General Contractor with over 32 years of professional building experience. He has performed hundreds of reserves studies for small and large associations.  He has served as general manager of one of the major home builders in the Skagit county area and went on to become managing member and general partner of Island Development Company in Anacortes, WA.

Charlie’s education background includes a BA in Aeronautical Science and applied engineering, earning advanced flight certifications for commercial, instrument, multi engine and flight instructor.

Charlie has also spent several years in marine related activities including marina design, construction and management. He took three years off and sailed throughout the South Pacific and New Zealand waters, 1989 – 1992.

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Buni Bunzel

Buni is a managing partner who runs the company behind the scenes and wears many hats; she has over 28 years of marketing and customer service experience.  She has several years of board level experience running a large Home Owners Association.

Education
She has a BA degree in Liberal Arts with a Math minor.

Our Mission Statement

Pacific Crest Reserves mission is to provide the highest level of value and quality of service in our industry. As highly trained and courteous professionals we will act as advocates for our clients, presenting unbiased information in an easy to understand, user friendly format. Our role is to educate our clients and be a resource for them both during and after the reserve study. Our services are available at reasonable cost. We promise courtesy and respect for associations and management companies who will benefit from our comprehensive, qualitative reserve studies and assessments that deliver thorough and accurate information in a timely fashion.