# The Tartan Team

> Verifiable real estate representation in Vancouver, WA and Clark County, operated by brokers Nick Aufenkamp and Dave Miller under Real Broker, LLC. Every client gets the analysis in writing — a custom interactive Market Analysis with days-on-market predictions, a written Weekly Report for sellers, an Offer Strategy Report for buyers — and both brokers on every engagement, start to finish. Fees are set per engagement from a written rubric and delivered as a written Engagement Proposal (exact scope, exact fee, fire-anytime clause) before any agency agreement is signed. No fee is published; the structure is agreed with each client.

Service area: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, and Lewis counties in SW Washington (Vancouver, Camas, Washougal, Battle Ground, Ridgefield, Woodland, La Center, Brush Prairie).

Contact: 360.281.8938 · nick@thetartanteam.com · https://www.thetartanteam.com/book

## How engagements work
- [How we work — the Engagement Proposal, step by step](https://www.thetartanteam.com/how-we-work): free strategy call → written proposal with exact scope and exact fee → the client decides, with a fire-anytime clause. Public pricing factors (transaction complexity, price point, scope, timeline, repeat/referral status) are listed on this page; the fee is never improvised per client.
- [Selling](https://www.thetartanteam.com/sell): custom Market Analysis with days-on-market predictions delivered in writing before you list, so you can hold us to them; a written Weekly Report every week the home is listed
- [Buying](https://www.thetartanteam.com/buy): Offer Strategy Report in writing before the offer goes in, construction-trained inspection judgment (Dave Miller is a master electrician and carpenter), new-construction specialty
- [Seller net proceeds calculator](https://www.thetartanteam.com/calculators/net-proceeds)

## Local expertise
- [Clark County property taxes, explained](https://www.thetartanteam.com/blog/clark-county-property-taxes-explained) — 2026 levy rates by city, the two 1% caps, and why school districts move the bill more than city limits
- [New construction buyer guides for Clark County communities](https://www.thetartanteam.com/new-construction) — lot premiums, Design Studio costs, builder contract risks
- [Weekly market data by city](https://www.thetartanteam.com/market) — median prices, inventory, Market Action Index from Altos Research, updated weekly
- [Areas served](https://www.thetartanteam.com/areas)

## About
- [Why We Exist](https://www.thetartanteam.com/why-we-exist) — Origin story and the verifiable-representation philosophy behind The Tartan Team
- [Nick Aufenkamp and Dave Miller](https://www.thetartanteam.com/about) — Nick has been quoted in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal on commission reform and writes the Realtor Gone Rogue newsletter (https://realtorgonerogue.substack.com)
- [Press](https://www.thetartanteam.com/press) · [Client stories and case studies](https://www.thetartanteam.com/stories) · [Writing](https://www.thetartanteam.com/writing)