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Mistakes to Avoid When Buying Real Estate in Seattle
BUYER TIPS, Seattle Living, Seattle Real Estate, UncategorizedSo, you're preparing to buy a home in Seattle? Congratulations! The Emerald City has lots to offer - it's a perfect mix of the urban environment with beautiful nature and rich culture. Not to mention it boasts flourishing educational and job…

The Ultimate Home Inspection Checklist for Seattle Buyers
BUYER TIPS, Home Inspection, Seattle Real Estate, UNIQUE PROPERTIESFinding the perfect Seattle home can be a long and painstaking process. And once you find the home that seems right for you, a smaller or a bigger one, a house inspection might seem like an unnecessary expense. After all, you want to save as…

Should You Buy or Rent in Seattle
BUYER TIPS, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, Seattle Living, Seattle Real EstateIt's never easy to decide whether you should keep renting a place or take the plunge and make that colossal investment in your property. If you keep renting, you pay a lot of money to live someplace, and in the end, there is no equity. You just…

Moving to a Smaller Home in Seattle: How to Make it Work
BUYER TIPS, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, Seattle Real EstateSo, you have decided to take the plunge and downsize to a smaller Seattle home. Maybe it’s your kids, flying from the coop. Perhaps it’s the need to boost your financial health. Or, maybe you found yourself drowning in clutter and decided…

Why water is the best neighbor in the world
BUYER TIPS, Healthy Living, NEW CONSTRUCTION, Seattle Real Estate, UNIQUE PROPERTIESHave you noticed that simply being by the water induces a sense of calm and well-being over you? Is this all placebo or is there actually some science going on here? People say living next to a lake, river, sea or ocean actually improves their…

Why Buy New Construction?
BUYER TIPS, NEW CONSTRUCTION1. Low-Cost Maintenance
One of the most significant financial benefits of a new construction home is the low maintenance costs. With modern appliances, efficient heating/cooling, and freshly placed plumbing, new construction homes are designed…

Seattle Real Estate During Covid-19
COVID-19, Seattle Real EstateIn Seattle, it feels as though life has begun to inch back to normalcy, or at the very least, we are adapting. However, the road to recovery follows a different timeline from city to city, so we're still looking for that nation-wide trend of…

Is 2020 a Good Time to Sell?
Seattle Real Estate, SELLER TIPSFeeling a little drained after the past few months? Understandable considering all of the chaos that has ensued in the wake of COVID. Some sellers saw the uncertainty in what this chaos held for the future housing market and decided to wait…