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The land there is pretty valuable: 3 acres on Sammammish River with the bike trail there, on top of being walking distance to Downtown Redmond. I think $100,000 per 2,500 sq ft lot (for building townhomes) seems cheap to me, but reasonable after you…
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I've never used any of these personally, but there are a few realtors that hang out on this blog regularly and have even paid for a few ads on the blog. If you prefer the traditional full-service realtor, there is Ira Sacharoff (http://freespiri…
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davidlosh@davidlosh.com wrote: Agents over price thier own houses and wait. The book Freakonomics has a good chapter on this phenomenon. The author uses it as evidence that real estate agents don't actually work in the best interest of thei…
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based on the two recent comparable sales linked below and the limited info I can get sitting at my computer, I'd say more like $600,000. http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/520-N- ... ome/299037 This house has the same number of beds, baths, sq ft …
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Whether to rent or buy right now depends on how long you plan on living there, which depends on how likely you will need (or want) to move. If you will probably live there for 10 years, consider buying, otherwise rent. If you pass the long-term t…
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BillE wrote: One photo listings? Not getting out of the car for the pic? How about not even taking the picture? The commission is only going to be $5,000. Come on, would you bother taking a picture for only $5,000?
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From their press release about the sale: "'We're offering unparalleled product at a tremendous value,' said Pryde. 'This is reflected in attractive monthly payments and provides for capital appreciation – the law of supply and demand will put upward…
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I like to look at http://spotcrime.com/wa/seattle for a general idea on current neighborhood safety. Looking at that website, while Belltown isn't the most dangerous area of the city, I wouldn't call it a safe neighborhood either. In Belltown's s…
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"Combined with the $65 million it lost in the prior nine months" Where do you see that? According to the statement you linked. They had a net positive income of $36 million from 1/1/08 - 9/30/08. I can't find any evidence of a net loss for a quar…
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Pretty easy. See http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realesta ... cense.html I haven't done it, but all you have to do is take the course (offered all over the place online, or in person at places like North Seattle Community College among others I'm …
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Check out Bryant... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant,_Seattle A quick search on craigslist for keywords "Bryant" & "Garage" bring up http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/apa/1438892990.html & http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/apa/143701…
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Markor wrote: Wow. This is why I'll be encouraging my kid to learn one of the skills that is last to go in a recession. Also don't work for a company that goes down hard in a bust, unless you get compensating bonuses in boom times (e.g. Wall Stree…
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regarding competition, socialism and competition are not necessarily mutually exclusive. A good example is airplane manufacturers. Airbus is owned by many European countries. Boeing you could also argue is subsidized by the USA government through mi…
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Jon - socailism does not equal communism. Your reference to socialism in China and Russia show that you do not understand this point. Communism is a theorical idea of an economy that has evolved past money. China and Russia tried to reach Communism …
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deprogram wrote: rose-colored-coolaid wrote: deprogram wrote: Actually, the stakes have been rising since the mid 90s, but economic bubble theory isn't taught in primary school. I am not an economist, but is there an actual economic…
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rose-colored-coolaid wrote: deprogram wrote: Actually, the stakes have been rising since the mid 90s, but economic bubble theory isn't taught in primary school. I am not an economist, but is there an actual economic bubble theory? Like…
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Just because you fit some mortgage lender's standard ratio of 28% doesn't mean you can afford a mortgage worth that much. That's just what the lender has decided would be the MOST they would lend you. You should decide what you can afford, not your …
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explorer wrote: Service at most CU's is not as good, but they are all basically no-frills operations. I can agree with that about BECU. I went into one of their "neighborhood banking centers" once to get change for a $20 and they couldn't d…
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Pndscm wrote: perfectfire wrote: 7.5% can't be right can it? I think they do that on the first $500 you deposit and then it's like .03% after that or something... Yes I only get paid the nice APY on the first $500 in my checking …
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I switched from WaMu to BECU back in 2007 because BECU paid me better interest rates on checking (7.5% compared to 0%) and I never looked back. BECU is currently in good financial condition and is the second largest financial institution still stand…
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I'm watching the same market, North Seattle condos, with the idea that I might buy one someday. With these it's easy to compare the condos to something that would rent for similar. From what I've read, a fair price for a property/condo would be 150-…
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Sniglet. I always wonder after reading your posts... where are you putting your money? Are you stashing it under a mattress? Maybe shorting stocks? Just curious.
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tomtom wrote: Reading. It's fundamental. Including tiny text explaining *'s at the bottom of posts.
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ira s wrote: . This can be accomplished via income taxes and estate taxes to help redistribute money so that everyone has an equal chance to become wealthy. And yet estate taxes are based on income which has already been taxed.I'm usually in th…
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I agree that taxation can be an effective disincentive for certain activities. That idea is put into place for gas taxes, cigarette taxes, liquor taxes, etc. and I have no problem with those. However, keep in mind that if the disincentive that the g…
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I'd be all for a state income tax as long as it replaced the sales tax. An income tax is much better for society than taxing sales. Those that have lots of money to spare pay a larger share, while those that are struggling to get by pay a smaller sh…
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I saw this in one of the comments a few days ago as well. Right afterwords I searched on craigslist and found places comparable to my house up for rent for 3/4 of my rent. Once it comes time to renew my lease, I'll definitely be sending a nice note …
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absolutely, dump it. The only reason I have a landline is because one of my roommates doesn't have a cell phone and refuses to get one. I never use my landline. I know plenty of people who don't have a landline and nobody even notices.
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Here's a rent vs own example, exact same property for rent and sale: http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/7003-6 ... ome/307373 http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/apa/980237560.html Rent: $1,900/month Buy: $385,000 Hmmm.... Interest payment o…
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depends on the price to rent ratio at the time and whether I think the market is going to appreciate or depreciate.