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Six weeks ago we launched our latest price-guessing contest: Guess the Price Round 6: "Ready to Shine" in Fremont. Forty-two readers made guesses this round before the home went pending on April 16th. Today’s “Guess the Price” guest star is 4214 Midvale Ave N in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. This round’s home hit the market yesterday…
It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. As usual, you should check…
With two full years of home ownership/debtorship now behind me as of today, it’s time to share some more highlights, stats, and thoughts from year two. First up, the financial highlights from the first two years: Initial Loan Amount: $179,950 Current Loan Amount: $160,700 Total Spent in Year One: $24,294 Principal Paid: $8,907 Interest Paid:…
The reader who wrote in a couple months ago with the question about finding the best property management firm in the Seattle area wrote back with detailed notes from their selection process and who they ended up going with in the end. The following is taken directly from their follow-up email. Here are my notes…
Let’s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper. Here’s our methodology: I search the listings for the cheapest homes currently on the market, excluding short sales, in the city of Seattle proper. Any properties that are in obvious states of extreme disrepair based on listing photos and descriptions will be excluded. This…