Let’s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper. For methodology and a brief explanation of the reasoning behind this series, hit the April post. Please note: These posts should not be construed to be an advertisement or endorsement of any specific home for sale. We are merely taking a brief snapshot of…
Category: Features
Strategies for Finding the Best Value in Today’s Market
Last week we asked the question: How do you find properties that are the best value in today’s market? Following are the highlights of that discussion. MEDIC focuses on tax assessments and prior sales, using a combination of county records websites (directory here) and Redfin. For MEDIC, “a good price… is at least 40-50% off…
Directed Thread: How do you find the best value?
Well, today’s the last day of my trip to New York City, and since I didn’t quite plan far enough ahead to have a substantive post today, I thought we could try something new. It’s called a “directed thread,” and it goes like this: I’ll pose a question for discussion. Everyone hashes it out in…
Seattle Bubble Commenters: Thank You!
Seattle Bubble hit a geeky milestone yesterday, with the posting of its 0x10000th comment! That’s hexadecimal—base 16—65,536 for you non-geeks out there. The 0x10000th comment was posted by Flying Ape. In commemoration of this geeky occasion, here are a few statistics relating to the comments on Seattle Bubble. As of the 0x10000th comment, 65,536 comments…
Avoid Pitfalls When Appealing Your Property Tax Valuation
Note from The Tim: The following is a guest post from Charlie Walsh, the Founder and CEO of ValueAppeal, a new startup based in Seattle. ValueAppeal is a simple online tool that homeowners can use to help them appeal their property tax assessments. King County Property Tax Appeal Deadline Is Soon! Each year counties around…