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Underwater? Pros and Cons of Trying a Short Sale

Posted on August 20, 2012May 29, 2015 by The Tim

Seattle Bubble regular Kary Krismer recently wrote a pair of posts drawing on his legal and real estate experience to give a relatively unbiased look at the factors to consider when you’re thinking about whether you should or shouldn’t try a short sale if you’re underwater and want to get out of your home. On…

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Hey Let’s Ask the Internet for Neighborhood Advice!

Posted on October 12, 2010October 13, 2010 by The Tim

View this map in its own window Last week I had another guest post at Get Rich Slowly on the subject of why you should rent first when you move to a new city. I’m not going to repeat everything I said over there, but I did want to share the map at right. What…

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Reader Question: Worried About Goldman’s -22% Forecast

Posted on June 18, 2010December 31, 2010 by The Tim

A reader dropped me the following email and posted this question in the forum, which I thought was interesting enough to share with the whole community to get everyone’s responses. I’m recently engaged and looking to buy a home. I’ve crunched my budget inside and out, know what I can afford that isn’t over reaching….

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Top Three Improvements to Sell Quickly?

Posted on May 24, 2010May 24, 2010 by The Tim

Great question in today’s open thread: What are the top three things you would spend money on to get a house sold quickly? Here are my top three: curb appeal serious cleaning staging By “curb appeal” I mean literally anything that is visible from the curb. You want your home to make the best possible…

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“Tax Savings” Far Overshadowed by Interest Paid

Posted on May 10, 2010May 10, 2010 by The Tim

This weekend Seattle Bubble favorite Steve Tytler fielded a question from a very confused homeowner in his real estate Q&A column in the Everett Herald. Couple’s dilemma: To rent out house or sell Here is a portion of the owner’s question. We were given a house valued at $250,000, which is paid for. We have…

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