BallardRat
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This little old house has been on the market below the 2006 purchase price for many moons now. I think the lack of parking and the fact that half of the square footage seems to be in the basement is putting a damper on its saleability in this down m…
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Tell me who you are and how you know what you know, and if you've got some game, I'll play with you. Otherwise, you're just the screen equivalent of lips flappin' in the breeze. What Mack seems to be saying is that your insights, observati…
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If prices fall in Seattle proper, I doubt Queen Anne would be spared, especially the condos. That said, if I were in your situation with a comfortable mortgage and plenty of equity, I'd happily stay put. A house is a place to live, after all, and…
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It was like that last year in Ballard when I was looking for a new place. I applied to 2 houses that ended up going to one of the other applicants because they had no pets or fewer humans. I was looking in April, and there were multiple people at al…
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Now listed at $499,000; about $150,000 off the original asking price. http://redfin.com/stingray/do/printable ... -id=871293 Right up the street is a lovely old craftsman that has been on the market for over 3 months and has been reduced by at l…
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It seems to me that inflation gets you whether you have short term savings or put your money into a mortgage. If the numbers quoted on the news are true (~ 2%), then it's easy enough to find a savings vehicle that matches or beats inflation. If r…
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This one in Ballard started off asking $649k, now after a few weeks and reductions later they're hoping for $529k: http://redfin.com/stingray/do/printable ... -id=871293 And not a reduction (that I know of), but 2 blocks away this house was so…
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My favorite mantra (or scare tactic, really): "You should buy now or else you'll be priced out forever!"
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Rents for $650 according to the MLS info, and they're asking $239,950. Assuming $50k down and 6.5% interest, mortgage plus interest = $ 1,200 Taxes = $2,235 or $186.25 so you'd be looking at about $1400 per month to buy it, before insurance. …
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Too bad that breeze can't blow a little harder and get rid of some of the riff raff out of Ballard. This neighborhood has just about lost everything that made it cool 5 years ago. Forgive my ignorance as I just moved to Ballard in Jan. What …
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As a main drag you get all the luxury of police cars and fire engines screaming by all night long. Not to mention the vast majority of people on 24th drive at freeway speeds. Don't forget the drunken parties that stumble loudly up 24th from Mar…
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Good idea for a thread. Here's a Highland Park 1940's house on the market for 94 days: http://redfin.com/stingray/do/printable ... -id=723527 Bought on 09/18/2006 for $305k; now begging for $279k. "Bring all Offers!" Doesn't sound lik…