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Overheard in the Office
by synthetik ·#1: I hate working here.<br />Waitress #2: Then why do you?<br />Waitress #1: Because, I bought a condo in San Diego, and now I have to work here on the weekends to make sure my mortgage -
Toothpaste for Dinner
by JD@Preview ·<div class="QuoteText">JD, it sounds like your success rate is more dependent on picking quality clients and 5 years of consistent market gains.<br />Not sure that supports the p -
Toothpaste for Dinner
by mike2 ·JD, it sounds like your success rate is more dependent on picking quality clients and 5 years of consistent market gains.<br />Not sure that supports the premise that using a rent vs buy calcula -
A different take on the rent vs. buy conundrum...
by deejayoh ·is "lots".<br />Why would this be? Well, for the latter case, the answer is probably that the owner can get better returns from dicing the building up and selling than he can from re -
Case study #2
by Alan ·When I first moved to the area I attended an open house. One of the neighbors stopped by while we were there and after he left the real estate agent told us the neighbor owned several houses in the a… -
Toothpaste for Dinner
by Puget Sounder ·enacted? That makes no sense.<br />Reason #2: King County was not alone in the home price run-up.<br />Many cities and counties across the entire country have experienced runaway home pri -
Audacious Flips and Renovations
by bidingmytime ·My vote goes for this house in North Bend (MLS #27016864). It was bought in December 2006 for $375. They put it on the market in January for $529. It is down to $514. Good luck with that. I went t -
High end homes
by Locust ·/>This is a developer who has optioned a two acre lot, and is hawking an off the shelf architects northwest plan "custom" home. The listing indicates he hasnt closed on the lot yet and -
High end homes
by Alan ·How far do you think high end homes are going to fall.<br />MLS#26188045 is asking $2.5 million. It sold in 2005 for $1.5 million.<br /><a href="http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/p