Category: building-credibility

5 Things to Look for When Choosing a Contractor in Seattle

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Maybe you’re a home seller who needs to make major repairs/renovations before listing, or perhaps you’re a buyer who wants to add on to or remodel that new home. Either way, you’ve likely discovered that you need some professional construction help. But choosing the right contractor (usually a general contractor) involves a lot more than … Continued

For the Seattle House Hackers: Developing an ADU Property in Renton, WA (or Seattle Area)

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I have a client who's from Microsoft who is young and ambitious. He doesn't want his first house to be just an expensive place to live, he wants it to be an investment. So he came to me with a plan for developing an ADU. One of the strategies he had in mind to launch his investing journey was developing a single family home into a property with an accessory dwelling unit - like a separate apartment in the basement.
Real Estate agent Emily Cressey Shoreline Washington

Pros and Cons of Living In Edmonds Washington

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If you’ve been wondering about the Pros and Cons of Living in Edmonds, WA, we are here to set you straight. Edmonds, WA is a wonderful waterfront community north of Seattle, WA and on the Puget Sound (West Coast, open to sea water).  There are many beautiful places to live near the city of Seattle, … Continued
Should I sell "as is" or renovate my Shoreline, Washington house?

Should I Sell My Shoreline, WA Home As-Is or Renovate?

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Before selling their homes in Shoreline, Washington, many local home owners wonder, "Should I sell my Shoreline, WA Home As-Is or Do Renovations?" If you have a home in Shoreline, WA that you've lived in for years, you may find that its beginning to show it's age. It probably never bothered you while you lived there and the house was full of your precious belongings, but if you're thinking about clearing this out, downsizing, and moving on, you may be starting to wonder if you should just sell it as-is, or go through the time, energy and effort of preparing your home to sell for top dollar?

Is the Zillow Estimated Value (Zestimate) A Good Way To Determine The Value Of Your Home?

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Let’s put this into perspective. Would you marry someone without ever seeing them? Let’s just say you had looked them up online and read their linked in profile, seen their picture and really good idea of what they were like and how they looked but you never spoke to them on and never saw them. Would you marry them? Well, me either. TownHouse For Sale In Mill Creek, WA near Bothell, WA This lovely townhouse in Mill Creek will sell quickly and above “listing price.” What is your home for sale really worth in todays market? That’s sorta like trusting Zillow to value your home. You see Zillow is an algorithm based on public data. Zillow has never seen the inside of your home and it’s a computer.