Category: Real Estate News

How to Interview a Realtor In Shoreline, Washington

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Three Things To Know: How To Interview A Realtor(R) (Realtor is a trademarked term for members of the National Realtors Association). If you are thinking about buying or selling your Shoreline, Washington home, finding a good real estate agent is probably high on your list. If you’re looking for a smart, trustworthy, and highly trained … Continued

6 Ways To Market Your Shoreline, WA Property Without Holding An Open House

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For a long time, the open house has been a standard marketing tool for sellers (though its effectiveness has been questioned for quite a while too). But today, in the age of COVID, open houses, even if they don’t present an outright health risk, just don’t make much sense anymore. Although home sales are still happening despite the pandemic, people are a little less inclined to visit open houses. Still, there are many other effective things you can do to market your property. So let’s take a look at 6 ways to market your Shoreline, WA property without holding an open house.

Benefits of Using A Buyers Agent When Buying A Shoreline, WA Investment Property

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If you're in the real estate investing business, are there benefits of using a buyers agent when looking for property? That's an easy one: yes, there are many benefits, and you should definitely use a buyers agent. The main reason is that a buyer's agent can help you make more money – the only reason you got into investing in the first place. The benefits of using a buyers agent when buying a Shoreline, WA investment property are too numerous to list in full, so let's take a look at the most important ones.

Understanding The Closing Process From A Seller’s Perspective In Seattle, WA.

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For first-time home sellers, the closing process may seem both overwhelming and intimidating. You just want to sell your home quickly, but there’s a long list of steps to take (and expenses to incur) before the deal is official – all of which is made more confusing by the industry jargon. But if you know what to expect ahead of time, the closing process won't be as overwhelming as it seems at first glance. With that in mind, we offer this guide to help you understand the closing process from a seller's perspective in Seattle.

5 Ways an Agent Helps You Sell Your House Faster in Seattle

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Sure, you can sell your house yourself. For sale by owner (FSBO) real estate transactions happen all the time. These sellers don't have to pay an agent's commission, but they also miss out on the three key benefits of using an agent: ease, better sale price, and speed. If you need to sell your house quickly, an agent-assisted sale is the way to go. Why? Well, just consider these 5 things an agent can offer that will help you sell your house faster in Seattle, WA..

Moving to Seattle: Neighborhoods, Lifestyle, and Tips

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If you're thinking about moving to or from or within the greater Seattle area, I want to welcome you to my YouTube channel. Here we talk about things that a lot of buyers and sellers in this area are wondering about. I find there are three main questions. Number one, where am I moving to? If you're from out of the area or even within, you may know that the greater Seattle area is not only huge geographically, huge in population, but there are a lot of different cultural enclaves from the north end where we have a naval base in Everett and Boeing airplane facility, to Monroe where it's farm country.

Relocating to Seattle For A Tech Job

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Are you relocating to the Seattle area for a tech job? We have a lot of tech companies here. First, it was Microsoft, who has a huge campus over in Redmond. Then it was Amazon and we've also got Google and Facebook offices now. So the tech presence in Seattle is growing and it's bringing a lot of people to town. So if that's you, and you're wondering where to live and what are the pros and cons of these different neighborhoods in Seattle for the IT worker, be sure to watch this video, I'm going to break it down for you.
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Letter to a First Time Home Buyer In North Seattle

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Are you currently renting or moving to the area and considering becoming a first time home buyer in the Seattle, WA real estate market? If you're intimidated, you're not alone. I recently received an email from a first time home buyer in Seattle, who had enjoyed my monthly real estate market updates and was interested in figuring out if this was actually a good time to be buying in the Seattle, WA market.
Emily Cressey - Seattle Real Estate Agent - Good Negotiator

Why Top Investors Work With Agents in Seattle.

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Most investors know what they're doing when it comes to real estate. As a matter of fact, investors are very valuable clients and if agents remain open-minded about working with them, they can capitalize on their long-term worth! So that's why the really savvy investors work with agents in Seattle. Simply put, working with an agent is usually more profitable for investors – which is, after all, the whole point of investing in real estate. A good agent can help an investor save money and time, as well as find the properties that will work best for that investor's particular business model.

Living in Seattle, WA and Surrounding Cities

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Living in Seattle Washington - Although I've lived in Seattle, WA all my life, it's still hard to say I'm an expert. This city is so diverse, with many different neighborhoods and cultural enclaves…. plus it's changing all the time… the truth is you can have whatever type of experience you want living in Seattle, WA - you just have to know where to look.