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Buying a Retirement Home Before You’re Ready To Retire

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Are these days of remote work and quarantining making you think about buying a retirement home? Maybe you long for the days when you could throw in the towel, kiss your boss good-bye and head for the lake, mountains or beach. Or maybe you’re just looking for a second home location to be closer to … Continued
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How To Buy Your First Investment Property in Shoreline, WA

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Do you love the idea of investing in real estate and wondering how to buy your first investment property in Shoreline, WA? This is a great question. Due to tight (or negative) cashflow and high property costs, many people wonder if it even makes sense to invest here. Well, if you can afford to get in, the numbers can look pretty favorable. The benefit of buying your first investment property here in Shoreline, Washington is that this is a strongly appreciating market, at least it has been historically.

How To Determine The Value Of Your Property in Seattle, Washington

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Market value is a professional opinion of what a property would sell for at arm’s length – meaning to an independent buyer, without any concessions or kickbacks – based on the local real estate market, supply and demand, what other similar properties are selling for in the area and the specific features and benefits of the … Continued

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
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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.
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Real Estate Case Study: Beautiful Home Just Won’t Sell

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Hi Emily, Quick note here to let you know how much we’ve enjoyed working with you.  When we first got together with you we’d had our house on the market with a realtor and were kicking ourselves for not having gotten our house sold.  Even though we didn’t have much equity in the place, it … Continued
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Real Estate Case Study: Selling As-Is After A Divorce

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September 20, 2004 If you are considering selling your house to Emily Cressey, I say go for it!  I called her when I needed help and she did exactly what I asked. I don’t know if you have a problem property on your hands, but that’s how I felt about my house when I learned … Continued

A Beginners Guide To Flipping Homes In Seattle

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Flipping homes is an idea that has captured the minds of would-be real estate investors in Seattle thanks to a few popular HGTV shows, free real estate investor websites like Bigger Pockets, and paid advertisements of “gurus” on Facebook. Today home flipping is probably the most popular strategy for making money in real estate investing. … Continued
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How To House Hack Seattle, WA – Multifamily Properties

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The House Hack Seattle: A New Investor’s Guide For House Hacking Opportunities in Seattle, WA Love BiggerPockets? Have you been reading about house hacking and wondering if a house hack in Seattle was even possible? It’s a smart strategy and although it might not be as clean and cashflow-positive as we would like here in … Continued