Floor Resurfacing the Right Way

It’s an inescapable fact that the relatively simple task of resurfacing floors is often confused and considered interchangeable with the pro...

Avoiding That Sinking Feeling

If I were to sit here and type out every option available when it comes to bathroom faucets, this post might run the length of Moby Dick....

Recent Home Sales in Seattle 98144

There have been 199 single family home sales in the 98144 zip code of Seattle so far this year. The median home sale is for a three-bedroom,...

Taking A (Proverbial) Bath

With a few notable (and largely private) exceptions, the bathroom is still largely considered a place where one goes to be alone. It’s a pla...

Making Offers!

I submitted seven offers on NWMLS properties today, on behalf of my company Home Land Seattle. If you want to own real estate, you've go...

Recent Home Sales in Seattle 98122

There have been 113 sales of single family houses(including 19 townhomes) in the 98122 zip code of Seattle in the past six months. This incl...

Collecting the Evidence on Countertops

Cooking and trying out new, bold cuisines at home has seen a huge surge since cooking shows (main offender: Top Chef ) have begun to dominat...

High End Leschi View Property for Rent!

This beautiful property is available for immediate rental, for a minimum of five months or more. Four floors of completely new and wonderful...

Commercial Deal Analysis

In previous blogs, I have explained to the new investor how to identify value of residential properties. Typically, this is done by analyzin...

Seattle Tour of Multifamily Homes October 9!

Sunday Tour of Homes Home Land Seattle’s Sunday Tours of Homes are back! And starting Sunday, October 9th, these tours will be held the seco...

Seattle Multifamily Sales

There have been 78 sales of duplexes, triplexes and 4-plexes in Seattle in the past six months. These smaller multifamily properties may be ...

Split Level Decisions

Are split-level homes more difficult to sell in Seattle? What statistical evidence can we find that buyers are any more reluctant to buy spl...

Your Real Estate Investor Association

45 new real estate investors, about half of them new members of the Real Estate Association of Puget Sound, showed up last Saturday to learn...

Discount on Seattle Bank REOs

There have been over 500 sales of bank-owned properties in Seattle in the last six months. 45% of these listings sold within 90 days for 95%...

Seattle Home Sales in 98115 (N Seattle)

98115 is a particularly active zip code in Seattle, in terms of real estate transactions. In the past 30 days, there have been 42 single fam...

Seattle Home Sales in Last 30 Days

In light of all the press about the increase in home sales in August, I thought I would provide a little analysis for my readers. There were...

NWMLS Reports Increase in Home Sales!

Several news outlets reported on the NWMLS news release on increases in home sales during the month of August, making this the best month of...

Training for Novice Investors this Saturday!

FREE WORKSHOP ON REAL ESTATE INVESTING As volunteer membership coordinator for The Real Estate Association of Puget Sound (REAPS), I put tog...

Don't Call the Police!

Do not attempt property management without a healthy sense of humor! It can humble even the most logical of minds. My most recent haha momen...