Choosing a Fire Restoration Company

If your property is in need of fire restoration, it is important to act quickly, but do the proper research beforehand to ensure the project...

Bankruptcy? Foreclosure? No problem!

The Federal Home Association (FHA) has just issued new guidelines establishing eligibility for home buyers who have suffered a bankruptcy or...

High End Luxury Rental in North End Seattle

All the charm of Maple Leaf, this five bedroom home and gracious open floor plan nearby Greenlake and Thornton Creek Place. A spacious mai...

Tax Exemption for Home Improvement

Local investor Mark Schmale offers this valuable insight for investors and homeowners that add home improvements, and can benefit from a lit...

Talking with Sellers

A novice investor recently emailed me: “I really don't know how to talk to convince a seller, and this scares me to death. Indeed, I re...

It Never Fails

Why is it that whenever I take a vacation, numerous clients suddenly appear?

Investors: Waterfront at a Reduced Price!

SPECIAL FOR MY BLOG READERS: Pick up this sweet 1920 4BR/1.5BA beach house on 50' of Puget Sound waterfront on the north end of Vashon ...

Why Use a Lease Option?

Undoubtedly being in the Real Estate markets you’ve heard the phrases “Lease Option,” “Lease Purchase,” and “Rent-to-Own;” which all mean re...

3 Warning Signs That Your Outdoor Tiles Are Not Being Installed By A Pro

Outdoor tiles and their installation can be expensive, but when dealing with a crooked or unprofessional contractor installing them, that pr...

Aluminum Windows

Sometimes it seems like half the houses and apartments out there have aluminum windows. Some of them are single-paned and some are double-pa...

How to Talk to a Seller

Dear Blog Readers: Here is a recent request I received from one of my readers, a novice real estate investors: I am a novice. I really don...

Really Tiny House

Here is a tiny house that is being advertised for $2500 plus tax on Craigslist: This really tiny house is halfway between a tent (it's m...

This May Floor You

Today's guest blog is by contractor Brian Sorensen, a colleague of mine with the Real Estate Association of Puget Sound, and is reprinte...

Youthful Ambitions

Forbes magazine reports that right now, 47 percent of Generation Y works in companies with less than 100 people. Entrepreneurial Studies is ...

Seller Financing Laws

The NW Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) just modified its Form 22C, Payment Terms for creative financing, due to changes in federal legislat...

King County Waterfront under $400K!

There are 33 active listings of waterfront property in King County for sale for under $400,000. They range in price from $125,000 to $399,00...

How to Paint Interior Foundation Walls and the Advantages It Provides

Is it worth painting the interior walls of your houses foundation? Many people don't bother. Because the cellar or basement is not a roo...

Disclaimers

The SEC requires full disclosure if you are raising money for a real estate transaction from private lenders, whether they are family, frien...