Rain City Guide

Update 10/18/2008: This post was written in April 2008 and since then, many FHA guidelines have changed.  This post has been updated, however it’s very important to not rely 100% on mortgage information from what you read on the web.  Our guidelines are changing too quickly these days!  FHA Jumbo loan limits mentioned in this post [...]

As with any blog, this is not legal advice. If you want legal advice, consult an attorney in your area.
Escala. 1521 second avenue. Olive 8. Just a few of the many luxury, high-end condominiums going up in the Emerald City. Needless to say, when its “designed exclusively for the confident few,” you can [...]

Well, we’d heard about it before but we weren’t sure if it would get approved.  Seattle’s Smith Tower, an icon of the city with its copper elevators, is going condo.  The landmark will have the zoning for it change from office building to condominium and chances are good they won’t be your typical condo conversion since [...]

I’m not addressing whether or not your agent has dyslexia or if they are perhaps illiterate.  No, I’m putting out there that there can occasionally be a lack of reading on the part of an agent when it comes to documents that may be very important to purchase of a property. Rather than focus on [...]

I’ve written a few articles about fire prevention one of them linked here: link with respect to a site that has lots of fire prevention tips. I’ve also written about the dangers of space heaters.
Today I want to write about the dangers of old, or overheating electrical cords, specifically, if you are using extension cords [...]

… has a new condo in Bellevue at the Meritage, you might have thought he would slow down the pace of his condo blogging at Urbnlivn. But no chance there… instead he unleashes the urbnlivn forum for the Seattle-area Market. Very cool. It’s a little quiet at the moment [...]

I’m constantly amazed at how many people don’t get renter’s insurance when they are renting a house or apartment. Did you realize that if a major catastrophe happens to the property you’re renting that the landlord is not responsible for your belongings?  You should.
Renter’s insurance is relatively inexpensive for the peace of mind that it [...]

My client and I reviewed the Resale Certificate and cancelled his purchase today.
When you buy a condo, or condo-townhome, you do not know everything there is to know before you make an offer.
After you are in escrow, after the contract is “signed around”, you get a resale certificate within ten days. I’m not [...]

Renter, Reader or User?

Two entirely unrelated shorts today:
We used to have a lot more screaming readers at RCG, but like any good troll, they became bored and moved on. It’s really too bad, because my new favorite do-right-by-your-users-blog tells me that screaming users are good.
Over at AHI, there is a good write up (read: [...]

Isn’t that photo Awesome! I just got an email announcing the Broker’s Open on Tuesday, September 19th from 12 to 2, but I have an appointment here on the Eastside at 1:30.
First Public Open will be September 23rd and September 24th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. An amazing array of styles [...]