Financing an Investment Property May 12, 2008
Obtaining a mortgage for a non-owner occupied propery is much different than buying one you will reside in. For starters, qualifying is tougher and mortgage interest rates are higher as it’s a riskier transaction for the lender. Here are some quick tips to help get you started if you’re considering buying an investment property.
Plan on using [...]
Have you heard about Zilpy? New site for tracking rents in cities across USA… March 11, 2008
A title rep sent me an email today that gave me a head’s up on a new site I’d not seen before called www.Zilpy.com. It looks a heck of a lot like Zillow but with data on rents instead of home values. I’ve been playing around with it a bit and while I [...]
A class act… Screen for Success via Rental Housing Association March 6, 2008
I’ve been a big fan of Tamara Simon and her landlord focused classes for some time. She’s been kind enough over the years to provide slimmed down versions of them for my clients and other public classes I’ve sponsored over the past 5 years. So, today I’m giving her a plug for an [...]
$435,000 Ballard home: only $900 a month
But only if you’ll send a check to Rev Robin Beaty in West Africa. I just put up a post on the Estately blog, but I thought I’d alert the RCG community to the more-humorous-than-dangerous side of real estate scamming (Reba keeps it real with the scary real estate scamster stories).
We received the following by [...]
Landlord 101 class offered February 26th by RHA February 14, 2008
An excellent class that is offered through the Rental Housing Association is coming up soon. Tamara Simon of Koss Property Management has a been a long time owner of her own business and well respected colleague in the real estate industry and a professional that we’ve referred many a client to for help with [...]
Seattle rents rising…. we’re in the top 10 nationally for increases July 28, 2007
The anecdotal evidence is out there when we have relocating singles, couples and families contacting us for help in finding a short term rental to stay in as they come to the Emerald City for a new job, school, or otherwise. Some of these folks are also looking for a 1-year lease because they believe [...]
Excellent summer classes for new landlords… July 3, 2007
As an affiliate member of Rental Housing Association I get involved in various activities within the organization as well as providing information to the public about upcoming classes that may benefit those that own rental property. This post is specifically about the upcoming summer classes for new landlords that RHA is putting on in both [...]
I’ve been waiting since September of 2005 April 26, 2007
to announce that Sellsius has launched!
Check it out at: Sellsius Real Estate
Congrats to both Rudy and Joe!
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Got renter’s or condo unit insurance? March 12, 2007
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 [...]
To Landlords and sellers in City of Seattle - new rules w/ fines… Get up to speed! January 31, 2007
Important Fair Housing Notice for Seattle
The City of Seattle has recently adopted a new ordinance that requires all real estate professionals (including brokers and property managers) within the city limits to prominently display a fair housing poster in their place of business. The poster is available at http://www.seattle.gov/civilrights/outreach.htm under the link for “Housing Issues.” [...]
