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I specialize in Residential and Multifamily Investment properties in the Greater Seattle Area. In being a personable, yet analytical consultant, I can find you the home you yearn for and an investment that will pay off in the years to come.
"Brian was a pleasure to work with. He went above and beyond in order to help find the right home for us. One thing we especially appreciated was that even though some of the properties he showed us were homes that we could have found online, he did his homework and when we visited them he knew more than we ever could have learned from the online listing; the neighborhoods, the builders, problems, and/or potential problems. The day we found our home, he could tell that it was the one, and even spent time exploring the neighborhood with us. A year later we are still thrilled about our new place, it includes everything that we were hoping for and more. Brian cares about his clients and is attentive to their needs. We highly recommend him, his knowledge of the Seattle area housing market, and his understanding of the real estate industry."
Charity and Chad McCollum Thu Mar 20
"“Brian helped us find a new home in April 2007. He spent time to understand what we were looking for - even when we couldn't find the right words ourselves. We went with him to some places that were close - but not quite, and each time he refined his search a bit. The two finalists were both exactly what we were looking for - we could have been happy in either one. He also had a great "supporting cast" in mortgage brokers, house inspectors, etc that made us more confident that we'd made the right choice.”"
Michael Squires Tue Nov 13, 2007
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Builder's will always negotiate on upgrades/interest/closing costs because they are not reflected in the final sales price on the MLS and tax records. That is how they keep the rest of the home buyers thinking they are getting full price for their homes! Little sneaky, but take advantage of the situation -- get your closing costs covered, and a few upgrades to boot! - Mon Jul 21 2008, 23:38
In the last month (6/21 thru present --- stats from the NWMLS)
Sold properties in Edmonds had an average of 76 days on market
Sold properties in Shoreline had an average of 73 days on market
That is a rather small sample, so I would think it better to look at quarterly stats. Second quarter stats (April-June) for both areas:
Edmonds sold props average 72 DOM
Shoreline sold props average 67 DOM
Just remember monthly stats are usually not the most helpful as the will always register a wider variance due to smaller number of homes sampled. A few deviations from the norm can provide for some less than helpful conclusions. Hope that helps, and best of luck to you.
Keep in mind - Mon Jul 21 2008, 23:34
It would help to know if you mean that the deals are not going through to completion, or that people are not making offers on short sales. I will consider it the latter. I think a lot of people are weary of short sales as there are so many unpredictable elements to the transaction with the lender involved. I have personally been in some where they weren't too bad, and took about a month and a half to close --- others where there were tons of hoops to jump through, and an unreasonable lender that tied things up for 3 or so months. I think that a lot of the home buyers out there just don't want to deal with this, even if they can sometimes find a great deal. With plenty of inventory they tend to go with more of a sure thing. Bottom line: It requires patience, and can often be a little emotionally wracking. Hope that helps. - Wed Jul 16 2008, 09:14
You could try a few sites like:
http://nashville.craigslist.org/
To develop a good ad to post ---- go to
http://www.postlets.com ---- easy and free to use. This site will also auto submit to plenty of free online classified sites. Here's the list they syndicate to:
Google Base Zillow Oodle Vast
HotPads Backpage Trulia ByOwnerMLS
Properazzi DotHomes Others
That should be all you need. Most people search craigslist these days for rentals. Just make sure you get some good pics. Best of luck to you!
- Wed Jul 16 2008, 00:24
Electrical towers can effect reale value, but you are going to realize those savings in the purchase price of the property. I personally know of no effects of living within 50 yards of electrical towers -- and if there were issues you would see plenty of lawsuits as there are tons of people living close to transmission lines. More of a perceived problem than an actual one. - Sun Jul 6 2008, 11:20
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