An addictive easy way to shop for homes
At for homes. The researchers think exact numbers are low (like Walmart) while rounded numbers are high. They’re totally wrong on one count though: “A condo priced at say $153,122 might actually sell faster than one priced at 150” They may be right about people’s feelings once they see the condo, but they’re 100% wrong about what is important; people...
Yep, some of 40 year mortgages currently being handed out will simultaneously go over the hill and expire sometime around 2048. And what do 40 year mortgage holders save over a 30 year? Not a lot. You’re saving $100 a month on a $200,000 loan. It’s not like the difference between a 5 and 10 year mortgage or even a...
Hot on the heels of the West African “missionary” leasing out a house that isn’t his (and is for sale, not rent) in Ballard (send your check now!), we spotted a story about squatters offering leases on bank-owned (foreclosed) properties they have “colonized.” I like that term. Sounds so much better than “breaking and entering.” Here’s the deal: they break...
Hot Tipper Erika let us know that Robin Beaty is renting out this Ballard, Seattle house for a mere $900 a month. Seriously, he’ll send you the keys if you’ll just send $900 for the first month’s rent. Erika says: “I SERIOUSLY HOPE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE COMMON SENSE NOT TO FALL FOR THIS BUT JUST WANTED MAKE SURE YOU...