Purchasing A Home with Tenant?

Are you looking at a house to purchase AND the house has an existing tenant? If you’re thinking that you can just evict the tenant so you can move in, not so fast. There are definitely some things to consider. Even if you plan on keeping the property as a rental, this video has little pearls of wisdome will help minimize being caught off guard.

Title & Short Sales Etc…

The word title is a collective term for all your legal rights to own, use and dispose of land. Title includes all previous ownership, uses and transfers. In order to insure the transfer of real estate property, a title search must be performed. Title insurance protects against the possibility of future loss should your legal rights to your property be challenged.

There are two types of title insurance: a lender’s policy and an owner’s policy. The lender’s policy protects the lender’s interest in the property for the amount of the mortgage loan. An owner’s policy typically protects the home-buyer for the purchase price. While a lender’s policy is often required to grant a mortgage loan, an owner’s policy is typically optional.

Handling Moss on Pavement

This was a suggested to me by an inspector in treating moss on pavement. I think killing the moss prior to power washing creates less effort when power washing. I’ve done it on my brick walls and seems to work well. I look forward to hearing how it works for you.

House Cleaning Special!

Here’s an item of value for those who hate house cleaning or those who just need a break. It’s a 3 package deal, each cleaning is $99 for a total of $297 which includes up to 8 work hours worth of service per cleaning. Please call Pro-Maids for further detail.

Investing in your lawn has good dividends when trying to develop a healthy lawn for the spring and summer.

A Day on the Snoqualmie

This breathtaking view was captured by my friend Kirk Werner while fly fishing for steelhead on a rare sunny December day. It was a stupendous day for him, his friend, and his son Nik.

Stunning Bellevue Neighborhood

Situated on 36 acres at the summit of Cougar Mountain in coveted Bellevue, Belvedere is the only new home community with sweeping panoramic views including downtown Seattle skyline, the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound and Lake Washington. The community is surrounded on three sides by Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park and features oversized home sites with spacious, luxurious home designs. Belvedere is in the Issaquah school district and the incomparable natural setting provides a peaceful lifestyle only minutes from urban amenities. A total of 81 luxury homes will be in this breathtaking luxury neighborhood.

Currently the base price ranges from $929,950 for a 3771 sqft 3 story home to just over $1.1M for a 4264 sqft presale house. All homesites have a lot premium.

Seattle Sunsets are Hard to Beat

From a high rise in the Bellevue Towers, this view just as the sun was setting was breathtaking.

This information comes via Doug Pittman & Elizabeth Pedersen of Chicago Title. Filing Bankruptcy while being a homeowner can be confusing. Responsibilities are relieved for a fresh start but judgements remain connected to the property. A relief of judgement is possible but even that can be refused by the judge if he/she feels there is enough equity in the property to pay the judgement debtor.