Updated Seattle Area Homeowner Resources Page

I just updated the Resources page with a big list of Seattle and Eastside service providers such as electricians, remodelers, house cleaners, dog walkers, and much more.  I also added some property and neighborhood research links that I’ve been wanting to make easily accessible for a long time. There’s a 2-page version of the list [...]

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Resource: Seattle Area Structural Engineer Dave Pioli

A couple of weeks ago civil engineer Dave Pioli came out to do a structural evaluation of a raised basement in a Seattle home some clients of mine are purchasing.  They found him through online reviews, and when I put a request out to my office for recommendations from fellow agents the two I got [...]

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Resource: The Mortgage Professor Website

I was looking around for information about home loans yesterday and was reminded of a great resource: The Mortgage Professor website, run by Jack Guttentag, Professor Finance Emeritus at Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania.  It’s one of those old-school-looking sites with a ton of information that’s very easy to sort through, from tutorials on how to [...]

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Before You Buy that Home Security System

I found a site today that I think would be really useful for anyone looking into getting a home security system – it’s called www.AlarmSystemReviews.com, and it appears to really provide unbiased information, not only about the various security system companies, but also about things you need to know in general before you choose a home alarm system. [...]

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Need a Good Seattle or Eastside Drainage Contractor?

Last week was the third or fourth time in the last ten years that I’ve personally called Seattle-based Wu Construction to come out to evaluate a property for me in order to see what it would take to solve a drainage problem, and during that time I’ve heard their name come up consistently in the two [...]

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