I see that property on this link: http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/10817-Glen-Acres-Dr-S-98168/unit-A/home/21698003
Just my opinion, but no way. Pretty picture, but the unit is old, and close to the airport. I suspect, while in a nice golf course community, that the area overall is pretty crappy. VERY high HOA dues, you would have to be really into golf to make that worthwhile. Plus there are two in the same condo unit for sale almost as large for 79.9 and 88.9K. Past sales are very low priced, even though 130K sounds good, there is probably a reason. But who knows, maybe it's great. Would it be worth 40-50K more than others in the complex? I doubt it. They recently reduced the price, but most people are upping their prices. Near the airport is not good, really, in any direction.
I have a couple of real estate agents that I like, but I have found more success this way....calling the listing agent and asking if they'll work as selling agent too. They love that, double commission. Of course you don't get the best representation, but you get an agent highly motivated to close the deal, and sell to you. The ones we've been looking at are specifically very hot properties, cheap and nice, so our problem has been too much competition. We bought four already, and they rented ASAP. They are too far north for your son. I can't find anything even close to the prices we're looking for, I think we're just going to have to settle with what we have.
try looking at this site: nwrealestate.com. The problem is, though, they don't break Seattle down into different areas, so it can be hard to tell where you're looking, with too many listings. Also redfin.com, and realtor.com are some decent sites.
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Funny, I just was on the real estate website, looking for condos. Sure, he could get a decent condo for 200-350K, easy. But I'm looking for 130K or less for a 2 bedroom. I want another short sale deal for a rental. Two units in a condo complex we bought into in November are selling for 212K and 219K. We bought ours for 123K. Exact same unit, things are heating up like crazy around here. Your son had better get to it.
His mommy better get on it. DS not too enthused for obvious reasons. I was in Seattle couple of weeks ago on an Amtrak special fare, I noticed that housing is getting expensive in Fremont-GreenLake-University areas and across the canal.
If you find something, good maybe we will rent it and save on the downpayment. We still 3 parents doing fairly well at 94, 94, and 96.
Got an RE agent?
-- Edited by longprime on Thursday 14th of March 2013 07:28:24 PM
I've eaten plenty of See's candies, that would have to be a pretty big piece to cost $1.25. It's still a bargain, you get a free one for walking in the door. And much better than a sugar beet. Join the free Godiva club, you get a free piece of any chocolate every month.
So because sugar cost so much more, many of our sweet products are made with crap like high fructose corn syrup. Which surely doesn't help health and obesity rates, and tastes worse anyways.
The sugar supports has directly cost USTaxpayers not 10's Billions but 100's Billions since the Kennedy Presidency. We supported a handful (1 handful) of cane growers (formally Cuban) on watershed land and environmentally sensitive lands. Unfortunately US Taxpayers not only subsidized cane growers but also at the same time supported the price of sugar that Cuba gets.
Let's simplify: US Taxpayers maize production through irrigation projects and price supports which made sweetners made from corn cheaper than supported sucrose sugar. Because we won't trade with Cuba, and tariff sugar imports we cause an over supply of sugar and farmed marginal lands for corn.
FL, AL, LA, UT senators and representatives will Never cut subsidy to the Sugar lobby, even though left to we taxpayers pay for higher food prices and again thru subsidy. Boehner and McConnell got their hands full and will have a devil of a time in defending the cost against PBO attacks.
