Our Central District and West Seattle refis closed quickly, but we hit a snag during our Bremerton appraisal. Although the loan only considered the rents on the finished and rented units, the appraiser insisted that we finish the middle unit before the loan closed (i.e. his estimate would assume the value of a fully rented […]
Union Hill – Update on refi and progress photos Read More »
Shortly after purchasing our Delridge duplex in West Seattle, we started searching for another property. We set our sights on buying another triplex in a gentrifying market. Our search As prices increased close to home, we broadened our search to include neighboring cities around the Sound. More people were getting priced out of Seattle, gentrifying
Our third home – buying a triplex in a gentrifying market Read More »
A year and a half after purchasing our first triplex, we were ready for the next one. Once we started looking at houses… it was hard to stop. Since we had no plans to move, we set out to find an income property in Seattle. Searching for a deal We started looking for another triplex
Our second home – Buying an income property in Delridge Read More »
In 2013, we were finally ready to buy a house. I spent most of the Great Recession years not earning an income, while my husband repaired some credit indiscretions from early adulthood. But we were in good shape by the end of 2013, and we were ready for the most significant expense – home ownership.
How we purchased and house-hacked our first multifamily rental property Read More »
UPDATE: We are appalled at the Better.com CEO’s recent behavior. Everyone we worked with at that company was helpful, and we chose Better partly because of their customer service. It’s a shame they treated their employees like this. I debated removing this post, but I decided to keep it to share our decision factors. I
We refinanced three rental mortgages… at the same time Read More »
The sound transmission between our apartment and basement Airbnb has bothered me since we moved into our first triplex. I added carpets and drapes to our apartment, and I am always mindful to be quiet when we host guests. But I’ve never been intentional about soundproofing the basement. Since we are considering a move and
Soundproofing can lights in our basement Airbnb Read More »
