Urban Living Listing: My Condo!
I’m selling one of my condos! Check it out: 124 Bellevue Ave E #504. It is the first one I bought, the one that started the blog. It is a move-in ready west-facing one bedroom condo at the Meritage...
View ArticleMeritage Review Part 1: What did I buy and why?
In order to break up the work of writing about my Meritage unit I’m going to do it in parts: Part 1: What did I buy and why? Part 2: Photos Part 3: Defects/annoyances with the unit Part 4: Renovations...
View ArticleMLS Watch: Meritage re-sales and lofts at Monique and Veer
Meritage There has been some discussion of re-sales in the forum. One unit, #401, went STI, #306 popped up on the weekend at $487/sq ft and #203 was just listed today at $490/sq ft. Monique Lofts A...
View ArticleMLS Watch: Re-sales galore
Alright, no more silly exchanges in the comments! I’m too busy enjoying the sunny weather in San Francisco to keep deleting all the off topic comments. Let’s keep the discussion focused on condos. If...
View ArticleMeritage Annual Meeting and Common HOA Issues
Tonight I went to The Meritage’s annual meeting. It’s been the first home owners meeting that I’ve attended. Of the 48 owners fifteen or so showed up and another ten or so assigned proxies so we had...
View ArticleMLS Watch
I’m down in San Francisco enjoy some beautiful weather but a few listings finally caught my eye… The Crawford I’ve always had a soft spot for The Crawford and a new listing is now available. #401 is...
View ArticleThe Meritage Cost $5.8M to Build
This isn’t newsworthy but I found it interesting to recent discover that The Meritage, the first building I bought at in 2006, cost $5.8 million to build. 47 units totaling 45,000 square feet. Or...
View ArticleRent My Furnished 1-Bedroom On Capitol Hill (Please!)
I was reading the WSJ’s recent article on, Accidental Landlords, and it reminded me that my tenants were moving out today and I haven’t found a replacement. How depressing. Then I remembered that I’ve...
View ArticleI have my keys!
Yesterday I signed my docs with the very accommodating Melanie at Wells Fargo in Bellevue and today after a visit to the bank and a few more signatures with my awesome mortgage broker, Warren, I met up...
View ArticleMLS Watch: A few cool new units, reductions, etc.
Merrill Place The listing that really caught my eye this week is 97 S Jackson St #402. It just hit the market and looks to be a very nice 1,354 square foot, two bedroom corner unit loft downtown. At...
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