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15 Ways to Improve Curb Appeal
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The four strategies for good curb appeal: hide, clean/repair, improve, or add.
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Live-Work Spaces
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Is a Condo Right For You?
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“Buy or Rent?” is NOT this easy
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The Hidden Costs of Home Ownership
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Owning a home costs more than the listing price. It even costs more than the listing price + inspection, insurance,
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How to Remove Cigarette Smoke From a House
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Cigarette smoke ruins homes, or so most people think. Nicotine settles deep intoeverything, and no amount of scrubb
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How Much Does It Cost to Maintain Your Home?
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The Final Walkthrough Isn’t Your Victo...
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You just signed the paperwork! At long last, yes! After all the open houses, late-night searches through listings,
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Homeowner’s Insurance: The Basics
May 08, 2017
Homeowner’s insurance covers four things: 1. Your Home If your home is damaged by fire, hail, lightning, hurr
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Property Taxes Pay For… What Exactly?
Feb 16, 2017
King County’s median annual property tax payment is $3,824. What, exactly, does all that money pay for? Short answe
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5 Tax Deductions of Home-Ownership
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We’ve entered tax season. I, for one, would rather have Round Two of the Holidays. But around this time each year,
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How can you afford a down payment?
Aug 01, 2016
Down payments can look impossible. Tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars—your stockpiled savings look downright
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