Why Seattle Buyers Shouldn’t Overlook Triplexes & Multifamily Homes

By Johnine Larsen | June 6, 2025

Seattle’s competitive housing market calls for creativity, and more buyers are turning to multifamily homes like duplexes and triplexes as smart, strategic paths to homeownership and long-term wealth. These properties are more than just income generators—they’re stepping stones toward financial stability, flexibility, and community-oriented living. What Makes a Triplex a Smart Investment? Triplexes offer incredible…

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Has your contact info changed?

By Johnine Larsen | February 25, 2022

We’re updating our records, and we need your help! Please share your current contact info and enter our giveaway. We’ll randomly select one participant to receive $500 of yard service to spruce up their property for spring.    Details and Questions If your contact info hasn’t changed, you can still participate in the giveaway! Just…

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7 Fake Cities

By Johnine Larsen | February 22, 2022

You’ve probably seen this one. You’ve seen the handful of houses, the 1950s mannequins. You’ve seen the motionless cars and the charred remains. And you’ve probably seen the footage from May 5th, 1955, when the government nuked Survival Town, Nevada.

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Spread the Love

By Johnine Larsen | February 13, 2022

This Valentine’s Day, we want to spread love throughout our real estate community. We recently started a new Gals Recommend blog series, in which we interview like-minded small businesses related to our clients or business partners in some way. These businesses span massage therapists to bamboo gardeners, board game furniture makers to eco-friendly paint manufacturers—any local, small business that puts its customers first and genuinely cares about…

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A Closing for Christmas

By Johnine Larsen | December 28, 2021

When we met Morgin and Trevor, they were living in a downtown townhouse with their two children, Rory and Quinn. They wanted out. The family wanted to live in a safer neighborhood, near good schools, and in a house with more room for Rory and Quinn as they grew up. Our first job was to…

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Where to Cut Your Own Christmas Tree

By Johnine Larsen | December 6, 2021

There’s nothing better than the smell of an evergreen—and with five Christmas Tree farms in King County, it’s easy to spruce up (get it?) your home for the holidays. Visiting one of these tree farms also reduces the environmental impacts of shipping trees to stores—and it supports small, local business. Plus, the experience of journeying to…

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The Castle of Lake Chelan

By Johnine Larsen | November 11, 2021

We like to share some of the more eclectic homes we find in the course of our job. This one is definitely up there. A tiny castle looks over the kingdom of Lake Chelan. It perches on a rocky outcrop just above the water, with a steep cliff-hill behind it. Like all good castles, you…

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How much yard does your dog need?

By Johnine Larsen | October 12, 2021

Disclaimer: No matter how large the yard, your dog STILL needs regular exercise: fetch, laps around the yard with you—even exercise within the walls of your home if you’re stuck inside during social distancing or a self-quarantine. Dog breeds come in all sizes, and so do yards. The two don’t have to match, but when…

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10 Free Spray Parks for a Hot Seattle Summer

By Johnine Larsen | August 15, 2021

This summer’s heat waves have been making life difficult for everyone. Fortunately, there are spray parks to keep you and your kids cool this summer. Seattle’s Spray Parks are open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. until September 5.   Ballard Commons Park Ballard Commons Park has a spray feature. The park opened to…

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