Maplewood Heights House on 1/2 Acre Lot

Maplewood Heights in Renton

Maplewood Heights is a neighborhood in northeast Renton with good schools, attractive amenities, and a good location.  The neighborhood is centered on Maplewood Park and the Maplewood Heights Elementary, which was recently named a “School of Distinction”.  The Renton School District generally has seen improvement in test scores in 2011.

Recreational opportunities abound nearby with the Cedar River bike trail, the Renton Community Center with its gym and outdoor water park, the Eastside’s only ice skating rink, and the public swimming pool open year round at Hazen High School.

The neighborhood has a choice of two routes for a commute to downtown Seattle (405/I-90 or 900/I-5), which makes it possible to avoid the worst traffic.  The community is service by King County Metro bus line 111.

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4 Stall Barn with Metal Roof

Horse Property with Barn, 5.5 Acres, and Remodeled Home

Here’s your weekend 5+ acre property to keep your horses within an hour’s drive of Seattle.  The three bedroom manufactured home in Graham has been thoroughly remodeled with new windows, paint, new carpet, new interior doors, new kitchen appliances, new light fixtures, and more.  Even the barn was painted to match the house.  The barn is in good shape with a metal roof.

Key features:

• Big master suite
• Spacious updated kitchen
• Barn and pasture
• Private with woodsy setting and territorial view
• Big cedar deck

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Remodeled home in Graham

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13019 Kapowsin Highlands Dr E, Graham, WA 98338 (MLS # 310908)

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Thoroughly remodeled manufactured home near Graham on 5.5 acres with a 4 stall barn and pasture. Fresh paint inside and out (even the barn), new flooring, new windows, new interior doors, new fixtures (lights/electrical), new kitchen appliances and tile backsplash, new sinks. Roof, well, and septic inspected and in good condition. Beautiful wooded setting. Large master suite. Spacious updated kitchen. Big cedar deck overlooks pasture and woods. Fireplace and built-in shelving in the living room.

Property Type(s): Residential

Last Updated	1/27/2012	Tract	n/a
Year Built	1999	Community	Graham
Garage Spaces	n/a	County	Pierce
Total Parking	n/a	Walk Score ®	0

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Renton Donogh Homes Resale

Donogh Homes Resale in Renton

This quality house by Donogh Homes sits on a half acre on the north Cedar river bluff.  Territorial view out the back includes Mount Rainier in the winter.

Key features:

• Big floor plan with 3,070 square feet
• High end finishing materials (marble, granite, nice cabinets, etc.)
• 3 car garage
• Sprawling master suite with sitting/reading/TV area, private view deck, walk-in closet, and attached bathroom.
• Four big bedrooms
• Extra wide staircase to upper level
• Updated kitchen with island and stainless appliances
• Two fireplaces in living and family rooms

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14521 144th Place SE, Renton, WA 98059 (MLS # 310345)

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Owner financing available on this beautiful Cedar River north bluff home on a 1/2 acre. Quality construction and lovingly maintained. Updated kitchen with island and high-end cabinets. Marble and granite throughout home. Double-wide stairs lead to 4 big bedrooms and laundry on upper level. Sprawling master suite with sitting area, private view deck, walk-in closet, and 5pc bath. Generous front and back yards. Big sky view where the bluff drops away and Mt. Rainier in winter. Quiet neighborhood.

Property Type(s): Residential

Last Updated	1/15/2012	Tract	n/a
Year Built	1995	Community	Maplewood Heights
Garage Spaces	3.0	County	King
Total Parking	3	Walk Score ®	14

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Eastside Deal of the Week

Each week I’m picking out the Deal of the Week out of my Eastside Value Buyer’s List.  I’m looking for a house that is already discounted to fair market value at the list price and is in good repair.  I visit the house, take 60+ photos, and record a video of my impressions.  Read on about my property analysis and bidding strategy:

Eastside Deal of the Week

Eastside Deal of the Week

Donogh Homes Resale

Donogh Homes Resale in Renton

This large, luxury home sits on a half acre landscaped lot on the Cedar River north bluff.  The house was constructed by builder Donogh Homes in 1995.  Donogh is known for its high quality construction and attention to interior design.  The circular, open floor plan encompasses a formal living room, beautiful dining room, kitchen and family room open to each other, and an office off the front entry.  A double wide staircase leads to the private level with master suite, 3 additional large bedrooms, big bonus room, and laundry room.  The modern master suite includes a sitting area with view windows, deck with a view of Mount Rainier, walk-in closet, and master bathroom generously clad in beautiful granite slab.

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Owner financing is available on this extraordinary home.

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It’s well and good to learn from a lecture. But rarely is a lecture life-changing.

Washington is called the evergreen state. We love our trees, the great outdoors and our planet. We are a hardy people. And we have two universities (colleges) that are in the top 10 for sustainable practices and learning.

The University of Washington is ranked number 1 in the country. Every building completed since 2006 has earned LEED Gold. All appliances bought are Energy Star rated. And the hydro-powered campus runs 3 farms, an extensive recycling program, and the conservation-research hotbed Pack Forest. The university is located on a fresh water lake in Seattle that had problems with algae bloom from residential sewage run-off.  The city of Seattle, like many cities with overburdened treatment centers, encouraged the University to reduce water use on campus. As an incentive, the city offered a rebate of $120 per water fixture that the university replace with new water saving equipment. So they retrofitted their plumbing to save water, conserve energy and be “green.”

Forty percent of UW’s food budget is spent on local items, according to the green report card. They use mostly cage free eggs and natural milk. The school composts their food waste, which keeps it out of the landfills. The Bothell campus uses goats to control weeds on their grounds.

All campus community members participating in the U-PASS program receive unlimited public transit passes and discounts on carpool permits and the car-sharing program. Student government runs a nonprofit bike repair shop, and 88 percent of students and 62 percent of employees commute via environmentally preferable means.

The Evergreen State College is ranked number 9 nationally. This non-traditional college breaks the mold in so many ways. Our middle son attended this college to obtain his Bachelor of Science degree and he received graduate level education with exceptional professors.

The Evergreen State College, in Olympia, Washington, aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2020. Though it’s campus is currently one-third coal powered, students pay a self-imposed fee of $1 each academic quarter to buy renewable energy credits to offset the college’s electricity consumption.

Evergreen’s Organic Farm is located on a 5 acre section of campus. The plot includes the farmhouse, Demeter’s Gardens, Community Gardens, the Biodiesel facility, the compost facility, the workroom, tool shed, greenhouses and the 38,000 square foot production area of the Organic Farm.  The Organic Farm crew works all year round to plan, plant, maintain and harvest the various crops grown.  The Compost Facility is used to turn farm waste into compost for fertilizing the production area of the farm.  During the growing season the Organic Farm’s produce is sold at the Organic Farm Stand on Red Square at Evergreen, at The Organic Farm during business hours and through our Community Supported Agriculture Program.  Excess produce and plant starts are donated to the Thurston County Food Bank.

The school has an extensive composting project as well as a comprehensive recycling program.

According to The Evergreen State Paper Policy, it  is committed to using environmentally benign products and technologies whenever possible.

Ride Share and alternative forms of transportation are part of Evergreen’s sustainability. Student fees pay for and allow all students at Evergreen to ride the bus in and around Olympia and Thurston County an unlimited number of times each quarter by showing their student ID. By registering in a database of Evergreen commuters, the ride share program allows students, faculty and staff to match their schedules with people who live close by and facilitates contact to set up new carpools.

Ban the Bottle is a campus-wide initiative to raise awareness in The Evergreen State College community about the negative impacts of plastic bottles on social, environmental and economical health as well as alternative, safer options for drinking water. The long-term goal of this initiative is to discontinue the purchase of plastic bottled water on campus and provide re-useable water canteens and to install bottle fill stations across campus.  Evergreen has switched all of their disposable ware to compostable products. They have also eliminated trays, saving countless gallons of water. The school supports local farmers and producers, using organic whenever possible.

Students can opt to live in the sustainability house,  made up of a community of students committed to a living an environmentally conscious, socially just, and sustainable lifestyle. Residents of the Sustainability House complete 5 hours of sustainability-related service each month to the campus and house community.

The lessons students learn from these sustainable practices will be carried throughout their lives and potentially impact the world.

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Eastside Value Buyer’s List

Today I launched a weekly series of MLS searches to discover the best prospects on the Eastside for investors and handy owner occupiers to buy houses at a discount.  This is an amalgamated list of bank owned homes that already appear to be fairly priced, estate sales, out of state owners, listings with data entry errors, houses sitting unsold for an excessively long time – a whole variety of searches I use to find situations with distressed owners.

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Tacoma real estate market is hot!  It has recently been making the news as experts continue to pick Tacoma real estate market for price appreciation and best recovery.  Why Tacoma?  Well, why not Tacoma?  Tacoma is home to University of Washington – Tacoma Campus, Tacoma Link Light Rail, 700 plus acre Point Defiance Park, budding Art and music scene, Tacoma Dome that hosts some of the biggest concerts and events in the nation, the Port, and much more!

Once considered an unattractive and undesirable area, Tacoma is undergoing a lot of positive changes lately including redevelopment of its downtown and housing market.  Both real estate investors and home buyers are drawn to the attractive price point in Tacoma real estate and that has started a real revitalization of the housing market there.  Several articles estimated Tacoma real estate prices to appreciate as much as 25% by 2013.  What does that mean?  It means the timing is perfect for home buyers to get in the under-valued market while both the prices and interest rates are low.  For investors, it is a great time to flip properties or purchase rentals for long term hold.   There are diverse array of properties that are currently available in the Tacoma real estate market.  Whether you want to take opportunity in this market to find a great long term rental property or short term flip project, I can help you find the perfect home for any goal and price range!

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Are you guys taking full advantage of this gorgeous sunny weather in Seattle yet?  Seattle festivals and events in August are continuing the tradition of jam packed summer fun!  All of this really makes it up for the long winter here.  From local favorites to tourist’s annual favorites that bring them out to Seattle every summer, there is something for everyone to do this weekend! 

All of these festivals and events listed are happening in the first two weeks of August from 5^th to the 14^th.  The big fan favorite, the BLUE ANGELS are performing their air shows again this year!  Few of the individual Counties are hosting their own fair as well.  Lot of exciting and fun things going on!  Follow me on my journey to introduce and navigate through all the festivals that are happening in Seattle and all around the Sound this summer.  Enjoy the sun and your neighbors, but do not stay home!

ALL SEATTLE FESTIVALS AND EVENTS IN AUGUST

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Even if you don’t have time or room to have your own full time garden, with so many alternative ways to grow some of your own food, few have an excuse not to participate around the greater Seattle region.

The P-Patch Community Gardening Program, in conjunction with P-Patch Trust, a nonprofit organization, oversees 75 P-Patches distributed throughout the city, equaling approximately 23 acres, serving 4,400 gardeners. Gardeners throughout the city contributed 17,000 hours maintaining the common areas of the garden in 2010.

What is a community garden?
A community garden is a space where neighbors come together to grow community and steward – plan, plant, and maintain –a piece of open space.  Community gardens are gathering places that strengthen networks through cooperative ventures; a source of pride among residents; a visible product of land stewardship and a healthier urban environment.  Traditionally, they involve individual gardening plots which community members pay an annual fee for while all shared spaces throughout the garden are cared for together.

What is a P-Patch?
P-Patch is the name given to community gardens that are managed by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch Community Gardening Program.  The name, P-Patch, originated from its first community garden, Picardo Farm. Gardens come in many shapes, sizes, and ownerships (For more Facts about P-Patch Community Gardens: Fact Sheet

For the past 37 years, P-Patch community gardeners have been:

• Growing community
• Nurturing civic engagement
• Practicing organic gardening techniques
• Fostering an environmental ethic and connecting nature to peoples’ lives
• Improving access to local, organic, and culturally appropriate food
• Transforming the appearance and revitalizing the spirit of their neighborhoods
• Developing self-reliance and improving nutrition through education and hands-on experience
• Feeding the hungry
• Preserving heirloom flowers, herbs, and vegetables
• Budding understanding between generations and cultures through gardening and cooking

In 2010 alone, P-Patch gardeners donated 20,889 pounds of fresh produce. Incredible!

To find a P-Patch close to you, click here.

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