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 [...] Read more
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New Listing: Donogh Homes Resale in Renton for Sale with Owner Financing
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 [...] Read more
Big Box Real Estate Companies vs. Smaller Companies-What’s the difference?
What’s in a name? A Buyer’s perspective It occurs to me that there are some definite differences between the big box real estate companies that you always see in the media and the smaller firms that are in the market. The big firms make you fit into their box and some make you qualify with [...] Read more
Fannie Mae HomePath Program is Attractive Financing Solution for Condos
Fannie Mae HomePath Financing The Fannie Mae HomePath program is an attraction solution for financing condos and townhouses. Many people are familiar with HomePath’s attractive features for all types of properties: down payments as low as 3% of the purchase price, seller contributions up to 3.5% of the purchase price, no mortgage insurance required. However, [...] Read more
3 Rules of Real Estate Investing
3 Rules of Real Estate Investing Three rules of investing from the wise old heads of the Washington REIA: If you aren’t embarrassed to make your offer, you are offering too much. If they take your first offer, you offered too much. If you need a calculator to figure out a deal, it is no [...] Read more
Learn about the Eastside Deal of the Week
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 [...] Read more
