I support reducing the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID)
Yesterday, I got a Realtor Action Center “Call to Action” asking me to send mail to my Senator in support of protecting the Mortgage Interest tax Deduction MID. The problem is, I support reducing the availability of this Deduction, and possibly removing it altogether over time. I also support removing a bunch of other tax […]
Commercial Sales Summary for March 2011 – King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties
Below is a summary of sales for March 2011, from the Commercial Broker’s Association (CBA). I note the source because it is likely that not all sales that occurred are included. CBA data is a mixture of sales reported by their member agents and researching of sales that happened outside the system. I have compared […]
Commercial Sales Summary for February 2011 – King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties
Below is a summary of sales for February 2011, from the Commercial Broker’s Association (CBA). I note the source because it is likely that not all sales that occurred are included. CBA data is a mixture of sales reported by their member agents and researching of sales that happened outside the system. February 2011 Sales King […]
Landlord 101 Q/A: I’m a new to landlording. Should I hire a property manager?
Our next Landlord 101 class is coming up in May (http://events.linkedin.com/Landlord-101-How-successfully-find-keep/pub/565569). One of the common discussion area is hiring a property manager. The questions are usually something like “Should I hire a property manager?”, “Can I manage my own property?”, “When should I hire a property manager?” The class is designed to help new real […]
King County, Pierce County, Snohomish County – January 2011 Commercial Sales Summary
In the February newsletter, I sent out the January Sales summary for all three counties. I didn’t go into a lot of details, so let me know if you need more information. Snohomish County 6 sales were reported by CBA in January. All but one were industrial properties, located in Everett/Mukilteo, Lynnwood, and Monroe. The […]
Using Windows Live Skydrive and Live Mesh instead of Dropbox for Sharing Files with Clients
Today, I was at a CCIM class, covering CCIMRedex and STDBOnline (good class). In the class, the instructor was covering some side-subjects and mentioned Dropbox, a service that lets you store files online (in the CLOUD is the techy term) and also keep files synced with your computer. Well, I admit to being a Microsoft […]
Snohomish County and King County Commercial Sales Summary 2010
It is the end of 2010 and time to review sales in the local area and the outlook for the future. Large commercial firms with in-house analytics teams, such as Cushman & Wakefield and Grubb-Ellis, do not generally report on real estate activity outside of the Seattle/Bellevue markets. However, data from those markets can be […]
Taking Landlord 101 (a live class) to the web via video – challenges and next steps
I, another real estate agent, and a mortgage broker friend, teach a series of adult education classes. In the last few sessions, I’ve taken to recording the classes using a digital video camera, in hopes of posting the classes to the internet. After a couple of recordings, I’ve spotted some challenges that I need to […]