http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/02/2006-condo-appreciation-seattle News and Reviews of Seattle's Condo and Loft Communities Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/02/2006-condo-appreciation-seattle#comment-2615 A new day, a new plan « Nesting 101 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:04:05 +0000 http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/02/2006-condo-appreciation-seattle#comment-2615 [...] The initial sticker shock of Seattle housing prices sort of forced us into looking cheap. Well, being that there is no real “cheap” available in Seattle, the next best thing was to look at condos (damn you Aspen!). And while we can’t rule out condos, our investment team has good experience with the fixer-upper strategy. It’s more time consuming in the search, and fraught with some level of risk, but the potential payoff is considerably larger. Especially for shorter-term investments where high appreciation rates are necessary just to recoup purchasing and loan fees. [...] [...] The initial sticker shock of Seattle housing prices sort of forced us into looking cheap. Well, being that there is no real “cheap” available in Seattle, the next best thing was to look at condos (damn you Aspen!). And while we can’t rule out condos, our investment team has good experience with the fixer-upper strategy. It’s more time consuming in the search, and fraught with some level of risk, but the potential payoff is considerably larger. Especially for shorter-term investments where high appreciation rates are necessary just to recoup purchasing and loan fees. [...]

]]> http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/02/2006-condo-appreciation-seattle#comment-2357 Greg Perry Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:35:28 +0000 http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/02/2006-condo-appreciation-seattle#comment-2357 I agree, Queen Anne, compared to others is a head scratcher. Nice breakdown by neighborhood. I agree, Queen Anne, compared to others is a head scratcher. Nice breakdown by neighborhood.

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