Category: Home Remodels
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Is Your Home Not Selling Because of Seattle’s Market… Or Is It Your House?
Why are there some homes in Seattle that just aren’t selling right now? After all, the low inventory has been an issue for several months at this point. Despite higher rates, there are still buyers who are chomping at the bit to buy homes. So why are some homes continuing to sit on the market,…
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This Bellevue Condo Got the Get Happy at Home Star Treatment! See Our Before & After Renovations Photos
If you’ve been following along with us for awhile then you already know that we LOVE a good home renovation! We work with our seller clients to manage everything from simple refreshes to complete home renovations, and our latest Bellevue condo listing was no different. When this gem in the rough came to us, it…
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Flipping Houses in Seattle? Here Are 10 Must-Read Tips from Seattle’s Get Happy at Home Team
When flipping a house, your goal is to make the home as appealing to the masses as possible. To this end, much of our advice in this post will address the most common mistakes we see house flippers make! Throughout this post, we’re going to use a home in Bellevue that we flipped as an…
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The Pros & Cons of Buying in a Condo Building Under Assessment
Searching for a condo in Seattle? If you’ve been on the hunt, you may have come across a unique situation of a building being under assessment and having some major work done to it! There are some pros and cons to buying a building that’s currently undergoing a big remodel, but first and foremost, you…
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A Get Happy at Home Listing in the Making: Queen Anne Condo
This particular unit in Queen Anne didn’t need too much work before listing it, but it needed a few small updates, and there was a unique situation to tackle. We’ll share the process we went through to prepare the condo to list, and what happened once the condo hit the market! HOA Issues The next…
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A Get Happy at Home Listing in the Making: The Meridian Condo (18th Floor)
Last year, I listed a condo in the Meridian for a friend of mine. I’ve always loved their condo, and as a result, I was slightly blinded about its potential appeal to buyers. We also listed it during the presidential election, and the Seattle market had kind of died for awhile. We listed the condo…
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A Get Happy at Home Listing in the Making: How We Sold This Condo for 125% Above List Price
With this particular First Hill listing, we made $8,000 worth of upgrades to it before putting it on the market. When we first see a home and are considering what needs to be updated, our main guiding principle is a simple one: We want to LIKE the home. What would we change if we were…
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A Get Happy at Home Listing in the Making: Lake City Townhouse
With this particular townhouse, everything needed work before we could list it. We ended up spending $8,000 on upgrades, which included: Replacing the windows All new carpet (plus we painted the subfloor) We fixed the wood floors that were super scratched (we used wood putty and dyed it, and the floors looked brand new!) We…
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What’s the True Cost of Selling Your Home with a Discount Broker?
One of the most popular discount brokers out there right now is advertising that they can sell your home for 103% of its listing price with only a 1% listing fee. That probably sounds great upfront—but do the numbers back it up? What many people don’t realize is that in the Seattle area, the average…
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Remodeling Your Home? Here’s Tips on Where to Shop for Homeware in Seattle (+ Online Tips)
You can take the initiative, and I highly recommend that you buy as much of the homeware needed for the remodel as possible. Pick out your own cabinets, pick out new lighting, etc.—usually, contractors have a steep markup, and why not try to get a deal if you can? Pius Kitchen & Bath: For cabinets,…