SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Joelle’s Big Adventure

Joelle’s charming 1909 Seward Park Craftsman sold for $16,000 above asking price.

Joelle owned two Seattle homes: one in the Central District that she lived in and one in Seward Park that she rented out.

I first met with her because she intended to list the former in order to achieve some financial freedom and be able to travel, but she wasn’t quite ready to take off yet, so figured that once she sold the Central District home she occupied, she’d rent something in the area to live in until she was ready to go.

However, I advised that she reconsider that strategy after reviewing rental prices in her Central area neighborhood, and cautioned that—with rising prices—once she sold her home, she would not likely be able to purchase another one there.

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