Seattle Homes : Real Estate Around the Sound

By Jim Stacey

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0961416734
• ISBN13: 9780961416737
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Washington Professional Publications
• Length: 495 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great book on buying a home in Seattle and the Puget Sound

.Seattle Homes is loaded with info specific to Seattle and the Puget Sound while still serving as complete manual for a first timer like myself. After paddling about Lake Union a few weeks back, I decided to check the multiple listings for houseboats. I couldn't figure out why two seemingly identical homes would vary in price by over $100,000. Now I know. The reviewer who said the book has nothing to do with Seattle must not have read past page 49. The remaining 400+ pages focus on the Seattle area, in addition to providing a thorough general education in the ins and outs of buying, selling, and investing in real estate.Definitely a must read, if you're looking to buy a home or invest in property.

Solid Book for Seattle Homebuyer

Solid work with lots of detail on the Seattle market. Very useful if you need to get a feel for the types of homes in the area, strategies for finding the right home, etc.. I read this book cover-to-cover to get all the information, and have referenced it a number of times. The author has a quirky sense of humor & seems to enjoy the topics. He is also very "pro-consumer" in his portrayal of the real estate industry...Jim Stacey also teaches a local class on buying in the Seattle area. Details can be found on the University of Washington "Experimental College" web site...

Great regional info

I'm writing this because of the review that says it's not about Seattle. I read this book cover to cover, twice, before buying my first home.Absolutely it's about Seattle. Contains tons of information about what is unique about buying a home in Washington state and the Puget Sound region. Unique laws, quirky regional behaviors of local real estate agents, all of this is covered by Mr. Stacey.A lot of the information isn't regional, there isn't THAT much unique to Seattle's real estate market. But the information that is regional is priceless and it's obvious the author knows it well.

Seattle Homes: Real Estate around the Sound

I could not have asked for a better book than this. It is very informative and while technical, it keeps me awake with it ever-present humor. If anyone wants to know about this area and how homes are bought and sold here, this is it. It is also a "must read" for anyone expecting to find an agent worth trusting; it will help understand what to look for in an agent, what to do when you find a home you like and how to go about buying it.Miss it at your peril.

Entertaining, comprehensive overview of Seattle real estate.

This book is an entertaining, must-have book for any Puget Sound home buyer. Stacey fills the pages with insightful advice, humorous cartoons and concrete facts. I enjoyed reading Seattle Homes and found the advice therein extremely valuable when purchasing my first home.