A while back I wrote this article about vFlyers (virtual flyers) where I blasted agents for clogging up my email with what I deemed to be spam. Well, ok, now I may eat a little bit of those words because I just found a house that I think I personally want to buy. Granted, the house came up in a town I wasn’t really considering but it’s close enough to some of the areas that I’ve been thinking about moving to that after my first “oh great, another spam” wore off I took a closer look and discovered this house met a lot of the requirements I had for my next place.
My own personal goals and some of my business goals could all be met for several years in this house. It’s got 6 bedrooms which is double what my current home offers which means that me and my team could all have our own office in the house, rather than sharing one large bedroom converted to an office. I’d be going up about 800 square feet in home size and doubling my lot size which will make our pets (especially the 3 dogs) very happy because they’ll finally get some yard to get their paws into. We’d also get an extra garage space (from 1 to 2) along with an off-street parking area for Michael’s truck (which we use to transport staging equipment) and an area in the walk-out basement that could be used for storing all of our staging equipment (saving us money on storage now) and still allowing space for a workout room and a possible wine cellar. All of this will be available to us at just under half the price of what my current home is worth because we’ll be out of the middle of one of the more expensive areas of the City of Seattle.
Will I miss my beautiful home in the city? Absolutely! I’ve got 3 stories of gorgeous views over Ballard, the islands, and the full Olympic Mountain Range. But, the main impetus for my move is because it will allow me to downsize my life to allow me to help my parents out more in Kansas. My dad was disabled in the accident and I’ve always said that I would be there for my parents should they need my help as they aged. This stepped that timeline up quite a bit but I want to live up to my promises – and, in the end, my dad is waaaayyyyyy more important than just a piece of real estate.
If you know anyone looking for a home in the city here are a couple of shots of my place. They’re looking at the house from the north side – you can see it’s a 3-story property. It will be going on the market soon. It’s a 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath (all bedrooms have a private full bath), 2220 sqft home with a 1-car garage and space for 2 offstreet parking areas. Anyone interested can contact me directly.
