I’ve rented the ‘Taj and will be taking it off the market. I definitely won’t be making money on its rental but that’s fine. Of course I’m a little disappointed that I couldn’t sell it but it’s been a weird summer and I might have made a fatal mistake with my initial over pricing. This… Read More

I’m caving and will be hosting an open house this Saturday and Sunday from 1-4pm. Feel free to come by and heckle. My promotion plans include signage, the Sunday Seattle Times and Craigslist. Any other promotion suggestions welcome.

You would think that as a Redfin employee I’d have some sort of inside access for getting my place on Sweet Digs our blog about Seattle real estate. But I really don’t so I was pleasantly surprised to see I made Sweet Digs today as one of the most clicked listings: So where can you… Read More

I just got home from a long weekend in Vegas; I have much less money than when I left but we had a blast. When you combine an overdrawn bank account with my condo approaching its comparables average days on market it’s time for something about my listing to change. The options we considered: Free… Read More

Besides the MLS I’ve posted on several other sites: Zillow Craigslist Google Base Live Expo Am I missing any?

Finally after months of procrastination on my party and frequent reminders from friends and co-workers my place is on Redfin: 124 Bellevue Ave E #504. (We’re switching to primary photo to be the Space Needle one.) Also, should I have an open house?Consensus around here is that open houses don’t actually sell houses so I’m… Read More

What do you think of the professionally shot photos of my staged unit? As you can see KH really helped me out in getting the place looking ‘urban sophisticated’.

I had the photos for the Taj shot today by Vista. I’ll post the results tomorrow. In the meantime feel free to tell me my marketing description sucks (remember, 500 character count limit): New construction west facing view condo in the heart of Capitol Hill. Enjoy the sun setting over the Space Needle, the Olympics… Read More

We’re still in the midst of transforming #504 at the Taj from bachelor pad to Crate and Barrel show room but with the end in sight it’s time to think ahead to what I’m going to do about photo. I shot a few photos when I moved in. As you can see they’re nothing special…. Read More

As you may recall I bought a unit at Trace Lofts. It should be done sometime in August or September; they’re cagey whenever I ask for more details. Since I can’t afford two condos I need to sell my first, #504 at the Taj. Now, Foster calls me every two weeks and berates me for… Read More