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Stevens Pass Ski Cabin For Sale
Fall of 2022 Update We listed this cabin in 2014 and it is no longer for sale. Click here If you are looking for Stevens Pass cabins for sale. 34202 Stevens Road 1 bedroom cabin with sleeping loft and bonus room in basement. Covered deck. Offered at $145,000 ********************************************************************************************** With ski season just around the corner, we know a lot of folks are …
Are there new Chelan County short term rental rules?
In a previous post we outlined Leavenworth vacation rental rules for those interested in a short term rental in the city limits of Leavenworth. This article will follow up with an overview about Chelan County short term rental rules for properties in unincorporated areas outside of Leavenworth. Vacation rentals are known as short term rentals or STRS or even “nightly / weekly rentals.” Any …
Leavenworth Forest Fire Insurance
Guest Post by Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance The areas surrounding the towns of Leavenworth, Cle Elum, Twisp, Chelan, Entiat, Winthrop and parts of Wenatchee are some of the most fire prone areas in Washington, where there are large numbers of homeowners at risk. From year to year the wildland fuels, level of drought, temperature and weather combine to make a moderate to severe …
Lake Wenatchee Real Estate
Real Estate at Lake Wenatchee and Fish Lake has really taken off in the last decade. Lake Wenatchee’s popularity comes from the wealth of recreational opportunities (boating, fishing, windsurfing, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing, golfing) and its proximity to the Seattle area. I wrote about Fish Lake real estate in a previous post, so this article will be mostly about Lake Wenatchee. There are two roads …
Should I list my Leavenworth home in winter or fall?
As we head into fall in Leavenworth with winter not far away, we get clients asking all the time ” Should I list my Leavenworth home in winter? ” Shoveling is hard work! For some, they have just now decided that they want to move or perhaps they have found a house they would like to buy but need to sell a home …
Leavenworth Housing Shortage in 2013?
Two big questions I get asked all the time now by home buyers – “Are there more houses coming on the market soon?” “Is there a Leavenworth housing shortage?” People who have been watching the Seattle area real estate market know that Seattle hasn’t had much in the way of inventory in 2012 or 2013 and that shortage of inventory has turned Seattle into …
Buying a Leavenworth house on acreage
When it comes to a vacation home in sunny central Washington, lots of home buyers have dreams of buying a Leavenworth house on acreage. For some, having an acre or five is just about breathing room or privacy. For others, it’s about having room for a garden or perhaps a few horses or chickens. Recent sale on Ski Hill in Leavenworth What are some …
Secret Tactics to Sell a House
Every seller we talk to in the Leavenworth market wants a real estate agent who will be aggressive about selling their home or property. That makes sense to us. Year in and year out we have clients come to us and ask us to list their home because they have tried other agents in the past and been disappointed with the results. It’s always exciting to …
Quiz Answers
A few weeks ago we posted a silly quiz. We tend to laugh at Seattle area agents who try and practice real estate in Leavenworth and so we made a funny quiz for them. Here are the answers: 1. Leavenworth has just one zipcode. 98826 runs from Leavenworth to Stevens Pass including Lake Wenatchee and Plain. Peshastin has their own zipcode though – 98847 …
Quiz Your Leavenworth Real Estate Expert
A tear comes to our eye every time we hear that someone is buying a house in Leavenworth using a Seattle area real estate agent. Sure, as a licensed real estate broker I can help you buy a house in Seattle, Forks, Mount Vernon, Olympia or even Rockport. I’ve even lived in each of these places at one point in my life. But having lived …