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Leavenworth WA real estate – Should you be inves...

Are you curious about investing in Leavenworth real estate? 2021 Update: When this article was originally written, vacation rentals were unregulated in unincorporated Chelan County. As of February 2021, Chelan County is working on creating rules for Short Term Rentals and buyers are advised to consult with the county about the possiblity of hosting a vacation rental.   It seems like everyone is interested …

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Fish Lake Real Estate

In an earlier post on Active Rain, I introduced you to Fish Lake just outside of Plain and Leavenworth, WA. This post is specifically about the real estate opportunities that can be found on Fish Lake.   Fish Lake is a smaller and more intimate lake than Lake Wenatchee. It is also mostly bordered by U.S. Forest Service land. The amount of private waterfront …

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Owning a Vacation Rental

A frequent request we get is a buyer who wants to buy a vacation home, but would like to rent it out when they aren’t using it. It sounds like a great idea in theory, but rarely works out. First of all you need to consider zoning. In the city limits of Leavenworth nightly rentals are only legal in commercially zoned areas. There are …

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New Report on Vacation Homes

The National Association of Realtors just published a report that says over 1/3 of recent home sales were of vacation properties (13%) or investment properties (24%). The median price of a vacation home nationwide is at $190,000 while the median price of investment properties is $148,000. These trends are expected to continue as more investors put their money in real estate instead of the …

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