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Mat_Drinks posted:I took a car to the Airport way Accutint before and they're good. On the higher side price wise for our area, but also on the higher side quality wise. I think I'd take my next car there. I went a bit more for price with the BRZ's tint and front end wrap and I feel like I can notice the difference. My lot size is poo poo. I'm probably going to rent this place out and buy another place in Woodinville.
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Mat_Drinks posted:Just be prepared for a minimum of a 10 minute drive to any freeway, so if you like to go to Seattle often, you better like to sit at lights waiting for them to turn (which is why I left). everywherethatdoesntsucktoliveontheeastside.txt BraveUlysses posted:id join ya but i've been working on cars and drinking too many beers to leave the house goobernoodles posted:It's where I got my tint, dumbass. <-- HEY VAPER regeg so you don't think I'm some crazy person if I bug either of you for some garage time 
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Tashan Dorrsett posted:everywherethatdoesntsucktoliveontheeastside.txt Unless you've got some money you can spend, which, not to make assumptions, but I think Flynn is doing all right. Options like the Kirkland waterfront area where some of it is walkable to bars and restaurants, or Bellevue where there are some pretty cool mid century neighborhoods with decent existing garages and lots where you could then also build a dream garage. Or he could go big and buy something like this: https://www.redfin.com/WA/Newcastle/11220-SE-74th-St-98056/home/414213 But Flynn, don't buy that as I think a buddy of mine is placing an offer this afternoon  . But yeah, you could buy something like that in a nice area, live in the main house and build your custom dream home with huge garage/shop, far enough away to subdivide later. Then you move into the dream house, and sell the original house. Or just sub divide and have your rental be super close. Or maybe it's just a place for Mom and Dad to come live when they get old because who wants their folks to live in a home. Not that I've spent time thinking about all of the above for myself at all
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Mat_Drinks posted:Or he could go big and buy something like this: https://www.redfin.com/WA/Newcastle/11220-SE-74th-St-98056/home/414213 Why has that place been delisted and relisted so many times?
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Mat_Drinks posted:Unless you've got some money you can spend, which, not to make assumptions, but I think Flynn is doing all right. I went and looked at this place: https://www.redfin.com/WA/Woodinville/16020-NE-169th-Pl-98072/home/448265 But the house layout was loving RETARDED. And they had literally 30+ Thomas Kinkade paintings sooooo
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CharlesM posted:Why has that place been delisted and relisted so many times? It's a trick agents use to get around the "only show new listings" filter that all online tools have now. The general assumption can often be made (it's generally true in my experience) that if a property has been sitting it's either wrecked, overpriced and the seller is unwilling to negotiate or both. So they try to cover that up. Comrade Flynn posted:I went and looked at this place: I didn't see what you mean about the layout at first because of the way they took the pictures (and with a wide angle lens?). The landing/dining/kitchen setup is what seems most funky. The rest of the house and property seems pretty "move in ready" as it were, is that layout unfixable down the road or are you opposed to employing a contractor to customize? Because that garage is sweet. Did you see this? https://www.redfin.com/WA/Redmond/16827-NE-122nd-St-98052/home/451604 It needs some work, but nothing huge and the garage is almost as good as the first one. Plus maybe you can work the Ford GT into the contract "just leave it there under the cover". Then again, it's in a pretty ticky tacky boxy neighborhood. poo poo, they've built that up a lot since I lived over there. Alternately, if you find something that is almost where you want it to be, you could buy it with a 30 and get a home eq for a remodel. I can get you the names of some good mid to high end contractors that work in that area. Sometimes the best way to get what you want is to buy something almost there and have the rest done custom. edit: may favorite feature on redfin is the "has garage checkbox" and the drop down where you can specify number of spots. This is in Bothell and not nearly as nice as what I think you're looking for, but how about parking for SEVEN lol: https://www.redfin.com/WA/Bothell/11117-NE-164th-Pl-98011/home/284690 Mat_Drinks fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Apr 10, 2015 |
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Mat_Drinks posted:It's a trick agents use to get around the "only show new listings" filter that all online tools have now. The general assumption can often be made (it's generally true in my experience) that if a property has been sitting it's either wrecked, overpriced and the seller is unwilling to negotiate or both. So they try to cover that up. There's two giant living rooms almost adjacent to each other. There's a second kitchen like 50 feet from the first. It's like some senile person just kept remodeling it forgetting what they did last. I'm not buying a $1.2M place with the intention to renovate the hell out of it. I could probably get by with a big 3 car garage and install lifts for 6 car storage.
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Mat_Drinks posted:Unless you've got some money you can spend, which, not to make assumptions, but I think Flynn is doing all right. Don't mind me, I'm just jaded from having lived here so long. I lived on the Kirkland waterfront for a while and I hated it. Parts of Bellevue and north north basically Bellevue Renton are pretty cool though, think I'm headed that way next time I move since I'm tied to this area for work. Would never buy a house in that area though, foreign investors are buying up all the houses in every quiet part of Bellevue and converting them into illegal 8 bedroom rentals and tanking property values. Especially anything vaguely near the college. My main eastside complaint is that everything that's remotely quiet is super far from a freeway, and everwhere I've lived near a freeway has been super high crime. Believe it or not the eastside area (especially Redmond) has some of the highest car theft rates in the country. Google it if you don't believe me. Zero violent crime, but tons of everything else here. Was talking about a criminal defense attorney friend of mine, and she was saying that the laws are so lax here that you can steal something like 8 or 9 cars before doing prison time, so car thieves flock from all over the state to steal stuff here. Only really a concern if you're into older cars like I am though, newer stuff rarely gets touched. I'm in Redmond right now and I've had 3 car break ins and 2 attempted thefts in the past two years.. Shameless self promotion: I do home remodels if he ends up with a fixer upper =V I only subcontract but I can point you in the right direction for high end work or do smaller handyman type gigs. Tashan Dorrsett fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Apr 10, 2015 |
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Comrade Flynn posted:There's two giant living rooms almost adjacent to each other. There's a second kitchen like 50 feet from the first. It's like some senile person just kept remodeling it forgetting what they did last. Understandable. I more meant buy below 1m and put 200 in to get exactly what you want (a really nice garage). I'm pretty resigned to having to do that if I ever sell this house, but want to stay in city. I'll probably just build a garage here, save for a while, then buy another house and build a garage there before moving or selling this house. All of that said, I can totally understand why you wouldn't want to deal with remodeling as it can be a huge pain. It's why my next project thread will probably be called something like "A thread about how I work on my house more than my cars". Tashan Dorrsett posted:Don't mind me, I'm just jaded from having lived here so long. No worries, I totally understand. When I lived on the eastside I always felt like it was "too clean" and craved a more urban environment with greater diversity and now I live in the city and long for someplace with some space so I find myself randomly searching redfin for 2+ acres and big garages. I hear you on North Renton/South Bellevue. It's totally possible I could end up over there too at some point. Re: crime, theft is an issue in the entire region and we're paying higher insurance due to lack of laws and enforcement curbing it. Re: subbing, what's your specialty? Seriously, because if you're good my family is in the business and is often looking for reliable subs. Mat_Drinks fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Apr 10, 2015 |
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Mat_Drinks posted:No worries, I totally understand. When I lived on the eastside I always felt like it was "too clean" and craved a more urban environment with greater diversity and now I live in the city and long for someplace with some space so I find myself randomly searching redfin for 2+ acres and big garages. I was on the Sammamish Plateau when it was trees with a Safeway, I know that feel x1000. Cap hill was cool for a year but yeah long term living in the city will drive you crazy if you own a car. For my next move, I just want something on the eastside within 5-10 min of i90, 405, or 520 with a 2 car garage for under 2k, which really shouldn't be a lot to ask but I can't ever seem to find something half decent.
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This thread is making me even more depressed about our house search. I wish that me or my fiance could come to terms with leaving the city, but we both grew up in Seattle and still have our hearts set on finding somewhere in north seattle. Part of me wants to say gently caress it and just move to bellingham or something, but I don't think she is up for that plan. Fingers crossed that we can make a deal with my mom and stepdad to buy their house in Ballard. It might be kinda odd to buy the house I grew up in, but you can't beat the location. Needs a full remodel, but its livable in the mean time. Just need to buy something so I can leave HP and go work somewhere that will pay me better.
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Mat_Drinks posted:Re: subbing, what's your specialty? Seriously, because if you're good my family is in the business and is often looking for reliable subs. I'm still learning + finding where I fit in, I've only been doing it for about 2 years after deskwork drove me insane. Recently I've been doing a lot of tile, flooring, edit: roofing and paint (int and ext) and I've been enjoying it. I only really gently caress with high end tile though. Would like to learn plumbing and electrical though. Definitely not ready to pimp myself out, I was more saying I could suggest good contractors if he needed, who I may or may not end up subbing for =V If you need cheap labor though, I'm never doing anything on weekends. I am really loving reliable though. Not being an alcoholic puts me a step ahead of the majority of other subs in the area. Tashan Dorrsett fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Apr 10, 2015 |
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Tashan Dorrsett posted:Shameless self promotion: I do home remodels if he ends up with a fixer upper =V I only subcontract but I can point you in the right direction for high end work or do smaller handyman type gigs. What's your hourly? I need a ton of window frames replaced in my current place.
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Comrade Flynn posted:What's your hourly? I need a ton of window frames replaced in my current place. frame-in-frame or full frame? you replacing the glass too? Age of the house/materials? Carpentry stuff's a bit outside my realm of comfort but I could do easier window frame installs. If it's anything too crazy you'd probably come out ahead paying someone a higher hourly with more experience with that. if you're vaguely close to redmond I wouldn't mind stopping by and taking a look at it, worst case it's a mini AI meet. Just being honest, window frame installs can be anything from bang in simple to a nightmare without a ton of carpentry experience and I wouldn't want to leave you hanging. Tashan Dorrsett fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Apr 11, 2015 |
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Tashan Dorrsett posted:frame-in-frame or full frame? you replacing the glass too? Age of the house/materials? Carpentry stuff's a bit outside my realm of comfort but I could do easier window frame installs. If it's anything too crazy you'd probably come out ahead paying someone a higher hourly with more experience with that. if you're vaguely close to redmond I wouldn't mind stopping by and taking a look at it, worst case it's a mini AI meet. Just being honest, window frame installs can be anything from bang in simple to a nightmare without a ton of carpentry experience and I wouldn't want to leave you hanging. I'm in Ballard. The wood on all my sound-facing windows is rotting so I need it replaced. The glass in all of them is fine.
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Negromancer posted:This thread is making me even more depressed about our house search. Well, yeah, if you're trying to buy a house in Ballard there is plenty to be depressed about. But there are still parts of the city and just outside that can be kind of affordable. Tashan Dorrsett posted:I'm still learning + finding where I fit in, I've only been doing it for about 2 years after deskwork drove me insane. Recently I've been doing a lot of tile, flooring, edit: roofing and paint (int and ext) and I've been enjoying it. I only really gently caress with high end tile though. Would like to learn plumbing and electrical though. Definitely not ready to pimp myself out, I was more saying I could suggest good contractors if he needed, who I may or may not end up subbing for =V If you need cheap labor though, I'm never doing anything on weekends. My family's favorite tile sub isn't too far from aging out and I think he's been pretty busy/unbookable. I'll see if they've found another sub yet to begin transitioning to if you're up for it, or if you want an old sod to learn from I can get you his name/number. I believe he's mid to high end, at least, all of the business they send him is.
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blk posted:What are you Seattle people's commute times like? Portland is getting a lot worse and I'd like to compare anecdotes. Ahahahahaha.  Seattle ranks either 5th worst or 8th worst congested city in the US, depending on which survey you read. I think a lot of it may be due to the combination of a much bigger urban sprawl combined with much worse public transit. Portland has really shittily unpredictable commutes because it's a total roll of the dice as to whether some dipshit has wrecked on I5 or I205 on any given day, and a total inability of any of these dipshits to zipper merge properly doesn't help, but as long as you don't get caught in some kind of fuckery, Portland commutes go fairly smoothly.
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blk posted:What are you Seattle people's commute times like? Portland is getting a lot worse and I'd like to compare anecdotes. I am currently renting a house at pretty much 81st and greenwood and commuting to the convention center(7th and pine) in downtown. Granted I work from home 3 out of 5 days, but the ~6 mile drive to my office takes from ~15 minutes with light traffic to 1+ hours if traffic is bad. Coming home is even worse since all the construction in downtown is loving traffic. If I leave my office by 3pm, its a 20 minute drive home, anytime after 4pm its more like 45 minutes minimum if I am lucky, mostly just getting to aurora. Hopefully once the new 99 tunnel is finished(not holding my breath) it will help the commute. Mat_Drinks posted:Well, yeah, if you're trying to buy a house in Ballard there is plenty to be depressed about. But there are still parts of the city and just outside that can be kind of affordable. Ballard is our dream neighborhood. Unless my mom and stepdad make us a good offer on their house, there is no way we can buy a house there. We live in greenwood now and love it, but its almost as bad as ballard now, so we are really banking on my mom's house. I am open to West Seattle, but the fiance is not, so I am trying to convince her. I would honestly not mind buying a place in edmonds, so if we can't do north seattle, that is where I am pushing for. slurry_curry fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Apr 11, 2015 |
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Negromancer posted:I am currently renting a house at pretty much 81st and greenwood and commuting to the convention center(7th and pine) in downtown. Granted I work from home 3 out of 5 days, but the ~6 mile drive to my office takes from ~15 minutes with light traffic to 1+ hours if traffic is bad. Coming home is even worse since all the construction in downtown is loving traffic. If I leave my office by 3pm, its a 20 minute drive home, anytime after 4pm its more like 45 minutes, mostly just getting to aurora. Hopefully once the new 99 tunnel is finished(not holding my breath) it will help the commute. You're like...a mile from me. Downtown from Ballard is fine unless you get hosed by the Ballard Bridge. It is a fickle mistress.
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Comrade Flynn posted:You're like...a mile from me. My moms place is prolly even closer, 70th and 22nd, right around the corner from salmon bay park. I grew up between that house and queen Anne and magnolia, and i used to rent an apartment on 62nd and 20th, so I am well aware of the commute running bridge. It's going to be interesting to see what happens to traffic when Expedia moves into the amgen complex.
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sofullofhate posted:So, Dick's today? Maybe 3PM? I can't, need to plan it in advance for me to make it
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sofullofhate posted:So, Dick's today? Maybe 3PM? Which one?
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Comrade Flynn posted:Which one? I was thinking LCW one. But open to rescheduling so more can make it, or other locations.
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blk posted:What are you Seattle people's commute times like? Portland is getting a lot worse and I'd like to compare anecdotes. Portland is quickly turning into Seattle. You've been out by our house. If I leave during commute hours, it's a 1-1.5+ hour trip. And that's just staying on 99E. If it's a clear morning, 35 minutes. It used to be ~25-45 minutes at worse. I actually getting to the point where I refuse to drive anything but an automatic with tall sidewalls into downtown. Thanks Portland for spending all that money on road maintenance /sarcasm. Bastards.
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Mat_Drinks posted:Well, yeah, if you're trying to buy a house in Ballard there is plenty to be depressed about. But there are still parts of the city and just outside that can be kind of affordable. I'm in the apprentice stage right now but I definitely wouldn't mind someone to learn from if he ever needs cheap labor. I'm always looking for extra weekend work especially. Still not QUITE confident enough to sub out tile jobs to contractors I'm not friends with, but I have a few absolutely massive tile jobs coming up and I'm also just the type to underrate my own abilities so there is that. Right now I only really sub to friends who don't mind going a little over on labor to teach me. I can do a lot of jobs to par, but I'd only start subbing myself out to strangers when I'm confident I can do 10/10 work. Also had to sell a lot of my larger tools (aircom, tile cutter etc) since I've been living in apartments, but I'll be back in a house in 3mo so that won't be an issue for much longer; I've already reentered tool hoarder mode in anticipation. Let's stay in touch, tile's definitely something I'm focusing on so chances are by the time his tile guy ages out I'll be ready to go. If he finds someone sooner, never hurts to have my number on his phone as a backup. If he ever needs a landscaping guy though, I have a friend who's really good and currently trying to make the transition from doing what I'm doing to strictly landscape. He went to school, didn't finish his degree but he knows his poo poo when it comes to landscape design & horticulture & I've never seen someone do dirt work like this guy. Dude's really personable with homeowners too, which you don't see every day with landscapers around here. Comrade Flynn posted:I'm in Ballard. The wood on all my sound-facing windows is rotting so I need it replaced. The glass in all of them is fine. Probably beyond my skill level, I could always come check it out (never mind driving) but unless it's super straightforward it probably will be above me. Not something to mess around with, because if I did a crappy job you'd essentially be paying for me to swiss-cheese the side of your house. edit: mods I PROMISE we're not posting about BDSM re: subbing Tashan Dorrsett fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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blk posted:You guys want to do something Friday or Saturday midday? I can [probably] do midday Saturday. I might not be done with my starter motor re/re though.
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Comrade Flynn posted:I'm probably going to Exotics @ RTC on Saturday if anyone wants to meet up there. Sure, that works for me. I don't think my car is exotic enough to show but I'm happy to come and drool.
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I may come out to see that - I'm up here for my father in law's b-day, depends on what the schedule is.
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blk posted:I may come out to see that - I'm up here for my father in law's b-day, depends on what the schedule is. Nice meeting you! Sorry I didn't have a ton of free time to chat more.
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