Every so often my mom thinks of buying a condo. She qualifies for what sh thought was a nice chunk of change.<\/p>\n
“I’m trying to decide if I want a condo,” she said to someone at my networking lunch.<\/p>\n
“I can recommend a mortgage broker. She’ll tell you if you can buy…”<\/p>\n
“No, I’ve got a broker. I’m trying to decide if it’s a good investment with the Seattle market still high.”<\/p>\n
“A real estate agent specializing in condos…”<\/p>\n
“No. What I need is an economic forecast.”<\/p>\n
I accompanied my mom as we\u00a0 looked at 3 condos. We would have looked at 4 but Cathy rejected one before we got to the stairs…no elevator. Looks like a remodeled Motel 6.<\/p>\n
One condo had bright yellow walls, just the color of a ready-to-eat tangerine. It also had the ugliest carpet I’ve seen in a long, long time.\u00a0 A dog ie me could A northern exposure and a few small windows.<\/p>\n
Another had a bizarre floor plan. Two mid-size bedrooms. Kitchen set up near the window…blocking off the living area.<\/p>\n
Then Cathy brought the agent back our apartment. It’s not that big — it’s just got a fantastic layout with well-used space. It’s on the 3d floor, southern exposure, sliver of a view of the Sound if you look out the window at an angle. Fantastic location. Soundproofed.<\/p>\n
All her optimism faded. “You’ll have trouble finding a place this nice,” she said.<\/p>\n
See, Cathy’s apartment building was built to be a condo unit.
\nShe’s not that young (don’t tell her). We might both be gone before the place goes condo. I sure hope so.<\/p>\n
Or maybe I’ll move to a city where the real estate values are declining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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