Seattle suburbs in the north are so convenient to everything! Prices have gone up in recent years, but if you want more house, then check out some of the affordability to the north of Seattle.

Top 5 reasons to live in a North Seattle Suburb:

1. Houses are newer and require less maintenance in most cases

2. Houses are more affordable in the North Seattle suburbs

3. Living North of Seattle is so convenient! Access to Everett, Downtown Seattle , and the Eastside is easy with I-405 & I-5 very close

4. Transit is improving and it is very easy to use one of the new park and rides (transit centers).

5. Shopping and restaurants are everywhere - find what ever you need in the Seattle suburbs!

If this isn't enough, then come on up and look around! The streets are wide open and there is open space to enjoy!

Check out more info on Seattle suburbs!

Check out the Seattle suburb schools.

Look at prices and search for homes in these Seattle suburbs.

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services....For all your Seattle Washington Real Estate Needs! Seattle Area Real Estate : Broker and Realtor serving North King & South Snohomish County - Experienced and with a background in accounting - I love my clients and work hard for them! Call me if you are looking for a home or investment property in Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs!

Seattle real estate: I have had a lot of questions lately from first time Seattle buyers who are wondering whether or not they should invest in a Seattle foreclosure finding service or subscribe to a foreclosure website.

My answer is simple: NO

Short sales and foreclosures are in the MLS searches and I can send them to you..for free. Please don't pay to get this info because it is readily available - even if you are just curious, please let me know - I would be happy to add you to my Seattle short sale or Seattle foreclosure investment email list....no strings attached.

Here's how:

Send an email to:

realestate@cooperjacobs.com

Provide your full name and email address along with any search criteria you want to specify.

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services - for all your real estate needs!

I have had a lot of questions lately from first time buyers who are wondering whether or not they should invest in a foreclosure finding service or subscribe to a foreclosure website. My answer is simple: NO

Short sales and foreclosures are in the MLS and I can send them to you..for free. Please don't pay to get this info because it is readily available - even if you are just curious, please let me know - I would be happy to add you to my short sale or foreclosure investment email list....no strings attached. Here's how:

Send an email to:

realestate@cooperjacobs.com

Provide your full name and email address along with any search criteria you want to specify.

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services - for all your real estate needs!

Let's look at both options for the suburbs of Seattle:

Some benefits of renting:

1. Flexible - nothing to tie you down
2. Less out of pocket in the short term (although in some cases, a mortgage is the same or less than your rent)
3. No home maintenance to deal with

Seattle real estate and its surrounding suburbs are the best investments you can make! Despite a bit of a slow down due to the current lending environment, we are still one of the most undervalued real estate markets on the West Coast! Even in this cooler market, Seattle houses are appreciating! Seattle real estate is one of the best ways to build wealth today.

Not convinced? Let me give you just a few more good reasons why you need to buy Seattle suburbs real estate instead of renting!

1. Pay yourself instead of someone else by building equity each time you make a house payment
2. Tax benefits - The interest you pay on your home mortgage is tax deductible in most cases!
3. Freedom to decorate and make yourself really feel at home!

If you think you might want to look at buying a Seattle house or a house in the Seattle suburbs, now is the exact time to make that move! We are in a buyer's market for the first time in a long time and there are some good buys out there! The inventory is plentiful so you can choose your very perfect house and the rates are low on top of it! Need help with your closing costs? I can help you get your closing costs paid for! In addition, there are buyer perks out there that make buying Seattle real estate too good to pass up!

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services - For all your real estate needs.

There are more homes in Seattle than traditional houses, condos, and townhomes - check these out, too:

Lofts - Loft living in Seattle is a thing of beauty. Pioneer Square in particular has some of the most amazing lofts - old one hundred year old buildings that have been split up into condo lofts have soaring ceilings, gorgeous wood beams, and giant windows to look out on to the city. In addition, the roof top access can provide some of the best views of the areas. Storage and parking is at a premium, so look for buildings that offer both!

Houseboats - I love houseboats! Houseboats can be found in many parts of Seattle including Westlake, Eastlake, and Lake Washington, too! I think there is nothing better than having a dock right outside your door and the lack of yard work to me is very appealing! Houseboats come in all different sizes and shapes - Houseboats at the end of the dock cost more because they have unobstructed views. Houseboats can be on docks that own the submerged land under them or on leased land. The type of ownership affects the price as well. There are CC&Rs and neighbors are in close proximity.

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services..For all your Seattle Washington Real Estate Needs! Seattle Area Real Estate Agent: Broker and Realtor serving North King & South Snohomish County. Seattle Real Estate and Seattle Suburbs! Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services: Experienced REALTOR with a background in accounting - I love my clients and work hard for them! Please call me if you are looking for a home or investment property (including short sales, preforeclosures, foreclosures, and REO properties) in Seattle (Ballard, Crown Hill, Phinney, Ravenna, Maple Leaf, Green Lake (Greenlake), Greenwood, Northgate, Lake City,University, Sand Point, Laurelhurst, Windermere, Fremont, Wallingford, Queen Anne, Westlake, Eastlake, Lake Union, Downtown, Madison Park), Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs!