Seattle Realtor Courtney Cooper Seattle Real Estate, Seattle Washington

Seattle Suburb Landlord Woes:

Many current Seattle suburb landlords are finding that their real estate interest rates may be going up and they are not able to refinance their rental properties. The increased payment exceeds the rental income and they are unable to meet the difference on a monthly basis. There is a solution!

Interest rates are low and investors are out looking for Seattle suburb properties they can sink their dollars into. One of the best investments is one that is already set up for success! Many Seattle sellers might worry about their ability to sell their rental property while it is occupied, but as long as the seller has a cooperative tenant, this can be the perfect situation for a potential buyer! Offering an investor a turn key Seattle suburb rental property has great value!

Talking to your tenant can go a long way in making the situation a positive one for all involved. Make sure that they know your intentions and ask them to help you improve the situation. I have talked to tenants who are very helpful in making this happen for the landlord and when treated with respect will more than go the extra mile for my sellers!

Courtney Cooper ....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 and 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, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs! If you are thinking of relocating to Seattle, I am an expert at Seattle Relocation services and can help you find the perfect home while making sure it is a solid financial investment!

As a Seattle REALTOR, I try to make everything easier for my Puget Sound clients! I have already been using Docusign for some time because it is so convenient for some of my real estate clients to be able to electronically sign paperwork during their busy days at work! I have a home fax and I have email and internet (and my NWMLS key for that matter) on my Smartphone. I have wireless internet, scanning, Bluetooth, etc.... I use Google Talk and write Seattle real estate blogs around the internet. My company website, CooperJacobs.com has a powerful Seattle MLS search on it. I guess I am somewhat of a techie????? Not really, but there is a lot of technology out there and I like to use what works well for me and my Seattle real estate business!

eFax is one of those tools that works well and helps me serve my clients in a more efficient way. This service offers varying plans including a basic free one, but I am happy to pay for the eFax Plus plan because it is so convenient! My faxes go directly to my emails in whatever format I want them to be so that I can easily receive information and get it to my clients faster! I highly recommend this service!

Courtney Cooper ....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 and 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, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs! If you are thinking of relocating to Seattle, I am an expert at Seattle Relocation services and can help you find the perfect home while making sure it is a solid financial investment!

How I help my Seattle WA buyers -

Seattle real estate is wonderful and I can help you buy any Seattle house! One of the first questions I always get from a new home buyer and also from some seasoned ones is this:

"Can you show me any home - even if it is not listed by your company?"

My answer: "Yes!"

I am a cooperating member of the NWMLS - I pay to be a member of this MLS and as a result I have access to all of the Seattle area listings in this database for my clients. All members cooperate and share this information with other members. We all use the same keybox on our listings and our keypads can access each other's listings.

Courtney Cooper, Designated Broker, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services - If you are looking for Seattle Realtors

Seattle is known for its great coffee, but living in or around Mountlake Terrace has its perks!!!!

I have had lots of coffee around Seattle and my very favorite is still Chad & Vicky's Espresso in Mountlake Terrace, WA. Mountlake Terrace and Brier residents have a real treat in this coffee shop located in the most unlikely spot! Chad & Vicky's Espresso is located on the corner of 228th St SW and Cedar Way INSIDE the Chevron! They also have an amazing Drive-thru on the south side of the Chevron which I am not ashamed to say I frequent at least once a day!

Chad & Vicky's Espresso is a small town and big service operation and it seems big brother has taken note!

Starbucks has decided to move in RIGHT next door. Chad literally stands in the shadow of the giant Starbucks sign as he serves up his delightful coffee complete with charm. But he should not worry because his secret weapon is the friends and followers he has developed for over a decade in the coffee business- I call them the "Chad Die Hards" and they are very loyal! I guess I am one, too.

What does Starbucks have to do with your housing value?

Apparently it is quite a validation of a community's worthiness! I am pleased for the residents in this part of Mountlake Terrace and its housing values now that Starbucks has finally decided to grace us with its presence, but do we really need one on every corner gobbling up the local mom and pops????? Just my two cents....

Courtney Cooper ....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 and 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, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs! If you are thinking of relocating to Seattle, I am an expert at Seattle Relocation services and can help you find the perfect home while making sure it is a solid financial investment!

Seattle: So much for the doomers and gloomers! Here's to 2008!

The Seattle 2008 real estate market seems to be off to a strong start if you ask me. I opened my own Seattle real estate brokerage, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services and took on my first new company listing - a gorgeous Eastlake condo! I had an extremely gorgeous sunny Seattle open house with lots of buyers who seemed to be pretty darned interested in buying despite what the media is "reporting". My Seattle sellers got an offer in six days because I really counseled them on getting their home ready for the market and pricing it correctly. I also marketed the heck out of it and made sure they looked at my Seattle seller tips.

I have had three contacts this year so far already via email from possible prospective Seattle buyers who found me on Active Rain AND my other blog Rain City Houses! I have made one successful referral to a fellow Active Rainer and hope to complete many more! I even got my ePRO designation! I am busy and loving my job! Seattle real estate is a good thing and 2008 is looking great!

Courtney Cooper ....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 and 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, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs! If you are thinking of relocating to Seattle, I am an expert at Seattle Relocation services and can help you find the perfect home while making sure it is a solid financial investment!