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Do you invest in real estate? Why or why not?

Where did you buy?

How did you find the property?

Did you win or lose?

What did you learn from the experience?

If you could invest anywhere in the USA now, what's your top pick?

If you don't invest, what is holding you back?

The ugliest house in Seattle gets a facelift and investor makes big money. PICS in blog!

Heaton Dainard is the only full service real estate investment firm in Washington State. What does that mean for our clients? We find wholesale properties priced .45-65 cents on the dollar, provide fast and easy bridge-loan or short term financing (even available for the construction!), we consult on the entire strategic rehabitilitation of the project, we create an exit strategy that brings you positive cash flow or the highest cash on cash return and then we help you do it all over again, growing your wealth and setting a lifetime of financial independence.

Let's take a look at one of our client's flips! I want to hear from YOU! What do you think of this flip? What do you LOVE? what do you HATE? Would you want to live there?

2504 Pine Street/ Central District

Loan Amount= $144,189

Exit Strategy= Fix and Flip

Market Value= $425,000

Loan to Value=33%

Length of Loan= 4 months

HERE are the before shots:

HERE are the after shots:

Are you on Twitter? I want to follow YOU!

Good morning Active Rain community! Now that Heaton Dainard is on Twitter, I would love to follow the Active Rain members that are out there tweeting daily! I will be tweeting daily with industry news, Before & After photos and up to the minute updates on discounted real estate investment opportunities in Seattle/ WA.

Please follow us (HeatonDainard) or follow the link to add us AND don't forget to leave a comment with your Twitter ID and what you tweet about so the rest of the community has the chance to follow you!

https://twitter.com/#!/HeatonDainard/

Are you a fan of contemporary houses? Even if you aren't, I bet our recent flip could change your mind! Check out the before & afters shots of this MILLION DOLLAR Seattle home we completely rehabbed!!!

exterior seattle home

So over here at Heaton Dainard, we found an investor this property to flip, assisted with all financing (hard money loan), assisted our investor in creating an exit strategy and rehab plan, used our trusted contractors and stagers and had the house sold for top dollar before it even went on the market! It sold for over a million, nearly double what it was purchased for before the rehab. Let us know what you think of the transformation. I'll be updating the blog with the exact number breakdown in the coming week, so stayed tuned in to Heaton Dainard's blog and learn more about our full-service flipping services.

Contemporary houses are becoming more and more sought after in Seattle. I know it's common for real estate agents to say that contemporary houses sit on the market longer and are harder to sell, but it's not the case in Seattle. Perhaps it's the influence of the tech industry in our backyard, but modern and contemporary design is becoming a favorite of home buyers in the Pacific Northwest.

Here are the before shots:

And let's take a look at the AFTER shots!

Active Rain community, I want to hear from you! Do you like contemporary homes? What do you think of our most recent flip? What do you LOVE about our Laurelhurst project?

Which Washington state cities made Money Magazine's Top 100 Places to Live in 2011?

#9 Mukilteo

WINNER

Top 100 rank: 9
Population: 20,300
Unemployment: 8.2%*
Compare Mukilteo to Top 10 Best Places
As West Coast towns go, Mukilteo (pronounced MUCK-ill-TEE-oh) is in good economic shape. Bank-owned homes represent a small fraction of houses on the market, and area employers, including Boeing, are hiring again. It has affordable homes by Seattle standards, good schools, and a killer location right on Puget Sound. And the town is spending to beef up its attractions: A new 29,000-square-foot community center debuted in February, and historic Lighthouse Park recently got a makeover. --S.M.
#18 Newcastle
WINNER
Top 100 rank: 18
Population: 10,200
Compare Newcastle to Top 10 Best Places
The volunteer spirit is alive and well in this former coal-mining town 13 miles from Seattle. Despite serious budget cuts that threatened the city’s summer 2011 events, local businesses and citizens offered time and cash to keep the community’s concerts and fireworks afloat. There’s a 350-acre golf course here, not to mention 12 parks; the 3,115-acre Cougar Mountain Wildland Park is right next door. Newcastle residents can jump on a trail in the city and end up in the “Issaquah Alps.” Tech employers such as Microsoft are almost as easily accessible. --A.W.
Sammamish
#15 Sammamish
WINNER
Top 100 rank: 15
Population: 46,700
Compare Sammamish to Top 10 Best Places
If you're looking for the Pacific Northwest ideal--snow-capped mountains and scenic lakes--Sammamish might be for you. Puget Sound and ski resorts are both an hour from this affluent Seattle suburb. High-tech employers in the area include Boeing, Amazon, and Microsoft, which is headquartered just 15 minutes away. Incorporated just over a decade ago, Sammamish still doesn’t have a real center where the community can gather. But local officials are working on a new downtown with retail, recreation, and town services. --A.W.