It’s very apparent to me why Seattle Washington, and Washington State became such an economic power house. We have old money. We have timber, gold, and shipping money by the bucket loads. We sat in between the California, and Alaska gold rush. We were a stop over on the way to some place else, maybe to China.
When the wars came we had an air plane factory. We forget that we also had Naval Ship Yard, and we were well defended. We sent logs to Japan at premium prices, along with apples. Then there was technology.
We have a lot of great companies here, even if they are based some place else. Our system of politics is a little tax happy. We were, after all, a Socialist State.
There has been a lot of speculation about where the next round of commerce will be for the State of Washington. There seems to be a loss of direction since Washington Mutual closed under a cloud. The Bio Tech Industry that was setting up here seems to have stalled, as it should be, by ObamaCare. No one seems to be talking about the future of the City, or State.
What that means is opportunity. Rents are declining, and commerce is in short supply. Old money can afford to play wait and see, but this time is different. Big players have already left, never to return. Political hacks milked the system of high taxes, with frivolous government job creation. The next step down will be massive lay offs with unfunded transportation. We’ll see about the seawall.
This all means opportunity. Bad news is good news in building a Real Estate.
About David Losh
In 1984 I got my Real Estate license and worked in a small company called Advance Properties. The owner was extremely interested in Real Estate, building, and land development. Most of his work was concentrated North of Seattle. Since the 1970s I had worked for Real Estate agents in Seattle as a contractor, mostly preparing properties for rent, and sale.
After a few years my skill level increased considerably concerning land use, building code, and development practices. Escrow, and lending offices were housed at the Advance Properties building so it was easy to get involved in all aspects of Real Estate. It was very much a family owned, and operated business.
Over the years my Real Estate license has been at a variety of Real Estate companies, and offices. Nothing compares to those early years, or that sense of family. Real Estate has gotten to be corporate owned.
My hope with this blog is to share with you some of the things I've learned. If you have Real Estate needs, or want contractor help, I refer freely to what best suits you. If you should choose to work with me you'll find a great resource.
My Real Estate license is at Skyline Properties in Northgate. Skyline is a locally owned company that is a desk fee office. There is a wide variety of diverse agents. It helps me with some of the other projects that I have, and mentoring that I do, to be able to work with people from other cultures.
Here in Seattle we are close to Vancouver BC and are the gateway to China. Boeing has a great trade relationship with China, as does Microsoft have with all of Asia. We are a culturally diverse community, and it helps me to be invlolved.
