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Seattle Realtor Courtney Cooper Featured In Seattle Homes & Lifestyles

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Click cover to read more from the May/June 2011 Seattle Homes & Lifestyles Magazine featuring Cooper Jacobs Real Estate and Seattle Houseboat Realtor Courtney Cooper.

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate / SeattleAfloat.com listing on the Today Show!

SeattleAfloat.com: Seattle Floating Homes & Houseboats Blog

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Life on Lake Union....

Seattle floating homes, houseboats, vessels, more. Eastlake, Westlake, Portage Bay, Southlake, Northlake, Fremont, University District, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, and even Wallingford!

Contact Seattle Afloat:

Email homes@SeattleAfloat.com if you are a Seattle floating homes buyer or seller and want more information about the neighborhoods and docks.

FREE Seattle Houseboat buyer & seller counseling & CMA reports. This is also for for all submission, ads, events, etc. requests. We are happy to get the word out if you have an event on your dock!

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We Sponsored The Seattle Floating Homes Tour 2010!

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Seattle Floating Homes Docks & Streets

The Log Foundation, The Lake Union, Wandesforde, DOX, Fairview Moorings, Boston Rose, Tenas Chuck, Willow Dock, Flo Villa, Phoenix Moorage, Mallard Cove, Roanoke Reef, TUI TUI, Fairview Landing, Hamlin Pier, 2460 Sleepless Inc, Westlake Cove, Nesika Chuck, Willow Cove, Houseboat Harbor, Portage Bay Condo, Brackett, Boyer on the Bay, Boat Street, Dock Society, The Old Boathouse, Lee's Moorings, Dock Henderson, Shelby Group, Fuhrman Dock, Salix, 2420 Co-op, more - You can find Seattle houseboats (floating homes) on Fairview Ave E in Eastlake, Westlake Ave N in Westlake and also under the Aurora Bridge and in Northlake, on E Shelby, N Northlake Way, E Hamlin Street, Boat Street at UW, Boyer Ave E, Fuhrman Ave E, Portage Bay Place E, 10 E Roanoke.
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Floating Home For Rent

Floating Home For Rent

This just in from a local floating home owner contact:

Ever wonder what it’s like living on a floating home without the committment? Darling floating home for rent right now in Portage Bay. Quaint 650 sq ft / $1250 per month. Contact me if you or someone you know is interested. Won’t last long!

Molly Cartwright, Broker

206.841.6800 or molly@cooperjacobs.com

 

    Seattle Houseboats For Sale In The New Year

    Seattle Houseboats for sale in 2012 – Happy New Year!

    Go ahead and browse all Seattle houseboats for sale: Vessels, barges, and Seattle floating homes for sale right now- You can find all houseboat listings from all Seattle real estate companies right now. Seattle houseboats sellers: If you have a floating home you want to sell, please let us know. We have a line of potential buyers and inventory is very low.

    Seattle WA – Find Seattle Houseboats For Sale

    Want to see these Seattle houseboats or need help with the process of buying a floating home (it’s a bit different)? 
    courtney@courtneycooper.com
    206-850-8841

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    Cooper Jacobs Real Estate LLC
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      Seattle Floating Homes Sales Data: 2008-2011 All Seattle Floating Homes SOLD

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        Seattle Floating Homes Sales By Year:

      If you are interested in further data or more detail info, please contact: courtney@seattleafloat.com

      2011 seattle floating homes sold (so far as of 12/12/2011)

      2010 seattle floating homes sales

      2009 seattle floating homes sold

      2008 seattle floating homes

      Are you interested in Seattle floating homes for sale?

      Seattle houseboats Realtor:

       Courtney Cooper 206.850.8841

      courtney@seattleafloat.com

        Lake Washington Recreational Moorage Slip

        Lake Washington Recreational Moorage Slip

        Need Seattle moorage?

        We got it! Condo owned moorage leased from DNR until 2038! Spectacular slip available at the Harbour Village Marina in Kenmore. End of dock places you in the most serene spot on Lake Washington. Excellent maintained dock and association complete with metered power, laundry, shower, and restroom facilities, locked docks, pump out, dock boxes, restaurant, fuel dock and gas next door. Slip is 30×13 with 2 ft overhang.

        Great recreational spot, no full time liveaboards.  $65,000

          Kayaking Carollers

          Ah yes, the Kayaking Carollers are coming to town.  Would you expect anything less from our lovely Lake Union Floating Home Community?  So pull on those Neoprene booties, sport some jingle bells, and grab your headlamp. 

          Don’t miss the fun this weekend! 

          Friday December 2 around 6:00-8:00pm:
          6:20pm – 2426 Westlake
          6:40pm – 2235 Fairview Lynn Street Park ECC and the Northwest Outdoor Center are co-sponsoring this brief songfest at a much-loved park. Donations for Seattle Children’s Home will be accepted at the event.

          For questions: frisky1@mindspring.com, info@eastlakeseattle.org, and 206.860.3866
          7:20pm – 2207 Fairview

          Saturday December 3 around 6:00- 8:00 pm.
          Begins at 2017 Fairview
          7:30pm — 2339 Fairview
          Ends at 2331 Fairview.

          For more information on and music song sheets go to Kayaking Carollers or call 206.281.9694.

          More Floating homes and housebarges can be found on www.Seatteafloat.com – contact us today!

            Map of Lake Union and Seattle

            Map of Lake Union and Seattle

            Coolest map ever!  I snapped this pic from my cell phone outside the gate of 1900 Westlake Marina…which so happens to have the cutest little housebarge ever, listed with Cooper Jacobs Real Estate on Seattleafloat.com.

             

              Seattle Floating Homes For Sale Inventory is Low

              Seattle Floating Homes For Sale Inventory is Low -

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              The number of Seattle houseboats for sale has definitely decreased for the winter and holiday season.  This is an opportunity for many Seattle floating homes owners who might want to to step into the Seattle houseboat market while the competition is low.

              Seattle Floating Homes For Sale:

              Currently, there are only 4 (FOUR!!!) Seattle floating homes for sale in ALL of Seattle!  These range in price from $350,000 to $1,395,000.  Here are some additional details:

              • For $350,000, you can buy a 2 bedroom/1 bath Seattle houseboat in Westlake.
              • For $399,000, you can buy a 1 bedroom/1 bath houseboat in Portage Bay.
              • For $715,000, you can buy a houseboat in Portage Bay at the end of the dock on its own dock with no dues, a waterfront bonus cabin, and a yard, and 2 parking spaces.
              • For $1,395,000 you can buy a 2 bedroom 2.5 bath Roanoke Reef floating home.

              What’s Selling in Seattle Floating Homes?

              In the last 60 days there has been 1 Seattle floating homes sale and there is 1 that is pending.  The pending Seattle floating home for sale is a beauty on the Sleepless in Seattle houseboat dock in Westlake listed at $900,000.  The Seattle floating home that has sold and closed in escrow is located in Eastlake at 2727 Fairview Ave E #14.  It is a 1932 1 bedroom/ 1 bath Seattle houseboat with $650 square feet of living space.  It was originally listed for $298,000 and sold after 57 days on the market for $238,000 – that is 79.87% of list price.

              Are you interested in selling your Seattle floating home?  

              Just because it is late fall and the holiday season is kicking in does not mean that there are not ready, willing, and able houseboat buyers ready to purchase your home.  Molly and I specialize in Seattle floating homes and we want to help you get the most possible for your investment.  Right now is a very good time to try out the market with your houseboat while competition is at a minimum and buyers are still steady.  Let us know if you would like a free market analysis and an idea of some of the ways we can market your floating home compared to other Realtors.  We do things differently!

              • Courtney Cooper:  206.850.8841 courtney@cooperjacobs.com
              • Molly Cartwright: 206.841.6800 molly@cooperjacobs.com

               

               

                Houseboat Interest Rates

                We always have lots of interest in houseboats since Seattle has one of the largest houseboat communities.  Along with a 680 credit score, you can assume to pay just about a point higher in interest rates as compared to land homes.  Our friend Denise Carlson at Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union can answer most questions in regard to financing houseboats since they’re just about the only lender in town who will finance them. 

                For starters, today they begin at 5.625% for a primary residence.  They’re usually on a 10 year balloon for a lease slip.  If it’s a condo owned slip, the amoritization is different.  Feel free to give me or Courtney Cooper a call / email today for more houseboat questions!

                  Brand New Construction Seattle Floating Home Going In On Fairview Landings Dock

                  Brand New Construction Seattle Floating Home Going In On Fairview Landings Dock

                  New construction seattle floating homes

                  When I saw this large concrete Seattle floating home float being towed across Lake Union, I assumed it was on its way to Ward’s Cove when all the new construction in Seattle floating homes is happening.  While walking my weekly Lake Union loop, I was excited and surprised to see it on the Fairview Landings dock!

                  New construction and Seattle floating homes are two terms that usually do not go together.  There are times when an older floating home can be taken down to the float and rebuilt, but a brand new Seattle houseboat is rare on Lake Union!  There are only so many moorage slips and restrictions are such that it is nearly impossible to add more docks unless exactly the right criteria is present.  This is what makes Ward’s Cove so coveted and also Fairview Landings.

                  If you are interested in Seattle floating homes for sale or information about building a new Seattle floating home, let us know and we can show you our favorite houseboats and houseboat slips!

                  Courtney Cooper 206-850-8841 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

                    Lake Union Living – New Houseboat For Sale -

                    Okay, so it’s technically a housebarge.  What’s the difference you ask? 

                    There are three types of house oriented living on Lake Union in Seattle:  HouseBarge, HouseBoat, and a Floating Home.  I get asked “what’s the difference?” all the time.  And there is a big difference!  But because the NWMLS only has one option for us to input the type of structure, they’re all bundled under “houseboat”.

                    A HouseBarge was constructed as a home that floats and is moveable but has no motor or sales tax.  I say “was” constructed because there are only 34 registered or grandfathered housebarges in Seattle.  This is unlike a HouseBoat…which has a motor and is constructed as a vessel and are still being built to this day.  And since it’s a vessel, you will be paying sales tax because it’s considered personal property, not “real” property.

                     This handsome housebarge sits proudly in a very active Westlake Marina slip.   It’s #7 of 34 registered housebarges in Seattle King County. 

                     The 600 square foot barge has recently been hauled out for a complete and successful survey.  You’ll enjoy one nice size bedroom, a clean as a whistle .75 bath (shower, no tub), take the spiral staircase to the top story just full of possibilities and the views are worth a million bucks
                    New paint inside and out, new flooring and carpet, tankless water heater and a sturdy double pontoon fiberglass over plywood hull.

                    This one is special - call us for a private showing.