You often see them in coastal areas where the houses are on stilts to prevent damage from king tides or storm damage from flooding.They were a way to do foundations pre-1900 in a lot of areas, especially here in the northwest.

Happy to connect since I often work in the Seattle market.

Finding handymen is NEVER easy:( Often, you have to use trial & error method and weed through several before finding one that is acceptably (never pefect) reliable, quality, will fix warranty issues and has decent prices.Try visiting a Home Depot 6-8am on a Saturday.

The seller can often sell a property that can not otherwise be sold, financed, or sold for enough to pay off existing mortgage or obtain a higher price by selling Sub To, or Sub To wrap/owner finance.  

Quote from @Tom Gimer: @Jay Hinrichs We essentially have an in-house abstractor (Salt Abstracts — MD; M&M — DC), so when I REALLY need it I can have title in ~1 hour.I try not to be that demanding often but it’s a nice resource to have access to. not everybody has an abstractor on Speed dial LOL..

You can often look online for the county/city zoning map, parcel info, and zoning laws.  

People often ask if getting a real estate license has value as an investor.

I often look at them and think if they can do it, probably I can have some level of success too.Other key info I may have left out above:1) I am not in the US, and have no plans to visit or move there2) I am not a US citizen, but possibly have a credit history there (maybe none) since I attended university there many many years ago3) I am completely new to real estate - I've been reading crazily and consuming lots of content.

It has come to mean a fully furnished down to the sheets and towels rental often rented by traveling professionals for typically 3 months. or did I not need to answer that as this is the Medium Term Rental forum?

We're very in the beginning of the thought process of how can we see family more often without it costing an arm and a leg.