If you have any chance, trade your property with properties in Kirkland/Bellevue/Redmond/Issaquah or even Sammamish would be wise.Keep in mind that the election result may ease the tension in Seattle or worsen it.

Seems like they are wasting money in taxes and the conditions of the homes are really worsening over time.  

I hardly sleep, am barely present for anything and anyone and think that this is literally going to worsen my already somewhat compromised health.

After almost two weeks or so of living in home Path lights inspector came to due walk through and we stressed our concerns since walls were turning again and we were told "this will be reported and addressed ASAP" NOTHING I shortly after move in became ill and then worse and worse n Doctor could figure it out .

Jonathan Chait raises a good point, which many of us were already thinking about: for all the debate about whether the tax bill will partially pay for itself, it’s actually more likely that it will end up worsening the deficit by far more than most estimates suggest.

And so REI always ends up worsening their financial situation.

The current living small shift had its beginnings in the financial crisis of 2008-2012, so although there's nothing new here, its worth stating that the trend does tends to gain popularity as the economy worsens. 

Then, everyone does so and it worsen the whole thing. 

Renters who have been evicted once are often blacklisted by landlords, Salviati said.The Apartment List data suggest the burden is worsening from just a few years ago.

You may just want to go that route in case the conditions worsen and then you can get them out and not be bound by a term.If you can get some kind of pet fee and increased rent upon lease renewal, I say why not.I would put a pet addendum in the renewal however with name, breed, lbs and sex so the two dogs are documented.