Seattle was tops for the past 2 years for home appreciation........until now.https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/...Las Vegas, Seattle and San Francisco continued to report the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities.

The rest of the state will slowly follow suit once our Democrat governer is elected out of office.The work force is highly skilled and manufacturing centric, but the union mentality has tarnished things since there's an entitlement sentiment among the blue collar workers.

I am sure I have missed this among the thousands of blog articles and forum posts, but I am looking for a little advice if anyone can point me in the right direction.I am interested in flipping my first house within the next year (I do not have a deal yet, but I am looking).I understand that the general trend for selling is during the summer or early fall months.Does anyone have any recommendations on a rough time frame for buying a property?

Though expensive, the DC region is among the hottest markets in the country.

Isca, among the ones that you talked with, did you have a favorable impression of any of them?

Credit score is among the key factors used by mortgage lenders to determine your interest rate and payment terms. 

Most everything I read says a 401K is among the worst possible investments and offers no shelter from taxes.  

I have family among the renters so it is less risky for me  to go on my own.

Preparing a home well, staging when appropriate, and having strong marketing is crucial to help your listing stand out among the competition.If you’re a buyer, you have many more properties to choose from and significantly fewer buyers competing for them.

If you're in Portugal it is very unusual for people here to stage their house, this means yours should really pop out among the rest, as @Jeremy Taggart said, it might not help you get a higher price but should help sell it faster for sure.Regards,Diogo Cândido - Portugal