The whole structure of the thing is designed to make you lose your bearings and overpay.

My wife and I went to Fallingwater, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed vacation home, just south of where I live.

What we have found is that when you go off the beaten path, developing neighborhoods with authentic culture and community and meet that authenticity with your product and design that you not only get a better product but better returns.

If you have a flair for design, cool.

Hopefully some of these steps can help you move the needle forward over the next months and get you prepared to buy your first property!

It sounds like these are designated parking spots. 

I have dealt with many new construction homes and have been intimately involved in the design, build and sale of many single family homes, as well as entire developments.I have a few questions I need answered to better answer your question:What was the starting asking price of the house? 

I have a rental house in kent. has 3+ years of rental history. when we bought the house, the appraiser designated it as a single family home.

If I sharpen my pencil I can do the home/lot for less than $170K.I used to remodel and have designed and built a few homes. 

He's actually working his way towards getting to Seattle for work as an Industrial Designer.