Home By The (well, closer to the) Sea.

We put an offer on a condo today in Seattle. And it was accepted. I think this is really happening. The small (ok, tiny) one-year-old, one bedroom/one bath condo is about 800 square feet and is located on Seattle’s Capitol Hill at Denny & Bellevue. I think it will be a great second home for us and hopefully a great investment.

During my last interview trip with Safeco at the end of April, I had spent an afternoon with our realtor and looked about 10-12 properties. I was disappointed because I was not finding anything I liked that would permit us to maintain two homes: one in Denver and one in Seattle. This past weekend Jon and I spent an entire Saturday with our realtor, looking at about 15 condos. The one we purchased was actually the first one we looked at. It became the benchmark from a location, design, and cost perspective.

The inspection was this morning and considering it is pretty much brand-new construction the inspection was thankfully uneventful. We close on June 18 and hope to move in that same day. Jon will be up in Seattle that week of June 18 to participate in the closing and to help with the move. And to keep me sane. He’s good that way.