All Forum Posts by: Alex R. Glemzu Jr.

I liked Tukwila, which is just south of Seattle. Outside of Seattle City Limits, outside of the crazy dictates City Council, spineless Mayor Durkan, and the commuting Antifa and BLM rioters that commute between Portland and Seattle. You would be right next door to Sea-Tac so you have easy access to a major transportation hub. I've attended conferences at both the Hilton, Doubletree, and Marriott and have never been disappointed. They have the Southgate Shopping Center with wonderful selection of shopping, dining, and entertainment. Some of the best medical centers in the state, usually satellites of Seattle Medical Centers. Good Schools. It is a working community, built for working people.

Between the local politicians creating a mess of the Seattle, I would point out that ReasonTV put out a little video that illustrates a point against Seattle. Uhaul is charging a lot more for rentals to leave the city and are really cheap to move into the city. I think they would be a great barometer of the local area of the numbers of locals are leaving the area, the decentralization of office work, and a desire for stability. Who wants to live in an open asylum, an open sewer, or where they don’t feel safe? I would be watching the satellite communities for opportunities, not Seattle.

I live in the Kitsap County and travel to Tukwila/Sea-Tac area on a regular basis so I have quite a bit of experience with I-5 and WA-16. Rush hour, as stated, reduces the corridor to gridlock for quite of time in both the morning and in the evenings. If your friend is an independent contractor that can set their own schedule, they should be off the Highway from 6AM-8AM or from about 3:30PM-6PM, M-F.

You should also have your friend look at the light rail boondoggle that has taken the better part of a decade and runs alongside I-5 and the State Ferry System. Between the hassle of the local unrest, the homelessness, the drug issues, the mentally ill in the streets, the oppressive ordinances, high cost of living, and police protection being called into question, I would advice commuting into Seattle and living in one of the satellite communities. Bellevue is a lot nicer towards the east, Bainbridge (for the higher end) and Bremerton (for the working end) to the West, Tukwila to the South, and Edmonds to the North. It is really what they are looking to get out of the area.

@Ian Walsh

It doesn’t. Eviction can be reflected in their credit report, if nonpayments are reported.

The strategy is in the managing rental properties book, used to illustrate a method of getting rid of problem tenants, but the practice can be used in multiple scenarios. I liked the simplicity of it as an incentive for problems to leave of their own accord without trashing the place.

I live and work on the other side of the Sound from Seattle, but go across regularly for business. I’ve lived in the region for most of my life and only seen Seattle go downhill for business. I’ve seen Seattle defang their police so they cannot stop lawless behavior, which encourages it. I’ve seen an increase in homelessness, people going to the bathroom in the grass and in the middle of the street, in broad daylight. A City Council and Mayor that allow mobs of activist mobs run wild while decry regular working people. They are killing the Goose that lays their golden eggs so I’m looking at investing in more rural and suburban areas, where my renters can feel safer and more in control of their own lives.

@Alex R. Glemzu Jr.

Sorry correction, moving to Phoenix from Seattle.

@Mark Yesa

Why not use the Cash for Keys strategy with them? You might be paying more upfront but saving more in the long run. If they really are good tenants, offer them a reasonable amount, to help them get a new place, upon the receipt of the keys and a lease termination agreement. They benefit because they get cash in hand to find new place, they aren’t evicted so that doesn’t hang over them, they can also use you as a reference to their next landlord because you parted on good terms. You benefit because you get your property back in your possession to renovate.

I know that Auburn is a Seattle satellite, but the recent civil unrest is causing firms to leave the area so it might be to their benefit to move out. A recent article I read, you can find the link online, that one firm in Seattle, that is worth over a billion dollars, has announced that they are moving to Seattle because of the city’s policies and the recent unrest.