“I think the short term rental, find a job and then decide option is probably the best.”

Totally agree. Everyone I know who lives in Redmond really loves it there, especially close to Bella Bottega and Redmond Towne Center. I live in Kirkland and this close to Downtown is great. Plus for some reason, our roads and snow cleared up a lot faster than anyone else’s. Something to do with the elevation, they say.

Rental costs don’t seem to change much from place to place, so slightly stretching to where you want to be is well worth it.

I’m from Philly and find much of Seattle very similar to Philly/Bucks County as a comparison of Seattle/Eastside.

Best to take a short term rental, get a job, and then live close to where you work. The weather is much better than NY, so you shouldn’t have a problem there. I’m on the Eastside, but I’m much older than you. Stick closer to and explore Downtown Seattle first. You can always switch if you can find a month to month rental, after you decide where to work.

I’m from NY and is looking to move to Seattle at the end of ‘08. I haven’t been to the city before and am wondering if this is a good place to settle (not into sports and all that). I don’t mind about the Seattle Freeze and the weather since I don’t believe it gets as hot as NY in summer. My questions…where outside the city is a good place to live (reasonable apt. rental costs, travel, etc.). How are salaries there…I’m not a techie person but I have a couple of degrees and corporate experience and would look for something that’s not entry level. What other food experience is there aside from Asian? How is the shopping? Simply…where do I start to prep in anticipating moving.

Would appreciate any advise/suggestions/comments.

Thanks.

I do have to give the utmost credit to “the corporate political structure” for “Who I Am” Twenty years as a bank officer, Many years with Coldwell Banker. I now have the freedom to apply the benefits of all I was taught within the Corporate Structure.

I just can not tolerate those who refuse to understand that they represent the seller or they represent the buyer. I feel by refusing to let things like “placating people” and “doing the deal” remain in the vocabulary of real estate professionals, I am helping the industry as a whole. I don’t interfere in other people’s articles, but saying “deal” or “lead” and treating this industry in such unprofessional sell, sell, sell terms…not an option on my articles. I’ll pop out the comment if it is too offensive.

People think I’m offensive…offensive is treating consumers like they are lambs to be let do the slaugter for the benefit of the commission makers. I’m 52…with 35 years of professional experience, 16 of them in real estate. I can take the stand that newbies and agents with big companies can’t.

Also, I may return to “corporate political structure some day”, so I’m taking my stand while I can

We’ll have to meet again Jillayne, when it’s not at the end of a party when I’m fist banging on a glass table LOL…especially if you are going to be asked to make a pschological evaluation by commenters.

Turner’s my onlinefriend BTW from AR…his ADD was simply regarding leaving the subject as 10 things and stopping at 2. He meant no offense.

Naaaaaaaaa. She’s just a strong, assertive woman with an opinion and WITHOUT the corporate political structure that holds some people back from saying what’s on their mind.