Topic guides
Situation guides for Seattle & Eastside owners.
Some transactions do not fit the standard buy or sell playbook — a transfer between family members, a title with an unpaid lien, or a 1960s house sitting on land a builder wants. Each hub below collects the steps, numbers, paperwork and Washington-specific rules for one of those situations, plus the articles and city guides that go deeper.
Family transfers
Gift of equity and selling a home to a family member in Washington.
A gift of equity is the difference between a home's appraised value and the price a relative actually pays. The lender treats that difference as the b…
Title & closing
Selling a house with a lien in Bellevue and Greater Seattle.
A lien is a legal claim recorded against your property for an unpaid debt. You can still sell: escrow orders a title report, lists every recorded lien…
Land value
Selling an older Eastside home to a builder: land value vs. retail sale.
Builders back into an offer: expected finished value, minus construction cost, minus permits, financing and profit, equals the land they can pay for. …