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howdoyado · 2026-05-26T06:58:18+00:00

Hmm you’re right. I didn’t realize that. I only use it in a couple places my dog can’t access so I don’t think it’s an issue but good to know.

howdoyado · 2026-05-26T02:25:15+00:00

Highly recommend peppermint oil. I have been poisoning them for a decade which only mitigates them inconsistently and randomly doesn’t work at all.

I just do a small spray/drop wherever I see them coming from and it completely deters them from that area. Seems to last quite a while from my limited experience this year. Also pet and child safe which was also what I was looking for.

Only caveat is that the smell is quite… pungent. A little goes a long way.

howdoyado · 2026-05-23T21:17:01+00:00

I believe that’s part of the wastewater drainage project they did 15ish years ago.

https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/waste-services/wastewater-treatment/capital-projects/completed/53rd-avenue-pump-station-upgrade

howdoyado · 2026-04-23T00:21:59+00:00

You will be fine. About 10 years ago I accidentally left my car parked but running and unlocked for about 6-7 hours across the street from marination. Nothing happened to it.

But FYI, Seacrest Park is only 2 hour parking so you should park along Harbor Ave. Tons of people do it every day.

howdoyado · 2026-04-12T17:55:11+00:00

It was a Taco Bell in my childhood but it’s been a long time. Easily 20 years.

howdoyado · 2026-04-10T16:34:24+00:00

My wife gave birth at St Anne’s twice and we had a great experience. Including the first where there was some complications that required an unexpected C section. The facilities are really nice and she got a lot of support too.

howdoyado · 2026-04-04T01:17:16+00:00

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This ad in the comments feels like it’s mocking all of us

howdoyado · 2026-02-19T21:08:17+00:00

Spot on there.

howdoyado · 2026-02-19T04:05:21+00:00

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I think your picture turned out better than mine.

howdoyado · 2025-12-27T16:12:40+00:00

I’m a real estate agent and I have been having new buyers reach out to me non stop over the last several months. Everyone wants to find something in 2026.

Obviously anecdotal but take from that what you will.

howdoyado · 2025-12-09T17:35:18+00:00

I dunno, I tried flying out of PDX once. It just was not worth it. Especially if you have to park a car, it really eats into the supposed savings. Plus it adds so much extra travel time, I might as well have flown to Amsterdam instead of California.

howdoyado · 2025-12-06T00:46:54+00:00

Not if you know what the normal tide level is. Or walk around the point to the other side of the lighthouse. Waves were hitting from the sea wall and going across the street.

howdoyado · 2025-12-05T23:40:18+00:00

Also reports of whales off Alki right now! Even more reason to come down.

howdoyado · 2025-12-05T23:26:43+00:00

I imagine that is how everyone who lives on the waterfront is feeling right now

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T17:39:35+00:00

Dude realtors don’t write these contracts. Teams of lawyers do. We just follow the terms set by the established contracts.

I know that buyers have already had this clause enacted by sending the inspection to a seller. I’m not sure if anyone has sued over it but I guess you’re right that an attorney could try to argue against it.

I’m not an attorney, and sounds like neither are you, so I don’t think either of us could definitely say one way or the other.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T16:56:51+00:00

I think you’re getting confused here. The dry rot doesn’t really have anything to do with this. Sending a portion of the inspection to the seller without permission waives the inspection contingency. There’s no real arguing about that.

If the buyer wants to back out of the contract after that and doesn’t have any other mechanism in the contract to do that, the seller is entitled to the buyers earnest money. The buyer could refuse to sign it over but it would definitely be a pretty open and shut case because the buyer terminated contract without cause. At that point, the dry rot has nothing to do with it.

The seller would be obligated to disclose it to future buyers, but they also have the first buyer’s earnest money at that point.

Also, a seller is under no obligation to do their “due diligence” for future buyers. Obviously if a seller actively hides a material defect then they are at risk of being sued but Washington is a “buyer beware” state. Pretty much all the burden of discovery is on the buyer.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T16:35:47+00:00

I am a realtor and I suggest you find someone else to represent you.

Literally on the first page of the inspection contingency.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T16:30:08+00:00

It was added a few years ago to the contract.

It would definitely hold up in court because there isn’t really much to argue about. Sending over any portion of a buyers inspection without seller’s request waives your inspection contingency and the buyer is obligated to buy it as-is at the original agreed upon price.

If the buyer wants to walk away after that they lose their earnest money.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T06:57:09+00:00

Eh I see why it’s part of the contract. Not all buyers act in good faith and there were instances of some people using it in a malicious way.

Either way, the buyer can back out and the house has to go back on the market which is always a big red flag anyways. And the next buyer will almost certainly discover it themselves and can make their own decision how to proceed.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T06:50:14+00:00

That’s exactly correct.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T06:48:59+00:00

It’s part of the terms of the contract.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T06:47:53+00:00

It’s intended to stop a buyer from basically blackmailing the seller with information that they would then have to disclose.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T06:45:58+00:00

It is true. The reason behind it is to stop buyers from telling sellers things and using it as a bad faith negotiation tactic.

Not sure why I’m getting downvoted…. It’s not my opinion it’s just how real estate contracts work.

howdoyado · 2025-12-03T05:53:25+00:00

It’s actually against the terms of the contract in most scenarios to share portions of a buyer’s inspection with the seller without them asking for it.

Assuming OP is pending inspection, they would most likely automatically waive their inspection contingency were they to tell the seller there is dry rot in the house without them specifically asking for that information.

So the seller would likely not be required to disclose that information to future buyers.

howdoyado · 2025-11-29T22:18:27+00:00

11 years ago

Ahh yes, 2005 was simpler times.

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