Homes on stilts or sloped lots

Do you have a home on a steep lot?  Maybe it's even on stilts? A lot of things can come up during the sale of these homes, can cause hiccups, bumps or totally derail the transaction.  Do you want representative that has the technical background and has designed and figured out how to put homes up on these hills?  I knows the ins and outs of these homes, so we proactively address their unique challenges before going to market to navigate a smooth transaction. Please use my knowledge of structures & connections in the building industry that I've built for 20 years to facilitate a less stressful transaction.  Let a professional guide you through the sale of your home so that there's no surprises that come up. I’d love your business, feel free to reach out at any time.  Sign up below for my monthly newsletter.   Nathan Austin #201244900 Eleete Real Estate 503.530.9446 Nathan. Austin@EleeteRE.com  

Saving your foundation & pocketbook!

  I'm going to talk foundations today, good place to start as that’s how you’d start building a house!  Over my career I’ve seen a lot of cracked foundations, sloping floors & crack in walls that could have been prevented with less than $50 of parts and a little guidance.  We live in the PNW, it rains & yes, I’m being obvious, just setting the tone.  Where does that rain go once it hits your downspouts?  If it’s not away from your foundation you’re going to have costly problems, think north of $50k.  This also holds true for ground immediately around your house.  All the ground should be sloping away from your house, so the water is draining away from the foundation. Living on a slope?  It may be worth investing in a french drain so that the water is diverted away before it gets to your house.  Foundations like stable consistent conditions, just like us!  If they don’t have even conditions this can lead to differential moisture content in the soil and leads to differential settlement.  Which will break your foundation, cause your floors to slope & some unsightly cracks in your walls.  There’s a handful of companies out there that make a very good living off this minor mistake.  So, save yourself some money down the road, get a downspout extension, and make sure it’s draining away from your house (the farther the better), and your neighbor’s house.   As we want to be good neighbors.  Stay tuned for more tips.   Want quality representation on your real estate transaction from someone who knows buildings very well?  I’d love your business, feel free to reach out at any time.  Sign up below for more tips & my monthly newsletter.   Nathan Austin Broker Eleete Real Estate 503.530.9446 Nathan. Austin@EleeteRE.com