The short-term rental pitch is seductive: higher nightly rates, flexibility to use the property yourself, and the possibility of strong annual revenue from a well-located property. The long-term rental pitch is quieter but durable: steady occupancy, predictable income, and a lot fewer moving parts. In Kitsap County, both strategies can work — just not for…
Land is one of those investments that sounds simple and turns out not to be. No tenants, no toilets, no 2 a.m. maintenance calls. Just a parcel sitting there, quietly appreciating — or quietly costing you taxes and carrying costs while the entitlement process grinds along. Improved property has the opposite feel. It’s messier from…
Here’s the question I hear a lot from people making their first or second investment purchase in Kitsap: should I buy a house or a small plex? The honest answer is that both can work — just for different reasons, in different situations, with different ways to get hurt. There isn’t a universal winner. There’s…
Pierce County adopted a broad development code package in June 2025 — Ordinance O2025-516S — to implement its 2024 comprehensive plan. This isn’t a minor tweak. It touches impact fees, zoning, design standards, middle-housing categories, rural and urban designations, and a revised Zoning Atlas. If you own property in unincorporated Pierce County, or you’re underwriting…
Here’s what I know: the rules around what you can build, how many units you can add, and how much parking you have to provide have been changing fast in Washington — and a lot of property owners and investors in Kitsap are still operating on yesterday’s assumptions. The Legislature has been pushing pro-housing bills…
The question I hear most from owners of distressed properties isn’t “how do I sell?” — it’s “am I getting a fair price?” And that’s a completely reasonable thing to wonder, especially when the offers you’re getting look shockingly low compared to what updated houses in your neighborhood are selling for. Here’s what I know…