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Buying Fixer-Upper Real Estate in Longview Washington
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When you first start looking for homes in Longview Washington you may find some “steals” on the Web. Homes that are advertised as handyman’s specials. It is very important to look at the neighborhood when looking at these houses. If the homes surrounding the house in question are well maintained and it is a nice neighborhood, then you should calculate what it will take to improve the home to a comparable standard. If the cost of the fixer-upper and the cost of the home improvements is still under the median cost of other houses in the neighborhood and you have the skills or the cash to do the repairs, then buying a fixer-upper might be a good investment. You can then make the house into your home!
However, beware of homes that are extremely cheap in neighborhoods that are in a decline. The home’s price may be not only a reflection of the condition of the house, but of the declining neighborhood. This is where a Longview Real Estate agent who is an expert in Relocation to Longview Washington can help you evaluate whether the purchase will be a sensible investment for you. Click on the FREE “Relocation to Longview Washington” real estate information package. One of our Longview Washington Real Estate agents will contact you to help with your relocation to Longview Washington.
Whatever you do, if you are considering buying a fixer-upper home, make sure you have it inspected by a qualified home inspector. Place a contingency clause in the contract subject to approval by you of improvement estimates. Repairs that you guess may take $10,000 may end up costing twice that! Make sure that before you close you have the necessary skills and assets to turn the house into a home within your budget! Click on the link above and our New Quest City Longview Real Estate agent can help you with your relocation to Longview Washington by providing guidance and expert advice on every process of the purchase.
FINANCING A FIXER-UPPER. Some mortgage lenders will allow you to close on the home with a construction loan and then place permanent financing on the home as soon as the repairs are made. This gives you the freedom to put your cash down on the home to benefit from reducing or eliminating Private Mortgage Insurance without having to come up with additional cash to do the improvements. Your New Quest City Longview Washington Relocation Realtor can help you find a local mortgage company that can help you with a construction loan.
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Longview is served by eight public elementary schools (Columbia Heights, Columbia Valley Gardens, Kessler, Mint Valley, Northlake, Olympic, Robert Gray, and Saint Helens), three public middle schools (Cascade, Monticello, and Mount Solo), and two public high schools (Robert Alexander Long aka R. A. Long and Mark Morris). Longview is also served by three religious based schools. The Catholic Saint Rose school serves kindergarten through eighth grade. Three Rivers Christian School serves kindergarten through twelfth grade. Longview Christian School serves preschool through sixth grade. An intense rivalry exists not only between R. A. Long High School and crosstown Mark Morris High School, but also Kelso High across the Cowlitz River in Kelso, WA. The R. A. Long/Mark Morris rivalry culminates every year in so-called "Civil War" basketball games, the first held at R. A. Long's gymnasium (known locally as the "Lumberdome"), and the second on Mark Morris's Ted M. Natt court. -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Census Data for Longview, Washington
| Longview | Washington | United States | |
| Population | 34,660 | 5,894,121 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 36.6 | 35.3 | 35.3 |
| Median age for Male | 34.9 | 34.4 | 34 |
| Median age for Female | 38.1 | 36.3 | 36.5 |
| Households | 14,066 | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 33,799 | 5,757,739 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.53 | 2.59 |
| Families | 8,938 | 1,499,127 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 2.96 | 3.07 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 15,225 | 2,451,075 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 14,066 | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 1,159 | 179,677 | 10,424,540 |
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