Seattle Washington Real Estate: Remodel or Scrape Job?
By Courtney Cooper, 206-850-8841
(Cooper Jacobs)
Do you pick up the hammer or call the bulldozer? Seattle is filled with glorious homes built during the last turn of the century. There are homes here dating back to the 1800's, but most in the older neighborhoods of Queen Anne, Magnolia, Ballard, University District, Capital Hill, The Central District, Madison Park and Ravenna are from the early 1900's. There are many different styles of homes depending on which decade they were built in, but none of them have the huge open floor plans of today's new construction. As a result, some of these older homes are being demolished to make way for larger suburban style homes. There are some amazing stories and surprises out there about what can happen during a Seattle remodel!In some cases, the house was in such disrepair with mountains of defe...
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