Convert your Seattle home into an investment property
Long-term benefits with a big impact
Have you considered converting your Seattle area home into an investment property?
Sure, you can sell your home, and we know how to help with that. But have you thought about the rewards that could come from retaining your current home as a rental property?
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Video: Convert your Seattle home into an investment property
Most people don’t know how easy, or how financially impactful investing can be.
The one-minute video above provides an overview of how we partner with people like you to convert their current Seattle area home into a rental property. Whether you’re looking to level up to a larger home, you’re relocating out of Seattle, or you’re downsizing, you should seriously consider the upside of holding onto your current home as an investment property.
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Aaron also helped us convert our condo into a rental property
Aaron has been our agent since 2005. He has helped us purchase two properties, including our current home, and sell our condo.
We cannot recommend him highly enough!
In addition to helping us buy and sell our properties, Aaron also helped us convert our condo into a rental property and served as our property manager until the market rebounded.
Aaron’s patience is boundless! During both of our purchases, my wife and I changed our minds and expectations repeatedly, and Aaron was able to filter through all the noise and find us the properties we needed.
Aaron has been our sole agent since 2005, and we will continue to utilize his expertise for as long as we remain in Washington!
What to expect
How it works: the process for converting your Seattle home into an investment property
Convert or Sell?
You talk; we listen. We’ll begin the process by listening to what your goals are. We’ll conduct a rental comparative market analysis and then discuss whether it makes sense to convert your current home into a rental property or if selling is the better course of action.
Crafting The Plan
Assuming that you decide to convert your Seattle home into an investment property, we will proceed by crafting a personalized plan to fit your timeline for moving out of your home.
Preparing The Rental Property
In order to maximize the rent and attract high-quality residents, we will prepare the property for the rental market. Based on the type of property and the condition, this might include a fresh coat of paint or small remodeling projects.
Marketing The Rental Property
Once the property is ready for residents, we will begin a marketing campaign using professional photography to get the property rented quickly.
Resident Applications
We will field resident applications and screen them thoroughly.
Holding Fee
Once a resident has cleared the required checks, we will collect a holding fee ahead of the move-in.
Residents Move In
Now the residents move in and our property management team handles all of the details. You sit back and watch those monthly rent deposits roll into your bank account.
OUR TRACK RECORD
20+
Years of Experience
150+
5-Star Reviews
500+
Homes Sold
Where Do We Help Home Owners Convert Their Residences Into Investment Properties?
Seattle and King County
Our team has worked with property investors of homes, townhomes, and condos in the following areas: Bothell, Covington, Auburn, Everett, Issaquah, Kirkland, Bellevue, Kent, Lake Stevens, Duvall, Lynnwood, Maple Valley, Sammamish, Edmonds, North Bend, Shoreline, Renton, Federal Way, Burien, Snohomish, Lake Forest Park, SeaTac, Newcastle, Seattle, Des Moines, Snoqualmie, Normandy Park, Sultan, Tacoma, and Tukwila.
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Our real estate team provides a transparent, compassionate, and dare we say fun experience for buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate across the Seattle area.
Thanks, Janus Group!
Aaron helped my wife and me find and purchase a nice rental property in the Issaquah area.
Aaron was recommended by a friend of ours, and we were not disappointed.
He is fun to work with yet very professional.
We are out of state landlords, so we also have Aaron manage our property. His team marketed the property and leased it the first month to a good tenant. Also, he is very patient in helping the boomer generation through all the tech stuff. Thanks, Janus Group!
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A Seattle conversion from a home to a rental property success story
From skeptical to successful
The Clients
Mike and Stacy have a young, and growing family, who were starting to outgrow their first home. Mike is in video game development, and Stacy is a stay at home mom. When they contacted Aaron, who helped them purchase their first home, the idea was that they would simply sell their current home and find a bigger one.
The Big Concerns
After their initial meeting with Aaron, Mike and Stacy now had a new idea to consider, hanging onto their first home and turning it into an investment property! This was not something they had ever considered before. And, while there was incredible potential and opportunity with this idea, it was also a bit scary. Mike and Stacy, like many people, had heard horror stories about bad tenants, and many of the headaches that one can get from owning rental properties.
The Process
One of the benefits of Mike and Stacy teaming up with the JanusGroup is that the team not only serves Buyers and Sellers, they also serve investors and property owners by offering Property Management Services. So, the JanusGroup was not only able to get Mike and Stacy feeling comfortable with the process, buy they also handled everything from the time they moved out until the tenant moved in, along with managing the property during the tenancy.
The Outcome
The numbers speak for themselves. After 5 years, with next to no vacancy, Mike and Stacy have generated approximately $200 in monthly cash flow (net of expenses), and even more exciting, have realized an additional $275,000 in equity, which they would have forfeited if they would have sold. What does that mean? Well, that’s a couple of 4-year college degrees, a boat, a vacation house on the coast… you get the idea. It’s huge.
The financial impacts of their decision to convert their previous home to a rental are profound. And, the best part is how easy it was to do!
They never have to worry about getting a phone call at 2:00AM for a plumbing issue, or on Thanksgiving evening when the heat goes out, or while they’re on vacation in Bali. The one thing they are tasked with is sitting back and collecting a check every month. The JanusGroup handles all of the rest.