Trends, Vacation homes

Cabins are selling in Washington

Three times in the last two years, I have received calls from clients who are wanting to buy a summer cabin or recreational land. Seems that prices for those have fallen too, and like everywhere else, some sellers are motivated. After showing a few, I realized that there are cabins all over the Puget Sound area.

I researched sales for the past year, and found that 124 cabins had sold in King, Island, Skagit, and San Juan counties only. They ranged from falling-down shacks to original cabins on Lake Washington waterfront property, from very nice traditional log cabins to modern pre-fab structures. Some were in the mountains, others on lakes or Puget Sound. Locations included rural areas, resort areas, and some were in small towns like Langley on Whidbey Island or Port Townsend.  The median sales price was $238,000.

Another option is to buy land  or a lot. There are now very nice prefab structures available that you can have put on your lot, for an almost-instant cabin.  I ran across Backyard Box in Seattle and IdeaBox from Portland in my research.

If you think a water or mountain getaway of your own at a great price may be just what you need, contact me. I enjoy working with rural properties as well as in-city. Tell me what or where you’re thinking of, and I can send you some listings.