Awesome In Seattle Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What is a First Look listing, and what does it mean for Seattle home buyers and sellers? Can you tour the home, make an offer, or buy it before it officially becomes Active? In this episode of Awesome in Seattle, Christian Nossum and Joanna Beecher break down NWMLS First Look listings, including the 21-day window, showing options, early offers, public website exposure, and how price history and Days Active work. Christian also shares his first experience using First Look on a...

Send us Fan Mail If your neighbor tells you their house sold for a million dollars, that’s almost never what they actually walked away with. In this episode of Awesome in Seattle, Christian Nossum and Joanna Beecher break down what it really costs to sell a house in Washington — and, more importantly, what you actually net. We walk through a real $1,000,000 sale in King County line by line: mortgage payoff, real estate commissions, Washington’s graduated Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) of $16,8...

Send us Fan Mail Every residential real estate transaction in Washington State runs through one document: the Form 17 Seller Disclosure Statement. But most buyers and sellers only see it in passing — and end up either over-disclosing, under-disclosing, or waiving rights they didn’t understand they had. In this episode, Christian Nossum and Joanna Beecher of the Awesome Nossum Group break down the Form 17 from both sides of the table. For sellers: How to approach the form, why “Yes” isn’t th...

Send us Fan Mail Not sure where to start with Seattle real estate? In this episode of Awesome in Seattle, Christian Nossum, Joanna Beecher, and Varun Jain explain the education-first approach behind Awesome Nossum Group and share the official starter playlists we recommend for buyers and investors. We talk about why education comes before showings, offers, or strategy, how resources like Beers and Home Buying, the podcast, YouTube, and one-on-one consultations fit together, and which e...

Send us Fan Mail You got the keys. Now what? In this episode of Awesome in Seattle, Christian Nossum and Joanna Beecher walk through the first things new homeowners should do after closing on a house. Buying a home is a huge milestone, but once the signing is done and the keys are in your hand, there are still important steps to take. We cover the practical post-closing checklist every buyer should know, including changing the locks, setting up utilities, forwarding mail, updati...