"Rural" suburbs with reasonable commute to Sandpoint Way NE?

[Kat Smith]

I apparently need to turn off my pop-up blocker-- this is why I cannot receive the message, Jenbar.
I will try to enable it, otherwise, I will try to enable my email and you can send it there.

[jwb123]

Oh I have a pop up blocker too. Just hit cancel when the pop up message comes up, and get to a main screen here, then you can click on the link in the top right for your PM box.

[scirocco22]

Yeah, that's what I was just going to say: click on the "private messages" link in the upper right corner ...just before "Unread 1"


--'rocco

[Kat Smith]

I figured it out Jenbar-- my mistake! Thanks!

And thanks, 'rocco, for the info on:

Oh, and just to add, Kat, some places in rural Renton are actually in the Issaquah School District

[Deep_Vee]

Based on the hunting I have been doing for the past 6 months...I would be SHOCKED if you could find a decent house on over 1 acre under 500k within an HOUR commute of Sandpoint way.

First, the commute: The commute to Sandpoint will be brutal regardless of where you come from. I don't commute from the east side, so I can't comment on that. But from the north end - we carpool and it's a minimum 35-40 minutes Edmonds to Downtown Seattle (often closer to an hour). I boat out of Magnussen park (right next to NOAA) during the summer, and on a Saturday at noon, it takes us at least an hour to get from Edmonds to the park. I would guess rush hour would be worse. Coming from the South End would be bad because you'd either be coming through downtown, or taking 405 or one of the bridges. The U-District is always congested on both the freeway and the surface streets. I would estimate at least 15-20 minutes just from I-5.

Issaquah is a very nice area, (one of our "dream" areas), but we are looking for just a house under 500 with more than say 1700sq ft, and aren't finding anything. And anything we have found under 500 is on approximately .1 or .2acres if we are lucky.

The reality is, lots of people (myself included) would love to find a rural setting with a large lot that was within a decent commute...it just doesn't exist in this market.

I'm not trying to be negative...I'm just trying to give you an honest assessment of the question you asked. Based on my commuting experience, and my hunt for a home in this area, to find a large peice of property with a decent house will require you to go way out...and make the commute much longer than you are hoping for. Good Luck.

[CourtneyCooper]

HI Kat - I like Bothell for your requirements... plus there is a back way to get to NOAA that I wasn't aware of at first when I used to have to commute down there...
I would stay away form the east suburbs based on commute times..