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So you wanna build on the Eastside? Here’s what no one tells you

I bought a teardown on Seattle’s Eastside and started this blog to share my learnings - tips, surprise costs, and the stuff no one tells you about building a house. I did the research, so you don’t have to.

So you wanna build on the Eastside? Here’s what no one tells you
Buying land? Building a house? Turns out it’s not just picking paint colors and designing your dream kitchen. Here’s what I wish someone told me.

Hi, I’m not a realtor. Or an architect. Or a lawyer.

I'm just a regular homeowner who bought a teardown on the Eastside to build our dream home and made the mistake of assuming things will go smoothly according to plan.

Fast forward a few months, and I’m knee deep in zoning codes, tree regulations, and city policies no one warned me about.

Spoiler: there’s a lot no one warns you about.

So I started Build Eastside to share what I'm learning along the way. The stuff agents forget, builders assume you already know, and the city buries 12 clicks deep on their website.

If you’re buying, building, or just curious, welcome.

Let’s get through it together with fewer regrets and maybe a laugh or two along the way. I’m not an expert. I'm just sharing my learnings along the way. Hopefully, it helps you avoid some of the surprises I ran into.

P.S. Like this kind of stuff? Subscribe and I’ll send you more tips as I stumble my way through the process. No spam, no sales pitch. Just real learnings from one confused homeowner to another.