Notes
Writing
Occasional notes on real estate, traveling on points, and whatever else we’re tinkering with. No schedule, no newsletter — just things worth writing down.
- What Seattle open houses are telling us right nowAfter twenty years of walking Seattle open houses, the mood in the room predicts the market better than any dashboard — and the mood has changed.
- How we travel as a family of five (almost) on pointsThe unglamorous system behind our points travel: a couple of workhorse cards, one shared spreadsheet, and booking flights before we pick the destination.
- A smart home that stays out of the wayOur rule for home automation after years of tinkering: if the house needs an instruction manual, the automation has failed.