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Seattle, a city on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest, is surrounded by water, mountains and evergreen forests, and contains thousands of acres of parkland. Washington State&rsquo;s largest city, it&rsquo;s home to a large tech industry, with Microsoft and Amazon headquartered in its metropolitan area. The futuristic Space Needle, a 1962 World&rsquo;s Fair legacy, is its most iconic landmark.
Seattle has a history of boom-and-bust cycles, like many other cities near areas of extensive natural and mineral resources. Seattle has risen several times economically, then gone into precipitous decline, but it has typically used those periods to rebuild solid infrastructure.
The first such boom, covering the early years of the city, rode on the lumber industry. During this period the road now known as Yesler Way won the nickname "Skid Road," supposedly after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry Yesler's sawmill. The later dereliction of the area may be a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American lexicon as Skid Row. Like much of the American West, Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management, as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885&ndash;1886. This violence originated with unemployed whites who were determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma). In 1900, Asians were 4.2% of the population. Authorities declared martial law and federal troops arrived to put down the disorder.
Seattle had achieved sufficient economic success that when the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 destroyed the central business district, a far grander city-center rapidly emerged in its place. Finance company Washington Mutual, for example, was founded in the immediate wake of the fire. However, the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard.

Seattle

Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is located between the city limits of Seattle and the Snohomish County border, approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Downtown Seattle. As of the 2010 census, the population of Shoreline was 53,007, making it the 20th largest city in the state; by 2019, the population had risen to an estimated 57,027. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Shoreline ranks 91st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

Shoreline

Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located in the southwest corner of the county, facing Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west. The city is part of the Seattle metropolitan area and is located 15 miles (24 km) north of Seattle and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Everett. With a population of 39,709 residents in the 2010 U.S. census, Edmonds is the third most populous city in the county. The estimated population in 2019 was 42,605. Edmonds was established in 1876 by logger George Brackett, who bought the land claim of an earlier settler. It was incorporated as a city in 1890, shortly before the arrival of the Great Northern Railway. Early residents of the city were employed by the shingle mills and logging companies that operated in the area until the 1950s. The hills surrounding Edmonds were developed into suburban bedroom communities in the mid-to-late 20th century and subsequently annexed into the city. Edmonds is a regional hub for the arts, with museums, specialized facilities, and major annual festivals within the city's downtown area. The city is connected to nearby areas by two state highways and the state ferry system, which operates a ferry route to Kingston on the Kitsap Peninsula. Public transit service in Edmonds is centered around the downtown train station, served by Amtrak and Sounder commuter trains, and includes several Community Transit bus routes that travel through outlying neighborhoods.

Edmonds

Lake Forest Park is a suburban city in King County, Washington, United, located northeast of Seattle. It was developed in the 20th century as a bedroom community with single-family housing on medium to large-sized lots. Less than 4% of the city's land is zoned commercial, largely concentrated in one location, and there are no industrial areas. The city is situated at the northwest end of Lake Washington along State Route 522, which provides connections to Seattle and Bothell. Lake Forest Park includes several parks and nature reserves, access to the Burke&ndash;Gilman Trail, and organized summer events. The population was 12,598 at the 2010 census.

Lake Forest Park

Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb east of Seattle, its population was 93,010 in a 2019 census estimate, which made it the sixth largest city in the county and the thirteenth largest in the state. The city's downtown waterfront has restaurants, art galleries, a performing arts center, public parks, beaches, and a collection of public art, primarily bronze sculptures. Kirkland was the original home of the Seattle Seahawks; the NFL team's headquarters and training facility were located at the Lake Washington Shipyard (now Carillon Point) along Lake Washington for their first ten seasons (1976&ndash;85), then at nearby Northwest University through 2007. Warehouse chain Costco previously had its headquarters in Kirkland. While Costco is now headquartered in Issaquah, the city is the namesake of its "Kirkland Signature" store brand.

Kirkland

Lynnwood&nbsp;is a city in&nbsp;Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The city is part of the&nbsp;Seattle metropolitan area&nbsp;and is located 16 miles (26&nbsp;km) north of&nbsp;Seattle&nbsp;and 13 miles (21&nbsp;km) south of&nbsp;Everett, near the junction of&nbsp;Interstate 5&nbsp;and&nbsp;Interstate 405. It is the fourth-largest city in Snohomish County, with a population of 35,836 in the&nbsp;2010 U.S. census.
Lynnwood is a&nbsp;suburban&nbsp;bedroom community&nbsp;for Seattle, Everett and&nbsp;Bellevue. It has one of the largest concentrations of retailers in the region, anchored by the&nbsp;Alderwood Mall&nbsp;and businesses along major streets. The city also has a&nbsp;community college, a&nbsp;convention center, and a major&nbsp;transit center, located in the developing&nbsp;city center.
The Lynnwood area was logged and settled by&nbsp;homesteaders&nbsp;in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including the development of&nbsp;Alderwood Manor&nbsp;as a planned farming community. Lynnwood, named for the wife of a realtor, emerged in the late 1940s around the intersection of&nbsp;Highway 99&nbsp;and 196th Street Southwest. The city was&nbsp;incorporated&nbsp;on April 23, 1959, and grew into a suburban hub in the years following the completion of Interstate 5 and Interstate 405. Alderwood Mall opened in 1979 and spurred the transformation of eastern Lynnwood into a retail and office district.

Lynnwood

Renton is a city in King County, Washington, and a suburb of Seattle. Situated 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Seattle, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington, at the mouth of the Cedar River. After a long history as an important salmon fishing area for Native Americans, Renton was first settled by people of European descent in the 1860s. Its early economy was based on coal mining, clay production, and timber export. Today, Renton is best known as the final assembly point for the Boeing 737 family of commercial airplanes, but it is also home to a growing number of well known manufacturing, technology, and healthcare organizations, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes Division, Paccar, Kaiser Permanente, IKEA, Providence Health &amp; Services, UW Medicine, and Wizards of the Coast. As of 2019, the population of Renton is estimated at 101,751,[6] up from 90,927 at the 2010 census. Renton is currently the eighth-largest city in Washington and the fourth-largest in King County. Since 2008, the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks have had a training facility in Renton, the Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC), which is the second-largest facility in the NFL at 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2).

Renton

Bellevue is a city in Washington state, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Downtown Park has a large lawn, gardens and a waterfall. Nearby, the Bellevue Arts Museum features craft and design exhibitions, plus a sculpture garden. The Bellevue Botanical Garden highlights Pacific Northwest plants, and includes woodlands and wetlands. KidsQuest Children&rsquo;s Museum has interactive science, tech and art exhibitions.
Bellevue lies between&nbsp;Lake Washington&nbsp;to the west and the smaller&nbsp;Lake Sammamish&nbsp;to the east. Much of Bellevue is drained by the&nbsp;Kelsey Creek&nbsp;watershed, whose source is located in the Larsen Lake and&nbsp;Phantom Lake&nbsp;green belt&nbsp;and whose outlet is near where&nbsp;Interstate 90&nbsp;meets Lake Washington's eastern shore. The city is bisected by&nbsp;Interstate 405&nbsp;running north&ndash;south, and the southern portion is crossed from west to east by Interstate 90. The&nbsp;State Route 520&nbsp;freeway roughly delineates the upper reaches of Bellevue.
According to the&nbsp;United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.47 square miles (94.46&nbsp;km2), of which 31.97 square miles (82.80&nbsp;km2) is land and 4.50 square miles (11.65&nbsp;km2) is water. The city's name is derived from a&nbsp;French&nbsp;term for "beautiful view". Under favorable weather conditions, scenic vistas of the&nbsp;Olympic Mountains&nbsp;and&nbsp;Cascade Mountains can be viewed from hilltops (and strategically positioned high-rise buildings) within the incorporated city. South of I-90, the city continues up&nbsp;Cougar Mountain, at the top of which is an unincorporated King County location called Hilltop. To the west of Cougar Mountain, Bellevue includes the&nbsp;Coal Creek, Somerset, and&nbsp;<a href="\" title="Factoria, Bellevue">Factoria</a>&nbsp;neighborhoods.
Bellevue is bordered by the cities of&nbsp;Kirkland&nbsp;to the north and&nbsp;Redmond&nbsp;to the northeast along the&nbsp;Overlake&nbsp;and&nbsp;Crossroads&nbsp;neighborhoods. Across the short&nbsp;East Channel Bridge, I-90 connects Bellevue to&nbsp;Mercer Island&nbsp;to the southwest.&nbsp;Issaquah&nbsp;is to the east, down I-90 at the south end of Lake Sammamish. The city is bordered to the west by many affluent suburbs such as&nbsp;Medina,&nbsp;Clyde Hill,&nbsp;Hunts Point&nbsp;and&nbsp;Yarrow Point. The south end of Bellevue is bordered by the city of&nbsp;Renton, and to the southeast, the relatively recently incorporated city of&nbsp;Newcastle.

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Leslie was like a member of our family during our recent home search and buying process. She was prepared to assist us through what could have been a lengthy process. However, her expertise and strategies led to a quick end to our home search after we soon won a bid. Through it all, Leslie was courteous, a good listener, and professional. She supplied us with vital expertise and contacts – before, during, and after our purchase. We came away from the experience understanding how important it is to have an agent of Leslie’s caliber and expertise. We would highly recommend her to any homebuyer. 

"Like a member of our family..."

Brie came HIGHLY recommended to me from a dear friend.  Brie was incredibly patient with me throughout my search, which was exactly what I needed at the time. Brie’s vast knowledge and experience led me to my dream home and I could not be happier with the entire process.  It’s unprecedented times in the real estate market and anyone selling or buying will want to best representation and Brie is truly the very best!

Brie is the absolute best!

Looking for a real estate agent in Seattle? Look no further. My wife and I were looking to move to Seattle from California and were hoping to buy a home remotely. Kevin Zelko came recommended from a friend and from our first conversation we knew that we were going to be taken care of. Throughout the entire process Kevin was kind, thoughtful, highly responsive and incredibly patient. Kevin worked diligently to understand our needs and helped us identify the right neighborhood, educated us on the city, schools, and the best spots to check out. While we constantly trolled Redfin for new listings, Kevin was out there helping us discover the good, the bad, the awesome. He made the process of buying a house from out of state very comfortable and easy. He quickly hit the streets taking detailed videos of each of the homes he saw, making it easy to imagine our life there. He was able to quickly line up people to help us out on every side of the transaction (e.g., inspectors, mortgage brokers, contractors, etc…). We were able to successfully find a home that we love in Magnolia and we wouldn’t have been able to do it without him. Thanks again Kevin!

We wouldn’t have been able to do it without him!

Working with Kevin was an absolute pleasure. We were lucky enough to have a friend refer Kevin to us and after working with him we can easily say we would highly recommend him (and already have) to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. We were in a unique situation, looking for a new home in WA while living in CA, and Kevin wasted no time going to open houses and listings we had interest in. He was quick to send us videos and photos of the homes he toured and was always readily available to provide any clarification we needed about the house and the process of writing an offer. He is attentive, responsive, knowledgeable, kind, assertive but never pushy. Kevin is not only fantastic to work with, he’s also a warm and compassionate person. He has great recommendations for contractors as well as restaurants and spots to check out in and around Seattle. It was great being clients of Kevin’s and we look forward to being friends.

Working with Kevin was an absolute pleasure!

Kevin was absolutely stellar to work with on our first home buying journey! Could not have done it without him; he made a stressful and complicated process easy to navigate and is simply an excellent person all around. Would recommend (and will recommend) to anyone buying or selling a home around Seattle!

Could not have done it without him!

Kevin is the best! I was a complete novice to the home buying process, and Kevin made me feel comfortable the entire way through. He made sure I understood everything, and encouraged me to wait for the perfect place.

Kevin is the best! 

Brie was very responsive and attentative, awesome realtor and very transparent. Will use again when I buy again. Brie still replies to my questions and helps me out and we closed a few days ago.

Awesome realtor!

Kevin was incredibly helpful throughout the entire home search and buying process. He helped to identify the best areas for us based on his local knowledge as well as useful information to put in a competitive offer in this market. Kevin was always available for weekend and evening showings, I look forward to working with him on any future real estate needs. Oh, and if you want to know anything about the local sports and beer scene he's your man!- KD

Kevin was incredibly helpful! 

Claire, 

Thank you for every big & little thing you have helped with through this long-haul search.
You are so knowledgeable and savvy, one step ahead on every detail, so responsive & always there for us.
It's been a total pleasure working with you. We feel extremely fortunate to have finally found our house with you
to guide us through the maze. Thanks for hanging in there with us! 

Knowledgeable & Savvy

Larissa is the best of the best. She came highly recommended to us from a trusted friend and WOW, were they right. Her experience level shows in everything she does. She was always available to us (any time - day or night!) and went above and beyond to make sure every detail was covered. She is organized, fast, honest, does her research and is exactly who you want in your corner. She has an amazing reputation and the time she puts into relationships with other realtors sets her apart from the field. I would highly recommend Larissa and am so GRATEFUL we found her. She helped us find our dream home!!

Highly Recommended!

Recently my wife and I bought and sold homes partnering with Leslie Foley from Lake & Co. She was exceptional. We met her 'pre-pandemic', when we were not very serious about purchasing a home. She shared her business card and we traded information. I assumed it was a formality that we wouldn't hear from her again. I was wrong! She started sending us listings with just the right amount of tenacity (i.e., not pushy, very helpful). We went dark during the pandemic, but when we got serious about house hunting, we actually reached out to a couple of other agents. They weren't great which led my wife to say, "We need someone like Leslie" (which of course catalyzed the thought - duh, we should reengage with her - which we did). 

She dove in with expertise, amazing customer service, and grit. She was patient, communicated effectively, listened and helped narrow the search. During both the buy and sell process she was a pro - helping us navigate negotiations, escrow, etc. in ways we couldn't have done without her. She became more than an agent - she became a friend. Even now, a month after we've closed (and still unpacking) she's offering support. We don't feel like we've lost her as an agent despite my awareness that she could have easily shaken hands and walked away. 

If and when we purchase another home someday, she will be the only choice for us. Please recognize her great work and know that she inspired us to advocate for Lake and Company as a partner to our friends and family. 


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We discovered a perfect home for us with only 3 hours left before offers were due. Larissa, very quickly, worked with the listing agent, got us a viewing and helped us submit an offer that was accepted that day! Larissa made our home buying experience, in Seattle's very hot market, a breeze. 

Larissa is wonderful to work with. 

We can't thank you enough for your hardwork during our moving process. Your professional touch and friendship was a great comfort in relieving the stress of moving. We had complete confidence in you and were able to rest easy, knowing you would handle all the details and any arising problems. We will highly recommend you to friends and family. 

Above and Beyond with Professionalism and Expertise

This is our third time utilizing Lara as our real estate agent.  She sold my mothers home in 2019, helped us to find a new home in 2021 and then sold our home in Seattle in 2021.  I am sure that we must have tried her patience looking for the perfect home for us, which took a year and a half.  As soon as we found our new home, Lara rearranged her schedule to assist us in looking at the home.  She walked us through what the process would be as well as what we should expect in the negotiation for the home.  She provided our bid and kept us apprised every few hours on the progress.  We discussed the inspection report and what to do or not to request, which helped in getting the home.  We closed in 2 weeks!!!!!!  On to the Seattle home which we needed to sell, Lara did a walk through and made suggestions on what we needed to do to make it ready for the market.  We wisely followed her suggestion to do a inspection to help us know exactly what we needed to concentrate on.  Again Lara's eye for design and color assisted us in deciding floor color as well as paint.  If we did not know which way to turn, she was there to make suggestions or provide us with companies that we could utilize.  We completed the inspection report issues, Lara placed it on the market and the home sold within 7 days.  We highly recommend her to assist you in either buying or selling a home!  She is a rock star in our eyes.

She is a rock star in our eyes!

I talked to multiple agents before deciding to engage with Kevin as my agent to help me purchase my first home, and I could not be happier with my decision to do so. Firstly, Kevin was extremely patient and coached me throughout the full process without pressuring at all.  We toured houses for over 3 months to get me used to the process and seeing what was on the market before I even got a pre-approval letter.  This patience helped me become way more confident in my eventual choice and helped me avoid what would have been poor choices. Indeed, Kevin pushed me to be more patient in my search, which shows Kevin's commitment and integrity towards his clients.  On top of this, having gotten to know Kevin over my 7 month journey, I can honestly say he is one of the most genuine people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Kevin was always helpful on tours, and shared his knowledge - pointing out when selling agents or sellers made small mistakes that could transfer to less offers received.  This ultimately helped me on my journey as I eventually was able to pre-inspect a home that the seller had not provided an inspection report for.   It ended up being the house I purchased, and gave me more confidence in my decision to place an offer on it. While the offer process was quite stressful - and make no mistake every part of it was in a red-hot market during the Covid pandemic, Kevin did everything and beyond to calm my nerves, inform me, and help me to make the best decision possible. I would highly recommend Kevin to any friends or family looking in the Seattle - Tacoma market, and have already done so to multiple people within a month of closing.

Kevin is one of the most genuine people I have ever had the privilege of knowing!

I am very glad I found Larissa via social media. I highly recommend her, she did an outstanding job. I couldn't have asked for anyone else to be my Realtor!!!  Upon meeting her, I had a great feeling and she left an awesome impression. She has a warm, friendly, and approachable personality and just really listens to one. I've done some basic research about home buying but Larissa is an amazing resource. Especially for a hot market like Seattle, her knowledge was helpful. I will always be grateful for all the help she provided. She worked around my busy schedule and was sending me listings that I might be interested in, that was helpful bc at times I was too busy to search for it myself. She truly had my best interest in mind and I am glad I trusted her. She was my advocate. When things would come up Larissa was very proactive in finding answers and making calls for me, so helpful.  I love my new home and I give all the thanks to Larissa!! Thank you so much!!!

I love my new home and I give all the thanks to Larissa!

I've worked with Larissa on several purchase and sales in the Seattle and surrounding area. She is professional, works hard for you and I know I have had top notch dollar for my homes when selling and the lowest price possible when buying. She is a direct and honest real estate agent and has a very strong grasp on market conditions as well as incredible understanding of the nuance of offers, language and process. I will continue to work with her anytime I'm buying or selling in Seattle!

I will continue to work with her anytime I'm buying or selling in Seattle!

Thank youuuuu Nadine!!! I'm honestly so so happy. It's such a massive relief to feel like the light at the end of the tunnel for this journey is closer than ever and that I won't have a compulsive need to be poking through zillow recommended listing emails on a daily basis.

I'm confident there's no way I would have gotten to this stage nearly as quickly without the incredible work you did from the touring to the offer to the expedited closing, and also the super quick work/turnaround of the awesome lender you referred! I'll definitely be telling all of my friends and family about how great it's been working with you!! :-)

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