Making Cash in Seattle’s “Junk” Trade, Pt. 2: Art and Books

Making Cash in Seattle’s “Junk” Trade, Pt. 2: Art and Books

In the first part of this four-part series on adventures and profit in Seattle’s junk trade, we prepared readers on how to approach estate, yard and garage sales. Now, we are going to give you some prime tips on what to buy, and how much to pay for it. First off, clues on what kind of art and books you can find and later resell for big gains. Continue reading Making Cash in Seattle’s “Junk” Trade, Pt. 2: Art and Books

City’s Sale of Pacific Place Parking Garage Doesn’t Pencil Out, Says Burgess

City’s Sale of Pacific Place Parking Garage Doesn’t Pencil Out, Says Burgess

Burgess admits that a belated discovery means it’s not so simple for city to get out from under Pacific Place: “For various reasons, our garage debt cannot be paid off directly — or ‘called’ in the language of the bond market — until late in 2017. That leaves us paying the bonds’ 5 percent interest rate in the meantime.” Continue reading City’s Sale of Pacific Place Parking Garage Doesn’t Pencil Out, Says Burgess