Guides

What it actually takes to buy here

The questions a generalist cannot answer: rental permits and caps, wells and septic, snow and road access, building on raw land, and what the valley is like to live in. Each one is written from what I see on real transactions.

• Short-Term Rental Rules in Leavenworth and Chelan County (2026)Buying a place to rent out nightly, or hoping one pays some of its own way: what the rules actually allow, what the numbers actually look like, from someone who manages short-term rentals here.
• Mountain Property Due-Diligence Checklist: Wells, Septic, Snow, InsuranceWhat I check before a buyer writes an offer in the upper Wenatchee Valley, and who answers each question.
• Wildfire and Homeowners Insurance Near Leavenworth: What WorksBuying a home or cabin near Leavenworth: how to get it insured, in what order, and what to do when a carrier says no.
• Moving to Leavenworth, WA: The Buyer's GuideMoving here, or buying a second place here: what the upper Wenatchee Valley is actually like, from someone who did it.
• Buying a Home Near Leavenworth From Out of TownBuying in the upper Wenatchee Valley from out of town, or out of state: how the search, the offer and the closing work when you can't be here for most of it.
• Building on Land in Chelan County: Water, Septic, PermitsBuying land in the upper valley to build on: the order things have to happen in, and the questions to answer before you own the dirt.
• Leavenworth in Festival Season: Autumn Leaf, Oktoberfest, ChristmastownAutumn Leaf, Oktoberfest, Christmastown and Winter Karneval: what to know, when to come, and what locals do differently.