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FieldNotes

A magazine about life changes, property decisions, and what comes next.

Life changes.Property follows.

Enter the issue

The editorial premise

How property participates in a changing life.

Property rarely becomes important on its own. A family changes. A plan shifts. A place stops fitting, or begins to hold new possibility.

Field Notes examines those moments through useful information, local context, and the questions that deserve human judgment.

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19 stories

02Property Decisions

What to Gather Before a Property Strategy Conversation

You do not need a perfect file. A few useful details can make the first conversation much more productive.

Aug 5, 20262 minutes
03Property Decisions

A Property Decision Is Not Always a Transaction

Buying and selling are options. Staying, improving, holding, and waiting can also be sound conclusions.

Jul 29, 20262 minutes
04AI & Property

The Most Dangerous AI Answer Is the One That Sounds Complete

A fluent property answer can hide missing sources, wrong jurisdictions, old rules, and untested assumptions. Learn how to audit certainty before acting.

Jul 24, 20264 minutes
05AI & Property

How to Read an AI Property Answer Without Mistaking It for Evidence

AI can organize a property question quickly. The useful work is knowing what still needs verification.

Jul 22, 20262 minutes
06Flexible Living

When Does an ADU Make More Sense Than Moving?

An ADU can create flexibility, but only when the property, household, timeline, and economics support it.

Jul 15, 20262 minutes
07AI & Property

The Question Before the Prompt

Before asking AI what to do with a property, define what the property needs to make possible. Better framing changes the options, the evidence, and the decision.

Jul 10, 20264 minutes
08Property Decisions

Buy First or Sell First? How to Think About the Sequence

The order of a sale and purchase can change risk, leverage, timing, and the experience of the move.

Jul 8, 20262 minutes
09Property Decisions

What Does It Mean to Hold a Property Intentionally?

Keeping a property can be a strategy when the reason, assumptions, and next review are clear.

Jul 1, 20262 minutes
10Life Changes

A Parent May Move In. What Property Options Should You Consider?

Start with the people, privacy, care, timing, and property realities before choosing a housing solution.

Jun 24, 20262 minutes
11Life Changes

Should You Sell Before Retirement or After?

Retirement timing and property timing do not always need to be the same decision.

Jun 17, 20262 minutes
12Property Decisions

Should You Move or Improve? A Property Decision Framework

A practical way to compare renovating your current home with moving to something that fits life better.

Jun 10, 20262 minutes
13Flexible Living

ADU Rules in Pierce County: What Homeowners Need to Know

Pierce County and Tacoma allow ADUs, but the rules differ by jurisdiction. What homeowners and investors should check before planning a backyard cottage or conversion.

Jun 3, 20267 minutes
14Property Decisions

House Not Selling in the South Sound? It May Not Be Price

Ninety days on the market and no offers? Price is rarely the real problem. Most stale listings are telling the wrong story to the wrong buyers.

May 27, 20266 minutes
15Life Changes

What to Do With Mom’s House When She Moves to Assisted Living

Your parent is moving to assisted living and the house is now your responsibility. Selling fast is not the only option. Here is how to think it through.

May 19, 20265 minutes
16Life Changes

What to Do With an Inherited House in Washington State

You inherited a house in Washington and everyone has an opinion. Here is how probate works, what your real options are, and why you have more time than you think.

May 12, 20265 minutes
17Flexible Living

How to Find a Multigenerational Home in the South Sound

Listings show bedrooms and square footage, not whether a home fits three generations. Here is how to evaluate South Sound properties for multigenerational living, including ADU potential.

May 5, 20266 minutes
18Property Decisions

Property Walkthrough Checklist: See What Listings Miss

A four bedroom home sat 87 days with no offers. One careful walkthrough found what the listing missed. Use the same checklist at your next showing.

Apr 28, 20266 minutes
19South Sound

South Sound Neighborhoods Guide: Where to Live Near Tacoma

Comparing Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and Olympia? This guide breaks down commutes, zoning, lot sizes, and rental potential so you can pick the area that fits your life.

Apr 21, 20268 minutes

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