Washington real estate
I help people buy, sell, invest, and understand their options. I bring personal experience as a homeowner, investor, and house hacker to each conversation.
DEVONTE M LONGMIRE
KW West Sound
Washington Real Estate Broker License #26019307
Primary specialties
The right path depends on the property, the rules, your financing, your goals, and how you want to live.
About six years of direct experience
House hacking generally means using part of the home you live in to help offset housing costs or create income.
The exact approach depends on property type, local rules, financing, personal goals, and living preferences.
Questions are welcome. My goal is to help you understand the process, compare your options, and make informed decisions without unnecessary pressure.
Ask a Buying QuestionAs a veteran who has personally used the VA benefit once to buy property, I can share practical perspective on primary homeownership, house hacking, and long-term ownership goals.
Ask About VA Home BuyingTraditional real estate
Buying and selling both deserve clear information, careful preparation, and room for questions.
Whether you are buying for the first time, moving, investing, or exploring a different housing strategy, we will look at the property, the process, your options, and how the purchase fits your goals.
I help Washington sellers prepare, understand what comes next, position the property, review offers, negotiate, and work toward a clear closing process.
Personal experience
I personally use many of the strategies I talk about, and I know that every property and every situation is different.
I have owned real estate for about five years and have owned two properties. I have used house hacking for about six years and operated Airbnb and other short-term rentals for about five years.
That rental work has included more than a dozen listings and growing. For more than three years, I have operated this work through an LLC.
My Airbnb and short-term rental operations are independent from KW West Sound and are not services provided through my Washington real estate license.
My experience includes room-by-room rentals, whole-home rentals, co-hosting, rental arbitrage, property setup, property analysis, and general Airbnb and short-term rental consulting.
Traditional real estate remains the main focus of this page. The rental experience is useful because it gives me another practical lens when a buyer, seller, homeowner, or investor is thinking through a property.
I started by solving technical problems hands-on. My military experience included component-level electronics troubleshooting, and I later worked as a Boeing technician. My career then evolved into software engineering and technology at Microsoft.
Real estate became another system I wanted to understand. That curiosity grew into property ownership, house hacking, rental operations, investing, and becoming a licensed real estate professional.
Independent rental experience
This experience can add useful context, but it does not replace local research or professional advice.
My practical experience includes Airbnb, short-term rentals, room rentals, whole-home rentals, co-hosting, property setup, and general operational consulting.
This experience is independent from KW West Sound and is not a service provided through my Washington real estate license.
Rental arbitrage is an arrangement where someone rents a property from an owner and, with the proper permission and agreements in place, operates it as a rental business such as a short-term rental.
It is not permitted everywhere. Lease terms, owner permission, local rules, and property restrictions all matter. This is general information, not legal advice. Speak with qualified professionals about your specific situation.
Licensed real estate services
Sometimes the first step is a practical conversation about a purchase, sale, property, or representation question you are still working through.
I can help you think through a possible purchase structure, potential use, rental strategy, property characteristics, house hacking possibilities, and general operating considerations.
Analysis depends on the actual property and your goals. I do not promise returns or provide investment projections without real information.
How I work
Real estate decisions are easier to work through when questions are welcome and the tradeoffs are clear.
People should understand what they are doing and why.
I personally own property and have direct experience with several of the approaches discussed here.
A strategy that works for one person may be a poor fit for another.
My career has consistently involved learning complicated systems and finding practical ways forward.
Greater Seattle and Washington
Tell me what you are considering, what questions you have, and where you feel stuck. We can start there.
Serving the Greater Seattle region and licensed throughout Washington State.