Lake Union Living
The library — lessons in writing.
Broker-narrated explainers from Linda M. Bagley on floating homes and houseboats. This hub is text-first on purpose: clear lessons you can read now. Video may arrive later; we won't fake embeds in the meantime.
Think of these as episodes without a player — the same teaching voice as a dock walk, written down. Prefer email delivery? Join the education list (lessons only, not listing spam).
Core lessons
Start with these explainers.
- Does a Floating on Water Residence have a title? Where is the title? Why a FOWR transfers as personal property — no deed, no title insurance — and how ownership actually moves.
- Floating home vs houseboat vs land house The classification lesson — what you own, how you finance it, what you inspect.
- Moorage & float systems atlas Owned, co-op, leased; shore power, sewage, float materials, freeboard.
- Floating-home glossary Dock vocabulary in plain language — moorage to freeboard to dive report.
- Houseboats & floating homes specialty guide The deep specialty page — how these deals actually run on Seattle water.
- Floating-home photo gallery Editorial photos from Lake Union, the Ship Canal, and Westlake — captions kept honest.
- Ask Linda Q&A library Searchable answers on floating life, buying, and selling.
The story behind this resource lives on the Lake Union Living hub. The full buyer & seller library by home type is in the Learning Center.
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