8513 16th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98106
Price: $220,291
Style: Single-Family Ranch Rambler
Home Size: 885 sq. ft.
Lot Size: 5,120 sq. ft.
Year Built: 1970
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Floor Plan: click here to view floor plan
Parking: 1-car carport, driveway & alley parking
Homestead Lease Fee: $75/mo
Estimated Monthly Housing Costs: $1,445 - 1,645 with the minimum downpayment amount. Housing costs can vary greatly depending on interest rates and your down-payment. Click here to see how this estimate was calculated.
Charming 3 bedroom, 1 bath single-family detached home in the beautiful West Seattle. This cozy house sits on a large lot and includes a fenced-in backyard with off street parking, a carport, and outdoor tool shed. The home features new flooring and an updated kitchen. All appliances, including the washer and dryer, are newly installed and energy-star rated; the hot water heater is also new. Per Homestead standards, all major mechanical systems have a lifespan minimum of five (5) years. The abundant yard offers opportunities for outdoor activities and gardening. The fenced-in yard is excellent for young children or pets.
Highland Park Elementary, Denny International Middle School, and Chief Sealth International High School are all within .50 miles. Highland Park is a 10 min walk from the property. A short, 5 min drive to Westwood Village for shopping; stores include: QFC, Target, Marshalls, Total Wine and more.
View the 3D Home Tour of the home below. CLICK HERE for fullscreen.
How to apply to purchase 8513 16th Ave SW:
Step 1: Make sure you meet the basic qualifications and have a serious interest in purchasing. To purchase any home through Homestead, applicants must meet the criteria listed here. With the minimum down-payment and average interest rates, we have estimated the monthly housing costs for this home will be from $1,445 - $1,645 (click here to learn what is included in this estimate). This means the home will likely not be affordable to households making less than $50,000 gross per year. However, factors such as the amount of savings available for a downpayment, what loan terms and downpayment assistance a buyer qualifies for may lower that requirement slightly.
Step 2: Submit the 8513 16th Ave SW Screening Form by 11:59pm, Friday, February 13. Submission of the Screening Form indicates your interest in this home and evaluates whether you meet Homestead's initial criteria, it should take no longer than 5 minutes. Once your eligibility is confirmed through the Screening Form and your email is verified, you will receive an email invitation within the next day* to complete the full Homestead application.
Step 3: Submit your full application through the online portal by the due date. Your application is due within 14 days of receive the email inviting you to apply. Your specific application due date will be shown at the top of your online application, see screenshot.
The application requires you to upload documents to verify household financial situation, see list of documents here. The application portal requires a two-step verification method in order to keep applicants' information secure. This means applicants will need both an email and a phone number where they can receive text messages.
If you do not have access to a cell phone or have any other trouble with the application portal please visit the Application Help page. There, you can make an appointment to fill out the application in-person or receive virtual assistance.
Application due date extension may be given if you contact Homestead before your application deadline has already passed. However, no applications will be accepted for this home after Friday, February 27, 2026. Incomplete applications are deleted immediately after the deadline has passed.
A $30 application fee is due upon submission.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The full application is applicable for any property Homestead has for sale. Although they ask the same questions, there are different Screening Forms for different properties (the form will have the property address at the top of the page). Filling out a property's Screening Form indicates your interest in a specific property, and adds you to the candidate pool for that specific property. For example, if you submitted Screening Forms for 2 different homes, you will use the same full application for both. You must submit the Screening Form for the home by the Screening Form deadline to be considered for the home. Completed applications stay on file for 6 months. If it has been more than 6 months since you last submitted a full application you will need to start a new one.
Step 4: Check your email. Homestead Staff will email you if we have any questions or need any additional documentation to evaluate your eligibility.
Step 5: Top Applicants selected and continue with the next steps in the application process. Homestead staff will select the top applicants based on Homestead's Buyer Selection Criteria. The top applicants will be invited to tour the home and will receive Homestead's list of participating lenders to seek a loan pre-approval. Being selected as a top applicant does not guarantee purchase, more than 1 top applicant will be selected to account for applicant attrition.
All applicants will receive notification on whether or not they have been selected as a top applicant by March 6.
Step 6: Tour the home and seek a loan pre-approval. Top Applicants will be invited to an in-person tour of the home and seek a pre-approval letter from a participating lender. Please do not seek a pre-approval until you are selected as a top applicant and are provided with Homestead's preferred lender list.
Step 7: Pre-approval letters due. Applicants must obtain a loan pre-approval letter by the due date to be considered for buyer selection. The pre-approval due date will be communicated when the top applicants are selected, applicants will have at least ten days to receive a pre-approval.
Step 8: Buyer Selected. We anticipate a lot of interest in this home. There are always multiple interested, eligible, and qualified applicants that apply for each home we sell. We use an objective tie-breaking process to determine which of the applicants will proceed with purchase.
We appreciate your patience while Homestead Staff review applications and answer applicant questions. Please closely follow the instructions above and in the application portal. For questions, please see the 'Questions' tab at the top of this page to make an appointment with Homestead staff. Any updates to the sales schedule will be posted on this webpage.
Questions? Schedule a one-on-one appointment with Homestead Staff either online or at Homestead's office. Or see Frequently Asked Questions below.
Schedule a one-on-one appointment, select from the options below:
Online Application Support - Zoom Meeting - 45 minutes or 20 minutes
Make an online appointment to if you have questions about your eligibility, the application process, Homestead's program, the homes for sale, and/or need help troubleshooting the application portal. Choose between a 20 minute or 45 minute appointment based on how many questions you have.
In-Person Application Support at Homestead's office - 1hr
Make in an in-person appointment if you need to submit your application entirely on paper or need help scanning/uploading documents to your online portal. Located at Homestead's office in the International District, Seattle.
Asistencia de Solicitud Virtual - 30 minutes
Esto tipa de cita es para solicitantes que desean un recorrido de la aplicación o tienen preguntas que tomaran menos de 30 minutos en resolverse. Las citas se realizaran virtualmente a través de Zoom.
Asistencia de Solicitud en Persona - 1hr
Esto tipa de cita es para solicitantes que desean ayuda con su solicitud en persona. Debe traer todos sus documentos para la solicitud. Las citas se realizaran en nuestro oficina.
Frequently Asked Questions and Tips
Q: What documents will I be asked to upload with the Application?
A: Click here to see the list of application documents.
Q: How do I submit my application?
A: The submit button will not appear until you have uploaded all the required documents and entered information in all the sections of the application. If you have red clocks by any section it means you still have documents that you need to upload. If you do not have any debts then you will need to click 'I don't have any debts'.
Q: How do I know that my application has been successfully submitted?
A: After you press the submit button you will be prompted to do the following:
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Confirm Application Details
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Agree to Terms
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Pay Application Fees
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Electronically Sign
Then, you will receive a confirmation email with the Subject Line: 'Your Homestead Community Land Trust application is complete!' The email will include an attached PDF of your full application.
Q: The application portal asks for Tax Forms Last Year, what year do I provide?
A: If you have done your 2025 taxes, please upload:
Your Tax Returns and W2s for 2025 in Tax Forms Last Year
Your Tax Returns and W2s for 2024 in Tax Forms 2 Years Ago
Your Tax Returns and W2s for 2023 in Tax Forms 3 Years Ago
If you have not done your 2025 taxes, please upload:
Your Tax Returns and W2s for 2024 in Tax Forms Last Year
Your Tax Returns and W2s for 2023 in Tax Forms 2 Years Ago
Your Tax Returns and W2s for 2022 in Tax Forms 3 Years Ago
Q: I have submitted an application through the application portal in the past, do I need to do it again?
A: Completed applications stay on file for 6 months. So, if you recently have submitted a complete application through the portal you might not have to submit another one, please keep an eye out for emails from Homestead staff, we may ask you to update things like paystubs and bank statements. However, anyone interested in being considered for a specific home still needs to submit that home's Screening Form by the deadline. Once you have submitted your Screening Form you will receive an email the reflects your current application status. For example, if you already have an application on file the email will say that, if you need to submit another application you will get email with a link to login into the application. If an applicant did not complete their application by the application due date or were determined to be ineligible for Homestead's program they will need to restart their application.
Q: I verified my email and phone number to login in but I am receiving a spinning house error message and not able access the application.
A: If this happens to you please email olivia@homesteadclt.org for the most immediate assistance. This happens most frequently because there are multiple contact records in the Homestead's database with the same email address you used to login. It can best be avoided by being consistent with the spelling of your name and what email address use in your interactions with Homestead. Do not use the same email address for multiple members of your family, for example - the primary applicant and the co-applicant cannot have the same email address.
Tip: Organize and save all the documents you uploaded into the application in the same place. Mortgage lender's will ask for many of the same documents, having these documents organized already will save you time when applying for a loan.