Congratulations for getting an offer!
Seattle is really a beautiful place with water and mountains, and there is a lot of fun stuff to do all the year around here.
As you said, the real estate is very hot here. Be honest with you, it's going to be very difficult for you to buy a 3000sf house to meet your requirements at a price of $400K to $450K. I am not sure there is any house for sale at that price in Bellevue/Redmond area (Where Microsoft is located). If you really want to buy house at that price range, you probably should consider other towns like Bothel, Issaquah or Sammamish.
Car-wise, SUV with 4WD is better.
Seattle is really a beautiful place with water and mountains, and there is a lot of fun stuff to do all the year around here.
As you said, the real estate is very hot here. Be honest with you, it's going to be very difficult for you to buy a 3000sf house to meet your requirements at a price of $400K to $450K. I am not sure there is any house for sale at that price in Bellevue/Redmond area (Where Microsoft is located). If you really want to buy house at that price range, you probably should consider other towns like Bothel, Issaquah or Sammamish.
Car-wise, SUV with 4WD is better.