House hacking in Seattle as a first time investor

[Valeria Boesch]

Hello! I have been spending my last year of college educating myself on rental real estate and plan to purchase my first property through the house hacking method after 1-2 years of working. I will be moving to Seattle in the next couple of months. However, I know that most houses in the area are currently listed for less than a week, a TON of the sales are paid entirely in cash and it truly is an expensive house market. 

Any tips for a first time investor in Seattle? Should I try holding off and investing in another city (not house hacking in this case) as a first time investor since it will most likely be an easier market?

[Sherief Elbassuoni]

@Valeria Boesch, welcome to the PNW. Yes, the market here is pretty hot, but we can still get great house hack deals.

Feel free to reach out to discuss more.

Thanks!