Newbie in Portland, Oregon

[Todd Runstein]

Hey all, I'm mostly interested in buy-and-hold-rentals in the Portland, Oregon area. I currently have a rental in the Woodstock area, which flows a bit of cash. Unfortunately, it's not enough to build up a down payment for my next property, at least not as fast as I'd like. So, I'm very interested in ways to build up some cash so I can look for new properties - wholesaling is an obvious option, but I'm interesting in all options.

My "day job" is a software engineer, but my "dream job" would be to write code (websites, mobile apps, analytical systems . . . whatever) that real estate investors could use to further their businesses. I can't yet envision what such an application would look like, so if you've got any ideas, don't hesitate to share them with me . . . maybe we can come up with something the rest of the community can benefit from.

Since I'm eager to learn more about investing, I'd also be more than willing to trade programming for educational opportunities (I hope no one perceives this as a solicitation - I'm not trying to sell anything here)! Anything that lets me combine my love of programming with my interest in real estate would be an incredible opportunity.