Newbie from Bremerton WA

[John Devitt]

Hello All!

My family and I live in the Kitsap/Mason County area of Washington State (Across the water from Seattle). Technically I live in Belfair, which is very rural. Bremerton and Port Orchard are the closest cities, about 10 miles away.

I am interested in purchasing single and multi-family homes for rentals.

I am looking to semi-retire from my job in Controls Engineering in the next 5-6 years.

I have purchased 2 homes for personal use and rented one of them before selling it. Real Estate investing has been an interest of mine for a number of years and I am ready to take the plunge. I have about $25K in cash and a line of credit of an additional $20K to get started.

Thanks for looking

John

[Mike Sumsky]

Hi John, 

Welcome to Bigger Pockets!  I'm in Bremerton and invest full-time.  There is good opportunity hear if you know how to find off-market deals.  Also a good renter pool with the shipyard and Navy.  You should attend the REAPS meeting in Poulsbo so you can network with other investors.  Normally it's on the first Thursday of each month at the Poulsbo library, but January's meeting will be on Wednesday Jan 7th because of the holiday and scheduling conflict.  Look forward to connecting with you.