New Member from the Portland, OR / Vancouver, WA Area

[Rod R.]

Greetings fellow Bigger Pockets members. 

I have been burying myself in forums and podcasts and am amazed at the amount of valuable information and community in Bigger Pockets, I am excited to be apart of this group. 

I have been out of the Real Estate Market for quite a few years, some of my history

1980s - Framing Contractor

1990s - Small Residential Spec Builder

2000s - Left the Construction Industry for the Tech Industry (Missed both the RE Boom and the Bust)

2015 - Looking to get back into Real Estate "Buy and Hold" or "Build and Hold" for retirement.

I am anxious to dip my toes back in the market, have some concern about the local market. I found the following in my research are we really at a greater asking price per door than the area was at during the bubble? Is that something to be concerned about?