New Investor from Seattle, WA

[Victoria Liang]

Hello!

My name is Victoria Liang, and I have no real background in Real Estate, but I'm here to change that! I recently discovered this community via google search, and as someone who is aspiring for Financial Independence, Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing looked very attractive to me. Some background: I am a recent college graduate from the Silicon Valley who just started working full-time in Seattle, Washington in Software Engineering.

I'm new to this business, so I don't really have a specific long-term plan as of now. It's also been hard for me to start making a plan because I'm moving back to the Bay Area in a few years, and it seems like neither Seattle(I won't be here long, anyway) nor the Bay have particularly affordable properties (my budget is about 30k, maybe 40 if I save really hard). Despite really wanting to self-manage my first property, I have been exploring turnkey opportunities. I know buying turnkey is more expensive, but I don't really know how else to invest out of state. If you guys have any suggestions or advice as to how I can get into local investing on a budget, it would be greatly appreciated!

Looking forward to picking your brains,

Victoria

[Troy Fisher]

Welcome Victoria!  

Seattle is waay better then Silicone Valley, why would you want to go back there?  Blech. Enjoy the slower pace of the Pacific Northwest!  Unless of course you work for Amazon, then my condolences.  There is plenty to learn on Bigger Pockets, but nothing better than meeting us Locals, make sure to set your Keywords to Seattle Meetup and come out and hear from us old sea hands.