Newbie from Pacific Northwest

[Kelly Spafford]

Hi all! My name is Kelly Spafford. My wife and our 9 children (no typo :D) live in southwest Washington, right across the border from Portland, Oregon. We love the Pacific Northwest! I actually stumbled across this forum, as I was scouring the internet for help and advice. As I mention in my first post below (Commercial Real-Estate Investing), my father recently acquired a piece of commercial property through a foreclosure. He told my wife and I we were welcome to use the property (after we covered his costs) to try and leverage into a larger home and acreage. With 9 children, room for a couple cows, some chickens and a large garden is starting to look pretty attractive. At any rate, I’m trying to educate myself on how I can leverage this property into a home and/or use it as a way of entering the world of commercial real-estate. I'm starting out pretty flat-footed, so any comments on my initial post below (Commercial Investing) or other suggestions would be welcome.

Thank you,
Kelly Spafford