New member to Seattle

[Christopher Hu]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Chris and I'm new to Seattle! I grew up in NY and worked in the Big Apple for the past 7 years. A great job opportunity and lifestyle change brought me out to the Pacific Northwest. I've always been interested in Real Estate and I remember dragging my parents to every open house we drove past as a kid.

NYC is a tough place to get started in investment since it's super competitive and very pricey. I know there is a lot of opportunity out here and I'm super excited to get started. 

Looking forward to chatting, meeting, and learning from all of the BP members!

Thanks,

Chris

[Alex Chin]

Hello @Christopher Hu and welcome to the PNW! Congratulations on the job.

"NYC is a tough place to get started in investment since it's super competitive and very pricey." - so...I hate to break it to you about the whole super competitive and pricey thing, but... :)

The Seattle area has been white-hot as far as rising home prices go, great news for the savvy flipper or talented wholesaler, not so great news if you're into traditional buy-hold investing as home prices have far outstripped the ability of rents to keep up.

If you're looking for an informal meet-up to attend, @Troy Fisher and @Tiffany Plovie run a great series of get togethers in Kirkland/Seattle while their colleague @Kevin C. is passing the torch down in Tacoma-Lakewood.

Cheers and good luck!