Ready to get started in Portland Oregon

[James Ayers]

Hello real estate investing geniuses!  I'm from Portland Oregon and have recently become interested in buying some small multi-family properties in Oregon / SW Washington to supplement my income and provide some wealth for retirement.  I work at full time job and have a family with two small kids so finding time is not easy, but somehow my wife and I have managed to read several books and listen to several podcasts in the last few weeks.  We're both having a great time learning about the seemingly endless possibilities in real estate.

I'm starting to see the harsh reality of the current state of the Portland area real estate market.  It seems overall prices are high and rents are...  high, but not high enough.  As a beginner I'm finding that good cash-flowing properties are not easy to find these days so I'm interested to hear what people from my area are doing to to maximize returns.