Newbie in Bremerton, Washington

[Malika McCoy]

Hi, I'm Malika McCoy and I'm new to Bigger Pockets and real estate investing. I'm in the tech industry, working for a FAANG company. My husband and I are closing on a property tomorrow. Due to the high prices, bidding wars, and waiving contingencies in Seattle, we decided to buy in Bremerton. The property has a 3bd/2bath house with an attached 1bd/1bath apartment. We plan to rent the house and live in the apartment. We've already started advertising to get a tenant in there by January. We plan for the house rental to cover 80% of the mortgage payment and use the savings to invest in other properties. For now, we plan to buy other properties out of state in 2021. 

I'm excited to learn more, meet like minded people, and discover investment opportunities. Ultimately, I would like to be able to use real estate investing along with other investments to comfortably leave my current career field and go back to working or volunteer more time in the nonprofit world.

Malika