All Forum Posts by: Stephanie S.

Goals: Yes to passive income, and yes, always saving for retirement.  Right now I'm not in a place where, if I were to find a place to buy, I'd have much of a down payment.  Seattle long term....most likely.  Seattle for the next 5 years, yes. Totally get you with the QA vs Tacoma comment. Right now, I'd turn my life upside down moving out of the city, so staying in the city (Seattle, Central District to Green Lake) is where I'd want to look at for myself.  

@Gustavo Munoz Castro

Hey Bigger Pockets! I'm Stephanie and I'm currently a renter in the lovely Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle.  In Dec '16, I was on vacation in Colombia and met a guy from CLE who was getting his feet wet in real estate investing and recommended this site to me.  I might be in the wrong spot, but I'm looking to educate myself as a first time home buyer.  The Seattle market is a little crazy, I have too many people with different opinions chirping in my ear about home buying, so here I am.  

I'm looking to figure out what direction I want to take in home or condo buying. I got stupid lucky and found a wonderful 1-bdr room in Queen Anne that I'm renting. I see myself in QA but literally need bigger pockets or just more zeros in the bank account to afford to live or buy in this neighborhood. I'm 27, not married, and am savvy with my money but am totally over my head in real estate. If you have a suggestion on where to start, or would be willing to grab coffee to steer me in the right direction, I'm all ears. I have the mindset that I want to put 20% down so I don't have to deal with mortgage insurance but in SEA that's A LOT of money.  I need to figure out 1. if I should buy 2. What I can afford 3. What to buy 4. everything else 

Thank you all! 

SS