the rental regulations snowball in seattle is still picking up steam as it rolls downhill it seems - the latest proposal by certain council members is a full eviction moratorium during the coldest 5 months of the year,  regardless of tenant behavior,  and of course zero mitigation to the owner.There isn't a glut of small MF in seattle for sale by any means,  but there are a fair amount of those on right now so anybody who is interested in buying that type of property in seattle has some options.   

Dont delete this moderators the life it saves could be yours...First The sources of mold problems in your home or office can be: flooding, leaky roofs, humidifiers, damp crawl spaces, constant plumbing leaks, excessive numbers of house plants, steam from cooking, shower/bath steam, wet clothes, and even your air conditioning system itself.MOLD can be very toxic ESPECIALLY Stachybotrys Chartarum ESPECIALLY a certain subset of the population.

My parents have a brand new Samsung HE washer and steam dryer... does it do a better job than my used CL Samsung HE washer?

It was bad enough that the contractor decided against using drop cloths on the floor since it would just soak up the multiple puddles of dog pee.So I'm faced with a dilemma: do I give them a warning and have a frank conversation with them about their living conditions and possibly set up to inspect once a month to make sure it's staying fixed or do I head full steam towards evicting them? 

While still functional the vanity is starting to show chipping and signs of wear and tear.Toilet:  Medium - good here.Shower pan - Medium - good here.Shower Head - went cheap and had to replace too before we went high end - good ever since.Tile floor - cheap - good here.Make sure you have a ceiling light / fan combo - steam from shower will beat on paint.Other items - Insulation - sort have been doing it in pieces. 

I don't think at this point I'm clever or brave enough to do more than one deal a year, and as time goes on we'll see if I pick up steam :)Thanks Cara, I really appreciate the response!

I quit my job last year and finishing getting organized with the vacation rental side of my business and by November will be ready to tackle this new phase in my real estate career full steam ahead and grow my business.This is my current situation, 4 rentals, plus my own home:Home 1 - Vacation Rental - worth about $160K - Owe 42K (conventional 4.25)Home 2 - Vacation Rental - worth about $185K - Owe  $50K (conventional 4.25)Home 3 - Long Term Rental - worth about $165K - House free and clearHome 4 - Long Term Rental - worth about $95K - House paid off but have lien from SBA Owe $30KHome 5 - Primary Home - worth about $200K - Owe $120K  (FHA, 3.75 BUT also pay PMI so in reality it's 4. something)All my houses are doing really well, I tried to get rid of the cheapest one to finance buying a more high-end home but no bites so just kept it as a rental which is fine by me.My goal is to acquire more properties in my area (suburbs north of Detroit or something close to downtown Detroit) or in South Florida (used to live there and have family there), my options would be:- Property to flip (have a friend contractor that has done work for flippers so I would partner with him)- Long term rental- Vacation rentalMy first hurdle would be financing, I was trying to hold on to my high stress job until I acquired at least 1-2 more properties but it was my health or 1-2 more properties so I chose my health.

So I went down the basement today to see the steam coming off of the steam boiler so much that it causes like a good amount of water on the floor.

Adu are really picking up steam.

I can't remember which part of Boston you invested in, but East Boston and South Boston have really picked up a lot of steam.