@Derick JenningsRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

My thoughts are current housing supply + high rates + high home prices in OR are restricting our options and liquidating the brokerage to pay off the townhouse = $400k asset + $2,400 cash flow that we could then use to leverage or save into buying another property outright or scale into 4 plex and use the rent to pay down that mortgage too.

Can you sell the car and buy a junker for a year or so? 

No way I would buy in Seattle.

.- Women are buying more homes.

You are correct, buying a four plex is tricky here putting 3.5% down.

IMO those numbers make a lot of sense.I think its better of an investment than trying to buy OOS.

The process of buying, getting a loan and settling to closing was extremely smooth.

Another cool thing about that is that most their properties are in the low 100s, which means that I can buy 2 of them, and then buy another every time I can gather 25k more.

You didn't buy the house to preserve it, but for it to produce income.