Look at all of the costs and then all of the revenue and make a decision based on that. 

Don't put a high list price based on what you want, needs to be based on solds

As a beginner investor based in the Seattle metro area, I'm eager to learn from your experiences and share my journey as I get started in this field.My current strategy is to focus on live-and-flip for the first three deals (looking for my second deal) to gain hands-on experience while building equity and learning the ins and outs of renovation and the local market. 

@Mike Dymskiagree - a lot of new investors are trying to pick a market based on solely on math. 

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Class A properties are going to cost you more, have lower cash flow, yet be more attractive to a higher quality tenant base.

The buyers did a long inspection, multiple days... made a huge request for concessions based on what we knew to be purely made-up issues.

Plus, you get huge appreciation here based on how many companies are moving and developing here! 

 @Deepak Malhotra based on your sales price, I assume this was also sold many years ago.

We even had to do a lease back to them while the carport situation was being finalized.There is definitely some luck involved with every deal, but I think as investors we can create our own luck as well based on knowledge and experience.