Hi Amy - Congrats on your success so far, espeically since you and you husband and just getting into REI.

Consider different strategies like mid and short term rentals as I believe the Portland area would allow for success in both (although I have heard Portland proper is tough on STRs).Best of luck!

Have you had success working with tenants with credit issues under similar conditions?

Nathan I think this is true if your just talking about rental props for landlording.. the last 2 to 3 years have been the best years of my career.. building new builds and Loaning our funds.

I am looking for advice from seasoned house flippers, both in my local market and otherwise with a track record of success; or even with sound wisdom that can be applied to this potential deal.

The happiest day of my investing career was when I transferred ownership to all those houses in one transaction and to never ever go there again with that asset class.But thats me.. section 8 can work but its not as passive as folks claim.

Did you get started after this post and how is the success?

I work with these two:Metro Detroit Property Management - Mark HutterNHL Property management - Howard GenserThere are a tonne of companies and each one has had good and bad experiences, so no one in particular stands out.One part of the equation is that the Detroit market itself is a tough place and is not for the novice investors.Only seasoned and large volume Investors make it successful in Detroit.

You WILL be successful. 

I am talking in general, especially for investors successful enough to park a few hundred k not leveraged at those returns.