Covering my bases!

While I have grown my client base to a respectable number, I've struggled to gain consistent traction with realtors and property managers. 

. :)IN SUM: Based on what you've shared, it sounds like you won't need to rezone if you just want to build a duplex.

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

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.  

Based on the CU's loan calculator, we can finance that over 60 months for a $320 payment. 

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

@Steve Vaughan  when we went through the 08 to 2010 debacle and over 200 landlords handed me back their houses.. and lost ALL their money... it was an eye opener and they were all landlords all west coast based   a few on east coast.but they walked..  

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. 

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.