Being a broker in Western Washington and an investor in Tacoma, I completely understand the challenge of getting started in this market.

Curious for other investor's opinions, and what others might do in this situation.

Doing it all over again, I would use a investor focused agent.How did you finance this deal?

Great to see more Stamford investors on here.  

Here are some things to consider:Most investors don't need software until they have 5-10 rentals.

If one of the greatest investors of all time believes stocks are overvalued, this may be an opportune time to shed some risk and move into a more tangible asset like real estate.The Rochester housing market is a great place to consider for investment.

I just spoke with paperstac guys today and they also are doing closings now for investor transactions - so if you want to close on a note that you do not know the seller they will handle the escrow transaction portion.

I was referred by a rather large investor friend of mine to them.

We were the ideal customer of a real estate investor. 

This is what would allow me to sell the deal to another investor once I had the property under contract.