As far as the electrical, as long as the box isn't a Federal Pacific then it won't have to be replaced.

Funny fact, many many many moons ago, my 2 brothers and I took a road trip through the Pacific Northwest.

I am a very hard worker I have a lot of flexibility in being able to scout properties (I work from home and travel btw SoCal and Bay Area as well as up to Lake Tahoe, Utah and the PacifIc NW ).

My first investment was Standard Pacific Homes and the stock beat me up and took my lunch money.

The weather keeps people coming in, unlike, say, Detroit, and we have 4 hard borders, being Mexico, the Pacific, the mountains and the military base, Camp Pendleton.

Mainland Chinese investors are only a small fraction of buyers in the Pacific NW.  

Union Bank-YES. 65% LTV and limited to a few states in the Pacific NW. 

Make sure you maximize your view when marketing...a few bucks for a professional photographer to come in, especially at the right time (early sunset, the less attractive view of dirt/etc will be darker and overshadowed by the sun going down on the Pacific) will go a LONG way.

I recently considered buying a duplex in Pacific County, WA that needed mostly cosmetic renovations, and the quote from a contractor was $26,000 for labor only!

We do offer consulting services through our advisory arm, Urban Pacific Realty Advisors, www.upradvisors.com, where we have a world-class team of project managers that consult for commercial businesses, family office, family's (like yours) with their real estate development and project management needs.