I'm all for college eduation, contrary to the crowds, I believe the experience prepares you for adulting.

It's not for everyone because of the more hands on management it entails but the returns can blow most long term rentals out of the water right now.

Prepare for the worst, expect the best. - Treat it like a home that you are inviting guests to.

During the preparation for the market a sweep is done .

I'd love to scale upwards to those mini-multifamily properties of 8-12 units, but I think taking some baby steps first will help learn and be better prepared for those larger scale properties. 

Do you know what being a landlord in Seattle entails? 

Be prepared for this aspect when assessing and analyzing deals.

This process will help get you educated / organized and prepared. 

This is largely based on experience so you can shoot for the moon, but be prepared to settle on what works with your strategy.Once you have done one, now you are building experience... and then you can move forward and hopefully with better terms.

If you ignore them, are you prepared to have them upset at you for an indefinite period of time?