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.

Others will not cover properties with certain brands of electrical panels like Zinsco or Federal Pacific.

But I'm very close to the Pacific Ocean and a couple of hours to the Caribbean sea/Atlantic.

Hi,I am new member from the Pacific NW, looking for the first single family house purchase out of state.I have contacted a few turnkey providers in TX/TN/FL, and looking through the stock it appears that most of the houses are originally built a while back (in sixties/seventies).I could image the property would have positive cash flow for like 5-10, or even 15 years, but then at some point the repair costs would increase to the point when it would need another major rehab.This concerns me because I am planning to buy as a long-term investment with a conventional 30 years mortgage (20% down) and use the positive cash flow to pay off the principal faster (15-20 years) with the goal of using the rent to compliment the retirement after the house is paid in full.

Jeremy Halpin at Sierra Pacific Mortgage has helped me in the past.

That isn't to say they can't make great investments, but they are certainly harder to make pencil out.With that said, there's an event this Saturday in Pacific Beach that I think you may find value in attending.

5:00 Pacific time, so 6:00 Mountain, 7:00 Central, 8:00 Eastern.