There are still properties that can increase their rents, and may make for a good investment.  

Case Study: A Successful Joint Venture in Real Estate - An investor identifies a distressed property with high potential but lacks the funds to purchase and renovate it. - The investor partners with a private lender who provides the capital.

If no loss protection and likely relo again, I would rent in Seattle and buy several investment properties. 

At least ones that will walk the property with you and give you an fair estimate. 

I recently added new properties in a new city and posted a craigslist ad but got no response.

Imagine you put down 3% on a $400k property. $12k.

Are you referring to small multifamily deals or commercial properties with five or more units?

@Kwanza P.Here you can learn more about non-recourse loans:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/46115-real-e...Here is a list of lenders offering non-recourse financing to Solo 401k:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/50272-list-o...You protect your property by purchasing insurance. 

I love fixing old properties and making houses into homes.

Personally if you are looking to grow in real estate going the traditional method/way of getting good properties under agreement with traditional financing will get you to where you want to go faster than trying to find all the needles in a haystack.