I bet the house we are looking at would be similar to the 30 year smoker's house.

Right now, winning a multifamily in these areas with an FHA loan will be very difficult.

Name brands with solid balance sheets are generally a better bet, still one can't forget the big fall too, so diligence is just as key with big names and cut them zero slack.

So it was a win win for both of us.

It just looks like another corporate guru trying to win your business.

I imagine it's similar to St Louis but I'd be willing to bet it has more going for it and better appreciation.Happy to share some resources, learnings, and even history/performance of my rentals I've had for 5+ years.

Our beaches will always draw plenty of visitors in my opinion and are a safer bet because of limited land and fewer properties available to convert to STR. 

Leka Video Seattle PropertyHere is another where she encourages investors to look at ADUs Leka ADU post  @Jonathan Green I'll bet you are trying to scare us newbies from making big mistakes, But you are not very kind about it.

Win-win.Unless you have a whole lot of personal debt I would not worry about the car loan.Once you take care of the cash reserves I would move on to #2 and acquire your next property.  

After winning the #1 Party school in the country one year,  we were suspiciously absent from the list the follow year.