If people are having success with these numbers in Seattle, that's great, but I'm also thinking looking elsewhere is worth it--to areas like Spokane, Tacoma, Yakima, etc. 

Any recommendations for a CPA in the Tacoma area with an expertise in single family  and short term rentals like Airbnb? 

Former ATLiens, but we've been living in Seattle for the past 10 years.All kinds of life events are pointing us back home, and we plan on being out there in two years or so.What we'd like to do is kick start our investing endeavors out there in advance of our arrival . . .We decided we'd like to buy, rehab (and either refinance to rent or just sell).So we watched a million podcasts, read books, did mock deal analysis, and have already automated some of the deal vetting process to make an offer.Comfortable with that, we pulled some cash and got a HELOC to serve as our own personal private money lender until that runs out, we can handle a few deals at a time, IF we could find them.Lately, we're really liking Pittsburg, Mechanicsville, all the way over to English Avenue, for a multitude of reasons:The cost of entry is relatively cheap thereWe're not first movers so we have watched before/afters on properties in these areas for a year or so and it seems doableI went to Georgia Tech, that area has always been near to my heart, sketchy or notHistoric civil rights area, I'd personally have some pride in making that more accessible I'd not mind moving my family into some of these areas when we leave SeattleWhat we are finding is most homes are going over asking and even then our offers are getting rejected. 

This is in the South Tacoma area, 98418 zip. 

After purchasing my first buy and hold, cash flowing duplex a year ago in Tacoma WA, I have been looking in the Seattle/Tacoma area for several months and the properties are so expensive now, the cash flow just does not work.

I just toured an off-market duplex in Tacoma yesterday--doing a bit more research and deciding if that's a route we want to pursue. 

Hi all,Looking to make my first investment property deal, and a broker brought me an off-market deal in the 98418 area (east of Tacoma Mall). 

My name Matt and I recently moved to the Seattle/Tacoma area from Texas and i'm looking at connecting with individuals near and far.

in the Tacoma/Oly area, but it seems like everyone else has the same idea!

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