Being on opposite side of world requires many systems in place to remote manage, but technology these days have made it possible.

I am curious to point 6 about having difficulty getting a 30 year note?  

After difficulties refinancing, we decided to finish fixing it up when the renters moved out and sell.

After reading a few forum posts about the Seattle market and seeing a few MLS listings for multi-family homes, it seems like people are recommending to buy properties out of Seattle proper due to strict regulations for renters and price increases.I was originally looking in areas such as Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, Greenlake because of the influx of technology employees such as myself but it seems that majority of these areas have increased prices and strict regulations.

For lending institutions holding residential notes they want to sell, the action is mostly in the NPN arena.Because of the difficulty for the average investor to find a good note and buy it, many have invested money in funds or in partnerships that originate private or hard money loans, which is a second cousin to the discount note business.For someone who has $50,000 or $1,000,000 to invest and is satisfied with 8%, achieving this is quite simple and quick.

I am having difficulty finding a lot of people who have done this, and I would really like to learn more about it. 

I've had good luck with BankNewport as well, to do rate comparison you can also try to get competitive quotes from other local banks that hold onto their loans, such as Pawtucket Credit Union, Navigant Credit Union and Coastway (now HarborOne).Other than the rate being a little higher because of it being 4 units and non owner occupied, is there a reason this would be hard to find @Hunter Waterman - have you had difficulty getting such a loan (HELOC)?

Due to the inherent characteristic of this type of siding to deteriorate if not properly maintained and the difficulty in detecting all damaged areas, a qualified siding installer should perform a more in-depth evaluation.

It's difficult not to think about what technology has done to the residential industry.   

Utilizing some of the technological resources out there (shared calendars, project status updates, clear email chains) to keep all team members on the same page for this project has been key.