The upsides are excellent universities, density of smart people, great weather, and some of the highest salaries on the planet.

I tended to shy away from playing online because of the toxicity, but a curated group of like-minded people would be fun and potentially productive. 

Seattle has turned toxic.

We encountered a thorough gauntlet of obstacles including a hidden crawlspace foundation, toxic inherited tenant, every obscure pest imaginable, the works.

BP University is the best bang for your buck on the planet.

Most types of toxic mold develop from a water or moisture source. 

This way you contribute and retain the freedom to invest in the best investment vehicle on the planet. 

For example if you buy a tax lien on a property that has a mortgage, you can pretty much rest assured the lender will pay off that lien as long as the house is still standing and its not a toxic site as the lender will not let a house go for pennies on the dollar and lose their investment. 

With more than 300 state micro-breweries, Snohomish county is in the heart of the fastest-growing craft beer industry, with more than $1 billion in state income, on the planet  Hops is what drives it.Some of the post-TDR that isn't good for MB is still superb for growing hops without, unlike in Yakima, the big hassle and cost of irrigation.

But 40 years ago Seattle was a landlord fair zone, today it's toxic.