:) 23 years old and I've been working as a Registered Nurse for about 2 years now.One day a co-worker recommended me to read a book called "Rich dad, Poor dad" and BOOM!

I've had a rental property in the past but sold that during the boom in the mid-2000's.

I've lived in Seattle/Kirkland for 15+ years and I've seen what happened with the tech boom...and the lion's share of that growth was in Seattle/Kirkland/Redmond/Bellevue. $200K for a condo in Bellevue/Redmond might be more reasonable.Furthermore, $1700 for a 2br 1ba with 1000 sqft?

I can't tell how long they have been in business, but business appears to be booming for them.

Lots of predatory loans have been made, especially during the boom.

I bought in areas that started to be gentrified before the boom knowing that when things picked back up they would be the first areas to start.  

Boom!

I'm sure it didn't help that it was 2006 and the market was booming. ;)  I decided then that when I graduated, I was gonna go get my real estate license and start earning bajillions of dollars right away.  

I wouldn't be able to invest in rental properties in my area of LA due to the cost of the market.The other option would be to stay in my home but not have the opportunity to invest in rentals as my current cash flow and savings is tight.I have been watching the market I live in and it seems to be slowing down after the last couple of boom years.I am having a hard time figuring out what the best financial strategy to start my property rental business.

The history isn't pretty, with major boom/bust cycles - think timber and  fisheries.