Depending on different factors, primarily lot size and location, we have even been paying $1m+ for houses to tear down in Seattle and $2m+ in the Eastside . 

But there are many different personal factors that you would want to consider, which may make it difficult to get helpful answers on here

One intangible factor is that we'd really like to live in a new area, so if numbers end up being comparable, we'd end up looking out of state for the duplex to rent half of.

Understanding the remaining life expectancy of these items and reserving funds for their eventual replacement or repair.Insurance costs are another significant factor.

The 'what you get' for the money factor is highly applicable from Brookings to Astoria and licensable STR coastal vacation rentals are still regularly attainable at workable terms, Luxury and oceanfront and lakefront properties tend to perform above the 10% of valuation in gross annual income for prime coastal STR's and as an example I've seen a $2.1 Million Oceanfront home produce $300k in gross annual income.

As a house hack, a brand new duplex could be interesting (my two house hacks have been fixers).With brand new, there are a few factors to consider:1.

I’m also not a fan of having any properties paid off because of the Return of Equity factor. 

@Greg R.It cam be difficult to be at the top of the searches on both AirBNB and VRBO at the same time, because both availability given to the platform and previous bookings on the platform are big factors in the algorithms used to elevate placement.

But I have investors that bought properties with me pre 2020 and their properties have all gone up in value 30-40% so you never really know what external factors can positively or negatively affect each market.But even though prices have slightly gone up in this area, there are still a lot of good deals to be had, depending on what types of properties you're looking for and the type of neighborhood you're looking to invest in.  

The first number is the percentage of an acre. .08 $11,500.32 $18,400.16 $17, 078.18 $22,608.19 $26,032I get it that the size of the lot is only one of several factors in determining the property’s value.