Tacoma/Olympia/Lacey have a high rental and first time homebuyer demand with the largest (by far) employer being JBLM in Pierce and Thurston county.I am active duty military and an independent real estate agent.

Congrats on taking action and working towards your financial independence!

It's free and you can do independent searches at home but they are only going to do this for you if you are looking to buy with them...

Looks phenomenal so far.I'm currently a practicing physician in northeast Florida but looking for financial independence as I don't want to be reliant on a group practice or hospital as the healthcare landscape changes.  

Water, Power & Gas are all independent services and each deserves to be considered separately IMO.I have common water, but separate power and gas already, but consider:water is relatively cheap and constant each monthpower can be very expensive, especially in an all electric buildinggas is not bad, until the winter monthsI looked into adding AC to my units and the equipment+install was the cheap part; the sky fell in for the electrical upgrade (5k/apt).   

My Goal is to become independent.. house flipping is what im looking to get into and hopefully having adding 2-3 properties before yr is up.. short term goal..

Otherwise, you'll want to get it in place independently.   

In order for their belongings to be covered, they would need to independently purchase renters insurance.

I was very pleased with the photographer I used in Independence for my head shot.

I have done quite a bit of independent reading on investing previous to BP but am excited to get into the free beginner guide from BP this weekend - BP already proving to be a great resource!