Thats where a lot of the flow of people are going, and if you couple that with off market deals & aggressive negotiation, you can create amazing rentals with built-in equity and multiple exit strategies.Our buy & holds are in Tacoma & Des Moines. 

@Alex Zyskowski sounds like you're well on your way to be a "mover & a shaker":)

(IMO) the best advice to your brother is don't sell, find a good management co, move, rent it out, and (depending on the numbers) use the cash flow to pay down the dept until the wheel turns.

Find the movers and shakers of your market and find a way to add value to them.Anyone here have used Joint ventures to buy more properties or succeed in real estate investing?

I'm planning to move/rent it out and buy a duplex soon, and would like to jump on multiple estimates as soon as possible.

I’d have to find something that has higher rents already as I cannot move rent to $1600 instantly.

I am looking for friends, to connect with about multi family homes and seller financing in Tacoma area

There might have been another 20 who liked it, but were too slow in their analysis or life to get in an offer.PGA is a great bonus, but not really a needle mover. 

We now own our home in Alameda (got it off market from a client) and own four investment properties (two in Cleveland Oh and two in Tacoma, WA). 

I've been analyzing areas like Spokane and Tacoma WA, and areas like Dallas, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.