But it was before and it's picking up again now.Properties are in Washington state, greater Seattle area but not in Seattle proper, not landlord friendly area still....I'm early 40's and tired of being a landlord or being tied to the area I don't want to live in anymore due to having to manage the properties (PM too expensive).

A lot of houses have no windows on the South side and that is for a reason.You didn't say where you live but unless it's the far north, I would pick house #1. 200 extra SF is nice too.....If there is not enough sunlight down the road and it bothers you, you can always add a window on the front, or even easier, put in a Solatube in a central location.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

You will pick up all of the income and expenses from Open Door Capital on your 1065 and then issue K-1s to yourself and wife for your proportionate shares of your LLC.

I’m 5 minutes from 5 avenue and same to the beach bike riding , probably 15 minutes from downtown and i don’t have all the noise from those crowded places right out my place.You will always pay more in the best locations, you probably make a little bit less money but i feel like having a solid asset will be easy in case you need to cash out.Thank you for your suggestion, there are many different ways to invest in real estate, and every investor pick the one that feeds better.

If someone with some experience in the Lawrence/KC, Kansas area would like to reach out and maybe sit down for a coffee or lunch I’d love to pick your brain and hear your story.

Let's move it out a little bit and try to find another time that matches up.Could you please reply with all days from this list that will work for you, and we'll pick the one that gets the most votes.

I picked a random house for sale in Salem, near the lake, but tweaked the # of bedrooms and guests.

So, I can pick up this 3 bed, to bath house for $150 (great price).

I've been dragging my feet for a while on this, watching a lot of deals get picked up fast and flips on homes with better layouts and more sqft going now for 250-300k nearby.