I am also open to connecting with local professionals for coffee meetings or informational interviews.Thank you for welcoming me into this community, and I look forward to learning and growing with your support!

The bad ones will want 50% upfront, you'll have to plead for update pics, they'll find reasons to increase their initial bids (multiple times) and will want final payment before meeting you for final walk-thru.Many investor-friendly agents have NEVER owned a rental, so you can't really rely on their advice.

Also, your architect will work with the survey you just completed in #1 and ensure there are no issues in building a structure and meeting parking requirements etc.

Maybe you have some thoughts on if this is feasible.I will absolutely put a pin in the NorCal Real Estate Mastermind meet-up.

When you are on the island, come to our meetings, you will meet a lot of people /  resources there. 

Meet with the PM and their staff, even if it’s virtual.

Are there any meet up groups in Seattle for "remote" investors?

Duplexes are a little easier than 3-4 units with FHA since they don't have to meet self-sufficiency requirements.

Cash out would take me from a 7.25% rate to 8%, which is a few hundred dollars per month, and they will likely make me wait all through March to do the cash out to meet seasoning which is another $2400 interest payment I could avoid if we could refi by the end of this month.

Charge a monthly fee, have multiple students at once all use zoom meetings, or even sell a course for a certain amount of money.DO NOT continue to tell people they will make $500k and that it cost $15K+ to do so.