Tacoma is a fantastic market with a lot of opportunity, so you’re starting in the right place.Here’s how you can connect with local experts and start building your skills:Attend local meetups and networking events.

(Fantastic place by the way!)  

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

I guess my only other option is to add padlocks onto the cash boxes on top of the regular keyed entry.

That part is as advertised.The Not-So-GoodIt’s Expensive—Like, Really Expensive.First-month rent is entirely theirs whenever a new lease is signed.15% repair management fee on top of already high maintenance and repair costs.No late fee benefit for owners—any late fees go to REI Nation employees as an “incentive” for chasing payments.

If you don't already have an investor friendly agent in this area go to the top of the page and click on AGENTS and go from there.. or maybe chat with someone here in this area of Fort Worth. 

Great, we only need to take 1/2 inch off on one side and at the top and we began to plane the door.

Examples:44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/ 44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/ 44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/ It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median home value is not even in the top 3.

So far, if we use the top 3 comps and multiple by the square footage, we'd be getting an ARV of around $700K.

We are at the top of this boom cycle, and the time is not right for the average buyer to make that move in many areas.Keep in mind that the faster/higher the boom, the faster and more severe the bust.