I am new to BiggerPockets and am in need of referrals for excellent Real Estate Agents in the Tacoma area.Thank you in advance!

I will soon to be real estate investor, as I'm going to be buying my first property, (a tri-to-fourplex) to buy and hold, and "house-hack" in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area.I have just been pre-approved for financing, and I have a few prospective properties I'm looking at with my agent, but I haven't talked to a real estate attorney yet, and I'm curious if I need to discuss my plan with a lawyer to 1) become educated on the local and general land lording laws, 2) form a rental/lease-agreement for my future tenants, 3) Advise me on a corporate entity to form to hold this property under, and 4) help me steer clear of anything illegal I may have a tendency to do before I actually do it.

@Mikkel Pane  there is a weekly investor meeting in Jackson Called RIGmost of the movers and shakers there in Jackson in the SFR rental and rehab space attend

Welcome to Tacoma!

I have a call into the City of Tacoma to inquire of this and am waiting to hear back, but thought I would post here to get other's experiences as well.  

I have acquired a property in the city of Tacoma which is configured as a duplex, but was never legally done so.  

That's right - for those living in Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Beaverton, or any other great Oregon or Washington cities - come hang out with me and others to talk and network!

Hey Sean,I was trying a similar experience house hacking in tacoma and come to find out that most applicable regulations are from the city and not the county/ state.

.- PLACE INDUSTRIAL AIR MOVERS THAT MOVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF AIR TO SPEED THE DRYING PROCESS.4.SANITIZING AND ODOR REMOVAL (IF ANY) ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE AND WILLBE PART OF THE RESTORATION PROCESS.5.JOBSITE AREA WILL BE COMPLETELY CLEANED UP AND ALL DEBRIS REMOVEDOFF SITE.6.EMERGENCY BOARD UP SERVICE ON 7/23/11 TO PROTECT PROPERTY.7.SEND DIGITAL IMAGES OF COMPLETED WORK.CONTRACT PRICE BELOW REPRESENTS $3000.00 FOR THE DEMO WORK AND $200.00 FOR THE EMERGENCY BOARD UP.CONTRACT PRICE:$3,200.00PAYABLE AS FOLLOWS:$ 3,200.00- UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION; TO BE WIRED ON 7/25/11

Many movers these days are hurting and will move the homes for much less or perhaps do so "off the clock".