Only City of Tacoma containers unless said outside container is being used for recyclables only.

You might not be able to by a Toyota Tacoma at a Ford dealership, even if that Ford lot has some used Toyotas on it.

Ancillary businesses that are not solid will suffer - movers, furniture sellers, refinance lenders, etc - but beyond that there's simply no logical reason outside of some apocalyptic event for housing prices to drop.

If you all are aware of any 60+ multi units within the Seattle/Tacoma area please reach out to me directly.

The current renter would have to pay higher rent somewhere else and pay movers if they chose to move out.  

I would repeat all of @Ken Breeze 's advice: Connect - There are numerous REI meetups in the Tacoma and Seattle area.

We've moved 4 times in the last 5 years and each move brings months of looking for an apartment, packing, unpacking, etc. not to mention the thousands of dollars we spend each time on broker fees and movers.

If you don't have massive portfolio its going to be tough proving youre worth most of the real movers and shakers time. i.e. the good ones already have their "Buyers list".

I have foreign investor capital lined up to buy vacant lots and build new roughly 1,750 sqft homes in the Greater Seattle Area, including Tacoma and Everett, and am looking for feedback as to whether or not my assumptions are correct.

We intend to move closer to the water (Maybe Tacoma/Browns Point/Gig Harbor).