Buy at reasonable discount, do reasonable fix up, get good property management, price it competitively, keep up the property and because South Hill is almost perfectly situated between Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, the location will do the rest.     

I have heard A LOT of awesome things about McFarren Law in Tacoma.

Account Closed both offered very valuable information right now with two options for your next move. Real

Ya see in Cleveland there is a list of court appointed movers.

I made a loan one time on a 12 unit in Tacoma by the time the guy stopped paying me it was full of TWEAKERS drug dealers pitt bulls etc.Took it to foreclosure it was such a mess I drop my opening bid by 50k under what I was owed.. it did sell.. but I did not want to fool with it.. it was as rough and tumble as anything in any other market I work in.. 

For instance in Washington state they seem to have really chosen dumpy depressed areas which will be a challenge ti take advantage of; while here in neighboring Oregon they have designated some very mixed areas that seem to provide some real juicy opportunities for tax advantages.I feel like there are some stellar areas in Washington...for Example...most of Everett and Tacoma qualify which is where a ton of investors are working currently any way.

You can offer to rent a truck, hire a couple movers, pay them cash, etc.

Hi, I'm from the greater Seattle/Tacoma, WA area and I've been managing medium sized properties through multi-year renovations in the south end (Federal Way, Fife and Tacoma) for the past 6+ years. 

One, I don't think Puyallup is better than Tacoma.

Tenants moving in use licensed and insured movers, the movers move their fridge in, move my fridge to the storage area.