He is our local expert. 

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Find a good mentor or join local REI groups.

The transaction netted near $1m but he had a 50% partner (not me, his sister) so he netted half (land transaction on large scale ADU development - https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/working-for-you/new-...). 

You will have to check your local laws but I am not aware of a requirement to post to the MLS.

Our rehab cost estimation comes from researching the area and talking with local investors that have similar properties. 

@Audrey Sommer I prefer investing in my local market (Snohomish County).

Do I contact appraisers and local title insurance agencies to begin to find one that I could use? 

They are generally large retail boxes that in my experience need to get demised for another user to take over, unless you find some kind of "local grocery" to backfill.