Good group of active investors and some just starting out.I will also keep you in mind for possible SE work.Cheers,Ryan

mobilehomeuniversity.com - Hook up with every commercial broker in the SE and prove we are credible.

Homes in DC are outrageously expensive so buying in DC proper is not an option except SE.

@Kevin McFarlan I was asking about SE King County because that is my neck of the woods, and while I've seen people discuss North of Seattle and the Tacoma/Olympia markets, I hadn't see much in the way of that particular area.

@Ellis San Jose ,For clarity, I did not say return is limited to performance per se.

That's very bad, you would lose all depreciation deductions and pay SE taxes on everything.

I think that is were many buyers who are starting out kind of get in between a rock and hard spot they are not really ready for prime time.. and of course not saying this about you per se but I see these real estate agent bashing threads and usually its the person writing the thread that does not understand how the real estate business actually works.

You're not paying the contractor's taxes per se, if you pay him on cash.  

Auction.com isn't actually auctioning off the sale of the property, per se.

I love my day job, so I'm not trying to escape the "rat race" per se, but am building a real estate portfolio on the side - because it's fun, and who doesn't want financial independence?