Additionally, the supply of homes for sale is constrained because of this and will be for some time putting upward pressure on prices in most markets.Thinking about renting your house in Seattle would be wise as someone else will pay the mortgage down, and rents and the value of the property will go up over time.

Would you recommend the route of a first lien HELOC based on the above situation and information?

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

HI @Paige GardnerI can send you HML recommendations and wholesalers. 

@Tove Fox hope you find this copy & paste useful:)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Feel free to reach out, and I can share some recommendations based on your project

I do recommend new mattresses.

Thanks everyone for your recommendations.

Like all good attorneys, I'll incessantly remind everyone that nothing I'm saying is comprehensive legal advice and will always recommend that you engage an attorney before you do anything--that's just the rule of the road for us.

That cost us 3k to fix Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?