The Cascadia Investor's Alliance (CIA) also hosts a meet up in Kirkland at the Wild Rover.

.: 74K rehabListed 5 days, sold 245K(rehab ran wild, not my greatest deal by far)

It has also been touted lately by International Living as the world's number 1 retirement destination which has heated up the market.I've taken some hits and had a few wild-west moments here, but overall I must say that I'm enjoying the challenge and looking forward to getting better at it!

Take the guesswork out of estimating insurance costs for investment property analysis by developing a good working relationship with an insurance agent.A wild guess can be disastrous to the cash flow estimate.- The property location greatly affects insurance rates, such as floods, crime, aging, streets, etc.- The property structure greatly affects insurance rates.

It was like the wild west for sure... however, things change, right?

You don't just do wild stuff just because you can agree to it, there needs to be good reasoning behind what you do.Get with the seller and begin by solving their problem in selling the place and try to meet their goals that are acceptable to your needs. :)

From what I've seen, allot of the numbers people come up with are super precise and the overage or shortfalls are a SWAG (Scientific Wild A$$ Guess).  

HOWEVER, they are wildly overpriced.

As another post mentions above, the antiquated municipality system generates wildly varying tax rates in communities that border one another. 

Tons of wildly successful investor and a bunch of terrific resources.