I've been using Nohemi at Empire west.

Any guidance or thoughts appreciated.Option #1: SFH in the inland valley under $170k is still hard to come by and the distance of having to drive out there and such is a consideration.

So from Seattle you may want to go out a ways. 45 minutes or so in almost any inland direction.

If you move further inland you should check out CFRI.

Inland can work with lower down payments as rents meet the PITI

I love to connect with others to talk about what I've learned so far, if it means helping others create a similar empire. 

You understand that you are young and you will have difficulty funding your flip deals.BTW, don't own rentals in NJ, in my opinion, you should own rentals in land lord friendly states.

I am always looking at deal and looking to continue building the empire.

I see your point though if my goal is to build a bigger empire :) 

Cash flow enough that myself AND my wife can "quit" the rat race and decide what we want to do with our time from there. keep building the empire. 5 year plan each number goal corresponds with where I would like to be in that particular year...I am a grinder though and believe I can accomplish this in less that half the time.