@Tiffany Ralston, Yes good idea.

@Sanjeev Advani While this may be a good talking point what no one is mentioning is that with most of the federal land areas there is NOTHING there to draw people to want to live there.

Sounds good. 

Good old Uncle Sam.For most folks in the US, taxes are anywhere from 30-50% of their gross income every year.To protect yourself, you should do 2 key things.1.

I am interested in Vancouver, Battleground, Camas, Ridgefield areas and also Portland if good opportunity exists.

There number of investors that would be interested if you was making them a good enough deal to buy it.

WA is too expensive and property owner rights for rentals isn’t as good.  

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

That question isn't going to help you get good answers.

You should have appreciation over 3 years which is good, but why didn't you keep up on repairs of the house your family lives in?