As eager as I am to expand my rental income, and even though I'm cashflow oriented, I'd hate to ruin a good thing by making a poorly timed buy.Since I'm currently renting (lease ends in June,) and since I have family in NW WA that I'd like to see more often, I've been thinking about buying a duplex in that region (specifically, the swath between Sammamish and Bellingham) and possibly house hack it a bit.

And if tenant does not like your style of management. they will give notice to leaveDo you due diligence

Management style: Keep your property in perfect condition and take great care of your tenants and their needs.

I am working on building my team now and analyzing like its going out of style!

Due to price point and style we upgraded our budget with custom cabinets ($15k), metal roof in areas ($25k), and designer mid-century lights ($2k).

And I would like each of them to be RE oriented. 

I've been doing a lot of research and really want to get started and very goal oriented individual to keep researching the steps it takes to find a worn out house, get under contract, and find a legit buyer.If anyone has any advice for someone just getting started in this field would be much appreciated and taken into consideration when I finally get started.I am also a little hesitant to start with Covid going on right now and I am worried we could be facing a housing market crash. 

He has a pretty entertaining style and Canadian focus.

The HOA dues often kill the returns.1st get prequalified for a loan....see if the payment and HOA dues, taxes, insurance fit your budget.Then go shopping....is the style, location, price a good fit for you?   

Great work on the kitchen, I like that style quite a bit.