As a beginner investor based in the Seattle metro area, I'm eager to learn from your experiences and share my journey as I get started in this field.My current strategy is to focus on live-and-flip for the first three deals (looking for my second deal) to gain hands-on experience while building equity and learning the ins and outs of renovation and the local market. 

Also, look up your local REIA and check Meetup dot com.

✅ Do research your local market before setting prices.What questions do you have about getting started?

Real estate is local.

My experience has always been better with a local lender.With that said, I am reaching out to David Greene's The One Brokerage about a refinance.

He is a wealth of knowledge on the area and is actively investing locally as well.

Also, you could also hang out at some local ice rinks where people take their kids to hockey practice!

Look up your local laws on how much notice you have to give to to end tenancy and then give them that notice.

Call every local investor agenda (look at the agents that have investment property listings and call them) and call every local landlord that owns multiple properties (you can get lists off of Deal Machine).

The key difference, though, was he spent months carefully getting to know the local architecs, reputable builders, and even a couple of niche design firms that specialize in modern builds for mid- to high-end buyers.