It was a nice 40 years there and the weather is great, but between the insane prices and the insane politics I just had to leave.I would strongly suggest you look a little to your East over in Arizona.

We human tend to take for the path of least resistance.

I don't know the intricacies of how they are installed or if one is cheaper but I can say with 100% certainty they are going to be better in the snow/winter and extreme weather. 

Sports and weather are the main drive.  

Purchase price: $630,000 Cash invested: $120,000 I've bought this property as a short term investment as well as a property I can stay at when I want to escape Seattle weather What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

If you are averse to the risk or unable to weather those storms the investment might not be a great one.

So you've got a full day of travel and then the weather November - March is pretty unreliable.  

They have full real estate cycle experience, conservative leverage at around 40%, diversified thousands of properties across geography, and tax that they feel are recession resistant.

Yeah, maybe there's no art scene and the weather is crappy - that's what vacations are for. 

Make sure you have capital to weather any issues and to take advantage of any great opportunities that move you closer to your goals.