I've met with some local investors, and have become "friends" with one senior investor who has taken me under his wing, guiding me with advice and knowledge.  

I have a close friend who is the senior VP at IPX 1031, biggest QI firm in the world backed by Vanguard.

The idea with this property is rent it for a year or so then sell it, I wanted to flip it right away but WA laws are stopping me and since I am not a US citizen I doubt I could get a contractor license(something I am looking in to still).

@Kevin Yoo I haven't done it myself and my only experience was when we rented a room for my grandmother in a home that had been converted to a senior living facility.

I feel like this can't be the case, but it's not my first time attempting this, and I feel like I'm doing something wrong.Hey PabloNon-citizen investor here!

I found a few that are stated as SFH, but lists that they are in a senior community.

In our experience, rooming houses tend to serve very specific demographics, such as:students - we operate a rooming house which serves international students attending the local universities;{a specific} work force:  It is not uncommon to find rooming/boarding houses in close proximity to major employers (factories, hospitals, fish plants; etc);seniors:  A rooming/boarding house which serves seniors;the displaced & transient:  Rooming houses which serve those on the fringes of society (mental illness, transient, addictions).The population you serve will very much dictate the type of operation you will run and each comes with its own management challenges and rewards.My third question is, "Is this rooming house compliant with local zoning and bylaws?"  

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College students, seniors, sober living, or ?

I am a non-US citizen, living in the US.