Performance, deal hunting, management, risk, etc.

I don't feel like I need a terribly robust property management system at this point, and YourPorter does a lot more things than I need it to - I mainly use it for message automation, and I like it for these reasons: 1) it's not expensive and it's a flat fee, not a percentage; and 2) it will natively message through both AirBNB and VRBOIt's not flawless, sometimes things aren't where I think they should be and I have to hunt for them, and occasionally navigating my dashboard is a bit glitchy (I may have to force-reload a page to get where I want to go).  

That seems much more reasonable to me, and I could probably do that, but I'm not interesting in hunting inventory constantly. 

Happy Hunting!!

If getting a loan may be rough, then what about trying to hunt up owner financing?

Even as recent as 5 years ago it was mostly mom and pop operators and you could find deals but there are a lot of institution buyers hunting the deals now so it is a lot more competitive.  

In your opinion does it make sense to pull out some equity and add another unit to the basement or to go on the hunt for another property I can renovate and hold as a rental?

Therefore, hunting and securing a deal under market value that needs work that we could live in OR deciding on a more affordable market out of state seem like the only two options.Other out of town markets seem more opportunistic to be able to purchase and cash-flow immediately compared to the Seattle area.

You got any good connections to go ptarmigan hunting?

I'm actually on the hunt for a partner with enough experience to take on a project like this.