@Bill Sargeson - I apologize.

Admittedly, I am still not far enough along in the process to fit this piece of the puzzle or know if it is a red herring.Finally, as my wife and I have read our posts and the replies, we wanted to apologize if we come off as entitled a-holes.

When you post negative comments you're doing more harm than good.I apologize for suggesting the OP listen to the Podcast.

I am going stop here to apologize mid way through for this bombardment of information, but it is all very important when it comes to deciding what to do.

Good luck on your guaranteed success... and my apologies for the directness but...

Obviously it is difficult to predict, but I am real estate newbie in that sense.Ideally, I could buy something in the $300,000-$400,000 range today in a high volume vacation area (which I assume means no trouble finding summer renters) which in 10 to 20 years, I could likely sell for a 75-100% increase in property value.This is my first one, so I apologize if it sounds dumb.

Seattle is always impending innovative forms of transportation which can cause a slight increase in your property.

I warned him once about this two months ago, and he apologized.  

My apologies; A simple google search proved me wrong.

If this is the wrong forum for this question, please let me know (and my apologies in advance).Everything below is on an annual basis.Estimated Gross Rent: $31,200 - raising rents across the board by ~50/unit.