I am near the end of the book the art of the deal by President Trump. 

Adding on to this, liberal zoning laws in King County (such as HB111) have created an environment of insane potential for the savvy investor. 

@Art MaydanGo into the following link on the city site and punch in the address.  

I'd pull back a little earth from the foundation--make a tiny trench kind of thing, and sprinkle DE liberally all around the foundation.

You have to enjoy the art of the deal and finding the deal.

[Note that the SD City Council went left along time ago, those 2 'Republicans' are uber liberal, so that (R) means nothing.]And this topic is about what a new or average investor would/should do as far as investing in or out of that state, and in that regard, I think the negative views are pretty relevant.

Very true... there is definitely an art to politics.

Quick point about the questions regarding your prospective rental property you made a couple days ago, I would be a little more liberal on your expenses.

Oakland actually has a fairly liberal tax valuation.

So they have been buying the old buildings and updating them to state of the art infrastructure, like smart elevators, gigabyte internet, data centers and co-locations.