Tacoma is a fantastic market with a lot of opportunity, so you’re starting in the right place.Here’s how you can connect with local experts and start building your skills:Attend local meetups and networking events.

They often have different vendors introduce themselves so you can build your team and they often have a local member do a case study on one of their properties to share the ins, outs, ups, and downs of the investment.

One person had to go through 30+ local commercial lenders which are the easiest to work with!

I'm hosting a local meetup in Mankato, feel free to shoot me a message if anyone is interested in joining!

Granted there is a cost in hiring an agent, Having someone analyze each deal with localized knowledge is worth its weight in gold.

Otherwise, the tenant will make excuse after excuse to buy more time as they fall further and further behind.To find an attorney, suggest you visit your local court and lookup the landlord-tenant docket to ID attorneys with the most cases.

Are you focusing your efforts in/around your local market?

Perhaps check with a local attorney before proceeding.I realise I left some stuff out in the beginning, but the whole situation in general is just pretty wild.

Maybe you can find someone local that would work 4-5 hours one day a week?

Joining ULI/NAIOP in your local city could help too.