Hey Cody, I would not continue to expect the homes to appreciate as they have in the past, so I would definitely look in to trying to find something off-market, or by offering lower than listed on stale properties that have opportunity for some value add.

The benefits of buying a primary or first time homebuyers is that rates are typically lower than investments because the governments incentives to buy houses even for 2-4units now as min as 5%.On the other hand, you can repeat the process every year through house hacking and rent out your current primary house by converting it as a rental and acquire another property.

Hi, I am in the position to buy a single family historic home with an ADU in the back that currently has a tenant in it paying $1600 a month including utilities.The home has 3 beds and 1 bath  and needs some light work such as floors including leveling of one bedroom where the floor is dipping, a few windows, stair repair, painting  and landscaping as it sits on a 7000sqft lot.

I did a high level comparison where we differed in our underwriting and here are the results:1) Rents: They projected over $300/unit rental gains, whereas we projected $140.

I'd weight the options of high EMD with an inspection contingency so my money isn't at risk, and low(er) EMD with no contingency and I could lose my money.

Leaving a bad review will blow back on you, show you don't understand the process, and make enemies at the county level. 

Some people write books, some people create online businesses, some people invest in real estate.It is, of course, the last of those that has brought me to where I am, and Next Level Equity to where it is.Through investing in real estate, I generate income in my sleep.Regardless of what I do that month – work overtime or lounge on the beach – that rent check comes in every month, like clockwork.

Also, have you explored refinancing your mortgage to potentially lower your monthly payments?

In Snohomish County they changed the code so that builders would build more duplexes to help solve the affordable housing issue and part of that allowed duplexes to be built in lower density single family zoning.  

I raised the lowered ceiling, leveled the sloping floor, added under the floor heating, a soaking tub and separate shower as well as high quality quartz tiling and glass shower with brass fixtures and double sink.