But wanted to ask and seek out any investors who want to share their input on the multi-family opportunities in the city.

There's lots of rough laws in city limits that are pushing out current investors and renters, so it would be wise to do all your homework on Seattle before you take anymore steps.The way to become a successful investor is to make sure the math works out on a property before buying.  

But my biggest fear was starting out; taking out a loan or using savings for the initial investment, and hoping that everything works out.

We avoid the states with long and expensive foreclsoures like NY and all the NE states and focus on the non judicial states with no snow, and I say typically, as we just picked up a historic property in Ohio City, and they live next door.

Chris Cozzens hi are you looking in any specific city's/county's ???

Santitation and from the city for grass not being cut @johnanderson

I am a resident of Baltimore city and house flipping is highly advertised in my city.

I know I need to start being more interactive on BP forums and networking with local people here in the mid cities. 

Takeaways: Rents are down in NYC and SF, but have still climbed in such cities as Sacramento, CA and Riverside, CA.  

http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2016/09/09/10-most-least-affordable-housing-markets?om_rid=AADV58&om_mid=_BX0wa2B9SZnSu1&om_ntype=RMODaily