It wouldn't hurt to ask about a SFH STR before you start the process of purchasing and building.

If so, you'd probably pretty familiar with the process and it would be a good idea to do another house-hack if you had a good experience from it.In general, if you're out of pocket-payment is less than the rent you would've had to pay, it's not a bad idea to do a house-hack.

I have always handled appeals on my own without hiring anyone.

Stepping into the real estate scene feels a bit like chasing dreams, with that mix of excitement and butterflies you get when something big is about to happen. Picture this: a world where finding the perfect home does...

I was going originally going to be my own property manager and ended up hiring someone instead.

I ended up hiring a local attorney.

During the rental process, we independently keep track of: The leads who contact usNamePhone numberEmail address (if provided)How they contacted us (Zillow, Trulia, CL, Hotpads, etc.)Any other details we deem pertinent.It may be overkill, maybe it could help us prevent and/or investigate/report this kind of fraud if we need to.It sounds like we need to step up our game the next time we list these properties.

The short plat process can be quite time consuming.We have worked with many real estate professionals over the years some great and others that were one offs.

Does anyone in the Seattle are have the process for converting the single utilities into two? 

Will you manage the property yourself, or will you hire a property management company?