Real estate investing has shifted a lot in the last decade with the amount of tools that are now available to the average investor. Property management, buying/selling, analysis tools, Etc. It seems all sides of the i...

Today, that has changed due to technology. 

I am facing some difficulty with how to balance the role of the landlord and the role of the roommate.

I come from a technology background and have been saying for years that Seattle is the next Silicon Valley. 

Financing is the difficulty, and it prevented me from using an LLC until recently. 

Another issue that was raised was how homebuilders were having extreme difficulty in finding skilled laborers which was raising the cost of construction (not sure how that was correlated but ok).

Also, if you do decide to get your license, be prepared to pay thousands of dollars per year in Realtor-related fees including marketing, signs, lockbox's, association fees, MLS fees, technology, as well as desk/transaction fees or whatever fees are charged by the Broker you choose. 

Hi Alberto, sorry to hear you're experiencing difficulty with the turn around time.

Unless they’re great tenants, and you have difficulty finding good tenants, I’d say no . 

My own experience of renting a 3 bathroom VR with my 8 ski buddies is that 8 people sharing even 3 bathrooms is difficult. I