I noticed that a lot of the vacant properties are quickly being snatched up and I am seeing more rehab activity in the area than I have ever seen.I have a good friend who has approx. 5 properties in the Linden area (not sure which part of Linden other than off Hudson) and she is back to 100% occupancy (her longest vacancy was 3 months and this was due to some damage from the prior tenant) but she has told me she has great cash flow from all of them.  

My bad experience has been the renter hardly ever cleaned the house and after the end of the year, renter moved into the next clean house and left me the mess.

I do want to raise capital the legal way even though it's less than 1M, during a evolving year. 

Has anyone with experience transferring property deeds that are financed with mortgage companies ever had any issues with the due on sale clause and is there anything I should be aware of during this process that other beginners may miss? 

I am next door in Bellingham if you ever want to meet for coffee or a lunch or dinner.

How we evolve...To Erik the banker- that may be true with personal accts, problems with others depositing.

This would be a big deal for me, and it's way more money than I thought I would ever spend.

Because the sooner you do deal one, the sooner you become an actual "real estate investor", and the sooner you can do deal 2 - 1000 and make all the money you've ever wanted.Sound off in the comments below!

I would never ever buy in Seattle, I would just rent.

I have never heard of a management company ever charging more then a whole first months rent for placement regardless of how long they sign a tenant up for.