What type of information do we need about the tenant?

Are the any Seattle/Renton realtors or contractors companies that specialize in this type of strategy?

All depends on loan size, credit and property type. 

Does this mean any type of savings account, including high yield savings accounts like Goldman Sachs Marcus?

Your insights would be invaluable as I navigate this new terrain.Thanks in advance What type of deal are you seeking that would require hard money?

The answer will always be "The property no longer serves the seller's purposes" or "personal reasons" or "the seller is moving (if it's owner-occupied)" or something generic like that.

As of now I’m listening to the “BiggerPockets” the podcast and I just started since the first episode and it just made me have more motivation to accomplish my goals  I am in the process of currently changing my major from Marketing to Finance and Real Estate and I would highly appreciate any type of advice, that any of you have. 

This topic comes up so much that I put my reply in a BP blog to save my fingers from so much typing.  

Id like to start with as close to an A class type property as i can until i have a better handle on the areas.

There are different types of lease options, and the sandwich lease is no longer permitted there.