Ultimately I support whatever he decides, but we aren’t in the real estate industry most of the time.

I do hope you somehow manage to solve this real estate problems.

What I've done for our quest outside the USA is to find the best local real estate agent in the area I'm looking in.

I attend Real Estate industry related business meetings monthly at the local Realtor's Association in Colorado Springs and the insurance agents who attend have all attested to drastic premium increases over the last year...  

Spoke to a local real estate agent and some others and so far everyone says that it would be a huge headache (legalities etc) and would cost a ton up front. 

I'd highly suggest attending as many local real estate networking events as possible in Seattle - find the host, make friends with them, and ask which general contractors they know, or ask who is doing the most deals in the group and ask them.

Have you ever needed quick funding for a real estate deal?

@Ming Li HerreraRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I found this deal through my daughter and wife, who are both real estate agents specializing in commercial properties.

I have tons of real estate clients who have crazy cash flowing rentals that are killing it because they accept section 8 as well.