Research market rents, carefully calculate expenses, and ensure you have a solid lease agreement.

To be brutally honest i don't care if it's at cost, below or above, I only care what it is exactly and how much. 

If no loss protection and likely relo again, I would rent in Seattle and buy several investment properties. 

Eventually, Class A property values increased to the point that even increasing rents didn't allow them to cashflow upon purchase.So, the flood of new investors switched to buying Class B properties.

This year for 2025 my wife and I have made it a goal to improve our financial literacy to purchase another investment property.

And a good property manager will take care of day to day, but you will still have work to do.

You do not need separate checking accounts for each property if the ownership is the same.

@Treza Edwards "I am reading the Rental Property Investing book and implementing the method that focuses on cash flow and that strategy states you need to have $300 cash flow per month, per property.

U have to understand the mind set of many people in these markets THEY PREFER to rent they dont want to own.. its not like someone on the Coasts in high priced markets where they have seen folk get wealthy just owning a few homes. and your not adding in Property tax and maintenance.. folks that are/were renters just dont have the same mind set when it comes to taking care of the property or the cash to do so.But until you try it and actually talk with those in the market there is no way of knowing that many of these folks simply prefer to be renters..

We put a sign on every property to: attract tenants, create brand awareness, and to help prevent scammers from using our properties as bait.