Very modern amenities within a very desirable home.

To get the desired asset protection, you need to treat LLC/Scorp as a separate entity.

Ultimately your goals come into play and your desire to scale would impact you continuing to do the work,  but you would also know that if push came to shove in a given situation you could jump in and make something happen if you've been there and done it.

If she is an accredited investor and really desires her RE investment to be truly passive there are several good funds she can consider ranging from lending to longer term investments. 

Anyway, the point of this is to say you cannot apply the same strategies touted on BP to other countries or for that matter the desirable areas of the US either (like California or New York or Seattle etc).

Especially in this desirable west Seattle neighborhood.

Probably not as desirable as your agent earning both buyer and seller commission sides, but everyone gets represented and the deal gets done properly.Good luck with it!  

You determine how much you're willing to pay for the property based on your desired cashflow. 

I actually just read your post on the forum and I applaud your desire and willingness to try and move out of the super expensive Bay Area.

That way you can more easily determine if you are on track to meet your goal since purchasing "X" amount of properties is not an accurate way of determining if you have achieved your desired monthly cash flow.