Welcome again and you are now on your way to pursuing and achieving your goals for 2016, which by the way will be here before you know it.Your time here will be well spent.Now that you have made the move, below are some links that will help you navigate the site.

You can possibly make XX return but how LONG will it take to achieve that??

Would love to help you achieve your RE investing goals.

Could we have a non-equity partner that could occupy the property in exchange for free rent, allowing us to achieve the owner occupied loan? 

All the facts in the case have to be looked at, and a plaintiff must be able to point to a specific policy (or policies) of the defendant that is causing the disparity, and even then the defendant can demonstrate that the challenged policy is necessary to achieve a legitimate business interest.

Hope you achieve your goals.

Bought and managed properly, real estate will provide you plenty of chances to take vacations and ultimately achieve a lifestyle away from all the sane people so that you can deal with your craziness.

Take some time and write out what your current situation is, what your goals are and then actionable step listed in importance to achieve said goals. 

Good luck to in on achieving your goals.

If it's cash flow, you're very unlikely to achieve that in Olympia, operating from afar and buying single fam (certainly not townhouses) in the 200k range.You may cashflow slightly in other areas, as @Dawn Young mentioned (Yakima, Tri-Cities, Spokane) but again, operating from afar, your returns are likely to be <8% cash on cash.It's been 11 years since you left WA state...unless you have inside tracks to property managers, contractors or reliable people on the ground, you're essentially starting from scratch.