(This would likely take 3 more years to do completely)-Would you recommend single family homes or multi unit buildings for a first investment?

A few are:  Jake & Gino - Wheel Barrel ProfitsBest RE Investing Advice with Joe FairlessPillars of Wealth Creation with Todd DexheimerOld Capital PodcastThis isn't a complete list but a few to get started. 

After completion of your first deal more people should know about what you have recently done vs what you will be doing.  

Now, with all the reading and self-education I’ve completed, I am somewhat aware that focus should be on specific niche.

With delayed finance you only get ONE SHOT to get this right. once the HUD is complete, it's done, or as I like to say "you own it now".

In Seattle over the next two years you have Facebook doubling their Seattle area head count, Microsoft is opening their new bigger campus, Amazon has a couple more office buildings that will be completed and Google is taking over additional office space....along with a bunch of smaller growing companies continuing to expand and bring in high paid talent.I would do anything I could to not sell the Seattle property.

Edwin shared research his team completed on the Tucson economy.

And ALWAYS follow up.Here are the numbers on the deal:- $108,000 Purchase price- $8400 closing costs- $70,000 Rehab Costs- $2,000 holding costs for two months (estimate is 5 weeks to completion but lets say two months, it wouldn't be so quick but equity partner is full-time GC on-site)- $274,900 ARV (Appraisal completed by bank)- $5,498 Selling Costs- $16,494 RE Commissions.Net Profit = $64,508 about 23.5% profit off of ARV.Now the fun part begins, I'll report back with pictures as we go through this.

However, if this is simply a case of spending a little less on personal lifestyle choices now during a cash poor period while you complete a couple of rehabs, I say absorb the lifestyle pain now and enjoy the profits down the line. 

I will give the the complete story from beginning to end