Househacking isn’t even possible without a 45 minute drive with tolls to a bad neighborhood & more traffic!

I found myself not only to a 5 am alarm clock and traffic which is the norm, but this afternoon my boss thought it was a great ideal to keep me in the sun outside to work with no tent, and to work an extra 75 mins for my shift (I'll get home right in rush hour traffic).

Depends on my mood.Harley Ultra LimitedYamaha Royal StarYamaha R6I enjoy 'em, I arrive happy, and I work too damn hard to let traffic make me miserable.

I am an Air Traffic Controller by day and real estate investor by night.

LA traffic is bad, it may be heading to China's. :)  Did you say 600-900 rent?

You now have to take the first tenant that knocks on the door or be sued by the city, they have imposed a "rich man's tax on people who are successful", if you solicit someone who is in foreclosure or *thinks* they may end up in foreclosure it is a "criminal act" and you could find yourself in court, they have reduced the number of automobile lanes to accommodate having more bicycle lanes (Seattle is *hills*, do you know how long it takes a bicycle to climb 1st hill in the rain in friday night traffic?

If you don't like traffic or rain or bugs or humidity, central WA would be my choice. 

I don't like traffic and commuting.

RE tends to be 90 miles an hour and then wait in traffic, rinse and repeat.

This will have the added benefit of reducing traffic.