We have been learning about real estate investing since Aug 2015.

Quote from @Michael Dallas: Real wealth is built by holding onto property.

We are in the process of purchasing a home in Bremerton and we live in CA at the present time.

For Southern California traffic, and owners that allow us to leverage this tech - it makes alot of sense and FREEs us up to do more.  

Real estate prices and construction costs vary significantly by location, thus, it could make sense depending on the market your planning on building in. 

Thank you for a real response. 

Currently we are renting in a city of Orange Co California, where the rent and property prices are higher, however we need to live here due to staying within the school district for my son for at least the next 4 years.Recently we sold some property overseas and have approximately USD $400K in cash.

So you can't just get a pre-approval for all properties like in residential real estate, but a pre-approval for the exact property you are going to make an offer on (Is that correct)?

Real Estate Agent How did you finance this deal?

I've been a realtor for almost 6 months and am currently exploring real estate investing.