@Daniele Locke I would look at joining either RHAWA or WLA both are organizations that support Washington Landlords.  

Increasingly, it's getting hard to find cash flow out of the gate, but that's a problem I want - the harder it gets, the more my existing acquisitions (where I locked in my cash flow) are just going to get better and better.

One piece of advice if you do end up putting a unit or two in....chain the condenser down to a concrete pad or put a locking cage over it.

I know I will have to take it further and narrow down the neighborhoods, but once I lock in my "where," I will look for some local agent support (will probably start with finding someone through referral or BP!)

For us, it is the experience and momentum of locking down a deal that is most important. 

You can lock the group so that everyone has to go through the screening process before joining. 

Also as others have mentioned, there's still time to get other contracting bids and negotiate.Why did you lock up the property with your deposit before walking it and getting a rehab estimate with your GC though?

I forgot to add, make sure you lock in your offer FIRST with contingencies for all of the above, and then start doing your homework.

However, given where pricing is at the moment and where it's been heading, given the cost mentioned, you should be able to get lower than 2.99%...I'd bring that up if it's not locked, which it sounds like it shouldn't be.

With that being said, I know that we will eventually need a CRM to supercharge, automate, and streamline our business and ultimately allow us to lock down more properties at a faster rate.