paint if it's like laundry/entry area. otherwise, just drywall..

Stay with the facts that you pick up doing the hard data mining yourself.That's how you build the awareness that will make you capable of spotting great opportunities in the future.

Zillow/Trulia etc type web site for current market data. 2.

It is sight unseen, no entry.

I would demand the Fed schedule-E, the maintenance logs, the vacancy/occupancy data ALL for two years each.In Calif, more than 15 units requires, by law, a resident, on-site manager. 

He was fixing the front door on a unit after "forced entry" by the "boyfriend" of the stripper who lived there.

I have mixed reactions from subs/suppliers though, they need to do the double entry.

Further, the majority of the capital demands will still be present in comparison to your entry into the asset.

For suburban entry points there are a lot of options but if it were me I'd look for something in less expensive parts of Ferndale, Madison Heights, or parts of Hazel Park, assuming you're going to be living there.

I am guessing the barrier of entry is lower in Seattle & better cash flow, but not sure about the potential for appreciation.