A lease giving the tenant/buyer possession of the house.

Use a sale contract, good money down payment, possession prior to closing to April settlement.

I'm sure you'll do well when you get that first rental in possession.

They never returned possession to you. 

The actual possession of the tenant would not be until a couple of weeks after the closing. 

Any landlord so deprived of possession of premises in violation of this section may recover possession of the property and damages sustained by him or her, and the prevailing party may recover his or her costs of suit or arbitration and reasonable attorney's fees."

You can make it work in any part of town, just know there are many neighborhoods and suburbs in and around Everett, each one offers a different game in terms of RE investments and returns.North Everett; north of 41st St, South of EVCC, between the Snohomish River and Possession Sound; is where I would say I am focused and have been following for the past 5 years.

I have the deed and a writ of possession was awarded but before the Sheriff could execute it, the previous owner filed an appeal of the foreclosure.  

If its in your favor, they'll set a date and time for the sheriff to come and give you possession back.

Expenses and turnover will be higher, but evictions are lower, we use cash for keys to retake possession.