@Brandon Roberts if I were in your shoes I’d buy your next house contingent on the sale of your current house.

Originally posted by @Jason Ridout:@Patrick Britton"hell, most realtors can't spell their name, tie their shoes, complete a sentence, or be anything but greedy, selfish, wanna-be professionals."

Your area is hot for buyers and sellers as is the whole valley.Take those comish checks and save half of them for Real Estate." a little less clothes and shoes and a little for for your future".IF ONLY MY WIFE COULD DO THIS!!!

If you could see my shoes from 2016, you would know that you could fill them financially speaking.

We met a couple (now friends) in Queens about a year ago that was in your shoes and now they just got prequalified for their first investment property.

Most true multifamily properties in and around Seattle are on busier streets and denser areas that might be a less appealing place to raise your family.If I was in your shoes I would use your parent's capital to buy a single family home with either a basement ADU already in place or a good setup to build one.

The introvert engineer looks at his shoes while talking to you. 

That said, do you get the same feel for the market right now that there is a pullback while most wait for the other shoe to drop?

If I were in your shoes I’d find an older house in a good neighborhood (east of the 101) that you can rehab and rent a couple rooms out.

Companies are shedding commercial real estate as fast as they can. 2) The following analogy just meant to showcase the case.