Be prepared to come in with 20% down and closing costs (vary by state and region, but it's wise to allocate $4-10k depending on the size of your loan to account for lender points), and be pleasantly surprised if you don't need that much.

As the region is bracing for a big one, should I be getting earthquake coverage for these investment properties?

In my day job, I am the regional product manager for Microsoft's online content business in the middle east (basically MSN.com content service). 

@Russell Brazil is a very good agent that understands the region and what investors want.

Plus some very large mega developments, casinos etc...in the works.

Regional bank (midwest), lend all 50 states though.

They tend to have many years experience and you watch and learn as they take the project from start to finish.Right now it seems you do not even know if the base tenants will be national, regional, or local in nature.

I currently have multiple speculative development projects across the Puget Sound Region (and Colorado) in my portfolio all of which are in different stages of the process.

In your situation, a smaller local lender may be a better choice vs. a regional bank (M&T, Capital One, etc.). 

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