YOU work in Vancouver or WA and you pay NO state income tax.. your partner has some hiccup on the drive but its only about a 3 mile traffic jam then your off the freeway on surface streets to Portland State... and there is a huge water front deal going on in Vancouver.. it could be a real good play .. but something to check out.living down south like Newberg or anything like that is a non starter unless you want to drive an hour each way.but I have two duplex's that I can send your way they are both in Beaverton and are off market I would let you look at those before we list them and deal with multiple offers etc. in the process of rehabbing them now.good luck with your search.. if you can handle the weather here it can be a nice place to live like its been raining for 2 straight days.. many of us Californians really get sick of it and want to go back home LOL..

Welcome to BiggerpocketsWhile real estate is excellent to build a fortune,a job makes for a living and down payments.Many BP members here do real estate investing part-timeThere are skills(marketing to motivated sellers, negotiating a great deal,financing a purchase/exit strategies etc) to be mastered to make for financial freedomSure,you have come to the right place.Read, listen,learn, engage the communitySee you in the forums

For the record I know I won't be able to have multiple FHA loans, and once we're in a new primary residence and have the rental, my plan is do flips/rehabs or buy and holds depending on the deals I find. 

I'd like to transition into real estate investment, and that's the reason I'm part of the BP community.But, I'm curious.. for those who are already engaged in RE investment, what tools or technologies do you think the industry could use and benefit from that doesn't really exist yet?

@Mark Nolan, It's fantastic to have multiple  options to  utilize.Thank youAnthony

You can close multiple mortgages concurrently or back to back, but not staggered.This might be a concurrent closing scenario, if you're trying to pull cash out of a property you currently own for the down payment on the other. 

Just another idea for you to consider,and doesn't seem any more complex than evaluating multiple SFR'S.   

My headache is the multiple transactions each month and tracking them.

I am analyzing a duplex near Seattle where the owners are in Bankruptcy Chapter 11 for multiple properties over $1.6 million in back taxes....Of course I will consult an attorney - but before I do I wanted feedback on whether to pursue any further.The asking price is way too high for it to make sense (which is part of why it's been on the market for over 135 days, so I would only offer a number that made sense).

We have multiple vendors bidding and too slow means too bad, no work.