Seattle Newbie Investor

[Huy Huynh]

Hello, 

I currently live in Seattle and would like to house hack in the suburbs close to Seattle and Bellevue. Currently, I have 3 cities in mind: Kent, Des Moines, and Renton. I am now trying to narrow them down to even more specific neighborhoods. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!  

Thanks, 

[Michael Haas]

@Huy Huynh I think those are great neighborhoods to be looking in. We have a rental and are investing around the new Kent-Des Moines Light rail Station, which is already well into construction. The area around Highland College should continue to increase in value (and rents) given the proximity to future light rail and the beautiful Des Moines waterfront. 

Renton is also undervalued and a good buy in my opinion, but the transit opportunities are more limited. There is a private company trying to establish a water taxi from Renton to SLU in Seattle, which could be a really interesting opportunity to attract Amazon employee renters if it pans out. 

We're on our 4th Househack here in Seattle - let me know if you'd like to hop on the phone or grab a coffee and chat more. Cheers!