New Investor (Pierce Co. WA)

[Thom Richardson]

Hey guys! I'm a software engineer with very little real estate experience (other than buying personal homes). 

I am very motivated to make this life-long goal a reality. I spend my days developing software for some very large companies, have an economics degree, and build/repair/upgrade a ton of things on my personal properties. 

I'm in the early stages, so I'm not sure what niche I want to master first. I am thinking the easiest path for me might be some single family rentals. If anyone has any connections in the area I would love to talk to some people!

I must admit, I'm not finding much so far in this state that matches all of the advice I see out there. I have looked out of state a bit, but would love to stay local.

One last note, feel free to get ahold of me with any RE software ideas. :-D

[Michael Haas]

@Thom Richardson I think SFH rentals is a great and straightforward way to get started! Most of our rentals are in Seattle, but a couple close friends of ours own multiple Single Family rentals around University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, and these are some of the best performing properties in their portfolio. I went to school there and am a big fan of the neighborhood - lots of nice houses mixed with older housing stock waiting for a value add remodel, good transit and with light-rail on the way will likely become more popular as folks get priced out of Seattle.