Looking for possible house hack opportunity Seattle Area

[Charles Soper]

Hi all.  We have an opportunity to relocate the Puget Sound / Seattle area this summer it's got my creative juices flowing.  With prices in and near Seattle proper being completely out of my comfort zone I'm looking for something I can house hack.  We're a family of 6 so multi-family's and duplex's are probably out but I'm open to the idea of a fixer.  Anybody got a line on something in the 4+/2+ arena in the area?  If not, who do you know that I can get reach out to?

[Alex Chin]

@Charles Soper - Hahaha, well...hate to break it to you, but the traffic has only gotten worse since then. Pull up your preferred traffic map around...8:00am every weekday and you'll see more red in it than Glendale when the Cards' are playing. Good to hear you'll be able to telecommute, I firmly believe that sitting in Seattle traffic is bad for your blood pressure!

I think if your budget can handle $270K, you might be surprised as to what you might find in the area. Quick Redfin search shows a 5/3 with 3,200sqft. listed at $265K (no idea what the neighborhood is like, but it's in South Tacoma so gotta be cautious), and a 4/1.75 with 3,300sqft. in Burien (with that much room, might be able to look at remodelling with the extra beds/baths that you need).

Might I suggest you talk to a local real estate agent? If you'd like a recommendation, more than happy to give props to the agent who has helped me in the past, very high energy, very good responsive to requests with a solid network of contacts to help close deals (title, escrow, utility recommendations, inspectors, etc.).

I would also recommend keeping an eye on the Networking Events under the Community tab and linking up with the local investment community.

Cheers, and here's to success and hitting the ground running!