All Forum Posts by: Adrian Chu

Sears generally has the quickest delivery and almost always offers you some coupons for future purchases.

Just don't shop for appliances at Lowes. They can never give an accurate delivery date when you order online.

Welcome to BP.  Assuming your day job keeps you pretty busy, I would encourage you to stay local, and have better control over your investments.  

Tiffany Ng at Buchalter is an experienced real estate litigation attorney.

$23 million sounds very expensive for Tacoma.  You should consider getting a broker license if you want to transact real estate.

It has gone up in value a lot over the past few years.  The answer to your question depends on your investment goals.  What are your goals for purchasing this property?

Yeah there are upzones planned. But there are lots of nuances in the zoning code you need to look into. For example, Shoreline has an affordable housing component, as well as various setback requirements, and other development standards to follow.  Not all upzoned lots are created equal - you will need to perform due diligence on each one.

@Mark Canton is a CPA based in Seattle. He is also an active real estate investor.

I will PM you.

you would want to make sure your 3-4 plex passes the FHA self sufficiency test. most in the seattle area do not.

house hacking is great if you are ok with living with roommates.

Most portfolio lenders still require 24 months worth of self employment.  The most common product for this scenario is a bank statement loan, where instead of using your net income to qualify, they will use your gross income.