The old meter slot is covered and this now becomes the sub-panel servicing all the circuits in the existing houseCan't stress enough the importance of planning for all utilities (electric, water, sewer & gas) from the get-go because these can very easily become showstoppers. 

A lot of this depends on your loan pre-approval amount and the affordability of each of the neighboorhoods you're looking at, but as Seattle and surrounding areas are very friendly towards DADU's & ADU's it may be possible to get a home with multiple living spaces - so rather than a 6 bedroom house, you get a 3 bed 2 bath house with a 2 bed 1 bath ADU, with the potential to build another 2 bed 2 bath detached ADU in the future.

I would buy a $800k property that has the potential for a DADU, and build that out right away, or after you move out.

We have zoning that allows you to split certain lots (like RSL zoning) in half, or build additional dwelling units like DADU's on the property to quickly turn one 3% down househack into a 2-4 unit portfolio of rental properties. 

@Nick Littleton, to finance the construction of the DADU, you may want to consider taking a HELOC on the main house.

I would say 70% of our tenants here in Connecticut pay through our website and the other 30% either mail payment to our office or drop it off at our office in the rent slot. 

Think of it as a 3:2 BJ table game vs pulling a $100 denomination slot.

you mitigate the out of state risk with family member watching the construction crew.but what do you achieve doing this.you end up leveraged to the max  and you TIE up your very very valuable 4 mortgage slots.. only way this makes sense is scale and scale quickly. 

Tonight at 9pm, I received an email from Diane (one of the VAs) to inform me that I now have two showings scheduled for the first time slot and one for the second time slot.  

Zoning: What is the lot size, zoning, and ADU/DADU potential?