I am a recent graduate living in Tacoma, Washington.

This city is tough to leave behind.I'm a big fan of house-hacking at least your first 3 rental properties, ideally utilizing friendly ADU/DADU legislation if you're in Seattle or Tacoma proper.

I've been looking north of the city a bit but have recently been turned on to neighborhoods south of Seattle and even into Tacoma. 

We're still finding 10%+ CoC deals in Seattle, Everett, and Tacoma but they definitely require creativity and persistence to source.

They have a monthly meet up in Tacoma.

In the Pacific Northwest, the area of impact will cover* some hundred and forty thousand square miles, including Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Eugene, Salem (the capital city of Oregon), Olympia (the capital of Washington), and some seven million people.

Tacoma, or N. of Seattle (such as Everett, maryville, Snohomish, etc.).

Finding a property in Tacoma Wa in my price range is starting to become a challenge and I’m thinking about a townhouse for a first house hack.

Hello fellow BPers,I am currently living near Tacoma, WA and looking to buy a 2-4 unit multi-family property in pierce county.

If you're able to finance the renovation in other ways (cash, friends and family loan, credit cards with 0% interest for 18 months, sweat equity) you'll usually get a better deal on the rehab, have an easier time getting your offer accepted, and have less headaches.There are two problems with the 203k loan in the Seattle-Tacoma market, and hot markets around the country:1.