Start high or start low?

[Mohamad Naamani]

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to purchase my first investment/primary housing which will be a duplex.

Obviously I'm a newbie. My question is, would you recommend me to start with a high end investment, or an average one as my first purchase?

I'm struggling between buying a house around $300k in a high end city, or an average house around $150k in a town 30 minutes away from this city. Both have colleges near them, but the expensive one is closer to the college.

Thanks!