If you ever decide you want a more passive approach, there are turnkey companies out there that handle everything for you.

We decided to do a full rehab to get nearly double the rent ($2900)and increase the ARV to $260k.  

Two of them decided to move out in December without informing me.

Or if you heard about them but decided not to work with them for xyz reason, I'd interested in that too. 

I recently purchased a 2 unit property as owner occupied with one unit already rented out. 3 months after closing, I was laid off due to a restructure at my company, so I decided to rent out the other unit my girlfriend and I planned to live in.

Something a couple of my beginner investors like to do is live in the property for a year or two then move into the next one and rent out the first one.Most important thing you can do is research the different niches within real estate investing and decide what fits best for you.

Before we sold it we hired a management company to reduce the burden, but even then we decided to sell and walk away. 

Still, if you aren't whittling down the number you are analyzing financially to a small subset you see before deciding what to do, you are missing an essential part of getting to the tipping point of expertise in your field.

Context: I just moved to Portland, OR and finally decided to pivot careers from healthcare into real estate.

I seriously looked into purchasing a few years back in Valencia but decided ultimately the US had more potential.