Ive heard good things about Sacramento too...If I hadn't trashed my knees playing basketball, I'd come run for dollars sometime. :)

People are on vacation, they are having fun, they aren't thinking about the neighbor who has to get up to work the next morning, or the senior who want's to hear the birds in the morning, not a basketball at 7am or the crew arriving home at midnight.   

I started my career in 2012 after retiring from European Professional Basketball. 

Raleigh also has major league hockey, soccer, roller derby, minor league baseball, and college basketball galore.

I find your background interesting only because you are also a software engineer...as an engineer, you and I know that most of the coders are also board gamers. 

I play professional basketball in Europe and I am only home for the summers.

If your why is strong enough, the bumps in the journey are just that, bumps, not mountains that you can’t climb (there’s no mountain you can’t climb, btw).Also, remember that this is a long game. Real

I had a high school basketball coach who wasn't easy to play for: he had the practices jerseys made with the term No Excuses on the chest.

We play basketball, watch a lot of TV, and will buy products endorsed by celebrities.

The seller had owned it since 1949. 4 Units 1BR/1 bath each (these are true 1BR units, not walk-through or "shotgun" style)3 units currently rented at $525, $525, and $550/month1 vacant unit that's turnkey and we have listed for $550/monthThere is a detached garage that should rent for at least $50/month.Gross income = $2200/month, $26,400 annually. 1% rule = 1.19Sales price: $179,900Seller put $3,000 toward closing costs and credited us $4,000 for a handful of minor repairs that came up during the inspection. 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 4.25% with 25% down ($664/month)2016 Taxes: $2,009Insurance: $983/yearTotal PITI: $913ExpensesWater, Sewer, Trash: $218/monthVacancy & Credit Loss: 5%Property Management: 10%Maintenance & Repairs: 15%Total Expenses (w/out P&I): $1127 (52%)$2200-1127 = $1073 - $664 (P&I) = $409 cash flow/monthCash out of pocket (inspection, down payment, closing costs): $45,981Estimated cash-on-cash return: 10.67%This isn't a screaming deal by any means, but it's a solid base hit that gets us "in the game". Rents