You really should never leverage the home you live in.

(or if they're primary buyers, they don't care about yield, since they're going to live there.)i just went to visit two very distressed properties yesterday that i would buy.... if they were priced 50% lower.  

Even if buying a property Subto in GA and you live in FL, you could miss something and the whole deal does a "crash and burn".

After 25 years of co-living have now graduated to one side of a duplex.

I'm imagining something more like add a wall, turn a bedroom into a kitchen-living on one side and a formal dining room into a bedroom on the other side, maybe add a half bath in each unit.

I live outside of Charlotte in a small town called Denver (of the East).

Here’s why:Putting aside the actual physical danger of living in a fire prone area.

Having a property management company seems to be a good option for me since I am living out of state.

As I grow I will hire a virtual assistant to take a few more tasks off my plate to allow me to live the same lifestyle. 

If you go into Central or South Scottsdale (Old Town) $1M will buy you a smaller, older home, OR half of a big, remodeled home (as alot of the Arcadia and Old Town area are turning over old small homes to be big beautiful homes in the $2.5M range and higher).There are options.....for both buying and renting, that would work with your situation.By the way....it's 51 degrees in North Scottsdale right now where I live.