That number seems high but the neighborhood was “hot” and houses sold really quickly.What I cared about most was completing my second deal to gain experience.

I think part of it is the neighborhood.  

And before getting too far along in the process it might be worth doing a title search to check on any potential liens on the property.

Neighborhoods Set the ToneSan Diego’s neighborhoods each have their own vibe, and we’ve learned that tailoring renovations to match is essential.

Or try the reverse - rehab a property to Class A standards in a Class D neighborhood and try to get a Class A or B tenant to rent it.Unfortunately, many newbie real estate investors are jumping into buying affordable Class C rentals - expecting Class A results.

It is possible that over time, Google ranking metrics recognize the uniqueness of your key words, and you move up in the rankings organically (without a cost to you), so that you can be found easily on Google searches for your location.  

You'll likely need to be in a C/C+ neighborhood to find the 1% rule, but you can still break even or sometimes get some slight cash flow in the B neighborhoods of Columbus.

That would be various liens, easement, water lien, demolition lien, mechanics lien, tax lien, water/sewer lien - something that title companies look for, when they do a title search. 

I am very committed to investing in a multi family building this coming year.I also feel the need for a mastermind group and will be doing a google search for one around me for multi long/ mid and short term investing.Cheers, just wanted to put an update on here!

For the duplex, would you consider it to be in a high quality (A), medium (B), or low (C) neighborhood?