The cap rate is high because the area north of it Avenida Guadalupe scores an F in jobs and F in crime.

I would do exactly what you're planning to do, living on the 2nd floor and AirBnB-ing the 1st floor.

After college, I knew I wanted to pursue my law degree and I ended up back in CT because I missed my very large Italian family (also law school is f***ing expensive so financially it made a lot of sense).

@Russell Brazil  this is off the topic..but some scammer hacked @Caleb Heimsoth  @Christopher Socha  Christophers name and created an accountchristopher Socha F   then hit me up on PM as a lender.. total scammer of course..  

I was just seeing f If anyone had any suggestions on how to expedite the situation.

At this point I’m focusing on education and my finances as I work a full time job as a registered nurse (9-530 M-F) and want to be smart about this. 

https://whotv.com/2018/03/23/dallas-county-again-f...I do think we (those that are investing in DSM) need to be careful to not 'drink the cool aid' but at the same time - the original link you provided does not paint the picture that I'm used to hearing/seeing. 

Daniel F.

@Tony F.

If you need cash flow starting out and then want to scale to higher quality areas for appreciation, I have seen very successful BPers recommend this if you can be more hands on in the beginning:Buy C, then D, then F, then B, then A.