It may be a good move, but it’s a known gamble as very few cash flowing deals are to be had there.

Here is the main issue.. again for some reason todays investor at least on BP has it pounded into their head that appreciation is gambling and that cash flow is everything..

For instance in Washington state they seem to have really chosen dumpy depressed areas which will be a challenge ti take advantage of; while here in neighboring Oregon they have designated some very mixed areas that seem to provide some real juicy opportunities for tax advantages.

Waiting for a correction is a gamble.

Lots of folks invest primarily for appreciation, but that's too much like gambling to me - just invest in stocks.  

I feel like I might be at a point where it’s best to just dump them and start new.  ...and there's your answer.Do you know the similarity between Poker and REI (not gambling)? 

I don't think you'd lose much money if you gamble with one.

This way, you can bump up the value of the property so you're stacking more than $425/mo by next year while still building credit (if you've chosen this route of purchase), *and* cash flowing for a spell.

@Scott Marshall I used to base the name of the LLC on the property it was meant to contain.However I found over time, that I sometimes needed an LLC for a different purpose, and then I started to wish I'd chosen more generic names.

Silll, buying a home that you do not enjoy and that does not make sense as an investment will likely be a painful waste of money unless you hope to hit the appreciation jackpot, in which case you're gambling and not investing.