It's a really solid/stable area, in a good location, that's just off the Main Street of town.

I am an Electro-mechanical engineer by education, and I currently work as a software/controls engineer in the HVAC space with a stable job and good income.  

We will only be starting with about 20k-30k and we had originally planned to start flipping houses to build capital quickly, then build our rental portfolio to create stable passive income, and then build other tiers. 

If you can show the property has stable income for two years it'll open up more options

Another thing to keep in mind is if you need to refi to get money out in a couple years in the future for your next down payment there is a big possibility you will be doing so at a higher interest rate.If you pay more down you are not reducing what you are paying monthly just shortening the number of payments in 25-30 years.It looks to me you are in a growth stage and having a stable predictable property with more debt (paying off at a regular rate).

It sounds like a great deal, because it would a company actually leasing the home (I'd imagine very stable from that perspective).

They come for funerals and weddings, for conventions, for Cyclovia and El Tour and Dia de los Muertos,” said Johnston, who holds the status of an Airbnb “superhost” — one who has nothing but five-star reviews from customers.Johnston said she strives to include special touches — local history books on the coffee table, piñatas on the patio, cowboy boots on a shelf — to give visitors “a sense of what Tucson is all about.”

But I just see them as the most fragile form of income, particularly if your goal is to build consistent and stable long term revenue and wealth as an investor.

I think Chile has very good opportunities, prices are not so high as in the US, construction is very regulated and the economy is pretty stable.

I want to ensure I don’t do the wrong thing  Deal 1: Duplex selling at 150k in a stable community with rentals bringing in 750-800 a month per unit.