Good luck! 

If you have a good FICO, a decent down payment and closing costs, go ahead an do the first one. 

If you will be leasing be sure to get a good maintenance clause in your lease.

Those who just try to copy the price model and not the operational leg, yeah they don't last long. 

However, I happen to own 2 houses already on that street of older small 2/1s including the one next door that I purchased last summer in updated condition with a good long term tenant in place for $25k!!! 

The garage and the fact that a long term tenant was in place paying market rent.

You should jump into the weeds as long as you have a few exit strategies, know the market, have a stable 9-5, and emergency savings.

Because of the relationship I have with the contractors I use, there is no material mark up when they source the material.Basically there is not an issue.The CSLB law on prohibition of T&M residential home improvement contracts has been around a long time.

any update news on astroblaster & if any good?

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.