if you are renting is it inexpensive and therefore creating cashflow out of state can bring you closer to a net zero cost of living?

I will potentially move into one of the units for some timePurchase Price: $1.98MAssumable Existing Financing: $1.18M @ 3.48% ($5,563/month) Seller Carry: $300k @ 3.5% (5-Year Term)Down Payment: $525k (Buyer to Bring)Buyer pays all closing. 

You bringing up an owner can break the lease, someone could die and the family takes over, she can get a better deal profit sharing.

Directed marketing to pre-foreclosures, a website with seo, networking, driving for $$, go to some local meetings.

The Fed rate cuts will eventually help bring down mortgage rates.

Quote from @Jeff Shaver: Current investment property in San Diego brings in $5K a month, my net after mortgage/PM/etc. is around $650.

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If you want to avoid partnerships, bring them as lending partners vs equity partners.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

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To beat 5.25% mortgage rate....the corresponding, offsetting stock market return would be at least double that...It depends on what you think the future brings.