For me we bought the duplex from a housing society so they didnt come with tenants.

I am an urban planner and licensed real estate agent.

I'm specifically looking at Spur Line Commons (Phase 2) by Reid's Heritage Homes or perhaps Web Oaks Urban TownsThanks!

Ask any attorney who will give you an honest answer, and they'll say that a litigation lawyer is more likely to file a nuisance suit with little to no merit against a defendant with significant assets, than to file a legitimate suit with demonstrable merit against a defendant with little to no assets.Bottom line, in our super-litigious society, I think it's worth spending a few additional bucks to have plenty of liability coverage.

Things are very different block by block (similar to any major urban city I would say) so seeing the nieghborhood (even if viewing it on Google Maps) is key for me.Originally posted by @Anthony Marin:@Leonel Vanegas @Joseph GordonI've been investing in Newark, NJ for the past 7 years. 

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

It's an area I'd look at further - especially with workers leaving urban areas. 

It was a recent "flip", we bought it from the first post flip owners that decided urban living wasn't for them.  

If you're in an urban area, you might want to only go .25 miles from the property. 

I'm based in Austin so I'm used to analyzing urban deals, but this seller has property in the rural areas of Texas.