Online search engines and an amazing real estate agent, who is still a good friend; she understood our needs and actively worked with us to find a family friendly neighborhood closer to work.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

If they tenant is $300 below market, that's costing you $3,600 a year.

Im a real estate broker.

Hey guys,Hypothetical scenario:You have 500k of you’ve saved and now want to drop everything and enter real estate full time…What’s your strategy to replace a 300k salary as quick as possible?

As someone else mentioned, insurance here is generally less costly than in Florida and other beach markets. 

Hello BP community, My husband and I have been saving and are finally ready to jump into the real estate business.

Quote from @Mary Holland: I'd love to hear about your experiences and how they compare to other types of commercial real estate financing.

You can make real estate work in any market - I would consider investing in a market that you know.

The fact that they share a wall doesn’t change the fact that they’re independent properties.2️⃣ Provide local market comps – If no duplex comps exist, that means the market isn’t valuing properties this way.