I know personally quite few Sec.8 Tenants who drive nice cars (Lexus, Jeep Wrangler), take vacations, enjoy shopping in high end malls......they work for cash and have free health care, food stamps and Sec.8 Housing.These are not legal reasons but that's not what I believe I should do.

When factoring in additional costs such as maintenance, property management fees (if you do not opt for a property manager, and you should), and potential vacancy periods, the financial burden could increase.Check this out: If you're breaking even on rent at $1,600, any additional expenses or vacancies directly impact your pocket and mental health.

It will still count in her debt ratio on a consumer loan, but not on a mortgage with the new lender.

Until just a few years ago you could retire early and suddenly develop health problems depleting your savings.

We've gone the full property manager route and didn't regret it because we've been lucky enough to have decent PM companies; however, we have found we can do this ourselves and it isn't time consuming or difficult.

It is not only time consuming but frustrating too.

You also need to factor in that it's a duplex, and according to Zillow's Consumer Housing Report, only about 8% of renters prefer a duplex, so it is even more important to make sure it's priced correctly. 

Its the regular consumer that buys/sells a handful, at most, homes in their lifetime.

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