Zillow and other web sites are not much help as they do not show many duplexes in search results, I hope this world can open up to me.

I went to public auctions and he taught me the basic fundamentals of the business.My question is.

What you want to avoid are depressed markets, and those that lack good economic fundamentals.

I asked one of the guys and he said they have been selling the small samples, and mostly were the wives and daughters asking for it.It comes in various scents, from vanilla bean, to fresh air, to sea breeze, to clean and crisp or spring rain to those fruity strawberries etc...and I thought at the time I would try it, just being curious.My concern was also it would repulse some people, I went and read reviews, the brand they sell at the Home Depot is Paint Scentsation.Paint ScentsationIt recommends 1 oz added to 1 gallon of paint, I only used 0.25 oz for a whole gallon and it was pretty mild.I only used it in the two closets, thinking that very few people would object to the scent of a cedar lined closet, and probably prefer that over a musky sweaty closet (especially if they keep the laundry basket there).As for how long it lasts, the web site says:Q.

Leverage.The who what when where why and how can be argued and go round and round all day but the fact is hands down the best investment for 50K is a leveraged investment, find your maximum leverage.I know it sounds simplistic, almost too simplistic, but too many get lost in all the banter of how and forget the fundamentals and end the day in a deal that "was supposed to" have xyz returns, but was never a leveraged deal.If that were all I had and would ever have........

People get frustrated with them because they move slower than other investment methods and a lot of people need ways to get capital so they can buy rentals which forces rentals to come later rather than sooner, but in general, starting with rentals is excellent because they teach you the fundamentals first, then you can use those to be really strong in other areas.

We have a 5.6% unemployment rate, on par with Houston and Dallas metro areas (rated 9 of 50 http://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laulrgma.htm ) .

Should be owner financed purchase, my money on the rehab, numbers in line (65%+/- less repairs) with low money costs on a $350k+ house.Back in the day I used to pull a lot off my newspaper ad, I imagine the web would be similar, but these days its pretty rare for the homeowner to have any equity around here, so the better deals are from banks, hedge funds, other investors, etc. so knowing people works better than letters and signs for me.

If it's listed on web, it is supposed to spell rental income.Hope it helps.

If you can find the right tenant up front that will stay a few years and your diligent in your fundamentals in putting vacancy cash aside every month you can mitigate this risk quite easily.My suggestion.