it may be selling for $440k in a few years and you would have doubled your money with a lot less work.As a middle ground, why not look at buying 4 $80k houses in a highly sought after neighborhood in Rochester or better yet the Southeast or West where population/job growth is rising.

@Suzette West Thank you. 30-year fixed loans (see previous response in the thread).

Because I live near the border of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, I decided to become a licensed real estate agent in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.  

Hey Guys,I'm considering my first real estate investment in a Duplex in West Palm Beach, FL.

(primarily so they stop attempting to communicate demands that I believe are outside the signed lease)===========================================Background:  We have relocated from Northern Virginia back towards the west coast.  

Lauderdale, Palm City, and West Palm Beach. 

also why don't you just buy where you live got to be cheap mid west homes there.. why go to memphis ? 

Mainly have owned Multi Units both on the hold side as well as the Flip side.We are thinking Mid-West, Texas and Phoenix at this point but that could change by January.I will keep in touch.Brian

West Midtown is going to benefit from some serious redevelopment over the next decade.

They are on Evans Ave west of Santa Fe.