It is a place to park capital and earn a return on it.If your dream is to generate income in the Real Estate field you could look at becoming a Realtor.

I can see where you are coming from regarding weight bearing but, most weight bearing walls on a standard home are close to center or perpendicular wall intersections making in impractical in some cases. 

Because their opinions typically carry a lot of weight and if they speak out against you, I'd be willing to bet that you'd have a tough time getting approved.

This is what dreams are made of 👍

Of course it would be a dream to find one like this for $100,000, but those seem to be very rare occurrences.So you rent the expensive side, leave in the cheap side for $200-$300/month....not accounting for vacancy, repairs, reserves, leasing.   

We have a few good ones now, and good contractors are worth their weight in gold!!!

What matters are your goals and dreams.

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I think the repair time is a minimal factor, or at max 30% of the weight of any deal.Brian Pulaski Yes, every state is different also the financial avenues used on the sell and buy, i know someone who buys a house with all cash (no lenders) and no contingency.

I look at the MLS daily and I know instantly whether I am interested in a property or not when it comes on the market.A couple years ago I didn't put much effort or weight into searching for off market deals but the last two properties I have purchase were off market deals.