Of course, if you plan to have a child under the age of 6 live there, you HAVE to get it fixed as they CANNOT live there under any circumstances.

You can, however, also use sites like Zillow, you just need to make sure you're comparing like to like (in terms of size, beds/baths, age and date sold.

Go get 'em, wish I started at your age!

In that situation, if the tenant does something that results in a hard pull of his credit and reduces the average age of his credit, such as co-signing on a new auto loan, then his credit can take a temporary tumble.I would vet the tenant through former landlords and make sure that his income is stable and meets your criteria before renting.

At the same time, I think the relative rarity of duplexes/triplexes/quads could be a competitive advantage distinct from the hundred of competing offerings in north Dallas.

Preferred age of unit is no more than 40-50 years.

@Aristone Louxz Congratulations - you made a very smart move, and at such a young age! 

I feel I have received some non verbal criticism because of my age .as much forums and podcast I review over and over I'm still left deal less .

This is the age old problem that goes away once you have figured out how to work around it.

Ah, the age old debate.I wrote a post breaking down the cost of being a realtor for me.