But 50% of a watermelon is better than 100% of a grape as Mark Cuban would like to say.Here's the financial snapshot:~$650,000 worth of property~$520,000 worth of debt service~$130,000 worth of equity ($43,300 each)~$1,300 cash flow (after PITI)$0 out of pocketInfinity ROIInfinity knowledge$5,000 set aside for future repairs (money from bank refinance)Lessons Learned:-Plumbing is one of our largest expenses-Check all the electric, worth the peace of mind-Granite is worth the extra cost even on <$100k homes (better ARV, tenant proof and better tenant)-Section 8 isn't so scary if you've got a good tenant-Having a truck is a game-changer!

Real estate taxes are normally the largest expense we underwrite for, and they should always be examined as they are not static (they go up!).

Went from the 7th largest city in the U.S. to Marsing, Idaho.  

I was fortunate enough to be introduced to one of the largest foreclosure brokers in Illinois and have acquired several properties through this firm too.  

There are more SFH than  duplexes, so I would expect that SFH would be the largest part of your portfolio.

So to any investors in college/university neighborhoods, what have been your largest/most consistent challenges?

Can also analyze their largest sales/client contracts if they rely on fixed revenue.

After receiving multiple offers, Ichose the buyers with the largest down payment, using conventional financing and seemed to have the most reasonable/seasoned realtor.

I have been doing some thinking and right now, the largest bottleneck in my business is me.

The largest one sleeps 8 and has 4 full or 3/4 baths.