Maybe I'm just illustrating that my investment objectives are different from a more active or fast paced investor?

Steve Vaughn, love the illustration of the quote in the story about your parents.  

Great illustration of your "process" and nice creativity on solving your security issues.

Sort of a lame answer and sort of illustrates they don't seem to know much about the file.  

It would be great to see an in-migration map illustrating flow.

Regulations include property related laws like the time and cost of evictions, rent control, code compliance requirements, etc.I created a graphic that illustrates the process I would follow for selecting a location/property that meet the above criteria.

However, I consider my returns to include the principal I pay off + cash flow = $1384 PM.I had a down payment of 55K when I bought the home and I am building 15K+ wealth every year plus the appreciation I get.For those who feel I should buy 3-4 mid west properties, I do have 3 of them but fact is the returns can never match my CA home.To illustrate:1 duplex in Cleveland, each unit rents for 650 PM.When tenant leaves, my PM charged me around $2000 avg to fix place (paint and other stuff to get it back to rent ready state). 1 month charge to find tenant and takes 1-2 month time from time it goes vacant to getting a tenant to move in.

Hi all,As the title illustrates I am looking for some pros and cons to living in a duplex I will purchase as an investment.

David - When I get the chance, I'll modify your spreadsheet to illustrate my earlier comment to you.

This also illustrates the power of leverage for real estate.