SROs are close-quarters living, and the law is written to help protect all the other tenants, giving the property manager a strong tool to manage problems.

The appreciation may not be as strong as in the hottest areas but they do make for great buy and hold rentals.

My experience with them started out strong, but it quickly devolved to less than stellar. 

The market wasn’t as strong as it had been when we first agreed to terms, and he needed the discount to make it work.Now, I know my market.

With your oilfield salary in the low 200s, you’re in a strong position to invest in a 4-plex, which can provide better cash flow and economies of scale compared to a duplex.

It's to provide clarity on Real Estate Financial, Tax, & Legal to real estate investors who probably don't have a strong background in tax, legal or financial.

Best advice I can offer is to focus on  buying well situated real estate in markets with strong fundamentals.

But the trend to moving south is so strong that it might take decades before it reverses.

Wholesaling might work if you find the right buyer who sees the long-term rental potential, but you're not likely to see significant gains quickly with the numbers you’ve shared.Given that you're cash-flowing well and have a stable tenant through August 2025, holding the property while pulling out equity to pursue other deals sounds like a strong move.

Real estate agents and loan officers can be highly compensated just the same (they have strong lobbies) and their industries set it up so they are paid commissions (which I don’t think is a dirty word), but the difference is that the public just views those products or services more as an inevitable necessity compared to insurance.