It is better not to get any feedback than getting odd ones;)Trying to buy town home to live in, price wise, between 350k-450k, I have $85k "cash down payment" with excellent credit score. 

I’m not a rich man but I’m trying not to be penny wise and dollar foolish. 

So I think I can try to keep something consistent RE wise going forward.Right now I don't have much of an interest in seeking the attention of strangers for investing, but I may in the future.  

I ask you, would it be wise to move on and leave $49k of “dead equity” for a $950/month return?

I was a senior in college studying business management, evaluating my personal financial situation, and determined to be a wise steward of my first paycheck after I graduated, knowing I’d be climbing my way out of about $20,000 of student debt and several grand in auto loans.WhIle searchIng for somethIng productIve to lIsten to on a jog I found the bIggerpockets podcast.Ive learned more from BP than I ever dId In college.Despite math, my wife and I made the personal choice that we’d pay off our student and car loans before we got started.Fast forward three years later we paid everything off and saved $20,000.

Creativity wise we simply harass the s**t out of them making their lives so miserable they want to move.

If you are planning/needing to make any improvements to the units, it would be wise to factor in 11% (6 weeks/yr), at least initially.I'd go $300-$400 higher on the insurance, and $1000 higher on trash. 

I know a couple deals in Akron, but I'd probably check out Holton-Wise in Cleveland.

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