The nerve....

You have to look past the result (appreciating home values) and examine the causes.

I suggest after thoroughly examining these investors and discussing their operating agreement, decide whether to back away or continue forward.

You need to examine the duplex on a unit by unit basis as there was personal use involved.One unit was never used as a personal residence. 

It’ll examine the pros and cons of buying and renting, what you should take into account before making a decision, and the relative financial considerations of a mortgage versus rent.If you are a numbers guy here is the spreadsheet (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fMrC-E9QI2HbAYkYpa8i_KXT4TL8qnPU?

It was pretty nerve wracking not seeing the property but I have been looking for 2 years and not doing anything!

@Adrienne Grolbert First one's the hardest and most nerve wracking but it gets easier after that.

I know they can be very inaccurate but after a closer examination of the specific neighborhood, comps nearby, and the updates we’ve done including increasing square footage, we are confident it will appraise much higher. $225,000 may possibly be optimistic but the comps don’t lie.We fond the renters who have been qualified through a friend.

The parent of one of the kids had the nerve to tell me he was going to take me to court over it because it was deducted from their deposit.

I am new to real estate, no experience at all..which is a little nerve wrecking right now, but I’m confident and believe I will succeed.