There are definitely some pockets of fairly priced duplexes to at least cover some of the mortgage, but tough to actually come out in the green monthly if you’re living in the other unit.

The most recent job fair featured over 20,000 open positions.In ConclusionWhile nothing is guaranteed, the combination of population growth and limited land for expansion virtually assures that prices and rents will continue to increase.Thanks for reading my post.

should allow you to save for your second deal fairly quickly.Full disclosure: I run a turnkey operation based out of Birmingham, AL—happy to point you in the right direction and answer any questions that come up!

Cost of living is about 6% below the national average. 8) Landlord/Tenant rights and laws are fairly balanced, and eviction rates are significantly lower than the national average (22% below national average).

This ensures fair application of the law.

Hi Elwin, first off let me say that I give you a lot of credit for investing again. 

Are you looking for near perfect credit, or are you open to some dings? 

@Travis BoydYou must have put down a pretty good down payment for only a $2400 paymentIf anything I would get a line of credit versus selling as you are also gonna lose the rate on your home and who cares if you are paying taxes over $500k is the way I look at it.

@Matt J.As an out-of-state investor in San Diego, key tax and legal considerations include filing a California non-resident tax return for rental income or capital gains, managing double taxation with potential tax credits from your home state, and complying with withholding requirements on property sales.

It was maintained on outside but a fair amount of junk.