I like Columbus Ohio because I see it being one of the biggest metropolitan cities in the next 10-20 years, all signs are pointing here!

I think these are the biggest risks I am facing since there are powerlines in the proximity. 5. / 6. / 7.

Rent Collection can be one of the biggest pain points while trying to manage a mobile home park.We have a few rules when it comes to rent collection that allows us to collect at a higher rate than the industry average.Rules of Rent Collection1.

Any downside of purchasing newly built homes vs. homes say that are 10 year old so relatively new. 

- Duplex- pro's- renter's rent money will pay for half of mortgage, after that is paid off, move to a house, have passive income x2, most living space. con's- biggest down payment, outside the city, risk of terrible renter, locking us down for at least 7-10+ years to at least make it worth it.Overall, I hate wasting money.

(This is the biggest sacrifice for me, a bit of an introverted misanthrope here.)

It makes financially a ton of sense, it eliminates your biggest living expense - rent.

The biggest lesson learned would be the issues with the city housing inspector.

IF your goal is to become a millionaire, Dave Ramsey indicates he has done the biggest study of them and they don't talk about how they leveraged "cheap money" to obtain a great ROI. 

One  downside to the VA loan is having to pay for the VA  funding fee  ( unless you are  exempt  on  having to pay this ) ...if you pay 600K  and put  10K down  and  finance  the VA  funding fee - your end loan amt will likely be  > 600K ....make sure you have a loan pre approval in place  and make sure you can use antoher VA loan .