My friend may need to call a lawyer since it appears that criminal charges were filed against the previous property owner the day after the property changed hands and the solicitor is unwilling to answer any questions about said charges as my friend is not the named defendant yet was the legal owner at the time. 

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opinion.In a very general overview, I current own my home with a mortgage payment around 1150 and have done a comparative market analysis on the rent in my area and they are anywhere between 2000 and 2750.With that being said, I have been entertaining the idea of renting this house out and down sizing/grading a bit and purchasing another home to live in.Essentially, estimating this on the low conservative end of the spectrum from my "due diligence", it appears as if I rented this out I could cover my mortgage for my current home and then also cover the mortgage on the new primary residence.What are your guys' thoughts on this?

@Chaim RosenstadtIt appears you live overseas based on your other post. 

Its change the way I think of REI strategy.On the surface, it appears you are doing everything right. 

My name doesn't show up when you search for my LLC, just my physical address.When I buy my first property, the owner will appear as my LLC right? 

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I can pay for the downpayment via my savings, but the property appears to need a full rehab for both units. 

They had the obvious appearance of abandonment and need for repairs!

Huntsville, Alabama appears to OK location.