A lot of times these companies make money off people who are for lack of a better word just too damn lazy to figure it out themselves, or just lack the technical knowledge needed in the 21st century to figure it out.

I do have a job with Century 21 lined up upon completing it as well.

., Kansas City: AMC, American Century, Cerner Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Garmin International, H&R Block, Hallmark Cards, Google, and on and on.

Backstory: I have a rental (2+2) condo in Century City (Los Angeles) which is a relatively high-end rental market.  

You are correct I do invest in San Diego which means I have some expertise in the San Diego RE market:- According to CoreLogic San Diego ROI is better than New York’s for this century.

If not, keep the emotions in check, the deal of teh century is around every corner.

Sun,Here is the way I would evaluate this deal:Gross Rents: $1,681 per monthOperating Expenses: $880 per monthNOI: $881 per monthMortgage: ($24,000, 30 yr, 8%) $176Monthly Cash Flow: $705If this were all true (and I HIGHLY DOUBT IT), this is the deal of the century!

To give you an example of what exists in my neck of the woods:4 plex - 4 one bedroom units - century home - approx 700sqft each unit rents for approximately 800-900 per month on the safe side.Asking price : 649900$... 

P.S. love your investor intelligence IQ test, especially the question surrounding deal of the century, family, what do you do...

(The gross monthly rental income was $250 for a SF Home if that gives you an idea.)My husband is currently a program manager and has experiencing rehabbing houses and completely converted a turn of the century duplex into a SF home when he was in his 20's.