I've thought about a duplex, but at this point couldn't do any upkeep myself due to chronic neck pain, I may have been able to move ahead easier without the health issues? 

If you don't have too many buyers with that kind of capital, then either your network is weak or perhaps the spread is not as good as you thought it was.

During warm seasons, AC window units are used for all units.Water Plumbing = There seems to be weak water pressure particularly in the attic floor when multiple drivers (toilet, shower, sink) are used at once.

During warm seasons, AC window units are used for all units.Water Plumbing = There seems to be weak water pressure particularly in the attic floor when multiple drivers (toilet, shower, sink) are used at once.

PMs are great but renters with a "weak moral compass" hurt your bottom line even if there's an insulating layer.

I own a house an hour and a half away from where I live and I have a property manager in place there.My thoughts - I've learned that we all have to leverage our strengths and get help from others on our weaknesses.  

Our weakness would be networking, for both of us, so that is certainly something to work on.

Hi all,My girlfriend and I are pretty serious about getting into real estate investing, and have quite a few questions about how to do that in a way that makes sense for both of us financially, is done in an intelligent way that protects our assets and helps set us up for the future, and above all allows us to honor our strengths and weaknesses while maintaining a healthy relationship.

Exploit your strengths, hire out your weaknesses.

I use a strong lease which is added as an addendum to the HA standard ( weak) lease.