If you wind up on your feet in Abilene for fix-and-hold SF/MF investing and want to chat, give me a shout!

Investment Info:Other buy & hold investment.

Do you want to be hands-off?

Presumably, if you retire before you take Social Security, you will have a handful of low income years when you could then do Partial Roth conversions and convert those assets you presumably saved at a 22% or higher tax rate, and convert them in a lower income situation (12% or less). 

purchase and rehab, sell 236k, with seller contributions, holding closing and selling costs ...

Modular, on the other hand, which I also deal with, you can do a mod and put it in the city limits but would cost as much or more as a stick built, more if you go with a two story.You're much better off going with an existing duplex

Investment Info:Retail buy & hold investment.

This gave me time to get the house super clean and rekeyed before handing over the key to the new tenant. 

The seller holding the mortgage recently passed away. 

What is best for a newbie with little cash on hand?