My wife @Elizabeth Wilson and I have enjoyed investing here. 

What's up BP? My name is Lulli (have fun pronouncing that) Debrosse. I'm a cleaner in a NYC school. I became interested in real estate when my wife and I purchased our first place. The fact that I was paying $800 less...

@Elizabeth Klingseisen Great motivation, thank you!

At the time, my wife and I both have good paying jobs in Manhattan and wind up in Rego Park, Queens due to subway and express bus options.

Remember when you are doing your computations that it is not just about the purchase price and rents... cash flow is dependent on many factors including taxes.Cash flow is King and Appreciation is Queen, you need both to build a lasting kingdom.

@Elizabeth Mckinnon I see it is your first post welcome to BP. 

And they’re down more than $70,000 in the past three months in Queen Anne/Magnolia, Ballard/Green Lake, and Shoreline/Richmond Beach."

But now I'm considering adding a queen sized hidden murphy wall bed to the large enclosed dining room. 

If I lived in an apartment in Queens in New York City or in half a duplex in Pacifica, California, would I have a few thousand bucks invested in tools to fix houses and spend my day like today, where I worked on refinishing the oak strip floor of a bedroom and took a break to go to a tenant's house to change out a showerhead?

Drove around there last night and found that the area by queen lane station has a lot of potential.