Two years later, many other aspects of life are under control, and we are finally ready mentally to strike out again, much more intensely this time.I believe our debt, in the form of student loans, is one big hurdle to cross, as is the fact that we have almost no professional network in the area.

@Patrick Costello You can strike San Diego off that list - you won't find a duplex in SD in that price range.

I’m lucky enough to be in the middle of a great Houston real estate market and I want to strike while the iron is hot.

Some folk go for dark (black) which can look striking but it screams "rental unit" in my book. 

I find it striking that there are so few of us who started in our 30s.  

I just want to hit singles consistently and never strike out. 

I'll agree with others and the observation that you will  need to analyze and make lots of offers before you strike gold.

This isn't a strike against the Realtor - I put a property under contract last night that the client chose.

Gross Income: 1,600Taxes/Ins: -266HOA: -330Vacancy/Maint. (15%)-270NOI = 734CAP if you pay 140k = 6.3%CAP if you pay 120k = 7.3%CAP if you pay 100k = 8.8%This does not strike me as a deal.

When the deal strikes, I will let the BP community know and hopefully inspire someone else to keep on keepin' on and not to give up.