Always use a property manager to keep your real estate investments as passive as possible and keep you compliant with Fair Housing laws.This way you can learn to manage the property manager and learn from experience as you go.If you buy a bunch of properties all at once, they may not all fit your buying criteria, there may be deferred maintenance that needs to be dealt with all at the same time, and you will not have accumulated the management experience building your portfolio one at a time.To Your Success!

Don't be confrontational about it, but let the tenant know that this is something that has to be done and you still want to work things out with them as much as possible.

@Ricardo Lemus Most investors try to get the longest term on their mortgage that is possible, usually 30 years for most.

Looking for ways to expand my network as well as possible job opportunities. 

It may be possible to get away with 15% down instead of 20% depending on the scenario. 

@Palak Patel copied from our website, so use what's useful for you:_________________________________________________________________________Below is more information about what our Applications Department does to screen applicants and find the best tenants possible for your property.Required InfoWe require the following from each applicant over the age of 18, that is not a dependent of another applicant (as evidenced on a tax return):Copy of acceptable state picture IDRecent YTD paystubRecent W-2Recent Bank Statement, all pages, no info blacked outRecent tax return if self-employedApplicants are often slow about turning this information in, asking us why we need it and then taking several days to submit.

We are planning to live in one unit and rent the other half out of a duplex, then rinse and repeat this process as many times as possible over the next 5-10 years.

Quote from @Eric James: It's common for sellers to want a sale price based on possible future value.

Calgary is gorgeous, I try to get out there as much as possible when I'm free.

We are looking into the possibility of starting out OOS investing in Indianapolis.