With high gas prices, many of the managers I know are seeing their margins slim down even more.If you're trying to build up a cash pot to start investing with, I'd recommend you look at wholesaling instead.

This option would require much less of a down payment, and I would be able to leverage my savings to use toward another investment in a shorter amount of time.However, the selection of duplexes in my area seems to be slim pickings.

I see this as a seriously slim deal as it is.

As straining as the conversation was, we were talking about the worst-case scenario; as much as they needed to be addressed, the likelihood of me defaulting on a 0% interest loan with very manageable payments was almost slim to none.

CASH is king and we buy for cashflow, having no cashflow for 4 years is a tough pill to swallow.I do have an additional $10k per year as a maintenance budget which I think is a a bit high.

Just search by county, and you will see how slim the pickings are.

My odds are slim on both properties and I'm also wanting to bid on a third and possibly a fourth, but I'm worried that I'll end up being the high bidder on more than one and be required to purchase them or lose my deposit.

Extremely slim picking.

I'm open on location as it will be a long time rental.I'm working with a realtor but she continues to tell me about how slim the pickings are.

Depending if it were originally constructed that way, or if the city has files (LA has post 1950s) they can be grandfathered in, on small city like Redding, chances are slim, but ask B&S.