Once you have done your research, you will intrinsically know the answer to your question, and instead you will have other, more intelligent questions.The question should never be 'should I buy a home'. 

----------------------To get your offers acceptedGo in with your Highest and Best that works for you so you will know you gave it your best shot if you don't get it.Cash offers closing quickly wins out in this market, but financed offers work as well if they can move quickly or if there are no other offers.Have an intelligent offer where the contract is filled out correctly, numerous mistakes by your buyer's agent can get your offer tossed because if your agent can't fill out a contract properly, what else do they not know how to do.Make sure you really are pre-approved, on this duplex, was a verifiable rent on the side the buyer was going to rent out, while living on the other side needed to qualify, in this case, both sides were vacant. 

Every dollar of equity is actually buying artificial cash flow at a very high price.

Only after you get a true legal update on what is legal and what is not can you make an intelligent choice of what you need to do. 

I’ve seen AB1482, the new brilliantly crafted (read: astonishingly shortsighted) rent control bill here in California but unless I missed it, it doesn’t specify what exactly is being artificially controlled with the legislation?

Or you can be a decent owner and let them decide intelligently.

As soon as you have equity you are they "buying " cash flow which in reality is artificial since the property itself is not generating it your own cash is doing the work.

I am notorious for showing off my results, YET most of you choose to ignore fact truth and intelligence and decide to follow those that are struggling with lead gen (those that do DMM etc. etc.)Ridiculous!

I had the hardest time getting people to take me seriously when I started in lending, Dressing up makes you seem more confident, professional, intelligent, lower risk....

I have a financial/life coach right now who's teaching me about money and how to intelligently manage it.