Then whatever city/state you invest in I would tell you to make sure you do your research on the different areas.

And it may be illegal to turn off the utilities once they move in.  I

You will pay a bit more but the rents are higher and much easier to lease I did several investment homes in I-30 corridor.

I would like to get started and jump in. I

However, you need to check the numbers and see if a duplex is worth buying in the particular areas you want to live in. I

I bought Class C in Indy in 2023 and now my cash flow is non-existent from repairs called in by tenant (7 times in 9 months), capital expenses (stolen AC unit before tenant moved in). I

I have come to learn that trying to understand the space time, money continuum that most contractors operate in is a fool's errand."

I recently bought a house in Texas which I live in. I

If you are short on Capital, but heavy on sweat equity you want to play to your strengths, so using the banks Capital while you force appreciate a property you live in is a good way to build equity.  

All sales of the property involved the same realtor, the same lawyer, all within 3 years.The realtor pretends to not have known about the restriction, the lawyer is sort of playing dumb but talking about mediating as I point out they missed the restriction that they themselves originally put in. I