Purchase a duplex in San Diego and live in one unit - PROS: essentially get help paying my mortgage via rental income, proximity to rental property, maximizing FHA loan on a more expensive property (maximizing my down payment in a low interest rt environment) CONS: The market is so unbelievably expensive and rents are not comparatively high enough to really make most moves profitable, high Debt to Income ratio thereby limiting my ability to purchase again2.

Good luck and yes, I got addicted to real esate just like you with podcasts and books!  

Unbelievable.

I have learned an unbelievable amount already.

But if there was a way to get the basement up to code that would make this an unbelievable deal.

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I'm addicted!

@John Thedford I'm addicted to YouTube.

It's unbelievably difficult to get an understanding of what all the current laws and regulations are regarding moving in to an occupied unit.

When I drive up and down the streets of the neighborhood, I see an unbelievable amount of rehab going on, and very few of the properties have the permit sign the city provides that is supposed to be visibly posted on the front of the house.