Better to build your own equity through the debt pay down, enjoy the tax benefits of ownership, and garner the equity of an appreciating asset.

But more importantly I found out how much I enjoy the process of renovation and managing the “project”.

You will feel like the parent in a long car trip with your two children in the back seat.If this TV dude is the nexus for other discontent in the building and is a PITA with you and others, I might send them a "notice to cure" after the neighbor's appeal fell on deaf ears (pardon the pun).I think the "medical condition" thing is a red herring, because I don't think that gives someone the right to violate the peaceable enjoyment of others in their residences.

Are definitely enjoying the cash flow from the duplex now, but buying another at current prices is challenging.

@Luis Vaca, @Wilson Linder, I would have started investing entirely passively as an LP since I had a W2 job I enjoyed and that paid well.

@Mario Russo seems like you enjoyed the nest enough to get a new one at your new place which would become your primary, I'm assuming there is a way to have a nest assigned to a new account but I can't say for sure.

Better to build your own equity through the debt paydown, enjoy the tax benefits of ownership, and garner the equity of an appreciating asset.

It's been a while since I've been to your quaint little town, but have always enjoyed my time there.Has the bank actually taken possession of that house, or is it a mortgage sale?  

It's so much more enjoyable to landlord when they don't cause issues and pay on time; chasing money stinks. 

Purchase price: $378,900 Cash invested: $143,000 Sale price: $595,000 Enjoy the views of Santee Lake from your backyard!!