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I've read Rich Dad Poor Dad and I am buying Building Wealth One House at a Time.

People need to live somewhere Ben and credit is tight and I don't think it's going to loosen up for quite a while so I think housing is going to stay hot that's my opinionI always want to buy a good school districts and safe neighborhoods I don't want poor neighborhoods and high crime and that schools just don't want it

I plan to start by do some reading about the basic concepts, maybe the Rich Dad Poor Dad book.

It is amazing how many management companies treat tenants poorly and lack integrity. 

Obviously I'm not betting on appreciation necessarily because you never know what's going to happen but would preferably like to buy a place that has a good chance of going up in value over the next few years.Thanks for responses!

I'm a retired contractor  so poor condition is a plus.

Are you betting on the value going up?

But $375k is high - unless its an adorable duplex, then all bets are off.