@Barkley CoonA couple things you should consider doing:1 - Setup an avatar or profile image for yourself.

FWIW, I'm hosting a meetup on Wed. in Berkeley to compare the costs/benefits of renting vs. buying, and we'll look at factors like appreciation, property tax over time, and inflation.  

next meeting is scheduled for Wed, Nov 8th, then Nov 22nd.

I just bought a single family home and am living it it with my family, however since finding bigger pockets I can not get the image of converting this 3 bed two full bath into a duplex of sorts.First step is go to the county and see how much it would be to get it rezoned to a multi family home.

*edit*: seems I cannot link an image for some reason.

i dont know much about astoria recently.but harlem 125 street and bushwick have blown up recently. really tough to do deals unless you're liquid. all cash deals. and can close quickly and get to the deals before everyone else.bedstuy was a rough place but even bedstuy is on the up and up and not getting that rough image (seeing a lot of people from clinton hill and fort greene getting priced out and hitting bedstuy). it's ridiculous how fast good stuff is getting bought up.

(See red circles in image above)I think I have figured it out, though. 

He wants to also purchase his own home next year before his wedding, but again has no money for this, actually has a good amount of credit card debt.

Just make sure to remove any images on the camera so you have a lot of room to take pictures. 

I couldn't get image uploader to work but here are the numbers provided...RENT ROLL (Feb 2015):3br - $360 Occupied (Reduced rent, on-site maint)1br - $425 Occupied1br - $425 Vacant1br - $425 Occupied1br - $425 Occupied1br - $425 Occupied3br - $740 Occupied2br - $575 Occupied2br - $560 Occupied2br - $520 OccupiedStudio - $290 OccupiedINCOME/EXPENSE STATEMENT:Annual Income (Per Rent Roll): $66,120 (My calculations give me $62,040)- 5% Vacancy: <-$3306> (This seems low to me)Plus Annual Laundry Income: $960___________________________________Gross Income: $63,477LESS: Property Insurance: $2890LESS: Repairs & Maint: $3808LESS: Property Tax: $2970LESS: Utilities: $14,963LESS: Manager Rent Reduction: $4560____________________________________Annual Net Income: $34,286 (Adjusted for their math error $30,206)There it is by the numbers, and Anthony, it's at Tucson Blvd and 22nd, so not the BEST area, but certainly not the south side.