Of course, if you plan to have a child under the age of 6 live there, you HAVE to get it fixed as they CANNOT live there under any circumstances.

You state that you want to help those in need and you mention looking at an investment property.

I went to the Oakland Summit last weekend and all speakers mentioned about bigger pockets, I hope to learn and make the connection to same minded people.

You can, however, also use sites like Zillow, you just need to make sure you're comparing like to like (in terms of size, beds/baths, age and date sold.

Well Eric, I'd be happy to have a discussion with you privately because every time I mention any company name of anything or talk about re business I seem to get in trouble.

Thanks @J Scott, I saw someone else mention that method in another discussion and I believe they mentioned getting the idea from you.

Not to mention the commission I (hopefully) earn can serve as capital input to future investments.That being said, I would like to focus my career as an agent on investment properties.

@Louis Mannikko I think this is a great idea, when weighed against everything mentioned here.

Go get 'em, wish I started at your age!

In that situation, if the tenant does something that results in a hard pull of his credit and reduces the average age of his credit, such as co-signing on a new auto loan, then his credit can take a temporary tumble.I would vet the tenant through former landlords and make sure that his income is stable and meets your criteria before renting.