I applaud you for putting it out there but 1) maintenance/cap ex is far too low for a duplex 2) no PM. 3) vacancy at 1% will be challenging if achieving near market rent.

Getting right to the purpose of my post, with all the relevant context: I’m 52 and living near Seattle.

Any tips on marketing or preparing a property near a military base for this kind of rental?

The analysis also reports that new multifamily development will “remain near the average recorded over the past five years”.Integra Realty Resources’ 2017 Commercial Real Estate Trends Report ranks Pittsburgh #2 on its Top Markets by Multifamily Transaction Volume Based on YoY Change.Pittsburgh’s rental vacancy rate has declined by 25% over the last five years.Pittsburgh is booming with developments (see reference #6), “there is no better place to be a developer right now than in Pittsburgh.

At that point I dont know investing would make any sense, I have heard scary stories I was thinking about short term rentals but that needs constant cleaning after guests and conpetition is very high my friend spent almost 200k out of pockets to buy a property for airbnb and he got 17 bookings per year....

In Costa Rica, property condition is a constant variable, far more critical to maintain than the USA. 

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

After some research, the two areas that interest us are Vermont (probably near a ski area, Killington or Stowe) and the Smoky Mountain area.

I've also had a couple evictions/ask to vacate on properties where the tenants were constantly behind in paying.

One property I am exploring is being offered around $14k asking price, but total debt is nearly $80k.