If I sell it will be easy to show what I did.

Well a couple things I can respond to...As far as the cash vs. leverage, check this article out that breaks the options down-https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/04/1...My one thought on that is if you think you may want to leverage, it'll be easier to do it before you retire just so you can show easy income.

It could have a lot of deferred maintenance and is cosmetically outdated which can have an effect on how easy it is to rent.

It's easy to get caught up in the fervor of the market & "everyone buying" energy & lose focus on the balance sheet long term.A business acquaintance of mine runs a large Team at an SGF area KellerWilliams, she told me most of her agents will likely have a slow summer, due to low inventory & high purchase prices.

@Robert Uceda, it seems like it would be that easy right?

I know some of the mechanics are old and will need to be replaced soon, I’m just concerned about a city inspector coming in and making me do costly updates right off the bat, which would cost over $50k easy. 

Hey all, keep it simply , just have your title co run it, easy :) 

It's not a profession that is easy by any means, especially starting out. 

We live in Shoreline so both are relatively easy driving. 

Or maybe do some of the easy/cheap renovations and sell it partially updated to another investor.