So my bottom line advice is to get your education as quickly and inexpensively as you can, and take advantage of internships and connections while you are in school to make as many outside connections as you can.

We still own one SFR in Las Vegas but we are committed to staying local as investing long-distance turned out to be more of a hassle than it was worth, despite the phenomenal gains that we locked in by buying at the bottom of the market.Up to now we have only bought distressed properties as long-term rentals and plan on holding onto the nine units we currently own.

If you can I would suggest picking a nice neutral color that isn't to dark that you can paint the walls and ceiling.

You never know when the market will peak or hit rock bottom. 

Hi, I am currently changing a SFH into a duplex with the bottom level one unit and top level one unit.

Additionally, depending on it's age if is classified as a mobile, which I doubt, it will hit a bottom value and stop depreciating at some point in time. 

What I have since learned is how this set up works to prevent ice damming, and has some sort of ventilation built into the bottom of the roof.                                                       

I agree that waiting for the perfect time to enter the market could take a long time and even then it's hard to know where the bottom is. 

Equity is the prize at the bottom of a box of Cracker Jacks - if you eat enough candied popcorn and peanuts, there's something waiting for you at the end.

Bottom line is my neighbor has not listed in on any market and he states that "all he has to go off of is the tax records".