." - This is literally the easiest sacrifice you can make to get into REI.

.• More than half of San Diego submarkets recorded double-digit rent growth and asking market rents have grown by an average of 17% YOY ($2,600/month).• The current pipeline of 7,300 units will be unlikely to apply much upward pressure on regional vacancy rate.

Never buy half a duplex.

Great strategy and one of the easiest ways to get started!

This went on for a week and a half.

You can not get an FHA loan with an LLC so you couldn't co-own with your half being an LLC.

More then half of the down payment came from a HELOC on my condo, and the other half just working an extra 30 hours a week driving Uber. 

The numbers just haven’t looked good enough (or about even) for the risk and extra work.I've told my kids that, IMHO, the easiest surefire way to financial security is to acquire 1 SFR per year financed with a 15 year mortgage.

If I do that now I'll likely be down half the loan balance on the last maturity of that set. 

Half or 3/4  of one nights rent should take care of monthly electric