I'm currently in college, but will be home for winter break.

Felicia,Look first to see if there are other quads in the area, as your only zoned now for three units, so at minimum, you could probably make this a triplex in lieu of duplex. 

Hola Tivorones, I'm a Cuban that is Bi-Coastal living part time in California and commuting to where my family is in WNC, Asheville.

Hey @Michael Le Blanc,I live in Fredericksburg.

My mother is very interested in learning more about the power of real estate and how she can get in the game.

I have always been interested in home construction techniques that are different or older.Container homes, these sorts of shot-crete homes, bale homes etc.The biggest issue is not that fact that they will rent, for if they are in the right location, of course they will rent just fine.

I’ve tried to do a retreat of A-frames in the mountains but ran into land/engineering issues, multiple times. 

When investing in real estate, having multiple exit strategies is key.For a single investment property, make sure the numbers work for both scenarios: 1️) If you decide to sell the home, the deal should produce a solid return. 2️) If you need to rent it out, the rental income should cover expenses and provide a profit.Flexibility is what saves you when things don’t turn out as planned.

So at 15% of 75k, its not 15k in management fees, its 8,625 per year so there's about 6,400 in savings right there. 

I was born in Cincinnati.