I was selling my personal home.

I was selling my personal home.

Have a calculator that shows this as well.What is boils down to 99% of the time is #3 and that persons ego / fear of giving someone else $.

My personal opinion of values is that if you're looking to get a predictable return on investment that you would be better off buying a legal duplex.

Personally, I am not a Detroit guy, just pointing out actual facts.

I have 7 doors personally and another 4 with a partner in a two member LLC.  

My personal investment philosophy would avoid leveraging my primary residence unless I had plenty of reserves to ensure I would be covered in that kind of situation.

Key differences for us include:- we JV with local person on our deals.

Is that based on an actual study or your personal experience?

It's allowed me to do some of my own work like changing toilets and fixing leaking ceilings, but even if I don't want to do a job personally hopefully I'll have enough knowledge to not let a contractor over charge me, or recommend something I don't need.You'll also meet local contractors, and hopefully investors.They may offer an employee discount too.