But I have family there and I think it's an interesting town, so I'm trying to find out if it make sense.

I started using my own and close family members money. 

If the answer to all three is Yes, I buy.And let life unfold.I have NO IDEA what the ultimate return will be….NONE….And neither does any other investor if they are honest…..most crystal balls I find are broken.But if one acquires the property is a solid long term manner based on fundamental investing principles and is never forced to sell…History indicates the long term trajectory of price and rents are up.In my experience, real estate follows cycles……. 6 or 7 years of a bull market, 1 or 2 years down (though the up is always larger than the down), 1 or 2 years of flat which then sets the floor for the next run up.

All you need is a single place to track tenant information, payment history, maintenance, and a few other things.

Nobody has a pool in their homes so #1 it is an anomaly #2 guests can enjoy the pool year round#3 kids don't care how small it is#4 there are adults who want to enjoy a heated pool, but feel self conscious in a bathing suit in front of others at a resort pool, now they have a private pool they can use with their family and not have that issue.  

Looking at multi family in mt pleasant and I’m seeing all over online crime rate is very high but agents and PM’s saying the area isn’t bad.

There is a huge difference between the single family and commercial insurance industries. 

A few years back, my husband and I bought a FSBO (For Sale by Owner) single family ranch house. 

Depending on your job, family, and other commitments can you afford to spend a ton of time in AZ while this is going on?

So, we obtaina full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc.to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyPublic RecordsWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions and sex-offender histories.