I like buying the 30k to 40k houses from motivated owners for cash and fixing them up to keep as rentals.

Maybe get some hands on experience painting or staging.Find a w2 job that you don't hate and you can keep for years. 

For starters, keep tuning in to the BiggerPockets podcast, you'll find the topics there to be very informative.

There are several other suburbs east, south and west that are benefiting from everything the metroplex has to offer at a much easier entry point where rents keep up much better. 

Keep the units until we die? 

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Place a 60 day notice on the door, snap a pic and keep it.

I have a tenant that keeps the front door to my 3 family investment property open all the time.

Here's a guide to learn how to calculate whether a property is worth investing in (or keeping).

Refi in year 5 to pay off balloon and keep the property longer; Or Sell it outright pay-off balloon and walk away with massive chunk of equity ($140K+)Return on Investment: Assuming you were cash flow positive for 5 years (99% certain), you turned your $23,800 investment into $140K equity position by year 5.