Over the last month general market sentiment and predictions for 2019 have changed on a daily basis as new and information has surfaced.

On the surface, it looks like a pretty good deal.

You float the room with it and when it dries you have a level surface to tile.  

Now is the perfect time for him to dump it because the seasons have changed and everything looks ok on the surface

The purchase price of duplexes and quadplexes seem good on the surface but once I enter them in the calculator it’s non favorable.

but on the surface it looks like you might be over leveraging yourself especially if you grab another 70K in debt to finance the down payment on a new home. 

Fayetteville from surface level is an excellent rental market. 

@Justin LeffewI think you are just scratching the surface.

BUT we sold the place to an investor friend who did the repairs & the tenants still there paying on-time (we hold the note & she direct deposits) but dog is long gone.I avoid any flooring below 12mm but negligent surface damage is going to happen regardless of the product.

You don't know the red flags to warn you of pending problems and you don't know how to deal with the problems when they surface.