Anything below that WILL fail, because the water will back up under the overlapping shingles.  2/12 is minimum, 4/12 and above should be considered normal.  

Make sure to hang out in the Starting Out forums, you'd get a lot of advice on getting over cold feet.

No heat/air, no water, flood/major leaking.

I can handle that doubling but the fear of the unknown has me getting cold feet.

Easily 95%+ of all new development south of the George Bush is single house builds from scrape-off projects.  30-years ago no one could figure out why anyone would want to live way out in The Colony, Frisco was still just a water tower in the distance, and Plano was just another suburb.  

Personally, I'd try a number of strategies over time and test and see what really has the best ROI for you.I've tried networking, digital advertising, website, and cold calling in the past few months for my business.  

.- She end up paying $570 a month plus $300 Association, water include.- The rent of one unit like hers at that moment was between $1.200-$1.400.What the heck am I doing?

Here are the numbers, tell me what you think:Purchase price - $399,9996 unit multi-family - gut renovated 3 years agoGross monthly rent roll - $6600 that's with 100% occupancyTaxes - $13648total expenses- 23,208 which includes taxes, maintainence,insurance,sewar/water.  

@Ben Leybovich I concur with the brutal cold winters we get.

Some are more expensive than others (HOA) fees, some have central water and sewers while others have well and septic systems; most all have recreational facilities; you will find a wide range of prices, dues and taxes.