The first few deals can be so crucial to your success as an investor and I'm glad you're planning this out so well.To your question: I would say this isn't going to be an easy thing to decide until you get to the point where you are looking at duplexes and know how much it's going to cost you to get into one and also how well it will cash flow.

It's a matter of finding a sponsoring broker willing to allow you to work your own schedule....which should be easy.

I own a rental in a historic district and they are fairly easy to get along with.

It is easy to take photos that make a place look bigger, or nicer, than it truly is.

I always recommend starting out on easy stress free transactions to get your feet wet.

I suppose the obvious goal would be to try and cover our monthly mortgage payment, and then some, but it's a pretty hefty monthly nut, and I don't know how easy it's going to be to cover it.

Purchase contract is easy go to a big box office supply store.

It is not exactly that easy, but that is the gist.

LOL..Not quite that easy now but we keep on trucking..

We do have some month to month on small spaces because they are easy to rent and bring the best prices.