He had to deal with many of the exact same issues; non-paying tenants, turnover/foreclosure, and even repairs.Just as an example, he had a lower income couple buy a home from him and they had a bad storm come through and damage the roof.

Trim - there are  a couple places where it looks like something bashed into the trim and took some chunks out.

I'd imagine since everything would be brand new and my father and I have been doing renovations on houses that it wouldn't cost me too much to turn the downstairs into a couple of 600$ a month apartments.

I'm guessing.I also thought this could be a good compromise since if I ever needed to, I could live in one of the units and commute the 2 hours to my office a couple of days a week to maintain some of the income I make locally out here, if I needed to do so.Any advice about this idea?

Lot's of great people and meetings.I highly recommend attending the Delray monthly coffee meeting led by @Jon Huber .  

@Ken Otsuka I strongly recommend that for an SFR you attend to everything having to do with curb appeal. 

I currently live abroad but plan on moving back to the States in the next couple of years.  

Hi Jordan,We have a couple of properties in Scotland, a property in Maryland, a Duplex in Austin and would like to get a few Duplex's or SFH's in San Antonio.ThanksScott

I do have additional cash on hand to invest but I would like to use the equity build up in these two properties in addition to put myself in an even better position to purchase either a couple more SFR or a Multi family.Both homes are located in Nampa, Idaho and are financed through a large bank, not a local community bank which I would like to start building a relationship with.I would appreciate any advice.Thanks,Devon

I attend school in STJoe, MO, and I am originally from Kansas City, KS.