Combined with a huge state deficit and proposed budget cuts of over $1B to cover this, do you think there is a coming eviction surge?

But again, I'm not planning on going under water - so is it really that much of an advantage worth the messiness or combining both properties into one loan? 

Figure $800- $1000 a year combined for a duplex and up from there for a tri/quad.

We are a well off young couple that has fixed and flipped our first home and are living in a 350k house and make about 140k combined(not gloating just trying to give you an idea of our economic status).

I currently have 25k saved up in liquid cash, but w/ her savings and mine combined I am sure we would have more then enough.  

And we haven't even talked about union pressures...We need to be encouraging young or unemployed people to pursue these crafts and combine them with a business acumen.

Years of savings through up markets and down combined with their hard work in high school that earned big scholarships enabled this outcome.

By March we will both have around 10-15k that we are willing to combine to invest in a property.

@Jon Blackburn I have insurance broker that saved us money by combining our properties into 2 policies. 

I'm thinking either flipping the properties or renting them out (or combination of both).