On the flip side, if you've got a bunch of Section 8 tenants living in a building that's in a neighborhood where a lot of the tenant base has good jobs, high credit scores, and are generally reliable people, you've got the most risky tenants in that tenant base and that ain't what ya want.

I'm more interested in purchasing 10 homes to have fully paid off by the time I retire, as I'm not living on the cash flow w/ current job. 

I’ve fixed leaks, change toilets and still keep going up.I’m at appoint now when I moved out, I thought I’d be making money because while I lived there  I’d be going even.

You can live in one unit and rent out the other three.

Gutted the kitchen and dining/living room area.

GeGe property i have both in jacksonville Florida but i live in Palm bay Fl so it like 3 hr away ....     

Hopefully, not an expensive tenant or Fair Housing lawsuit.100% of what @Travis Biziorek states is true, but he left out a key fact - he lived in the Detroit area when he started investing here, so was able to self-manage and meet everyone he had to hire face-to-face.

I live in the Milwaukee area and want to get started investing locally but eventually want to branch out into other cities and states.

I sold an apartment building and as I lived in the building was always there when my realtor showed it to prospective buyers. 

I am considering buying a mobile home to place on the land I live on.