A duplex will start your investing career.

From what I have got to experience so far Elpaso isnt bad.

Bad traffic is enviable during the beginning stages.Some tips I suggest are, instead of qualifying location through keyword, qualify the location through campaign location targeting (people in or show interest in).

And other investors are often scared of properties with major issues, so even other investors are often not competition for the properties in really bad condition.In other words, most cosmetic repairs don't pay for themselves in value added to the property; but, other types of repairs (structural, additions, basement finishing, etc) can often more than pay for themselves because there is little competition and the investor can pick up the property for a great price.2.

Suffice it to say this is a bad idea.

But you're right, I could have a 'bad' closing surprise ahead and this could fall apart.

Agreed, just the fact that you are having this question is a bad sign of your lender.

Once we got to the freeway it was an improvement as they are made to handle a lot of vehicles and virtually the only ones on the freeway in the evacuation areas were the emergency vehicles and those evacuating.La Jolla has a bad traffic bottleneck even without an emergency. 

@Ricardo Cristobal That's not necessarily a bad thing.

One Bad house on an otherwise good street can be problematic.