I would be willing to bet that you bought your home because you liked it for your personal residence.  

South Austin 78745 and 78748 have a few duplexes for sale although prices are rising as that area of town is becoming popular.  

Hello again Bigger Pockets Community and Real Estate Professionals of Rhode Island, I'm looking for the popular effective apps to use if anyone uses apps for the following:Mortgage Apps Property Evaluator apps ( for address, projected rents, Income, expenses, financing info, improvement costs, buy & hold,etc )Searching for residential and commercial properties appsPDF app for signing, pads, deals, contracts, etcApps for landlords to keep track of tenants paying rent, etc Rental property apps that estimate potential monthly, annual cash flow and the ROI (return of investment) for a propertyRental property Portfolio apps that tracks one's properties in totalReal Estate contract apps Offer appsI did look for a couple of apps such as; Easy Mortgage app, shake up law app, etc but wanted to hear from the RI Real estate community of what apps you use or have used currently for efficient usages as an investor of real estate?

Cibolo and Schertz are very popular with Randolph/Ft Sam members.

If you are betting on a particular housing market to appreciate x% a year, why not just invest in the stock market?

There are a few westside areas in the city such as Westpark, Old Brooklyn, Kamms Corners, Riverside  that are popular with investors we work with as are the many of the suburbs such as Lakewood, Parma, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, Cleveland Heighs, South Euclid, and Euclid. 

James, safest bet is their income is 3x rent (some require more/some less).

Honestly might be your best bet to talk to a mortgage broker and see what they can do for u.

I sense that you might be wanting your Contractor to be vested in your enterprise, and you seem to be trying to "hedge your bets" a bit, but, will your Contractor agree to 50/50 in any LOSS too?

If he's agreeable to this, betting he will be, we can refinance his current loan and I will assume half the loan responsibility.