Well, NW Indiana is basically a suburb of Chicago so we get to enjoy what Chicago is doing since many who live here work there.

My partner was thinking about buying a property in the range of the 30-60k so we could pay it off sooner but the more I listen to BP and read on the forums, buying in those types of areas lends itself to worse problems down the line and renters we might not enjoy too much.

With that said, I also made it clear that she is more than welcome to buy equity and enjoy the benefits of ownership.Your emotional relationship is different than your financial relationship; this is just business.In my case, her moving in is cheaper than if she rented/bought her own place independently.If you both moved into a new place (rented or bought), you would likely split all the costs.Joe

I really enjoyed the work and have been torn between working full time as web developer and getting better at my job and investing part time or focusing my time into full time into real estate investing. 

That said, I've supported clients who haven't hit that gross amount as they simply don't enjoy bookkeeping, are bad at it, or have too many properties to handle (sometime "too many" can be 1 or two properties). 

By that I mean the very real work of enhancing the value of a property through management, something I believe all on this site are aware of.

Purchase price: $180,000 Sale price: $230,000 Single family home investment, with rehabilitation & enhancement.

If it’s in an area going up in value, that you enjoy, I say it “counts” in your investing goals, even if it’s not a perfect house hack duplex deal, you took courage and bought SOMETHING and refused to rent the rest of your life.  

@Natasha Hunter @Chris Seveney @Jay Hinrichs Good day, hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season.

Now we have a backyard camping experience for all to enjoy!