Do you think it's better to do a FHA on a true duplex and take the increase with the mortgage insurance or to do a cheaper single family where I could create a basement apartment as a makeshift duplex paying the 20% to keep the mortgage low and easier to cover with the rent it would generate?

He's got a website called 100percentfinanced.com.

I did see Burbank/Del Monte redevelopment plan in San Jose city website, but seems rather vague, i.e develop parks, improve circuilation, beautify neighborhood, etc.

So it's either all bought up or there was a low inventory to begin with.I checked out your website.

Magdalena, I would say, let get to my website, apply and if you do not like the rates then turn it down - but I will promise you that we will not run your credit until you agree with our proposal. 

@Tobey Scadlock The parish assessor's office or website should be able to give you the property tax amount without the homestead exemption. 

Comps for predominantly rental areas are driven by the income it generates & market sales reflect the proper usage of the property, vacant or occupied. 

There are a couple of investment reasons not to do it, one you will reduce your return on investment and second, based on the opportunity value of cash, you are buying cash flow at a rate of $2 for ever $1 it generates.

Can you significantly add income that the property generates, lower expenses that the property currently has, and can you do all those things while making an 'investment'.

Preferably as many units as possible but with hidden value in making improvements (the unfinished attic in our current house was a goldmine) a.My feeling is auctions are good place to go for this but I don’t know anything about auctions. 3.Rent a property to live in for the first year I can’t subject my fiancé to living in a gut rehab again 4.Use the cash generated from the property and work during that first year to put together a down payment for a house for us. 5.Re finance the rental property and buy more property.These are my other day one questions: 1.I’m an architect, does anyone have any advice for actively leveraging my skills to help me do this real estate investing thing full time/ what career change could help me ease into this while still having a salary?