They are students all with different amount of time left in school.

I lived in the house while rehabbing it and finishing up school in order to pay off the house, goal was to have the house as the safety net for future project.

Hey guys,I am looking for advice regarding payment automatization vs old school checks.

It would be in a strong market with great schools that will appreciate greatly.  

I also prefer it to be in a good school district like South Pasadena, or La Crescenta-Montrose.

Coffee shops and cute downtowns are nice but theses towns may not have great schools for kids etc.

@Christopher Owens house hacking a duplex while in school is exactly how I got started investing.

I am very eager to start building my real estate portfolio, yet I am at a loss of where to start considering I don’t have that much money and will still be attending school this fall .

School system specifically HS  #1 driver for pulling comps in my area for SFH. 

there is a duplex that I am looking at. it is good but doesn't meet the 1% rule, it is more of a breakeven deal. it got its pros and cons:pros: -walking distance to a good school- currently renting at the max potential and seems to be updated so not much rehab is neededcons:- on a major street- not much improvements are needed so it will be hard to add value and recoup my initial investment plus it is not really a cashflow maker.