If a student, then they will have an F-1 visa or J-1 visa, you may have to decide how to handle the rent for summer vacations.Florida has some of the highest percentages of work visa holders in the country, on par with geologists and workers in the oil sector in Houston, researchers, academics, and hi-tech workers in California & Redmond, Washington (Microsoft).  

That is more than any tech company spends ever. ( I think) :)

Hobbies/InterestsLove to play tennis, learn about tech, financing, meet amazing, inspirational people so that we can discuss politics, religion, and anything really. 

-The property is a duplex located in the Bay Area, CA, smack dab in the middle of all the major tech companies, and my mom owns it outright-I currently live in one of the rooms in one of the units, and manage the property (I've done this for 2 years now)-Each unit is 1210 ft^2 with 3 bedrooms, two baths, and a garage-Both units are in very good condition, comsmetically and structurally; although, they were built around 1970-The sale price would be approximately 350k, while the FMV of the home is 1.72M (the difference would be recorded as a gift, of course, thereby reducing the lifetime exclusion amount)-The sale would be done through a term-based promissory note with the appropriate AFR at the date of sale (currently 2.8% for loans of more than 9 years)-We have just enough remaining parent-child exclusion amount to prevent the property taxes from going up after the transfer (current property taxes based on an assessed value of 650k)-Since my parents purchased the property in 2004, there has never been a shortage of good tenants (there are hundreds of high-earning professionals in engineering and tech clamoring to find a place to live here)-Each unit brings in $3,000/mo, and many say we should be getting more (since I live in one of the rooms, however, the total cash flow for both units is $6000 - $700 = $5300/mo)-After the purchase, I would continue to live in one of the rooms; therefore, it would be my primary residence, which, as far as I know, would allow me to claim a homeowner's exemption, ...Hopefully, the above details are enough to be able to form some opinions.  

I don't generally use NPV for any real estate evaluation, but I did work for a very well-known tech company that used NPV analysis for pretty much *EVERYTHING*.

Around the town home isnt the greatest area(What I am most skeptical about), but thats all of DT Atl unfortunatly,and the complex seems to have good security.Complex is also in very close proximity to many of the colleges(Georgia Tech, Georgia State Ect). avg rents around $1200 for the areaI would eventually like to get into real estate investing and use my first property as a "buy and hold" for cash flow.

The "bad" properties were near Emerson/Washington, and others near Arsenal Tech. 

I started taking short 6-8 week courses at a local tech school on home repair, electric and plumbing.

Pittsburgh could become a great tech hub attractive for young professionals because of the cheaper cost of living than NYC, SF, and Silicon Valley.

He said his company provides accommodations for temporary workers (for example folks from India who work in the tech sector on a guest worker visa and remain in the US for a year or two at most).Has anyone had any experience renting to these kind of tenants?