If you can swing it, buying a duplex would be a good way to get your feet wet.  

It's awesome meeting people who say they are going to start and then jump in full swing. 

Both resorts are within 15-25 minutes of the theme parks, and both resorts offer golf, water parks, etc.  

Tearing out lawns, golf courses, cotton or hay fields... it's all cheaper. 

Personally I enjoy the comfort of knowing the police force is there, roads are repaired, town redevelopment is in full swing and fire Department is well outfitted with proper gear to save my family if needed in addition to the multiple social services available to those who are truly in need of them. 

You might find a private lender to do a second.Other uses of equity include pledges in other transactions, I might buy another property, seller finance that and pledge say 20% of that price in lieu of a larger down payment, in other words, I buy a 100K home seller finance, pledge under my security agreement or deed of trust 20K on another property and obtain 100K (might be 90K) to swing the deal. 

Insurance payouts are decreasing and overhead is increasing, so it sounds like this is ego driven bad advice on multiple fronts.I have seen significant appreciation in the suburbs, and they are often less likely to have significant value swings like you have in downtown areas.

I am in a FB group about AZ STRs, and the talk all week has been "the Superbowl, the biggest Golf tournament, and Spring Training are all coming to Phoenix this week, why isn't my STR (that I just started) not booked?"

How did we get the $300,000 per year swing?

Hi everyone,Since we are very new to the real estate investing world, I need advise.if you would have 2 options:Option 1Get a duplex, no appreciation but good residual income – 15% cap rate, in a C- neighborhood – price $170 - Asbury Park AreaOption 2Get SFR, good neighborhood, waterfront, almost no rehabbing costs, appreciation value, 7% cap rate, - price $170 - Perth Amboy AreaWHAT WOULD YOU PICKMy financial adviser said that i can swing this without FHA loan by putting 50K down.