@Shane Dunne SB does have duplex and triplex properties, I manage my parents duplex which is near the SBCC campus.

Should I listen to my parents and find a place in a good school district for resale value?

As well as parents and students visiting year round to see if they want to attend or to visit a child who is attending.

The left side is where the controls are. 

In that case, you can simply have the account at a bank or brokerage where you will have direct checkbook control.3.

I also found that one of my tenants, parents is from another state while he continues education at Montclair.

The insurance down there is really getting out of control and about to get worse. 

I see it similar to gun control.

@Joe VilleneuveHaving a better idea of the property condition in real time, controlling who moves in next door, maybe savings on repairs by combining primary and investment capex expenses (IE, a painter might give us a better deal painting both properties at once), really knowing tenant and planning for future lease extensions or termination.All arguable of course.

Seriously, it's like having children - everyone has an opinion about parenting whether or not they have ever had kids.