So I spent the next 6 months educating myself through reading, blogs, youtube videos, networking, reading forums on Biggerpockets & talking to other investors on Biggerpockets.  

If you are okay with living in the duplex, let it season some, and, as mentioned, keep saving up for the down payment on the next one while studying the market and expanding your landlording skills--both on the ground with the duplex and with books (I have a Classics of Landlord Lit" blog post, but you may have burned through the core reading). 

It's pretty much like price-to-earnings ratios for a specific stock market sector: Just because the P/E is high doesn't necesarily mean a stock is a good investment.This blog post by Brian Burke does the best job of explaining cap rate that I've seen yet: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

For SEO, look into Word Tracker, it will tell you what people are looking for on the web and what search terms they are actually using.I would definitely recommend setting up a Twitter account and Facebook page.

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Some time back I ran across the audit guidelines on the IRS web site.

Can anyone point me to a Web resource or book that provides a step-by-step explanation of how to evaluate and compare real-estate markets?

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:wowo: As I have NEVER missed a mortgage payment in my entire life and my credit union's web site confirmed ALL my September payments were made on time, I was LIVID!!!

An example can be found in my blog where I discuss one such issue in the standard Texas Guarantor form.