I travel almost an hour for work as I own my own home.

Please shoot me a PM if you would like to chat or just say hi.All the best,Phillip DakhnovetsGuardian Property Management & Maintenance Hi Phil,It's great to see another member on the forum from Toledo and investing in Toledo.Same here mate.I've travelled the world, lived all over the world and bought real estate all over the world.But I'm yet to find a market that offers a "better bang for your buck" than Toledo.Been investing in Toledo since 2014 in buy. fix and flips and also property management.I don't see myself investing anywhere else.Why fix it if its not broken.Downside to Toledo is low appreciation and difficulty finding motivated and competent staff.But is probably more so me being a poor people manager than the actual market itself.Wishing you much success in Holy Toledo hehe 🙏🙏🙏

They don't like to travel far. 

You will need to build a team for out of state and the closer to CA the better because of the travel time and as a college student you might not get 3 days to meet a contractor in the Midwest.

@Jason ColemanUnless you find a cost segregation provider in Greensboro, travel costs will be involved.

But I have been looking into splitting the duplex into two condos (yes I know it is a lot of work) and I could probably get 325-350k for each, netting me 650-700k.Number:* Mortgage interest 2.5%* Mortgage principle 240k* PITI $2100/month* Rent 2200/month (current tenant on a two year lease)* Potential rent on my side $2400/month * 100k HELOC at 11% (fixed) (not currently being used)* est additional cost to split the dueplex 75-100k (conservative, probably less)     *new siding 30k (just put on a new roof this year)     *legal 10-15k     *fire proofing 15k     * 15-40k for stuff I am not aware of or underestimated on* some of the appreciation is external from the home     *big grocery store put in 3min away     * newly paved road in front of my house     *a building that was falling down across the street has been torn down          * Still a vacant lot with the foundation exposed and fencing around it (so more local improvements are on the way)Part of me wants to take the money and run but man I love that 2.5% interest rate and the $2000/month cash flow (including taxes and capx)I have thought about 1031 exchanging into more rentals, but I would like to pivot into storage units.

I know it's also a niche to invest to those who travel for work.I wanted to get your thoughts and learn from those who went through this route.

@David LutzLets look at your major cost vs what I would expect here in TEXASMajor costs over last 3 years on 5 homes:$10K in missed rent leading to and waiting for eviction$3K Eviction costs (lawyers, travel, writ, etc.)Evictions outside the Pandemic takes 4 weeks in Texas.  

In my 20 years in the business, I’ve gathered the best insurance contacts for investors from all my seminars and travels across the U.S.

This has been great as there has been a general decrease in the number of traveling medical professionals in our area, and those travelers have been more price-sensitive than during COVID.