HiNice to meet yall. thats an area i'm very familiary with. did yall end up purchasing properties there? 

Exploring vacant land in suburbs or up-and-coming neighborhoods could offer you cheaper build costs and potentially lower taxes as well.

I've seen you've posted multiple times on this site about this... did you end up getting any answers?

I would fix the one unit up, and get that remodeled.

If I sign up for Karate lessons I'd like the dude teaching me to be a black belt.

It makes sense to rent and save up that extra money to apply towards a future purchase. 

I have a hard time giving up that interest rate on rental income that would be hours, but I see the validity of having a local institution.

Purchase price: $279,000 Cash invested: $45,000 Sale price: $425,000 Off-market property I found, contacted the sellers and proposed a cash offer of $279K "as is" (suggesting we would clean out the entire property & dispose of whatever the sellers didn't want.).

The GIS map designates it as a single-family dwelling, but the property is clearly set up as two units, with separate HVAC, electrical systems, etc.My main question is: Would it be possible to obtain a permit to legally convert it into a two-unit property?

What's up?!