Hi all, I currently rent, but am considering buying a 2 bedroom condo/townhouse.The main issue: I only plan to live in this property for 1-5 years (unknown, depends on career moves), so long term I'd like to be able to rent it out with at least break-even cashflow.I think the main problem is though that in any desirable living area, it's pretty tough to do this. 

I am trying to break into real-estate investing.

It won't get you any special treatment, but we are friends and it will help you break the ice with him faster.Good luck.

Had a tenant want to break the lease early to move away for a job shortly after purchase.

Lots of capital chasing deals means its hard to break into.

@Thomas Grove I think with Memphis you almost need to break it down by neighborhood and even blocks instead of just a zip code. 

Personally, I really enjoy my non- real estate friends, because it's a nice break-- no talk about houses, tenants,  drama--it's kinda like a flash back to the simple life!

:)  I'll never fight tenants if they want to break a lease due to safety concerns but I wouldn't take a financial hit either.  

I don’t see why it wouldn’t be, those panels look pretty new and these systems are robust, no moving parts or anything that breaks.

I know that’s a lot of questions, so maybe if someone was able to break down a deal and what the HML does in the process would be awesome.