Duplex's can and are generally in urban cores and very tough... this situation could play out often for you no matter who your out of area rep was who the rehabber was and who the PM is.the main issue though is you having to go through the learning curve when the out of area rep admits his clients went off the reservation are you the only one.. or did this happen to numerous people... its nice that its recognized and they are fired.. but its the pits for those effected..

We have invested millions in Georgia and Texas, under numerous scenarios. 

I've inspected numerous properties to date but still haven't found that much needed motivated seller, but I will not stop.Good luck on your flip and have a Blessed day. 

We've had numerous issues come up, and our budget would have taken a hit had I not been able to address them myself.

Fortunately, with RE and based on the numerous posts here, you can start later and still do well depending on your situation, doing due diligence, your risk tolerance and strategy.  

@Jay Dean - @Kevin Wang is correct.Income less expenses is NOI, or Net Operating Income.NOI less mortgage is your Cash FlowUnless if you force major appreciation or gamble on market appreciation, selling a rental after one year doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

@Peter Kim there are numerous long discussions of this already, try searching.

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Evan Sweetin I would not recommend doing any sort of holding company until you have numerous properties.

I had really come to respect Robert, reading numerous of his books, listening to many of his pod casts, and I really had a good feeling about him.