I plan to live here for 3-5 more years because I enjoy the house.I have money (roughly 20k) that is burning a hole in my pocket.  

Good luck with your endeavors, see you around!

Even so, I think they generally trend in a linear fashion and generally nullify each other relative to the ROE issue.I went way over the top on this explanation, but it was good for me.I hope you've also enjoyed it.  

Hopefully we get to enjoy the "honeymoon" for sometime before the upkeep starts!

I enjoyed the comments posted and your replies.I look forward to hearing reading more.Will you do podcasts (and do you have a dog like Charlie?)

I want to enjoy my retirement!

Number of beds/baths, acreage, sufficient room for parking, quality of neighborhood, signs of construction in surrounding area, and many more factors.Something I have enjoyed doing while starting out, is rather than driving around to every house on the MLS...take a quick look at the property on Google Street View and run hypothetical numbers on the projected performance of the investment.

And then you'd be surprised how much more you enjoy your day job without having that fear.One other thing I'd mention though.

But afterward.....I realized, I actually enjoyed it!

That is 1, of many,  aspects I enjoy of it.