The homes are affordable and have lots of appreciation upside.

Couldn't afford it so, I joined the military.

It is prudent for the seller to know enough about the market to properly analyze the improvements and their effect on the value of the property.From the buyers side, only put down an earnest money deposit that you can afford to lose.

We came to agreements with the tenants, and unfortunately there was one tenant that couldn’t afford to stay.You can have a heart and be a landlord.

My point is it almost seems like the better play is to bight the bullet, buy the house or multifamily in the better, more expensive desirable areas  ( appreciation markets )if you can afford it.

I guess it just boils down to if the numbers work to afford the two payments.

I cannot afford any single family home in mountain view, and I don't like to live more than a half hour drive away from my house.

I cannot afford any single family home in mountain view, and I don't like to live more than a half hour drive away from my house.

There are a few homes in the 215k-230k range if that makes you more comfortable, but you usually get what you pay for.The price of your first rental should be what you can afford and fits your investment strategy.

Our goals has always been to buy a duplex and house hack it; however, we have been looking on the market for over a year and we have not found any duplexes we can afford.