It was approved with half of the principal.

I have a great credit score, ~$20k available in the bank, a well paying salary job, currently renting at $950/m.Option 1: Buy a duplex in SD county, live in half and rent the other half.

I am willing to put in the time and effort up front to do my due diligence, but I don't have time to oversee a rehab project half way across the country.

We end up cutting them half the time.I also like tiled counters if I have money in the budget to do them.

Here's the problem: the common driveway is riddled with potholes; both within our property line as well as the neighboring 4plexs' property line.Do Ia) fill in all potholes, regardless of who's property line they may lie on, with the understanding that I will be shouldering the entire cost of this repairb) fill in our half of these potholes (quite literally, this would mean filling in just 1/2 of several potholes)orc) send a letter to the neighboring 4plex owner asking if they are willing to share the cost to fill these potholes.

Once the first property is done I would then look to move into the next property which I acquire, repeat process of potential frustration.Scenario 2:Alternatively, I have thought about looking at purchasing a duplex to get started and renting out one half while living in the other.

If there is a $20,000 claim it will be reduced by half ($10,000) then they subtract the deductible ($1,000?)

A day and half later the tenant's phone call, the builder said he contacted his plumbing guy but he is not sure when he is really going to fix it.

As a PM, why would I want to bust my butt to deal with a crappy tenant because that's what the owner wants when I could find a good tenant and not have half the headaches but make the same amount of money.At the end of the day, if you're not happy, let them know - you are the decision maker.

I half-jokingly say that you "live and die by your property manager".