Good places are Arlington and Fort Worth in my view.Townhouses and condos are difficult beasts, I would prefer townhouses, I have some investors friends that they didn't want to go with a mantainance headache so they bought townhouses, but those are expensive and they are Long-term.Condos are a bit old in DFWHowever, all deals on that you would need to have an investor friendly realtor to help you with.

In Orlando I would say it's 50/50 in terms of bad guest percentage for us. 

I don't think it is any risk of collapsing.The driveway is about 80 ft long (garage is at back of property and driveway runs down side of house) and is one of those with grass down the middle with slabs either side. 

The goal is to build long-term wealth.

How long have they been there? 

There's typically a time limit to how long that lasts, but the fact is this agent helped you and is considered the "procuring cause" of the deal, so you should honor that and ensure they are paid.It was unethical of you to approach the buyer and try to cut out the agent, and it is definitely unethical of the seller, which makes me question whether the seller is someone you want to deal with. 

I would like to retain this house and turn it into a mid-term or long-term furnished rental.I would like to move out of that house and into a bigger primary residence which would likely be a $750-850k purchase price.

But as long as they have a w-2 you will more than likely be able to collect.

Cash flow, long-term appreciation?

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