@John Buffet Living in a duplex with tenants is not a big deal, especially if you place the tenants yourself.

Like @John Underwood said, no one will take care of your property as well as you.

@John Underwood properties we are looking at are mostly wood or vinyl.

@John B. - I think you can totally find something in the downtown loop area that would work.  

John - it depends what your goals are.

Much better to lock in a low fixed interest rate for 30 years than pay 17-29% in CC interest.

Then you will have approximately 1 to 2 weeks to visit the property, perform due diligence, and then lock it up with a binding purchase agreement.

I’m a month out from moving to the Houston, Texas are and I think I’ve got my eyes locked on League City as a place to live.  

Heck, you can just buy a property, live in it for a year and move back in with him if you want.One thing to also consider is if you put your money into real estate, it is locked in to an asset that will give you cashflow, appreciation, tax benefits and loan pay down.

To properly manage my properties - Depends on the property type, location, number of unitsGet the most out of tax benefits- @John WoodrichReview and revise my leases - @Brad Schaeppi