I am planning on purchasing a 4-plex that is fully rented, but in the future when leases end or tenants decide to getup and leave.

Also, San Francisco seems unlikely to bottom out totally so you're likely to be able to sell your home for a profit whenever you do decide to move away.

I am fairly new at the the whole investing game but the owner of the development firm took me under their wing and decided to walk me through the process.

My tenants are leaving and I must decide if I should sell or rent it again...I do not have to pay capital gains because I lived in it for two years therefore I could put the proceeds if I sold it into something else just for short term that I don't have to think about like a safer stock sell or hold?

Then you have to decide what factors are included in how you rate things.

I agree this is all good advice.I decided to take a extra month, find a good keword/catchy name for my website.

My name is Andrew, I am 19 years old currently residing in Trenton Ontario Canada, In 2 months I will be moving to Edmonton Alberta to start a new life basically, with my girlfriend of 2 years (her family is getting military posted).I decided it will be good to venture out to a place with more jobs, and to be with the girl...

At least you might be able to break even, or perhaps raise the price of the home and cover closing costs for the buyer...Good Luck with what you decide to do.

So I have decided to put my explanations down in print for anyone who is interested (it also beats having to explain it over and over again...haha).First of all, let me make a couple of things VERY clear: 1) This will be a "crash course" in how to read and analyze comparable sales data (comps.) and will only cover a very basic knowledge of the concept.

would be to best use my money.If I DID decide to go towards a minimum payment route (to save money for a downpayment), I wouldn't let the mortgage rise to a point that it outpaces appreciation!