In a couple years when everything has settled in and you are comfortable with the land lord game, find another duplex and move into that one and keep the original as a full rental.

Curious, what made you step out of the game in 2011?

And I am trying to learn more about an entry point, or starting level in real estate, rental properties and the like.I did work briefly as a sales-man in El Paso Texas, long enough to learn the basics of salesmanship, and decided not to go all in on memorizing the specifications on the products I was supposed to be selling, and rehearsing the companies sales pitch for door-to-door sales, or telemarketing.The problem I am having isn't so much a business plan/game plan, as it is initial financing to get the ball rolling.

Hey yall,New to the site (had always heard of it but never utilized), but I carry a good bit of experience with investing mostly in Tarrant county.Haves: Secured cash purchasing power, experience, knowledge, licenseNeeds: To expand my network of other buyers that can take on the properties I can not take on, always need more reliable contractors, always can use more properties to look at, some one to teach me the commercial property game.

It's a numbers game.

Constant improvement is the name of the game with conversions. 

Then how do you determine what your offer will be etc etc.For us everything is a numbers game.

A tenant's game is to always buy more time.

So they price in higher rates typically and more money down to increase skin in the game and lessen chances of you walking away from that equity and defaulting when times get tough.3% is easier to walk away from than 10% or 20% down.

At that time the house was on Auction.com and when I did my 1st drive by I said no I'm not going to play the games that company puts you through.