I figure it would be higher maintenance.

I have 30+ years of historical data in the form of leases, maintenance records, capital expenses, etc.

I know one in Atlanta and that's how I'm buying my next property.Everyone asks for rent rolls, but hardly anyone looks hard enough at maintenance reports.

Owners aren't willing to take a big enough haircut yet, even if deferred maintenance is an obvious issue.

Given the details and assuming the 2 properties don't need work and aren't significantly higher maintenance/vacancy than the 1 property it seems like a no brainer to me.Invest for cashflow and treat appreciation as a bonus!

Typically your rent should cover everything like PITI, repair and maintenance, etc and your tenant pays for utilities.

For example, if your goal is to generate $ 100/month positive cash flow after all bills/mortgage payments/maintenance reserves and the price is 1/2 what the asking price is, then that is your highest offer price.

No need to split the duplex, and she has no interest in being involved in it.We split our cash on hand in checking accounts when we moved apart and have kept separate accounts since then and we make the same wage so no maintenance or alimony issues etc...

For small repairs I use the vinyl mud, it seems to resist cracking and shrinking more than regular mud.

I'm very familiar with the Naples/Marco area having lived there before and regularly going down on vacations....