You're in a good spot because you have $20K cash saved. 

As many make it out to be passive and simple is simply is not that ... they can be rewarding but you do need the time to engage and manage your manager if your too busy to take calls from a PM on the spot and make quick decisions it can cost you thousands..

If I spot a problem, it can be fixed before it gets worse.

And it's not meth unless they are a stick insect and have spots on their face.

The benefits of this house over that are 1) its a SFH rather than a duplex, so you aren't sharing a building/driveway with another family, 2) this house is a good chunk bigger in terms of SF, 3) the duplex has 2 outdoor parking spots, this has an attached 2 car garage, 4) the duplex has no real yard but the SFH has a nice sized fenced in back yard, 5) less traffic at night on the street (but still these are both on busy 4 lane streets).I'm assuming 1800 because I think that's a safe bet.  

And you need cash to buy on the spot.  

If that doesn't work -- perhaps for someone from out of town who is in the area for just a few days -- I schedule a showing on a weekday.I don't expect people to fill out an application on the spot.

We crawl before we walk, walk before we run, etc.  

Hey guys!about every 2 years I look to sell my house and upgrade (if the market is in my favor) well.. I was in contract to sell my house in February of 2015 and to make a LONG story short. We found out the Day of clo...

. $15k is your sweet spot.