The liability protection I posted is spot on, but the tax advantage is not.

(a real opportunity sweet spot in my RE career).

I do have boots on the ground in PA, but they can't force people to rent, you just have to lower prices until the deal is so sweet for them rent-wise, that good tenants can't resist.

When I was flipping in a 50s cookie-cutter neighborhood, a realtor once told me that a bungalow would fetch $85,000 on the spot, and a colonial, $95,000.

@Jay Neil is spot on - it's MARKETING.

To save afew bucksFound stove,fridge,microwave cheap with bonus baby roaches"sweet"Memo to self: buy new or look the stuff overOne tenant is going to get the rest of my money to me no later than saturday:) I accepted only shy $40 he has helped me without taking any pay onetime on a sewer and also getting appliances off truckHeres a great possible tenantthree phone numbers that aren't workinghis employer doesn't know him that's weird becausehe is a supervisor second shift and is making tons and been there for years and the office f$&ked up He will straighten this sh@t out and have them call me!

I think a lot of us are tire kickers until we feel we have enough education to be able to spot a deal as well as be able determine what type of REI fits our tolerance/goals.

I can tell you the ARV on the property is going to be around $380K, so it may be out of your sweet spot.  

The price of the 3 bedroom townhouse, which comes with 2 parking spots (and has no affiliated HOAs) is the price of most 1 bedroom condos in the area.

If you're owner-occupying half then you're in a great spot.