@Dan Miklosz - While having your own money to begin in real estate is always nice, it's not required.

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You can get a nice one bedroom for $700 or less so why would you share?

He seemed like a really nice guy and he has done a bunch of work for a lot of people I know in the area.

Just a nice fresh feeling they will get many times a day.Maybe it is a personal thing but I love new toilets....or even just the seats.

@Tom Brickman nice to see a fellow Texan here.

Positives of the House: Amazing updated high end kitchen all stainless steel appliancesNew RoofCan lighting in all bedrooms, living room, and kitchenHigh End basement bathroom includes Jets in shower wall and Heated tile floorNew Central ACNew FurnaceNew HVAC ducting throughoutNewer Vinyl SidingNewer guttersMany newer vinyl windowsNewly wired for gigabit speed ethernet in all roomsOpen cell insulation on second floor roof (solves all cape cod style home problems with ice damming)Nice landscaping both in front and in backGreat curb appealFenced in LotFull BasementOpen concept living roomVery low taxes compared to rest of Lake County IllinoisFinished will have 2 full baths, 3 bedroomsNew copper plumbingNew Natural Gas pipingAll Capital Expenditures are taken care of!

We were still a bit wary of the big dog being in a small space that we had just renovated and refinished the floors on, but they seemed like a nice enough couple. 

The house here in California will be cash flowing pretty nicely once rented (which we already have a renter lined up).

I am just stuck in letting this nice new house go having a really good feeling that it will appreciate at least a little more in 10yrs. have someone pay off the nest egg and reap the reward later and still try get into the real estate investing in new city but at a slower rate ( unless find the partners with cash for downpayments etc).I would like to know what others would do... we would be renting in the new city for the first while. we have vacant land we will sell soon for the new down payment. also we only need 5% down on new home seeing we moved for work. lots going on and happening real soon. so thanks in advance for advice...much appreciated...