This is a San Diego county duplex. It’s for sale, asking about $470,000. The units consist of a 2 bedroom 1 bath, and a 1 bedroom 1 bath. It was built 65 years ago. The rents are $1,375 and $1,050, which are about right, give or take. I’m intimately familiar with the neighborhood, as I’ve lived and officed in and around it since 1979. I’ve jogged by this property countless times. My kids went to the school district. My boy played winter ball at the nearby Little League field. In fact, he hit his first ever homer there. It hit the scoreboard in right centerfield.

The landscaping is pretty cool, isn’t it? It’s not the norm in San Diego as many might think, but it’s not rare either. Makes for pretty good curb appeal, that’s for sure. Anywho, let’s get started.

A note here, for those readers who might think, even a little bit, that I picked this duplex for it’s crummy location etc. Not hardly, as I’d easily apply the BawldGuy Mom Rule to this property without the slightest hesitation. I know this area like the back of my hand, having lived in or nearby the neighborhood since 1967 when I was 16. What’s the BawldGuy Mom Rule for Heaven’s sake?

BawldGuy Mom Rule: Brown and Brown Investment Properties policy is that no client shall be advised to invest in real estate in which I wouldn’t put my 80 year old mom to live alone. Period, over ‘n out, no exceptions. Hence the name of the rule.

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