Buy/Build a Duplex

[Kyle Reierson]

Hi everyone,

My wife and I may be looking to move in the near future. We currently live in a duplex and think the owner has a pretty sweet deal going. We are looking to either buy or build a duplex of our own to live in one half and rent the other half. I would prefer to build if we could get a decent price but I am having trouble finding good resources as far as pricing on building a duplex. Does anyone know of a good place to start looking? Would I just find a local home builder and see what they have to offer?

Thanks in advance!