Hi!! I’m a New Investor!! SFH vs Duplex. Advice please

[Nagarjuna Kalavagunta]

Hello investors,

I’m a new investor and joined BP Pro membership today. Wanted to say Hi to everyone.

I wanted to invest in Converse/ Seguin / New Braunfels area. I have couple of questions regarding this -

1. Is my choice of locations good ? Because I consistently see a lot of houses vacant for rent here. 
2. As I’m very new to investing here, is it wise to purchase a Single family home around $250K as my first investment property or buying ~450K duplex ?

I already own a house and cannot do house hacking.

many thanks in advance.

Regards,

Naga