Duplexes cash flow better, have less risk, AND EASIER TO MANAGE compared to a SFH.  

Second pro is that you get to lower your living expenses or live "rent free" by having your tenants pay for your mortgage payment.

Feel free to look it up.

You’d hit your 2-3 month goal faster, skip the C-Class renovation roulette, and free up time for family and travel.Why rural southeast?

Feel free to message me if you want to talk more details. 

I also enjoy their podcast and the free resources they put out.No experience with the other.

Please feel free to give me a call.

HOLD & REFI - The improved cashflow (I have one lender saying he could get me into a DSCR loan at 6.5% which would 3x my cashflow) is enticing, but I'm don't want to risk anything especially having been burned once and would prefer to be on the up and up. 

If you crack the code how to find shortcuts feel free to let me know. :-) 

A little background: Feel free to scroll down for the main reason of this post...I started out in 2011 trying everything to make my start in real estate but was not successful until 2015 when we purchased our first duplex in Fresno CA.