You could even post an ad on Craigslist or ask a real estate agent for leads.

@Vivian Huang  Town or beach it depends whether you're buying for investment purposes or for yourself or both.I'm buying mostly for investment purposes.

while still trying to keep up with the competition Do you rely more on direct-to-seller marketing, networking with agents, leveraging platforms like PropStream and Batch Leads, or just by looking at a lot of deals?

Using business purpose financing and brokers/lenders that specialize in these deals should smoothen things out a lot!

For tax purposes, it’s about whether you pass the 750-hour rule, the 50% rule, and meet the material participation requirements.

So when I saw your building for the padsplit purpose I had to reach out!

Find your cash buyers via propstream, batch leads etc.

However, between the work-from-home ability and the recent crime spike in D.C. post covid, many businesses have moved just outside the city to areas like Alexandria and Arlington, which in their own regard already had thriving business environments.This macro trend, along with the massive amount of economic and infrastructure development happening in Alexandria will lead to massive rent growth and home price appreciation over time. 

This would allow us to have a clear bird-eye view of the various data in order to analyze and take decisions Second Point:I would prefer to manage it internally for confidentiality purposes.

What happens if you buy the duplex with a conventional loan with the purpose to build an ADU to move in shortly afterwards?