I would say dad, you taught me how to throw a ball, drive a car, but, I think I can teach you something about building wealth. 

I figure if i find a good deal that doesnt require too much time or money in repairs and find a suitable renter, its more cashflow to give me that little boost to get started before i can make some waves.So my question or advice that im seeking is, when i do find the deal(s) that i like, do you think it would be more beneficial for my situation to buy at 3.5% down and buy more houses that way in order to get the ball rolling or put down 20% on one house?  

Debt up to his eye balls?

Getting a lot of low balls but traffic is steady.A contractor friend has asked to buy on terms.

File eviction now to get the ball rolling.  

If the title fee estimates get a little crazy, maybe you have a close friend that is a title agent or attorney that you can work into the deal in exchange for them arranging settlement.Just spit balling.

Excited to get this ball rollin.

IMO as long as they still cash flow with the new numbers, I would leverage everything at 80% and keep the ball rolling until I had the amount of properties I want.

A couple thoughts:1- Framing does seem high but if you have no exact plans its probably just a ball park number.

I finally had enough capital for a down payment on a duplex in Baltimore County (based on the prices I had been eye-balling for the past few years) but they all seem to have very recently gone up in price about 25-35% in the areas I had planned to target, so I'm having a hard time moving forward with finding a property to purchase.I work in Baltimore City and have seen various areas improve over the past few years.