Quote from @Tiffany Henning: I am in the same situation but ultimately will most likely go with Seth Williams because it is not necessarily a money-making funnel for him but more his heart to help. 

This decision increased our budget from $15K to $45K, but it turned out to be a wise investment.

I spent a ton of money to do things right and nobody wanted me to.

Tenants save money when using a shared meter, so there's plenty of room for error when calculating how to distribute the charges.

That’s great advice Taz, I’m currently working on saving enough money to get started, house hacking is hard for me at the moment because I just bought a house 2 years ago, I would have to sell my house(which is in a great neighborhood great location) and use that money to fund the duplex which isn’t totally out of the question, I would like to keep the house if possible but also would like to get real estate investing more.

Was looking for advice to sell at a good price point but ASAP and do I have to turn that money over to a new property right away?

More difficult after spending money on a rehab, but it might be worth an appointment with an attorney.  

Quote from @Sean Barnebey: This is an interesting opportunity, and it sounds like you’re approaching it wisely by considering the numbers carefully.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: Over the past quarter, I have seen around $1B in defaulted fix and flip loans - many of these from new lenders since 2020 and more of a "tech platform".As we all know, the intersection of tech and real estate investing has brought incredible innovation, especially in hard money lending.

You can use seller financing, or you can use hard or private money.