In my opinion the way they sell these I should have had tenants by December basically so I'm going on about 6 months depending on how you start with no tenants in either side.  

House hacking cash flow increases depending on how little space you can live in for a year (or more).I can't speak to Minneapolis inventory directly, but multi inventory is low in a lot of places.

It varies a lot depending on install method, regional area, heck even a specific properties weather exposure. 

•My California LLC serves as a holding company for my out-of-state LLCs that own the individual properties.This structure keeps things organized while ensuring compliance with both states’ regulations.As for your bonus question, it depends on how the property was purchased.

He wanted to make renovations, depending on the extent, was told he might lose the grandfathering.

Real estate : you could become good at advertising and marketing or simply asking people you know if they want to buy or sell: Any realtor will give you $1k to $5k depending on the price to get that buyer  or seller.

Depending on your taxes and insurance rates in your market, these could be a little higher for you.

To buy a lot outright its usually around $150k or so, depending on area of town.

But depending on the magnitude that home price range would have to go lower. 

This market is not always available in the MLS, so making it more difficult.A commercial lending is possible even with SFH, that will depend on your lender and the access to commercial programs, it will all depend on the situation.