@Edward B. thank you - I was searching the forums for info about USAA's lending after I hung up the phone and found similar remarks.

@Tom Edwards Most people have multiple brokers.

I am just starting out so I have a good grasp of underwriting and concepts but not a great baseline of what I should expect for returns, especially in a "House Hacking" scenario.

Very simple, straightforward innovative concepts to real estate investing.

A brand new, highly promising, concept introduced by the Trump tax reform.

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Plus...escape velocity...Episode 113 – Jay Papasan - Very practical slow and steady adviceEpisode 221 - Tim Shiner - his concept of equity build up and "shearing the sheep" shows some of the flexibility of real estate vs a 401k Last but not least, I also recommend all the tax advice given by my fellow CPAs on the BP Podcast.

Simple concept.

I will be hiring an Architect to draw a couple concepts and schematics then we intend use these plans to determine Construction Costs.Thank you for your advice, here is my feedback to your questions:Who found the deal?

At the time I thought I might be potentially making the financial mistake of my life and I did not know anyone local to validate what I was doing.While the cash flow was nice and I had proof of concept I found that a duplex required more management attention than I could handle with an international job and gone most of the time.