I do know houses and I can assess their value easily(and pretty accurately).Gained equity - Above and beyond cash flow, someone else is making payments that build equity for you.Risk mitigation - There is actually less risk as far as unknowns when you have more houses.

This ensures you have accurate information at your fingertips.

They told me they applied and are saying they need a tenancy agreement or lease which doesn't seem accurate.

Both are free, and for my market (Myrtle Beach) are more accurate than AirDNA.

This property should cashflow anywhere from $200-800 (net) depending on what I can rent it for/how accurate the comps I've found are.

At this stage, I hope to have enough experience, and the network to be able to accurately estimate total expenses, allowing me to move towards bigger projects with bigger potential gains.Any advice on ways I can move forward with my goals?

Properly accounting for these expenses ensures an accurate assessment of the deal's profitability.Cash Flow: Have you calculated the potential cash flow from the duplex?

The transaction time is so compressed that it strongly favors those who can quickly and accurately analyze a property and the work needed, as well as having a team in place.

I don't go too much by cap rates since I've heard that it's less accurate for SFHs. 

Considering they are the same price and both have there pros/cons, as far as running comps goes, which is more accurate?