When I first started investing in real estate, I discovered how important it was to identify and capitalize on the right opportunities.

I'm surprised someone verbally told you you can convert back to a duplex and didn't tell you that you must get permits.from what you are describing it seems the town gave you a hard time because you didn't get permits, I don't know that you have any legal standing to go after the town,  again, I am not an attorney 

So, I am not necessarily looking for validation here, more so hearing about how to maximize transparency and set expectations when working a real estate deal in wholesale so that I can exercise these strategies to create a positive framework for my business that sets the tone for how I want working with me to be perceived.4.

If you're willing and able, I do recommend the "house hacking" strategy which is just a fancy name for buying a rental property and living in one of the units, because you'll get very favorable financing - an owner-occupied fixed-rate 30-year mortgage.I'd also say, analyze that property as if you won't live there and it's a pure rental, and make sure the property is still cash flow positive if there's a tenant in your unit because then you'll know if it's actually a good investment.And when you analyze it, include payment of a property manager in your #s because if you don't, and doing so would make it go cash flow negative, then you've just bought yourself a job because you literally can't step away from managing it without losing money.

I am finally taking the leap and ready to start my landlord journey but need help and tips into how to buy my first rental property 

I would want them to know what's going on and to LISTEN to what their frame of mind is.

How can I acquire money without using my primary residence?

That's how I got my Mortgage company and they've been a great resource.

That all sounds horrific, but how do you inspect the property while at the auction? 

Hello @Essence Goff, if you have an LLC and a good credit score (680+), I can walk you through how to get 0% interest business credit cards, which you could leverage alongside hard money instead of tapping into a second HELOC.