If you buy a minimum of about 30 apartment units you can afford a Property Management Company and save your self the daily operations and maintenance which s typically what you want with a W-2 job. 

Duplexes are even more hot, expensive and hard to get.I had been watching the MLS daily lately and I realized I can’t get anything near the price range I mentioned to him if I want to do 1031 Exchange.

If you go a little further west you will find buildings with a little more hair on them but a lot cheaper.

Hello developers/technology enthusiasts,and mortgage lenders:I am looking for a free API for mortgage rates, either updated weekly or daily. 

Here are my strategies to make my properties hardier for a recession hit:1) Using cash flow, pay of all short term debt, from friends and family and some credit cards. 2) Make sure all the deposits collected from tenants is in a separate accounts and is not touched by daily operations.

We are currently working with several wholesalers in the area analyzing properties daily.

Zillow, Trulia, and the Bigger pockets app are the remote apps I use daily on my iPhone.

My lender told me the interest "accrues daily", and that the payment each month is based on this. 

My husband and I deal with this on a daily basis.

After being an active broker for 30+ years, I would encourage you to become a licensed agent and then broker.The experience of inspecting many properties on a daily basis, learning the listing as well as the selling side will only up your game when it comes to negotiating with a seller who's property you want to buy.Some of my best and most profitable 'flips' were because I went out on a listing call, knew the property values and was first on the scene.