Various factors come into play with marketing, and what works for one business may not work for another.

@Kamryn DeVaultTo invest in a duplex, consider factors like neighborhood quality, economic stability, safety, property condition, cash flow potential, financing options, tenant screening, lease agreements, future potential, legal and zoning considerations, maintenance and management, networking, and starting small and scaling.

The sponsor is the one driving the ship, the one making decisions, the one who has to communicate, the one who is the bearer of good and bad news!

The rents have begun to drive the market and are seeing some quality cashflow.

Another item to factor is cost.

No one mentioned this as a factor, but I assume this would severely limit/prevent me from deducting anything other than depreciation?

Even if the property is centered in a city with a population of 30k it may be considered rural due to other factors.

I think the top factors are type of home (comparing single family to apartment is no longer done), overall size, and interior features like central AC, approximate age of renovation, etc.

Most fail to factor this in.I believe the fact no meaningful tax advantages exist saved you from going down a rabbit hole that would have been adverse to your business more generally.

I was driving by last month and noticed lot of construction happening in Bixby area.