This can help offset your mortgage and other expenses.Single-Family Home: If you choose a single-family home, you may have the option to rent out rooms or a separate unit if there's space, but the income potential might be lower compared to a duplex.Affordability:Duplex: Financing a duplex might be more challenging, but the rental income can assist with affordability.Single-Family Home: Single-family homes might be more accessible for first-time buyers, but you won't have rental income to offset expenses unless you choose to rent out a portion of the property.Property Management:Duplex: Managing a duplex involves dealing with multiple tenants and units, which can be more time-consuming than managing a single-family home.Single-Family Home: Managing a single-family home is typically simpler since there's only one tenant.Privacy:Duplex: Living in a duplex means you'll share a building with tenants, which could impact your privacy.Single-Family Home: Offers more privacy as you won't be sharing the property with renters.Market Conditions:Duplex: In some markets, duplexes may offer better appreciation potential and cash flow due to the rental income.Single-Family Home: Depending on the location, single-family homes may have better long-term appreciation potential.Long-Term Plans:Duplex: If your goal is to accumulate rental properties, starting with a duplex can be a good way to get into real estate investing.Single-Family Home: If you prioritize a more traditional living arrangement and don't want to manage rental units, a single-family home might be a better fit.

Also, you may use the expected income to leverage the lender talks.Let me know if you need assistance finding the property to meet your strategic goal of the freedom to focus on the things that matter. 

Please let me know directly if I can assist in any way. 

If any experience realtors can assist me, by given me their opinion on what could possibly be the best choice, I would greatly appreciate it. 

I suspect you'll have a hard time getting an attorney to assist you in an activity you're engaging in illegally.

They are young and require more supervision and assistance.

I have realtors that can assist you as well. 

Nobody ever said anything about assisting buyers.

Attorneys cannot knowingly assist someone in Breaking The Law."

Inquiries, expedient responses for assistance, repairs, and maintenance, frequent rate/yield analysis, etc.