They can also set you up with instant email every time a property is added or modified on the MLS, as opposed to a daily feed.

All of your properties seem to meet this metric and that is only using the GOI you give as opposed to the GSI.Building 1GOI = $52KExpenses = $19K50% Rule = $19K/$52K = .365 or 37%.

Any closing attorney can draft a note/deed/settlement statement, but unless they've had to argue in court to defend or oppose these documents in court, they may not have enough perspective.

@Evan Haag, I'm not opposed to packaging some deals together, but a portfolio loan typically requires more down, higher interest rates, and shorter loan terms.  

I'd also encourage you to choose a strategy and learn what you need to take the first step and then take it as opposed to trying to learn everything about REI all at once.

Has anyone ever had the courage to put an investment up for auction as opposed to selling it normally?

It is easier to find someone with money when you say "look at this deal with me" as opposed to saying "can you back me financially for something I have never done before, but maybe one day I will.

They will always have the image of someone else's home as opposed to their own.Properties do not look the same when they are empty as when there was furniture in them. 

Either way, we can fit 6 units....Is it more cost efficient to build 2 triplex as opposed to 3 duplexes?

Is there an option to pay a smaller lump sum up front as opposed to monthly?