Ideally, I would like a traditional duplex for a long-term buy and hold position.This will be our first home purchase so I want to make a solid decision.Duplexes are going very fast in my area with multiple sight unseen offers just hours after posting.

@Aldo BalattiIn the markets I have examined, traditional PMs don’t make sense when examining SFH.

While container homes aren't necessarily on a black list for conventional or other traditional loan programs, homes that don't have acceptable appraisal comps effectively are.

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The property wouldn't cash flow using traditional financing at full price. 

Spring/mud and after foliage/brown are your low.

Binghamton remains a lucrative market with ample cash flow potential, whether you opt for student housing or traditional residential rentals.While I personally focus on residential multi-family properties rather than student rentals, my portfolio offers valuable insights into the profitability of investments in this area.

If you have ~25 units at $500/month rent increase you $12.5K/month of increase or $150K/year in the increase.I recognize that there are Californians that cannot afford to purchase a turnkey non owner occuppied property via traditional financing in CA. 

Between your standard W2 . employment income and the rental income generated - those would be the deciding factors between a traditional cash out and a DSCR loan.

So if I setup an LLC, setup a self directed 401k, transfer money from traditional IRA into the 401k, use that to take out a 401k loan of $50k, how does that work with crossing streams and tax conflicts?