I have mixed feels.

Getting out there and being in "the mix" will push deals in to your lap. 

I am a new investor currently deployed but expected to return in the near future, however there are a few things holding me back from jumping right into the mix of investing and I was wondering what some of yall did as your first step!     

Given this is your first deal you may have to put some money into the mix and your lender may go with a lower LTV. 

I like that strategy for making an offer, it mixes in several creative methods 👍🏼 

The house it set up as a two over two.Tenants currently in place and would like to stay.Property cash flows nicely and the rents are below market value so there is a value add play there as well.Anyway the title report came back and the property is listed as a single family home and also is CO'd this way.However the property was advertised as a legal two family and the town assessor is currently taxing the property as a two family.Two separate meters as well.Everyone involved including my attorney, agent, etc seem to not have the answers for me.There are no rental permits on the property either which are required in this town.Seems to be a lot of mixed information that has me considering to pull out of the deal.Anyone have any experience with this?

Electricity and gas varies month to month, so why would you mix that in with the rent unless they are being charged a flat fee every month. 

One of my side ventures is vape juice "mixing". 

But there may be one of those for every 300 huge complex ads that are replicated 50 times each and mixed in with the SFR ads. 

I also get the feeling that you are mixing lot of issues, and confusing yourself and lot of your audience.