The longer that history, the better resale price you could reap.If you get 3 -4 months upfront, 12 - 18 months of a payment stream, then a lump sum when you sell the reperforming note, you achieve 3 profit points on one file.

The financing becomes difficult, and I would have to acquire many, many individual properties to achieve my goals.

I have aimed to take achievable and actionable steps towards my goal of buying my first property with intention to rent or flip by connecting with local investors, evaluating deals, and of course listening to the BP Podcast/reading books. 

Manny Khoshbin and Warren Buffett are two figures I look up to and will stop at nothing to achieve my dreams.

Rental comps for 2BR units in the area are $965/mo.Assuming I purchase the property for $135K, invest $10k in improvements, utilize a 25% down/30 yr mortgage, and achieve 80% of the total market rents (from rentometer) + 7% vacancy/attrition, this property looks to cashflow approx $400/mo with a 9% CoC return and 12.5% total ROI.My questions are the following, not having much experience in analyzing duplex deals:- How would I accurately estimate rental income in my area for a duplex, if my area is mainly SFHs ?

I had achieved top producer status as a real estate agent in my first year of 2017.

https://www.wesellrestaurants.com/radio_library.ph...90% of business failure is because of undercapitalization before good profitability can be achieved.   

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in October Single-family home sales increased 4.7 percent year-over-year, with 6,716 units sold;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes was 57 versus 61 a year earlier;Total property sales rose 6.0 percent, with 8,127 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 9.3 percent to $2.3 billion;The single-family home median price climbed 3.6 percent to $234,653, an October high;The single-family home average price also achieved an October record, rising 3.5 percent to $294,500;Single-family homes months of inventory reached a 3.9-months supply, up fractionally from 3.7 months last October, but below the national supply of 4.4 months reported by NAR;Townhome/condominium sales dropped 2.9 percent, with the average price up 4.9 percent to $206,838 and the median price down 2.2 percent at $152,900;Leases of single-family homes rose 7.3 percent with the average rent down 1.1 percent to $1,754;Volume of townhome/condominium leases fell 6.8 percent with the average rent up 1.2 percent to $1,550.

I started to listen to that podcast because I wanted to learn on how to achieve financial freedom. 

It all depends what are your true goals and if you are able to have the income without a degree to achieve buying your rentals.