Richmond continues to be a fantastic market, and a good duplex is one of the few ways to still attain cash flow, considering current prices and interest rates. 

I'm awaiting clarification on how many unrelated adults can live together if they're not this so-called "non-profit housekeeping unit."

Make sure you work with a lender who understands cash-out refinancing to get the best terms.Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions or need further clarification. 

Clarification question on my part: to all of those who answered, does it change the answer if the W-2 is in the real estate/construction field? 

Would love any advice or any leads on attaining additional properties for short-term rental arbitrage.Thank you for your time and consideration.

Lots of good points out there, but hard for me to go back and pick out who said what . . .Some clarification from my view point:  I'm not really an 'investor' (maybe some day)  I had 1 SFH rental - more out of necessity, cuz I didn't want to sell at/near the bottom after having to buy (also out of necessity) at the top-top-very top!.

Martin I agree and fully expect to fire rate the floor/ceiling separating the units but the exterior walls that the units don't share does not seem typical and that's what I'm looking for clarification on.  

JC  Apologies, just for clarification as I couldn’t find the information on the website… Nationwide Morgtage offers loans in Puerto Rico? 

I’m really just looking for confirmation on what I think I know, advice, clarification.

So in order to get private funding for my next investment property I needed to register an LLC as they don’t lend directly to individuals.  I registered in Wyoming as many do but just ran across information saying tha...