Besides, you should be conducting background screening on ALL tenants. 

We are new to real estate investing, but bring a wealth of experience from our military backgrounds and are eager to learn all we can.

So technically I guess it is multifamily, but sold as single family.   

You can check out my profile for all that though background stuff though.

That's a great background for acquisitions! 

It's an easy enough read to get a good understanding without needing a medical background, but also in depth enough for a pretty complete understanding of what fasting does to the body.

It is technically two duplexes.

Also to make it legal, you need to make sure you have sufficient egress, fire separation between upstairs and downstairs and technically you need entirely separate mechanical/plumbing/electrical systems.

Technically, I am a newbie just like you but what I have gathered, for you to succeed in long-distance investing, you need a good realtor, property manager, lender, and contractors.

I noticed on the forums that many landlords do not find Zillow background check and credit check reliable.